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 ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ 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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72. The Green Bicycle Case
Yesterday
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!?
Thursday
Mispronunciations settled, mystery bananas, and a tortoise-naming showdown!
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71. Public Enemy No.1
Last Monday
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.
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61. The Deacon’s Double Life
Mon 24 Feb 2025
Iain looks at a famous Scottish case that inspired the ‘Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde’ novel.
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MYW: Tottenham’s Tram Chase
Thu 20 Feb 2025
Listener Theresa has sent in a case involving a wild – and deadly – tram chase.
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60. The Ruth Ellis Story
Mon 17 Feb 2025
We explore the nuanced case of Ruth Ellis, the last woman hanged in Britain.
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MYW: Warwickshire’s Weird & Wicked Crimes
Thu 13 Feb 2025
Listener Emily has sent in a local case of a murder involving two young lovers.
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59. Who Is D.B. Cooper?
Mon 10 Feb 2025
Iain digs into the mystery of D.B. Cooper’s famous 1971 plane hijacking.
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MYW Mailbag: The Laser Eye Surgery Votes Are In…
Thu 6 Feb 2025
The Living Legends have spoken: Will Iain get laser eye surgery?
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58. The Mississippi Legs Murder
Mon 3 Feb 2025
We’re travelling to Mississippi for a case full of murder, secrets and lies…
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MYW: Glasgow’s Ghastly Letters & Grocery Heists
Thu 30 Jan 2025
Iain dives into a Glaswegian case involving some very curious love letters…