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Mar 2025
24m 14s

Looking For Company: Episode 435

Always True Crime
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Richard Sherratt was a father of three children, and a successful property developer. When he was found dead in his home in Bridgnorth, it was clear that he had been murdered. But his family, friends, and those he had dealt with in business had nothing but the highest praise for him. So just who had killed Richard? And why?


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