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In the first episode of British Murders Season 5, I tell the tragic story of the ‘Babes in the Wood’ murders.
On October 9, 1986, a 20-year-old man named Russell Bishop sexually assaulted and strangled two 9-year-old girls named Nicola Fellows and Karen Hadaway.
He was arrested, taken to trial and acquitted in 1987.
In 1990, Bishop went on to sexually assault a 7-year-old girl, leaving her for dead.
This time, the girl survived, and Bishop was handed a life sentence with a minimum term to serve of 14 years.
Due to advances in technology and the passing of the Criminal Justice Act 2003, Bishop was retaken to trial in 2018 and found guilty of the murders of Nicola and Karen.
He was handed two life sentences with a minimum term to serve of 36 years.
Intro music:
David John Brady - 'Throw Down the Gauntlet'
https://linktr.ee/davidjohnbradymusic
My recording equipment:
Shure SM7B Vocal Microphone: https://amzn.to/3F1Jkkj
Cloud Microphone Cloudlifter CL1: https://amzn.to/2XZicC8
Focusrite Scarlett Solo USB Audio Interface: https://amzn.to/3kKCLL2
Rode PSA-1 Professional Studio Boom Arm: https://amzn.to/3zHJOs8
Recorded using:
Audacity
Zoom
Edited in:
Audacity
DaVinci Resolve 17
Mastered in:
Auphonic
You can purchase 'The Serial Killer's Book of Haiku 2' by Rose Bundy here:
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You can purchase 'Babes in the Wood: Two girls murdered. A guilty man walks free. Can the police get justice?' by Graham Bartlett with Peter James here:
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References:
Bartlett, G., & James, P. (2020). Babes in the Wood. Macmillan Publishers.
https://www.kingseducation.com/kings-life/10-fun-facts-about-brighton
https://jollyexplorer.com/why-is-brighton-a-city-how-is-brighton-a-city/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-57168527
https://www.thelawpages.com/court-cases/Russell-Bishop-24480-1.law
https://www.thelawpages.com/court-cases/Jennifer-Nancy-Johnson-32311-1.law
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-46293745
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/evil-babes-wood-killers-mum-13716752
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babes_in_the_Wood_murders_(Wild_Park)
https://web.archive.org/web/20110710231921/http://www.cps.gov.uk/publications/docs/jfawhitepaper.pdf
https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/17295508.striking-similarities-murders-1990-abduction/
http://www.murderuk.com/russell-bishop.html
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/16312030/russell-bishop-dying-from-cancer-in-jail/
