The Sunday Times's award-winning Middle East correspondent Louise Callaghan examines the downfall of a Turkish preacher and cult leader, Adnan Oktar, who was sentenced to over 1,000 years in prison last year. His crimes included: leading a criminal gang, kidnapping, fraud and sexual abuse. A four-part investigative series begins this Friday, 28th January here on the Reporter podcast, and will be released every Friday following. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Wendy Sewell, a 32-year-old legal secretary, was murdered in the pretty town of Bakewell, in England's Peak District, in September 1973. A cemetery groundskeeper, 17-year-old Stephen Downing, quickly became the prime suspect. Despite having learning difficulties and a reading age of 11, he was arrested, questioned for nine hours without a lawyer present and eventually convinced to sign a confession full of words he did not understand.Years later, local newspaper editor Don Hale started to campaign over Stephen's conviction, fighting for the case to be sent back to court. Using brand new interviews, Murder in the Graveyard provides a fresh insight...