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The Trial is a chart-topping, award-winning podcast that goes into the courtroom and behind the headlines of some of the biggest trials in the world.

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Hello everyone. This will now be used as the main X account for all our Trial podcasts. Speaking of which, we think you'll be really interested in this one...
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The Trial of Lucy Letby is now #1 on Apple Podcasts. Thanks to all our listeners who have been following our coverage of this historic trial.
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A huge and proud congratulations to @lizhull and @RadioCaroline_ for winning the @londonpressclub Multi-Media Journalists of the year for their hard work on The Trial of Lucy Letby.
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Lucy Letby has been convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six more at the Countess of Chester Hospital
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While we wait for the jury's verdict, the podcast has now hit 5 million downloads. Please subscribe to be notifed as soon as the jury announce their verdict. Thank you so much for supporting us.
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Thanks to all our listeners for your interest in our coverage of Lucy Letby's trial. We've just reached 3 MILLION downloads! We greatly appreciate your support and will continue to bring you quality coverage.
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Over 1 MILLION of you have now downloaded this podcast. We know this trial is important and this kind of journalism is too, but we never expected so many of you to support us. Thank you all for listening. Please give us a rating and please share.
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We’re delighted to have been shortlisted for the Press Gazette's Future of Media 2023 Awards - and to have hit 4 MILLION downloads - this week. Thanks to everyone who has been listening to our coverage of Lucy Letby's trial.
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Next Monday will mark the conclusion of our series for the time being. However, we have a special episode in the works – Caroline and Liz will be answering your questions in a listener Q&A. Please DM any of your questions here and we'll feature some in next week's final episode.
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BREAKING… Lucy Letby is trying to appeal her convictions, we will talk more about this on our usual episode on Monday… Lucy Letby will appeal her conviction for murdering seven babies
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The first episode of The Trial: Ashling Murphy will be out later today. Listen to new episodes every Tuesday and Friday. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
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New questions continue to be asked after nurse Lucy Letby was convicted of murder last week. This week we’ll release a new episode every day to answer some of them: Who was Lucy Letby? How was she caught? What questions is the hospital now facing? And what next?
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The team at Mail+ published a brilliant documentary featuring Liz and Caroline and their coverage of the Lucy Letby trial. It is another brillaint piece of journalism. If you enjoyed this podcast, give this a watch.
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The Trial of Lucy Letby podcast has now received more than 2 MILLION downloads - just six weeks after reaching 1 million. We are delighted so many people across the world are listening to our coverage of such an important trial. Thanks for your support.
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Today nurse Lucy Letby has been found guilty of murdering and attempting to murder babies in her care. Caroline and Liz go over the verdicts and give you all the details from the steps of Manchester Crown Court.
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Detective Sergeant Danielle Stonier spent over 20 hours interviewing Lucy Letby when she was arrested. In this exclusive interview with the detective, Caroline and Liz ask what it was like to question one of the worst murderers in modern times.
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Thank you for your support
Despite the unprecedented reporting restrictions, one of the most innovative and successful journalistic forms of reporting the Lucy Letby trial has been through the Daily Mail's 'The Trial of Lucy Letby Podcast' at
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In this episode Caroline and Liz speak to Dr John Gibbs, one of the consultants who repeatedly tried to blow the whistle on Lucy Letby. He speaks of his regret that hospital managers didn’t listen or go to police sooner.
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We're honoured and delighted to announce that we've made the Press Gazette Future of Media 2023 shortlist.
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Our Finalists for the Podcast category ⭐ @MailOnline @FT @TheEconomist @thetimes Tinkertown Provisions @WhistledownProd #FOMA 👏
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Tomorrow morning Caroline and Liz will attempt to answer: Who is Lucy Letby? Subscribe to The Trial of Lucy Letby on your favourite podcast app to be notified as soon as Episode 52, Vanilla Killer is available.
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We’re also sharing this chart seen by the jury which shows Lucy Letby was on duty every single time a baby in this case collapsed or died.
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In this episode, Caroline and Liz speak to Dr. Fiona MacRae, who worked at the Countess of Chester Hospital during the time that Lucy Letby was on the neonatal unit.
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Lucy Letby was killing in plain sight. But during the trial we heard little about how she was caught. Caroline and Liz sit down with Detective Superintendent Paul Hughes to talk to him about how this case landed on his desk.
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In this episode, Caroline and Liz sign off for the time being. So they’re handing over to you and will try to answer some of the questions you’ve been asking throughout the trial.
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In this episode Caroline and Liz chat to the deputy senior investigating officer, DCI Nicola Evans, about how Lucy Letby was able to manipulate everyone around her to get away with murder for so long.
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For those that have been in touch, there hasn’t been an error - the previous episodes of our Lucy Letby series have been taken down for the duration of this trial for legal reasons. Many thanks for getting in contact - a new episode will be with you shortly.
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In this episode, Caroline and Liz hear from the parents of twin boys, Baby L and Baby M. While today they are happy healthy seven year olds, the parents will always be haunted by the fact that Lucy Letby very nearly killed their babies.
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The altar at Chester Cathedral during last night’s candlelit vigil for the victims of Lucy Letby.
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The Trial of Lucy Letby: Episode 35, The Gang of Four Listen now on your favourite podcast app
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In this episode, Caroline & Liz conduct an exclusive interview with the prosecution’s main expert witness Dr Dewi Evans, who tells us why he fears Lucy Letby may have killed or harmed more babies in her care.
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In this episode Caroline and Liz bring together people from the public gallery who followed this trial for a chat about how this case has affected them. And we’ll share some of last night’s candlelit vigil for the babies at Chester Cathedral.
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Now that all the evidence has been presented in the trial, the jury is hearing closing statements before they begin their deliberations. In this episode, Caroline and Liz go over what the prosecutor said about the ‘patterns' or similarities between the alleged attacks.
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This week, while we all wait for the jury verdict, Caroline and Liz speak with @PollyRippon – a former court reporter with 20 years' experience. She’s now training the court reporters of the future at Sheffield University.
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As we continue to wait for the jury to reach their verdicts, Caroline and Liz have pulled together more of their favourite moments from their guest interviews.
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This week, while we all wait for the jury verdict, Caroline and Liz speak with Mike Dodd, a former reporter and long-time legal advisor for the Press Association.
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In this episode Caroline and Liz explain that the jury have now been sent out to consider their verdicts. They were asked to begin their deliberations after listening to the judge sum up the case for more than four days.
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In this episode the parents of a premature baby boy cared for by Lucy Letby tell Liz of their fear that he may have been harmed by her.
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Look out for a new bonus episode out later today. In the mean time, catch up on episode 38, where @RadioCaroline_ and @lizhull go over what the court heard Lucy had to say about her relationship with Dr. A.
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@ScabbiAbi2 We will have an episode published shortly
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Lady Justice Thirlwall says the public inquiry into the events at the Countess of Chester Hospital will begin hearing evidence from autumn next year.
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Listen to 'Episode 41, The end of the evidence' to hear how Mr. Justice Goss prepared the jury for their deliberations.
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Caroline and Liz explore who exactly is Lucy Letby? And examine how this ordinary ‘girl next door’ went on to become the worst serial child killer in modern times.
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In this episode Caroline and Liz explain what Lucy Letby said when questioned by the prosecution about Babies K to Q.
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In this episode Caroline and Liz outline the closing speech of Lucy Letby’s barrister, Ben Myers, KC.
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This week, while we all wait for the jury verdict, Caroline and Liz speak with Tristan Kirk @kirkkorner , the courts correspondent for the Evening Standard in London.
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Thank you to all of our listeners and we’ll be back with any updates as they come.
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In this episode Caroline and Liz bring you details of what happened in court when Lucy Letby was handed a whole life order.
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The trial has resumed today with Lucy Letby back in the witness box. We’re hoping to have a bonus episode later on this week. Be sure to subscribe to The Trial of Lucy Letby podcast on your favourite podcast app for notifications about new episodes.
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'The Trial of Lord Lucan' is a world exclusive week-long podcast event beginning June 3rd. Using never before seen police documents, listen to 'The Trial of Lord Lucan' and then... become a member of the jury.
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This is the Mother’s Day card Lucy Letby made and gave to the baby’s mum. Inside the card was the Polaroid picture of their son in his incubator without his breathing tubes.
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In this episode Caroline and Liz discuss Lady Justice Thirlwall's appointment to chair the public inquiry with @JoshuaRozenberg and speak with @TamlinBolton , a senior lawyer with @Switalskis , who is representing several of the victims’ families.
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In this episode Caroline and Liz explain how police found a diary, a selection of handwritten notes and hundreds of medical handover sheets during searches of Lucy Letby’s home.
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@RadioCaroline_and @lizhull are back at Manchester Crown Coirt today as the Trial of Lucy Letby: Baby K got underway. She is accused of attempting to murder the tiny premature baby girl by dislodging her breathing tube. She denies the charges. Episode ready shortly.
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Mr Justice Goss reminded the jury that although experts were instructed for both the prosecution and the defence, only the prosecution called their experts to give evidence.
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And we’ll hear she became upset and agitated when repeatedly questioned about how she knew a baby was ‘pale’ when - the prosecution say - lights in a nursery were off.
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In this episode Caroline and Liz focus on the final days of the prosecution case against Lucy Letby.
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In this episode Caroline and Liz explain what Lucy Letby said when questioned by the prosecution about four of the alleged victims in the case - Baby E, Baby G, Baby H and Baby I.
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Episode 3 of @TheTrialPodcast Ashling Murphy out later today. Listen to the first two episodes to catch up.
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Liz and Caroline also speak with Nazir Afzal @nazirafzal , former chief crown prosecutor, about the difficulties faced by lawyers preparing for long and complicated trials such as this one.
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@PollyRippon “You might be in court and feel as if you’re intruding into someone’s life. But actually you have to think of the greater good that you’re doing: you’re telling members of the public … that the courts are functioning properly, that the police are doing their job.”
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In this bonus episode Caroline and Liz take closer look at what Lucy Letby says about her relationship with Dr A.
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He talks about why it's important that journalists continue to report from crown courts and challenge inappropriate reporting restrictions. He also explains why the media must be very careful about what they report while a jury is deliberating its verdict.
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For this week's episode, while we all wait for the jury verdict, Caroline and Liz have put together some of their favourite moments from their guest interviews.
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"If the public don't know what's going on in the courts, they've got no idea whether justice is actually being administered or whether the system is working." - Mike Dodd
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In this episode Caroline and Liz outline the conclusion of the defence case and the end of the evidence.
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Josef Puzka, accused of Ashling Murphy's murder, has taken the stand in his defence. He pleads 'not guilty' to the charge. Listen to this evening's episode of @TheTrialPodcast to find out more.
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Josef Puzka has just started to give evidence in his trial for the alleged murder of Ashling Murphy. Sitting with a female translator he took the stand at 15.34 today. He pleads Not Guilty to the charge. @TheTrialPodcast @Nicola6byrne
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In this episode Caroline and Liz explain what Lucy Letby had to say on the second day of her defence case.
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They discuss how Lucy Letby allegedly tampered with the care of a baby to try to cover her tracks and explain claims that she was not isolated from her friends but out on the razzle, drinking with colleagues in the months before her arrest.
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The judge has urged nurses and clinical staff to contact her staff - anonymously if necessary - to provide evidence in the culture in NHS neonatal units
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What she told the jury about why she wrote several notes, including one which said ‘I am evil..I did this’.
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Dr. MacRae gives us a unique insight into the hospital culture that, she says, could have facilitated an environment that allowed Lucy Letby to get away with murder for as long as she did.
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They also bring up an update from the steps of Manchester Crown Court about a development in the trial against Lucy Letby.
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In this episode Caroline and Liz  explain what Lucy Letby had to say about the specific allegations relating to babies G to Q.
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And bring you the words of Mr Justice Goss, who condemned the ‘malevolent’ neo-natal nurse for her ‘cruel, calculated and cynical campaign of child murder.’
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They take you through the heart-breaking impact statements, written by the mums and dads of the babies left scarred by her heinous crimes.
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He also accuses consultants at the hospital of ‘heaping the blame on her’ to cover for mistakes and poor care on the unit. And he insists no one ever witnessed Lucy Letby committing any acts of harm against her alleged victims.
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Jurors were shown a police reconstruction picture of Baby I’s cot in the ‘darkened’ nursery to highlight lighting conditions at the time of one alleged attack, when Lucy Letby claimed she could see the infant was ‘pale’ from 6ft away.
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We hear how she claims their relationship was purely platonic and denies flirting or being ‘sweet’ on him and that she insists she has no idea what the phrase ‘go commando’ means.
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How she claimed she couldn’t destroy medical handover sheets - even though police found a paper shredder at her home.
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We hear Lucy Letby’s barrister say that the prosecution case is based on a presumption of guilt and not innocence.
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In this episode Caroline and Liz continue to explain what prosecutor Nick Johnson KC said in his closing speech.
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And how she wrote ‘I AM EVIL…I DID THIS’ on a note when everything got ‘on top’ of her and she wanted to kill herself.
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In this bonus episode, Caroline and Liz outline the start of Lucy Letby’s defence and explain what she said about why she is innocent of the charges against her.
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In this episode Caroline and Liz explain what Lucy Letby said at the conclusion of her cross-examination.
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The Trial of Lucy Letby is back after the holiday break on Monday with Episode 10, when Caroline and Liz chat to special guest Mark Hanna, a retired journalist and media law lecturer who edits McNae’s Essential Law for Journalists, the reporter’s ‘bible’ of media law. Stay tuned!
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Mr Johnson told the jury that seven of the babies would have been well enough to go home had they not been allegedly murdered.
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And they were told about Facebook searches she carried out online for the parents of her alleged victims, sometimes many months after they died or were harmed.
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In this episode Caroline and Liz explain what Lucy Letby said when questioned by the prosecution about three of the alleged victims in the case - Baby I, Baby J and Baby K.
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And he urged them to make their decisions based on the facts and to try to disregard the emotion and ‘personal loss’ involved in the case.
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And how she wept in the witness box when recalling the ‘traumatic’ death of an identical twin baby boy, whose brother she is accused of poisoning with insulin the following shift.
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Final episode. The Verdict has landed @RadioCaroline_ Find out what you, our jury, decided and hear the reactions of @edwardhenry1 @MaxJLHardy Thank you so much to everyone who listened and the thousands who voted.
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Welcome to the podcast where @lizhull and @RadioCaroline_ give you the details behind the headlines of the trial that's caught the attention of people across the world - The Trial of Lucy Letby. Listen to the first two episodes now. #LucyLetby #truecrime
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This week Liz and Caroline examine the case of Baby I who Lucy Letby is accused of trying to kill 3 times before succeeding to murder on the 4th attempt. Jurors heard from a doctor who said she saw Lucy crying, ‘It’s always me when it happens, my babies…”
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Last week, the court didn’t sit or hear any evidence at all in Lucy Letby’s trial. So instead we’re bringing you an interview with Associated Press Reporter  @karenlsweeney , who talks about court reporting in Australia and interesting cases she's covered.
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