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Oct 28
45m 20s

Blood Relatives, Episode 1

The New Yorker
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On August 7, 1985, five family members were shot dead in their English country manor, Whitehouse Farm. It looked like an open-and-shut case. But the New Yorker staff writer Heidi Blake finds that almost nothing about this story is as it seems.  New Yorker subscribers get early, ad-free access to “Blood Relatives.” In Apple Podcasts, tap the link at the top of the feed to subscribe or link an existing subscription. Or visit newyorker.com/dark to subscribe and listen in the New Yorker app.  In the Dark has merch! Buy specially designed hats, T-shirts, and totes for yourself or a loved one at store.newyorker.com.  Please help us improve New Yorker podcasts by filling out our listener survey: https://panel2058.na2.panelpulse.com/c/a/661hs4tSRdw2yB2dvjFyyw
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Blood Relatives, Episode 2
<p>Heidi visits an unlikely group of detectives: the victims’ extended family. Their sleuthing upended the police’s original theory of the case. </p><p><br></p><p><em>New Yorker</em> subscribers get early, ad-free access to “Blood Relatives.” In Apple Podcasts, tap the link at th ... Show More
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Blood Relatives, Episode 3
<p>One day, Heidi gets a call from Wakefield Prison, where Jeremy Bamber remains locked up, forty years after the murders. He’s one of the nation’s most reviled villains. But he insists he’s innocent. </p><p><br></p><p><em>New Yorker</em> subscribers get early, ad-free access to ... Show More
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<p>A bloody Bible, propped at an unlikely angle. A manor, locked from the inside. And a silencer, hidden under the stairs, and daubed with blood. Heidi digs into the evidence and uncovers shocking flaws. </p><p><br></p><p><em>New Yorker</em> subscribers get early, ad-free access ... Show More
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