Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling Podcast
Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling dive into some of the world's most jaw-dropping crime stories. Expect murder, mayhem, blackmail and more from this true-crime-obsessed couple.
Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling love true crime - in fact, they're a little bit obsessed. And now they want to share that obsession with you.
Join Laura and Iain as they dive deep into some of the world's most jaw-dropping crime stories. Expect murder, mayhem, blackmail, betrayal, and more.
Each week, the pair choose a new crime and divulge all the details you're dying to know. They unpick the crucial moments and get to the heart of the whodunnit - all while making each other laugh along the way.
Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling is available weekly on BBC Sounds. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode!
If you would like to send us a message, email lauraandiain@bbc.co.uk and join the conversation using the hashtag #MTWPod
Episodes to download
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MYW: York’s Ski Masks, Stolen Stamps & Skulduggery
Thursday
Art heists, stamp scams, and stolen skulls... York’s strangest crimes uncovered.
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75. The Goatfell Murder
Last Monday
A body on a mountain, a vanished hiker, and a suspect with more than one name.
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MYW Mailbag: Guinea Pigs, Geography Gaffes & Getting Corrected (Again!)
Thu 29 May 2025
Guinea pigs, mistaken towns, and a 100-year-old rabbit! Classic mailbag stuff.
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74. The Brown Palace Murders
Mon 26 May 2025
A love triangle, a hotel shootout, and the scandal that shook Denver.
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MYW: Bradford’s Deadly Delicacies
Thu 22 May 2025
A sweet stall in Bradford. A batch of humbugs. And a fatal mistake.
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73. The Kidnapped Duke
Mon 19 May 2025
A stolen portrait, a ransom note, and a mystery that stuns the nation.
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MYW: Lurking in the Lake District
Thu 15 May 2025
Laura heads to Lake District to uncover three dark secrets.
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72. The Green Bicycle Case
Mon 12 May 2025
A green bicycle, a mysterious man, and a death that remains questionable to this day.
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MYW Mailbag: Pronunciation Debates – Milngavie, Bearsden, Gotham… Tortoise!?
Thu 8 May 2025
Mispronunciations settled, mystery bananas, and a tortoise-naming showdown!
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71. Public Enemy No.1
Mon 5 May 2025
A 1930s train escape, a smooth-talking thief and the rise of America’s most wanted.
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MYW: Croydon’s Conundrum – Poison, Plots & Piles of Rubbish?
Thu 1 May 2025
Poisoned relatives, a gold heist, and a fly‑tipping king. Croydon delivers!
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70. The Cameo Cinema Murders
Mon 28 Apr 2025
A double murder, shady witnesses, and one of Britain’s worst legal injustices.
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MYW: The Lost Lord Lovat of Inverness
Thu 24 Apr 2025
Beheadings, betrayals, and Nessie insurance?! Iain and Laura head to Inverness.
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69. The Tuxedo King Kidnapping
Mon 21 Apr 2025
A tuxedo tycoon vanishes. A ransom tape appears, and the race to find him begins.
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MYW Mailbag: Hang on… Is That Goat Wearing Trousers?
Thu 17 Apr 2025
Laura and Iain meet a pup in a cup and goat in trousers in today's mailbag!
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68. The Soldier’s Secret
Mon 14 Apr 2025
A decomposed body, a mystery weapon, and one soldier’s deadly secret.
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MYW: The Legend of the Hartlepool Monkey
Thu 10 Apr 2025
Laura heads to Hartlepool to investigate a legend where a monkey is tried as a French spy
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67. The Case of Oscar Slater
Mon 7 Apr 2025
A brutal murder, a missing brooch and a miscarriage of justice that spanned decades.
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MYW: Aberdeen’s Audacious £23m Affair
Thu 3 Apr 2025
Iain uncovers how one game of bridge sparked a £23m fraud global manhunt.
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66. The Ned Kelly Gang
Mon 31 Mar 2025
Laura heads to 1800s Australia to uncover the rise and fall of the infamous Kelly Gang.
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MYW Mailbag: How do you pronounce Archipelago again?
Thu 27 Mar 2025
Laura and Iain fight to pronounce ‘archipelago’ once more.
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65. The Rolex Killer
Mon 24 Mar 2025
Fishermen find a body off the coast of Devon. A Rolex reveals a deadly secret.
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MYW: Galway’s Fishy Freezer
Thu 20 Mar 2025
Laura heads to Ireland to investigate a body found in a fish shop's freezer.
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64. The Body in the Garage
Mon 17 Mar 2025
Laura unpacks the mystery of a body discovered in a garage in Southampton.
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MYW: Torquay's Troublesome Trapdoor
Thu 13 Mar 2025
Iain looks into the story of a man who miraculously survives the gallows.
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63. The Stolen Shakespeare
Mon 10 Mar 2025
A stolen Shakespeare folio resurfaces in the hands of a flashy man with a wild story.
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MYW Mailbag: Mugged for Warhammer Figures!?
Thu 6 Mar 2025
Iain connects with a Living Legend over his dramatic past with Warhammer figures.
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62. The Dance Hall Explosion
Mon 3 Mar 2025
Laura looks into an explosion at a dance hall in Claremorris, County Mayo, Ireland
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MYW: Nottingham’s Nefarious Ghost House
Thu 27 Feb 2025
Find out how Ghost House Lane in Chilwell, Nottingham, got its name.