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Real Crime: Locked Up for Life

By: Julian Druker
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    Some crimes are so horrific they attract the harshest punishment possible: a sentence that means the guilty will die behind bars.

    From 'The Crossbow Cannibal' to Moors murderer Myra Hindley, journalist Julian Druker explores the cases of eight criminals with whole life orders and asks what this means for the criminals and society.

    Told through archive news coverage of these crimes, this series explores the judicial and sentencing processes, as well as the legal, ethical and political dimensions of whole life orders.

    We chart the evolution of these whole life sentences from the 1980s to the present day, and explore how politicians' desire to appear 'Tough on crime' has resulted in an increase of the UK prison population.

    An ITN production for Audible Originals.

    This is an Audible Original Podcast. Free for members. You can download all 8 episodes to your Library now.

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  • Ep. 1: Arthur Hutchinson - What is a Whole Life Sentence?

    Ep. 1: Arthur Hutchinson - What is a Whole Life Sentence?
    Apr 6 2020

    It was 1983, and Suzanne Laitner’s wedding day, but it was also the day Arthur Hutchinson killed both her parents and her brother and raped her 18-year-old sister. Arthur Hutchinson was one of the first people to get a whole life sentence – but what does that mean, and how did this form of life sentence come about?
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    28 mins
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  • Ep. 2: Stephen Griffiths - Are Murderers Evil?

    Ep. 2: Stephen Griffiths - Are Murderers Evil?
    Apr 6 2020

    Stephen Griffiths was dubbed ‘the Crossbow Cannibal’ by the tabloid press and he quickly adopted the name himself and courted his ‘evil’ image. Julian explores what we mean by evil, and if it is a word that has a place within criminal justice.
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    26 mins
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  • Ep. 3: Stephen Port - Defending the Guilty

    Ep. 3: Stephen Port - Defending the Guilty
    Apr 6 2020

    Stephen Port became known as ‘the Grindr Killer’ because he found his victims through gay social networking apps. The case against him was overwhelming – and his legal costs were footed by the taxpayer – Julian asks why we defend the guilty and who should pay for it.
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    25 mins
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Britain's most chilling crimes are brought sensationally to life in this compelling new series, using court room transcripts, police interviews, 999 calls, secret audio recordings and eye witness testimony.

This immersive, revealing and often shocking series explores some of the UK's most infamous crimes. Featuring sophisticated sound design, exclusive new interviews and creative use of news archive, the show brings fresh perspectives on the crimes that shocked Britain.

With new insights into those responsible - from the shocking mu

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not my cup of tea

If you are a psychologist, you will probably really enjoy this podcast, since that is what it is mostly about, psychologists and prison workers giving their opinions on whether a full life sentence is a good idea or not.

Each episode gave a short 1-2 minute story of a person's crime(s) that got them locked up for life. The remaining 23 minutes or so was all used up with people's opinions about how it should have been handled with a different topic each time (ex: showing remorse, psychological problems, etc.)

I was hoping to hear the full story, of each person's crimes, not evaluate whether they showed remorse or not. Now, I do think the psychologists should have had their input in the podcast, just I wish that wasn't the focal point.

The performance was good, but the stories were extremely lame to me, although I did learn something new and enjoyed it a little bit. I just wanted more excitement and more of the criminals stories and the entire detailed story of their crimes, not evaluate whether they should be locked up for life or not.

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Dry but informative

If you enjoy biographies about crime dramas, you might enjoy this series. I found it a bit tedious to listen to. There are definitely better crime stories available.

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