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Aug 2020
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Episode 83 - Sophie Lionnet

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About this episode
Sophie Lionnet had dreamed of becoming a nanny and was excited when an opportunity presented itself working for a glamorous and upscale family living in England. However, the innocent young girl couldn’t see the ominous horror creeping just beneath the surface. In fact, no one could.  

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Music Credits:
The Minds Of Madness Theme Music – Duncan Foster
The Funkoars – Feel The Madness
Used with Permission - http://goldenerarecords.com.au/ge/funkoars/

Research & Writing:
Ashton Morrow

Special Thanks:
Hayley Lopez

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Sources:

https://www.itv.com/news/london/2018-05-24/nanny-verdict-sophie-lionnet-ripe-for-exploitation-by-abusive-employers-court-told/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE_ixZ8_-AE&t=382s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4UqSuKgdgA&t=110s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE_ixZ8_-AE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5PTgzYs_XI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z_0mCQm8Is
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/05/24/couple-found-guilty-killing-french-nanny-obsession-ex-boyzone/
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/french-au-pair-murder-sophie-lionnet-london-home-southfields-burned-body-garden-family-tensions-a7965706.html
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6388137/boyzone-mark-walton-haunted-murder-nanny-sophie-lionnet-ex-sabrina-kouider/
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jun/26/london-couple-who-murdered-nanny-get-life-sentences
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-44613725
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/05/25/a-london-couples-shared-psychosis-led-to-the-torture-and-death-of-french-au-pair/
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