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Case 342: Julia Wallace

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When 52-year-old Julia Wallace was found brutally murdered in her Liverpool home in 1931, no one could have anticipated the complex and challenging investigation that would follow, centring on her husband, William, and a mysterious figure known only as R. M. Qualtrough.

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Research & writing – Milly Raso

Production & music – Mike Migas

Audio editing – Anthony Telfer

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