The property did not stand out. Closed vertical blinds shielded the windows from prying eyes. The front door and brick facade were painted white. The chipped paint was offset against half a dozen bouquets of flowers all the colours of the rainbow, that had been secured to a drainpipe running parallel against the front door. In County Durham, around two weeks before Christmas 2014, the body of a female was discovered in a property located a short distance from Hartlepool town centre… (Part 1 of 3).

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Falling Rain by Myuu

Voices in My Head by Quincas Moreira

Landing On a Dark Planet by Doug Maxwell / Media Right Productions

Human Heart by Text Me Records / Jordan Blackmon

Passing a Foreign Moon by I Think I Can Help You

Because For Everything There Is Someone by pATCHES

Fly Inverted Past a Jenny by Chris Zabriskie

Magnetic Lullaby by Amulets

Lightless Dawn by Kevin MacLeod

Ambient Ambulance by Jingle Punks