The Trial of Lucy Letby

In the first episode of The Trial of Lucy Letby, Caroline and Liz go over the background of the case that has captured attention around the world. We’ll hear how the jury was told that staff at the Countess of Chester Hospital grew suspicious of the nurse in 2015, following an unexplained rise in the deaths and serious collapses of babies in the neonatal unit.

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Hosts: Caroline Cheetham and Liz Hull

Producer: Chelsey Ranore

Creative director: Caroline Cheetham

Executive Producer: Jamie East

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini

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In this episode Liz and Caroline speak to Danny Bogado, the director of a new Channel 4 documentary called Conviction: The Lucy Letby Case. They discuss why he wanted to make a film on the case, how he recruited contributors and why he feels it is important that audiences make up their own minds about her guilt or innocence.

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Hosts: Caroline Cheetham and Liz Hull

Producer: Chelsey Ranore

Creative director: Caroline Cheetham

Executive Producer: Jamie East

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini

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In this episode Caroline and Liz sit down with the man at the centre of the chatter about the safety of Lucy Letby’s convictions - the man who was never called to give evidence in her trial. In this interview Dr Mike Hall questions the justice system, if jury trials are always the best way to try complex cases and his concerns about the tactics of Lucy Letby’s new barrister Mark MacDonald.

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Hosts: Caroline Cheetham and Liz Hull

Producer: Chelsey Ranore

Creative director: Caroline Cheetham

Executive Producer: Jamie East

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini

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In this episode Caroline and Liz have the latest on Lucy Letby’s defence case after her barrister Mark McDonald hand delivered the evidence which he says proves her convictions are unsafe, to the Criminal Cases Review Commission. So we sent Liz to have a chat with him.  

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In this episode Caroline and Liz have the latest on Lucy Letby’s defence case after her barrister Mark McDonald hand delivered the evidence which he says proves her convictions are unsafe, to the Criminal Cases Review Commission. So we sent Liz to have a chat with him.

Also we’d love to know a bit more about you, and the kind of content you like - so we can bring you more of it. It’s a super-short survey but it would be so valuable to us if you could find 2 minutes to fill it in. Here’s the link: https://ex-plorsurvey.com/survey/selfserve/550/g517/250305?list=4

The Trial of Lucy Letby is part of the Crime Desk. Press here to subscribe today for ad-free listening, full access to all our shows, early access to new shows, and bonus episodes.
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Hosts: Caroline Cheetham and Liz Hull

Producer: Chelsey Ranore

Creative director: Caroline Cheetham

Executive Producer: Jamie East

Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini

A Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information
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Follow us at @thetrialpod
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