Completing the two part tale concerning the murder in September 1994 of 38 year old Carol Wardell - abducted from home by a gang of raiders, who, after beating and drugging her husband Gordon, forced her to open the building society in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, where she was deputy manager, emptied the safe, and then suffocated Carol, dumping her body in a layby.
At least, that was Gordon's account, anyway....
The episode contains details and descriptions of crimes and events, including descriptions of a sexual nature, that some listeners may find disturbing or distressing, so discretion is advised whilst listening in.
Music used in this episode: "The Descent" by Kevin Macleod. All music used is sourced from https://filmmusic.io/ and used under an Attribution Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
- Beastie Boys - Intergalactic
- Frank Turner - A Love Worth Keeping
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- References - Assorted articles from the BBC, The Free Library, Daily Express, Daily Mirror, Daily Mail, The Times, The Independent, Coventry Telegraph, Birmingham Mail, Birmingham Daily Post, Hull Daily Mail, Sandwell Daily Mail, Newcastle Journal, Solihull News, Liverpool Daily Post, Hinckley Times, Heartland Evening News - sourced online and through the British Newspaper Archive, and Newspapers.com. Produced upon request.
- (91) The Brutal Murder Of Carol Wardell | True Crime Documentary - YouTube
- (91) George Joseph Smith and Gordon Wardell - Documentary - YouTube
- (91) Tears, Lies & Videotape (ITV 2009) - YouTube
- "The Jigsaw Man" - Paul Britton 1997 pp 371-399
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Remembering Carol. The episode is dedicated to her.
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