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Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling - MYW: Aberdeen’s Audacious £23m Affair - BBC Sounds

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Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling - MYW: Aberdeen’s Audacious £23m Affair - BBC Sounds

Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling

MYW: Aberdeen’s Audacious £23m AffairMYW: Aberdeen’s Audacious £23m Affair

Released On: 03 Apr 2025

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Iain uncovers how one game of bridge sparked a £23m fraud global manhunt.

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Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling
MYW: Aberdeen’s Audacious £23m Affair
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Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling
67. The Case of Oscar Slater
A brutal murder, a missing brooch and a miscarriage of justice that spanned decades.
41 mins
Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling
MYW: The Legend of the Hartlepool Monkey
Laura heads to Hartlepool to investigate a legend where a monkey is tried as a French spy
25 mins
Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling
68. The Soldier’s Secret
A decomposed body, a mystery weapon, and one soldier’s deadly secret.
41 mins
Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling
MYW Mailbag: Hang on… Is That Goat Wearing Trousers?
Laura and Iain meet a pup in a cup and goat in trousers in today's mailbag!
16 mins
Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling
69. The Tuxedo King Kidnapping
A tuxedo tycoon vanishes. A ransom tape appears, and the race to find him begins.
35 mins
Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling
MYW: The Lost Lord Lovat of Inverness
Beheadings, betrayals, and Nessie insurance?! Iain and Laura head to Inverness.
24 mins
Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling
70. The Cameo Cinema Murders
A double murder, shady witnesses, and one of Britain’s worst legal injustices.
44 mins
Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling
MYW: Croydon’s Conundrum – Poison, Plots & Piles of Rubbish?
Poisoned relatives, a gold heist, and a fly‑tipping king. Croydon delivers!
19 mins
Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling
71. Public Enemy No.1
A 1930s train escape, a smooth-talking thief and the rise of America’s most wanted.
45 mins
Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling
MYW Mailbag: Pronunciation Debates – Milngavie, Bearsden, Gotham… Tortoise!?
Mispronunciations settled, mystery bananas, and a tortoise-naming showdown!
21 mins
Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling
72. The Green Bicycle Case
A green bicycle, a mysterious man, and a death that remains questionable to this day.
38 mins
Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling
MYW: Lurking in the Lake District
Laura heads to Lake District to uncover three dark secrets.
24 mins
Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling
73. The Kidnapped Duke
A stolen portrait, a ransom note, and a mystery that stuns the nation.
37 mins
Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling
MYW: Bradford’s Deadly Delicacies
A sweet stall in Bradford. A batch of humbugs. And a fatal mistake.
22 mins
Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling
74. The Brown Palace Murders
A love triangle, a hotel shootout, and the scandal that shook Denver.
39 mins
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MYW Mailbag: Guinea Pigs, Geography Gaffes & Getting Corrected (Again!)
Guinea pigs, mistaken towns, and a 100-year-old rabbit! Classic mailbag stuff.
16 mins
Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling
75. The Goatfell Murder
A body on a mountain, a vanished hiker, and a suspect with more than one name.
38 mins
Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling
MYW: York’s Ski Masks, Stolen Stamps & Skulduggery
Art heists, stamp scams, and stolen skulls... York’s strangest crimes uncovered.
22 mins
Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling
76. A Fire in Room 66
A hotel fire hides a darker truth in 1920s Margate.
32 mins

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