Murder She Spoke
Joannagh Shanks & Emma Taylor
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Murder She Spoke is a weekly true crime victim-focused podcast covering Scottish cases.
Hosted by Emma and Joannagh who hail from Scotland, each week we discuss a new case with empathy and sensitivity. We strive to shine a light on unsolved cases, in the hope that keeping these victims at the forefront of people's minds may contribute to a conclusion for victim's families.
We give true crime recommendations at the beginning of each episode and discuss cases afterwards, focusing on the psychology of the perpetrator(s).
Each episode is ended on a light-hearted note with a crime related tidbit or anecdote.
Hosted by Emma and Joannagh who hail from Scotland, each week we discuss a new case with empathy and sensitivity. We strive to shine a light on unsolved cases, in the hope that keeping these victims at the forefront of people's minds may contribute to a conclusion for victim's families.
We give true crime recommendations at the beginning of each episode and discuss cases afterwards, focusing on the psychology of the perpetrator(s).
Each episode is ended on a light-hearted note with a crime related tidbit or anecdote.
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Episode 73: George Murdoch
Murder She Spoke
11/04/21 • 44 min
Episode 73: George Murdoch. This week Emma brings us the story of George Murdoch, a 58-year-old taxi driver who was the victim of a seemingly random murder in 1983.
We hear how George was having a completely ordinary night in his taxi prior to his death, with no indication of any arguments or vendettas that could explain the fatal attack.
Emma describes the bizarre facts of the case, from the odd route of the taxi to the unusual murder weapon found at the scene.
We also hear details of the enormous effort of the police in attempting to solve this case, with thousands of people being questioned and examined, and the ongoing efforts to try and deliver George's killer to justice.
Case research by Emma Taylor
Produced by Emma Taylor & Joannagh Shanks
Editing by Bonnie Beloved
Music by Tribe of Noise
Sources of research:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-58721929
https://www.scotsman.com/news/crime/george-murdoch-appeal-to-trace-killer-of-aberdeen-taxi-driver-38-years-on-3400672
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen-aberdeenshire/3502895/cheese-wire-murder-reward-doubled-to-20000-to-find-taxi-drivers-killer/
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/19612488.police-appeal-infromation-38-years-since-murder-george-murdoch/
https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/news/local/relative-of-aberdeen-murder-victim-george-murdoch-brands-new-claims-just-another-theory/
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/scots-cheesewire-killer-case-cop-23263185
https://scottishmurders.com/episodes/georgemurdoch/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-45722020
https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/3272723/cheesewire-killer-george-murdoch-taxi-murder-aberdeen-nephew-reward/
https://www.ipl.org/essay/Why-Did-George-Murdoch-What-Really-Happened-F38TTDBENDVT
https://boards.footymad.net/showthread.php?t=38229175
https://guernseypress.com/news/uk-news/2018/09/27/family-of-murdered-aberdeen-taxi-driver-in-appeal-to-trace-killer-35-years-on/
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen-aberdeenshire/2159890/family-hopes-new-book-on-george-murdochs-murder-will-help-finally-close-36-year-old-cold-case/
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/unsolved-strangled-taxi-drivers-family-7474319
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/19612488.police-appeal-infromation-38-years-since-murder-george-murdoch/
Blood and Granite: True crime from Aberdeen
By Norman Adams
We hear how George was having a completely ordinary night in his taxi prior to his death, with no indication of any arguments or vendettas that could explain the fatal attack.
Emma describes the bizarre facts of the case, from the odd route of the taxi to the unusual murder weapon found at the scene.
We also hear details of the enormous effort of the police in attempting to solve this case, with thousands of people being questioned and examined, and the ongoing efforts to try and deliver George's killer to justice.
Case research by Emma Taylor
Produced by Emma Taylor & Joannagh Shanks
Editing by Bonnie Beloved
Music by Tribe of Noise
Sources of research:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-58721929
https://www.scotsman.com/news/crime/george-murdoch-appeal-to-trace-killer-of-aberdeen-taxi-driver-38-years-on-3400672
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen-aberdeenshire/3502895/cheese-wire-murder-reward-doubled-to-20000-to-find-taxi-drivers-killer/
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/19612488.police-appeal-infromation-38-years-since-murder-george-murdoch/
https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/news/local/relative-of-aberdeen-murder-victim-george-murdoch-brands-new-claims-just-another-theory/
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/scots-cheesewire-killer-case-cop-23263185
https://scottishmurders.com/episodes/georgemurdoch/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-45722020
https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/3272723/cheesewire-killer-george-murdoch-taxi-murder-aberdeen-nephew-reward/
https://www.ipl.org/essay/Why-Did-George-Murdoch-What-Really-Happened-F38TTDBENDVT
https://boards.footymad.net/showthread.php?t=38229175
https://guernseypress.com/news/uk-news/2018/09/27/family-of-murdered-aberdeen-taxi-driver-in-appeal-to-trace-killer-35-years-on/
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen-aberdeenshire/2159890/family-hopes-new-book-on-george-murdochs-murder-will-help-finally-close-36-year-old-cold-case/
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/unsolved-strangled-taxi-drivers-family-7474319
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/19612488.police-appeal-infromation-38-years-since-murder-george-murdoch/
Blood and Granite: True crime from Aberdeen
By Norman Adams
Episode 108: Marion Ross
Murder She Spoke
09/29/23 • 45 min
Episode 108: Marion Ross
This week Joannagh tells us about the murder of Marion Ross, a 51-year-old woman from Kilmarnock.Described as a quiet and private woman, Marion would be found dead in her home in January 1997 after a brutal attack.We hear how the forensic investigation uncovered a list of potential suspects, but also resulted in some unexpected findings.Joannagh describes the case that was made against the accused along with the outcome of the trial.We then hear how fresh evidence was eventually presented, which would call the entire investigation into question.
Case research by Joannagh ShanksProduced by Emma Taylor & Joannagh ShanksEditing by Joannagh ShanksMusic by Tribe of NoiseMurder She Spoke Youtube Page - https://www.youtube.com/@MurderSheSpokePod
Sources of research:
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12083485.news-digest/
http://www.shirleymckie.com/documents/McKayExsmall.pdf
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12324918.expert-tells-jury-of-spinsters-horrific-death/
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12324894.murder-trial-jury-told-cousin-was-held/
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12321475.spinsters-killer-jailed-for-life/
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12326492.murder-accused-had-tin-for-years/
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12325470.murder-trial-hears-of-fingerprint-theory/
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12324561.murder-trial-hears-of-stranger-on-doorstep/
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12321264.murder-trial-told-of-gifts-bribe/
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12321634.accused-tells-of-being-in-victims-home/
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2001/jul/09/mondaymediasection4
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/891255.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/884895.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/822421.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/2193058.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/2193058.stm
https://www.heraldscotland.com/default_content/12437966.forgotten-victims-marion-ross-david-asbury-justice-iain-macwhirter-losers-shirley-mckie-case-iraqs-troubles-predictable-holyrood-commentary/
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/11954924.flawed-fingerprint-evidence-quashes-murder-conviction/
https://www.scotsman.com/news/scottish-justice-system-on-trial-2473381
This week Joannagh tells us about the murder of Marion Ross, a 51-year-old woman from Kilmarnock.Described as a quiet and private woman, Marion would be found dead in her home in January 1997 after a brutal attack.We hear how the forensic investigation uncovered a list of potential suspects, but also resulted in some unexpected findings.Joannagh describes the case that was made against the accused along with the outcome of the trial.We then hear how fresh evidence was eventually presented, which would call the entire investigation into question.
Case research by Joannagh ShanksProduced by Emma Taylor & Joannagh ShanksEditing by Joannagh ShanksMusic by Tribe of NoiseMurder She Spoke Youtube Page - https://www.youtube.com/@MurderSheSpokePod
Sources of research:
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12083485.news-digest/
http://www.shirleymckie.com/documents/McKayExsmall.pdf
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12324918.expert-tells-jury-of-spinsters-horrific-death/
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12324894.murder-trial-jury-told-cousin-was-held/
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12321475.spinsters-killer-jailed-for-life/
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12326492.murder-accused-had-tin-for-years/
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12325470.murder-trial-hears-of-fingerprint-theory/
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12324561.murder-trial-hears-of-stranger-on-doorstep/
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12321264.murder-trial-told-of-gifts-bribe/
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12321634.accused-tells-of-being-in-victims-home/
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2001/jul/09/mondaymediasection4
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/891255.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/884895.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/822421.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/2193058.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/2193058.stm
https://www.heraldscotland.com/default_content/12437966.forgotten-victims-marion-ross-david-asbury-justice-iain-macwhirter-losers-shirley-mckie-case-iraqs-troubles-predictable-holyrood-commentary/
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/11954924.flawed-fingerprint-evidence-quashes-murder-conviction/
https://www.scotsman.com/news/scottish-justice-system-on-trial-2473381
Episode (1)00: Renee MacRae
Murder She Spoke
08/01/23 • 47 min
Episode (1)00: Renee MacRae
Video Podcast - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfNOkt9bn7I
For the long awaited 100th episode of Murder She Spoke Joannagh delves in to the case of Renee MacRae, a 36-year-old mother of two who went missing in November 1976, along with her youngest son, 3-year-old Andrew.
Joannagh talks of the turbulent personal life of Renee, with questions having been raised over the paternity of her youngest son due to an ongoing affair.
We hear about the extensive searches carried out in search of Renee and Andrew, from excavations of Quarries, to searches of Rivers and Lochs involving large numbers of Police, volunteers and even support from the RAF.
In an investigation lasting right up to September 2022, we hear about the lies that allowed the prime suspect to evade Police detection, as well as the evidence that would eventually be used to see them in court.
Case research by Joannagh Shanks
Produced by Emma Taylor & Joannagh Shanks
Editing by Joannagh Shanks
Music by Tribe of Noise
Murder She Spoke Youtube Page - https://www.youtube.com/@MurderSheSpokePod
Sponsor: https://www.crimecon.co.uk/
Sources of research:
https://www.valmcdermid.com/forensics/ (Val’s book: Forensics: The Anatomy of Crime)
https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/perth-kinross/1573378/oap-set-for-court-accused-of-murdering-mum-renee-macrae-and-her-son-more-than-40-years-ago/
https://www.scottishlegal.com/article/pensioner-to-appear-in-court-accused-of-killing-woman-and-toddler-over-40-years-ago
https://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/renee-macrae-murder-case-due-back-in-court-next-month-212004/
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/tag/renee-macrae/page/2/
https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/4407580/renee-macrae-murder-bones-found-inverness-search-43-years/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-49661128
https://twitter.com/policescotland/status/1171736670842040320?lang=en-gb
https://www.scotsman.com/news/scottish-news/renee-macrae-murder-police-search-quarry-1416644
https://www.helensburghadvertiser.co.uk/news/national-news/17728381.renee-macrae-search-team-find-pushchair-parts-quarry/
https://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/national/17216682.fresh-family-appeal-1976-disappearance-mother-son/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-64655571
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/tag/renee-macrae/
Video Podcast - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfNOkt9bn7I
For the long awaited 100th episode of Murder She Spoke Joannagh delves in to the case of Renee MacRae, a 36-year-old mother of two who went missing in November 1976, along with her youngest son, 3-year-old Andrew.
Joannagh talks of the turbulent personal life of Renee, with questions having been raised over the paternity of her youngest son due to an ongoing affair.
We hear about the extensive searches carried out in search of Renee and Andrew, from excavations of Quarries, to searches of Rivers and Lochs involving large numbers of Police, volunteers and even support from the RAF.
In an investigation lasting right up to September 2022, we hear about the lies that allowed the prime suspect to evade Police detection, as well as the evidence that would eventually be used to see them in court.
Case research by Joannagh Shanks
Produced by Emma Taylor & Joannagh Shanks
Editing by Joannagh Shanks
Music by Tribe of Noise
Murder She Spoke Youtube Page - https://www.youtube.com/@MurderSheSpokePod
Sponsor: https://www.crimecon.co.uk/
Sources of research:
https://www.valmcdermid.com/forensics/ (Val’s book: Forensics: The Anatomy of Crime)
https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/perth-kinross/1573378/oap-set-for-court-accused-of-murdering-mum-renee-macrae-and-her-son-more-than-40-years-ago/
https://www.scottishlegal.com/article/pensioner-to-appear-in-court-accused-of-killing-woman-and-toddler-over-40-years-ago
https://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/renee-macrae-murder-case-due-back-in-court-next-month-212004/
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/tag/renee-macrae/page/2/
https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/4407580/renee-macrae-murder-bones-found-inverness-search-43-years/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-49661128
https://twitter.com/policescotland/status/1171736670842040320?lang=en-gb
https://www.scotsman.com/news/scottish-news/renee-macrae-murder-police-search-quarry-1416644
https://www.helensburghadvertiser.co.uk/news/national-news/17728381.renee-macrae-search-team-find-pushchair-parts-quarry/
https://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/national/17216682.fresh-family-appeal-1976-disappearance-mother-son/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-64655571
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/tag/renee-macrae/
Episode 12: Saima Ahmed
Murder She Spoke
07/16/20 • 37 min
Episode 12: Saima Ahmed. In August 2015, Saima Ahmed was 36 years old when she mysteriously disappeared from Wembley train station in London. Four months later, 400 miles away, her skull was found in a remote area on the outskirts of Edinburgh. To this day her family still have many unanswered questions. Listen as we discuss the specifics of her disappearance. Case research by Emma TaylorProduced by Emma Taylor and Joannagh ShanksEditing by Joannagh ShanksMusic by Tribe Of Noise Sources: https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/15811390.police-officers-disciplined-over-probe-into-librarian-saima-ahmeds-mysterious-death-in-edinburgh/ https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/saima-ahmed-possibly-met-wrong-person-death-623050 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-40680645 https://www.mylondon.news/news/west-london-news/saima-ahmed-detective-misconduct-hearing-13368539 https://www.kilburntimes.co.uk/news/brother-of-wembley-woman-saima-ahmed-makes-new-appeal-over-her-mystery-death-1-4677708 https://www.mylondon.news/news/west-london-news/saima-ahmed-detective-misconduct-hearing-13368539 https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/430068/death-of-saima-ahmed-remains-mystery-after-body-was-found-on-edinburgh-golf-course-last-year-heres-what-we-know/ https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/uk-world/215709/police-investigating-death-london-woman-found-edinburgh-look-possible-sighting/ https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/police-still-focused-on-saima-ahmed-death-probe-a-year-after-remains-discovered/ https://www.heart.co.uk/scotland/news/local/appeal-for-help-on-saima-ahmeds-death/ https://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/body-found-in-edinburgh-confirmed-as-missing-london-woman-saima-ahmed-34486030.html https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/family-claim-woman-whose-remains-7645670 https://www.theasiantoday.com/index.php/2016/02/26/saima-ahmed-said-to-have-passed-through-birmingham-before-being-found-dead-on-golf-course/
Episode 46: Jessie King
Murder She Spoke
04/08/21 • 45 min
Episode 46: Jessie King. This week Joannagh brings us the historic case of Jessie King, an Edinburgh woman hanged in 1889 for the murder of two children in a horrific 'baby farming' scheme.
We hear questions about how guilty Jessie ultimately was and if more scrutiny should have been placed on her partner Thomas Pearson. Joannagh also gives some insight into life inside Calton Jail where King was housed before her execution.
Case research by Joannagh Shanks
Produced by Emma Taylor & Joannagh Shanks
Editing by Shaun O'Neill
Music by Tribe of Noise
Sources of research:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-30850674
https://www.mercattours.com/blog-post/evil-baby-farmer-or-victim-of-her-time
https://dangerouswomenproject.org/2016/05/01/jessie-king/
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12071282.jessie-king-was-shopped-by-her-lover-and-went-to-the-scaffold-children-of-the-shadows/
http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/babyfarm.html
https://www.edinburghexpert.com/blog/the-stockbridge-murderess
https://www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/news-mews-30
https://www.pressreader.com/uk/daily-record/20210202/281784221770783
https://murderpedia.org/female.K/k/king-jessie.htm
https://www.oldpolicecellsmuseum.org.uk/content/history/local-historians-history/david-rowland/evil-female-murderers/jessie_kean
https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/research/olympic-britain/incomes-and-poverty/the-benefits-of-britain/#:~:text=The%201908%20and%201948%20Olympic,the%20Beveridge%20report%20of%201942.
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1967/87/contents
https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/creepy-history-behind-well-known-15474970
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/death-cell-door-of-calton-jail
https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/lost-edinburgh-calton-jail-1562700
https://www.gov.scot/publications/70-years-of-st-andrews-house/
https://www.gov.scot/publications/70-years-of-st-andrews-house/pages/calton-jail/
We hear questions about how guilty Jessie ultimately was and if more scrutiny should have been placed on her partner Thomas Pearson. Joannagh also gives some insight into life inside Calton Jail where King was housed before her execution.
Case research by Joannagh Shanks
Produced by Emma Taylor & Joannagh Shanks
Editing by Shaun O'Neill
Music by Tribe of Noise
Sources of research:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-30850674
https://www.mercattours.com/blog-post/evil-baby-farmer-or-victim-of-her-time
https://dangerouswomenproject.org/2016/05/01/jessie-king/
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12071282.jessie-king-was-shopped-by-her-lover-and-went-to-the-scaffold-children-of-the-shadows/
http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/babyfarm.html
https://www.edinburghexpert.com/blog/the-stockbridge-murderess
https://www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/news-mews-30
https://www.pressreader.com/uk/daily-record/20210202/281784221770783
https://murderpedia.org/female.K/k/king-jessie.htm
https://www.oldpolicecellsmuseum.org.uk/content/history/local-historians-history/david-rowland/evil-female-murderers/jessie_kean
https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/research/olympic-britain/incomes-and-poverty/the-benefits-of-britain/#:~:text=The%201908%20and%201948%20Olympic,the%20Beveridge%20report%20of%201942.
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1967/87/contents
https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/creepy-history-behind-well-known-15474970
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/death-cell-door-of-calton-jail
https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/lost-edinburgh-calton-jail-1562700
https://www.gov.scot/publications/70-years-of-st-andrews-house/
https://www.gov.scot/publications/70-years-of-st-andrews-house/pages/calton-jail/
Episode 89: Norman Bruce
Murder She Spoke
04/05/22 • 32 min
Episode 89: Norman Bruce.
This week Emma takes us to the beautiful island of Skye for the story of a terrible murder.
Norman Bruce was 64 years old when he was murdered by his wife Sandra in a vicious domestic incident.
Emma gives us details of the scale of the brutality involved in the attack and how the injuries sustained by Norman resembled those from a traffic accident.
We hear of the apparent lack of repentance from Sandra Bruce throughout the investigation and court proceedings, as well as hearing shocking details of domestic incidents she allegedly committed against other members of the Bruce family.
Case research by Emma Taylor
Produced by Emma Taylor & Joannagh Shanks
Editing by Shaun O'Neill
Music by Tribe of Noise
Sources of research:
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/853342/woman-claims-she-doesnt-remember-battering-her-husband-to-death/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-35726725#:~:text=Sandra%20Bruce%2C%2061%2C%20had%20denied,of%20Criminal%20Appeal%20in%20Edinburgh.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3132253/5ft-wife-61-stamped-husband-death-argument-pack-cigarettes.html
https://www.scotsman.com/news/skye-woman-charged-husbands-murder-1545060
https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-press-and-journal-inverness-highlands-and-islands/20150113/281719792965345
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-35726725
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/smirking-wife-jailed-for-life-over-husbands-murder-7h5j9hpfb2q
https://www.scotsman.com/news/wife-who-beat-husband-death-jailed-15-years-1501933
https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/search-judgments/judgment?id=f0260ea7-8980-69d2-b500-ff0000d74aa7
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands-islands/848318/she-battered-her-husband-to-death-now-she-wants-out-of-jail-early/
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/607293/skye-murder-trial-b-put-packet-cigarettes-pillow/
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/five-foot-pensioner-stamped-husband-5914660
This week Emma takes us to the beautiful island of Skye for the story of a terrible murder.
Norman Bruce was 64 years old when he was murdered by his wife Sandra in a vicious domestic incident.
Emma gives us details of the scale of the brutality involved in the attack and how the injuries sustained by Norman resembled those from a traffic accident.
We hear of the apparent lack of repentance from Sandra Bruce throughout the investigation and court proceedings, as well as hearing shocking details of domestic incidents she allegedly committed against other members of the Bruce family.
Case research by Emma Taylor
Produced by Emma Taylor & Joannagh Shanks
Editing by Shaun O'Neill
Music by Tribe of Noise
Sources of research:
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/853342/woman-claims-she-doesnt-remember-battering-her-husband-to-death/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-35726725#:~:text=Sandra%20Bruce%2C%2061%2C%20had%20denied,of%20Criminal%20Appeal%20in%20Edinburgh.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3132253/5ft-wife-61-stamped-husband-death-argument-pack-cigarettes.html
https://www.scotsman.com/news/skye-woman-charged-husbands-murder-1545060
https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-press-and-journal-inverness-highlands-and-islands/20150113/281719792965345
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-35726725
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/smirking-wife-jailed-for-life-over-husbands-murder-7h5j9hpfb2q
https://www.scotsman.com/news/wife-who-beat-husband-death-jailed-15-years-1501933
https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/search-judgments/judgment?id=f0260ea7-8980-69d2-b500-ff0000d74aa7
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands-islands/848318/she-battered-her-husband-to-death-now-she-wants-out-of-jail-early/
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/607293/skye-murder-trial-b-put-packet-cigarettes-pillow/
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/five-foot-pensioner-stamped-husband-5914660
Episode 106: Reamonn Gormley
Murder She Spoke
09/15/23 • 27 min
Episode 106: Reamonn Gormley
This week Joannagh tells us of the senseless killing of Reamonn Gormley, a 19-year-old student from Blantyre in South Lanarkshire.
We hear from Joannagh about what a kind and selfless person Reamonn was, noting the charity work he carried out overseas, and the words of his family and teachers on his character.
Joannagh goes on to describe the incident in which Reamonn lost his life, a knife attack during a random robbery, carried out by two men already on bail.
We also hear about the aftermath of Reamonns death, with outpourings of grief and messages of support from across the globe, as well as a funeral attended by the manager of Celtic, the football team Reamonn supported, whilst hundreds of mourners lined the streets.
Case research by Joannagh Shanks
Produced by Emma Taylor & Joannagh Shanks
Editing by Joannagh Shanks
Music by Tribe of Noise
Murder She Spoke Youtube Page - https://www.youtube.com/@MurderSheSpokePod
Sources of research:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-12347794
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-12356144
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/killer-stabbed-student-in-the-neck-in-botched-robbery-mzqbdkjtvk3
https://news.sky.com/story/march-in-memory-of-stabbed-scottish-teen-10489653
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-12369055
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-12372930
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-12508633
https://www.thefreelibrary.com/TOWN+FULL+OF+TEARS%3B+Celts+boss+joins+hundreds+at+teen%27s+funeral%3A...-a0249482700
https://www.scotsman.com/news/man-admits-killing-blantyre-teenager-reamonn-gormley-1674343
https://glasgowguardian.co.uk/2011/10/10/glasgow-student-murder-trial/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-15240007
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-16004334
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-16066364
https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/19889770.celtic-facebook-group-thai-tims-pays-tribute-blantyre-teen-reamonn-gormley/
https://www.youtube.com/@GoodChildFoundation/videos
https://www.facebook.com/BlantyreRGM/
https://www.celticfc.com/news/713?item=713
https://donate.giveasyoulive.com/fundraising/rememberingreamonngormley
This week Joannagh tells us of the senseless killing of Reamonn Gormley, a 19-year-old student from Blantyre in South Lanarkshire.
We hear from Joannagh about what a kind and selfless person Reamonn was, noting the charity work he carried out overseas, and the words of his family and teachers on his character.
Joannagh goes on to describe the incident in which Reamonn lost his life, a knife attack during a random robbery, carried out by two men already on bail.
We also hear about the aftermath of Reamonns death, with outpourings of grief and messages of support from across the globe, as well as a funeral attended by the manager of Celtic, the football team Reamonn supported, whilst hundreds of mourners lined the streets.
Case research by Joannagh Shanks
Produced by Emma Taylor & Joannagh Shanks
Editing by Joannagh Shanks
Music by Tribe of Noise
Murder She Spoke Youtube Page - https://www.youtube.com/@MurderSheSpokePod
Sources of research:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-12347794
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-12356144
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/killer-stabbed-student-in-the-neck-in-botched-robbery-mzqbdkjtvk3
https://news.sky.com/story/march-in-memory-of-stabbed-scottish-teen-10489653
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-12369055
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-12372930
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-12508633
https://www.thefreelibrary.com/TOWN+FULL+OF+TEARS%3B+Celts+boss+joins+hundreds+at+teen%27s+funeral%3A...-a0249482700
https://www.scotsman.com/news/man-admits-killing-blantyre-teenager-reamonn-gormley-1674343
https://glasgowguardian.co.uk/2011/10/10/glasgow-student-murder-trial/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-15240007
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-16004334
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-16066364
https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/19889770.celtic-facebook-group-thai-tims-pays-tribute-blantyre-teen-reamonn-gormley/
https://www.youtube.com/@GoodChildFoundation/videos
https://www.facebook.com/BlantyreRGM/
https://www.celticfc.com/news/713?item=713
https://donate.giveasyoulive.com/fundraising/rememberingreamonngormley
Episode 114: Kenneth George Jones
Murder She Spoke
12/11/23 • 38 min
Episode 114: Kenneth George Jones
This week Joannagh tells us about the case of Kenneth George Jones, who went missing from his home in Glenrothes, Fife in November 1998.
Kenneth has been missing for 25 years, with no apparent reason to leave and no indication of foul play.
Joannagh discusses the steps taken to help locate Kenneth, included age progresed photos due to the time elapsed since his disappearance.
We also hear about the diffculty faced by his family due to the lack of information on Kenneth's whereabouts and with there having been a number of cases where remains were found nearby, which were ultimately unrelated.
If anyone has seen Kenneth, you can contact Missing People anonymously by calling 116 000 - calls are untraceable - or by emailing [email protected]. Alternatively, you can contact police on 101.
Case research by Joannagh Shanks
Produced by Emma Taylor & Joannagh Shanks
Editing by Joannagh Shanks
Music by Tribe of Noise
Murder She Spoke Youtube Page - https://www.youtube.com/@MurderSheSpokePod
Sources of research:
https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/help-us-find/kenneth-jones-99-000956#
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12345654.couple-make-plea-for-return-of-missing-son/
https://www.thenational.scot/news/14898927.remains-in-park-still-not-identified/
https://www.scotsman.com/news/mother-told-bones-in-fife-park-may-be-missing-son-1498164
https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/fife/306427/new-appeals-families-missing-men-prepare-anniversary/
https://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/kenneth-jones-family-of-missing-glenrothes-teenager-renew-appeal-20-years-on-from-his-disappearance-215571
https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/18535769.unsolved-names-faces-scotlands-missing-people/
https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/crime/glenrothes-remains-do-not-belong-to-missing-men-allan-bryant-and-kenneth-jones-2993755
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-59672923
https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/fife/1630159/police-confirm-fife-remains-not-those-of-allan-bryant-jr-or-kenneth-jones/
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/14830659.families-renew-appeal-missing-men/
https://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/crime/mothers-united-in-grief-for-their-missing-sons-1184140
https://www.scotland.police.uk/what-s-happening/missing-persons/kenneth-george-jones/
This week Joannagh tells us about the case of Kenneth George Jones, who went missing from his home in Glenrothes, Fife in November 1998.
Kenneth has been missing for 25 years, with no apparent reason to leave and no indication of foul play.
Joannagh discusses the steps taken to help locate Kenneth, included age progresed photos due to the time elapsed since his disappearance.
We also hear about the diffculty faced by his family due to the lack of information on Kenneth's whereabouts and with there having been a number of cases where remains were found nearby, which were ultimately unrelated.
If anyone has seen Kenneth, you can contact Missing People anonymously by calling 116 000 - calls are untraceable - or by emailing [email protected]. Alternatively, you can contact police on 101.
Case research by Joannagh Shanks
Produced by Emma Taylor & Joannagh Shanks
Editing by Joannagh Shanks
Music by Tribe of Noise
Murder She Spoke Youtube Page - https://www.youtube.com/@MurderSheSpokePod
Sources of research:
https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/help-us-find/kenneth-jones-99-000956#
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12345654.couple-make-plea-for-return-of-missing-son/
https://www.thenational.scot/news/14898927.remains-in-park-still-not-identified/
https://www.scotsman.com/news/mother-told-bones-in-fife-park-may-be-missing-son-1498164
https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/fife/306427/new-appeals-families-missing-men-prepare-anniversary/
https://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/kenneth-jones-family-of-missing-glenrothes-teenager-renew-appeal-20-years-on-from-his-disappearance-215571
https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/18535769.unsolved-names-faces-scotlands-missing-people/
https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/crime/glenrothes-remains-do-not-belong-to-missing-men-allan-bryant-and-kenneth-jones-2993755
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-59672923
https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/fife/1630159/police-confirm-fife-remains-not-those-of-allan-bryant-jr-or-kenneth-jones/
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/14830659.families-renew-appeal-missing-men/
https://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/crime/mothers-united-in-grief-for-their-missing-sons-1184140
https://www.scotland.police.uk/what-s-happening/missing-persons/kenneth-george-jones/
Episode 60: Elaine Doyle
Murder She Spoke
08/06/21 • 39 min
Episode 60: Elaine Doyle. This week Joannagh brings us the story of Elaine Doyle, a 16-year-old girl from Greenock who was attacked and killed on her way home from a night out in June of 1986. We hear how the appeals by the Police and the Media for witnesses to come forward yielded little of use to the investigation.
Joannagh also tells us how unusually careful collection and storage of DNA evidence for the time - in which DNA evidence was in its infancy - led to a breakthrough in the case when the evidence was re-examined 28 years later.
Case research by Joannagh Shanks
Produced by Emma Taylor & Joannagh Shanks
Editing by Shaun O'Neill
Music by Tribe of Noise
Sources of research:
https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/search-judgments/judgment?id=bda315a7-8980-69d2-b500-ff0000d74aa7
https://www.copfs.gov.uk/media-site-news-from-copfs/633-first-cold-case-unit-indictment-served-for-historic-murder-case
https://www.copfs.gov.uk/media-site-news-from-copfs/813-life-sentence-for-first-cold-case-murder-conviction-in-scotland
https://www.mcsporrans.com/Latest-News/criminal-law-scotland/elaine-doyle-murder-john-docherty-can-appeal-without-any-limitations.html
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-28673054
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-36342459
https://www.chillingcrimes.com/blogs/news/samantha-ann-clarke
https://www.scottishlegal.com/article/john-docherty-loses-appeal-against-conviction-and-sentence-for-murder-of-elaine-doyle
https://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/17954599.near-30-year-hunt-catch-elaine-doyles-killer-will-brought-tv-screens-month/
https://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/17957201.murder-detective-it-honour-get-justice-elaine-doyles-family/
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/jun/17/dna-evidence-murder-elaine-doyle
https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/4826210/elaine-doyle-murder-greenock/
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/who-elaine-doyle-murdered-greenock-20560541
https://www.reddit.com/r/ColdCaseUK/comments/dhnbwb/murdered_greenock_teen_elaine_doyle_was_killed_on/
https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-sunday-post-newcastle/20191020/284502935166019
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/uk-elaine-doyle-16-found-murdered-inverclyde-scotland-2-june-1986.234625/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS2mrtZBVwA
Joannagh also tells us how unusually careful collection and storage of DNA evidence for the time - in which DNA evidence was in its infancy - led to a breakthrough in the case when the evidence was re-examined 28 years later.
Case research by Joannagh Shanks
Produced by Emma Taylor & Joannagh Shanks
Editing by Shaun O'Neill
Music by Tribe of Noise
Sources of research:
https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/search-judgments/judgment?id=bda315a7-8980-69d2-b500-ff0000d74aa7
https://www.copfs.gov.uk/media-site-news-from-copfs/633-first-cold-case-unit-indictment-served-for-historic-murder-case
https://www.copfs.gov.uk/media-site-news-from-copfs/813-life-sentence-for-first-cold-case-murder-conviction-in-scotland
https://www.mcsporrans.com/Latest-News/criminal-law-scotland/elaine-doyle-murder-john-docherty-can-appeal-without-any-limitations.html
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-28673054
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-36342459
https://www.chillingcrimes.com/blogs/news/samantha-ann-clarke
https://www.scottishlegal.com/article/john-docherty-loses-appeal-against-conviction-and-sentence-for-murder-of-elaine-doyle
https://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/17954599.near-30-year-hunt-catch-elaine-doyles-killer-will-brought-tv-screens-month/
https://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/17957201.murder-detective-it-honour-get-justice-elaine-doyles-family/
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/jun/17/dna-evidence-murder-elaine-doyle
https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/4826210/elaine-doyle-murder-greenock/
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/who-elaine-doyle-murdered-greenock-20560541
https://www.reddit.com/r/ColdCaseUK/comments/dhnbwb/murdered_greenock_teen_elaine_doyle_was_killed_on/
https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-sunday-post-newcastle/20191020/284502935166019
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/uk-elaine-doyle-16-found-murdered-inverclyde-scotland-2-june-1986.234625/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS2mrtZBVwA
Bonus Episode: Interview with Pat Wertheim
Murder She Spoke
11/10/23 • 66 min
Bonus Episode: Interview with Pat Wertheim
In this special bonus episode, Emma and Joannagh speak with Pat Wertheim, an expert in fingerprint analysis techniques, who became involved in the trial of Shirley McKie.
Shirley McKie was a Detective Constable with Strathclyde Police who was suspended from duty and charged with perjury following findings in the case of Marion Ross, covered in Episode 111.
Pat talks of his backround with fingerprint analysis and goes into detail of how his testimony was key to Shirley McKie's defence.
Produced by Emma Taylor & Joannagh Shanks
Editing by Joannagh Shanks
Music by Tribe of Noise
In this special bonus episode, Emma and Joannagh speak with Pat Wertheim, an expert in fingerprint analysis techniques, who became involved in the trial of Shirley McKie.
Shirley McKie was a Detective Constable with Strathclyde Police who was suspended from duty and charged with perjury following findings in the case of Marion Ross, covered in Episode 111.
Pat talks of his backround with fingerprint analysis and goes into detail of how his testimony was key to Shirley McKie's defence.
Produced by Emma Taylor & Joannagh Shanks
Editing by Joannagh Shanks
Music by Tribe of Noise
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Murder She Spoke currently has 124 episodes available.
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The podcast is about Society & Culture, True Crime, Documentary and Podcasts.
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What is the average episode length on Murder She Spoke?
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