<p>19-year-old Edward Cornes was found dead in a hotel room, just two days after he arrived at university. A post-mortem found large amounts of GHB, commonly known as the ‘date-rape’ drug in his system. Cornes had spent his final few hours in the company of two men in their fifties, but police concluded his death was not suspicious. His mother has accused the police of running a botched and homophobic investigation. So what went wrong?</p><br><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: </em><a href="http://thetimes.com/thestory" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>http://thetimes.com/thestory</em></a></p><br><p><strong>Guests:&nbsp;</strong></p><ul><li>Miriam Blythe, mother of Edward Cornes</li><li>Fiona Hamilton, chief reporter, The Times</li></ul><p><strong>Host:</strong> Luke Jones.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Producer:</strong>&nbsp;Shabnam Grewal.</p><p><strong>Read more:</strong> <a href="https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/edward-cornes-ucl-investigation-9c38v9k3s?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=AWEtsqfgtB1T0a1pQTBxsp4oHcA3f308nVQY8opmRiY1bKm5TmOXggwIKQmKz46D2ds%3D&amp;gaa_ts=693c196d&amp;gaa_sig=yZ21zwCw8gwltSAFusfaos0gl_D-em0XSvqqnGFAof0c8jreug0aqMoHHJrdqkB6eQz1KuelOfmADwCOSzLwcQ%3D%3D" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Family fight for truth over son’s ‘date-rape’ drug death</a></p><p><strong>Photo:</strong> Courtesy of Miriam Blythe.</p><p><strong>Get in touch:</strong> <a href="mailto:thestory@thetimes.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thestory@thetimes.com</a></p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism&nbsp;subscribe&nbsp;</em><a href="https://www.thetimes.com/subscribe/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>here</em></a><em>.</em></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

The Story

The Times

The police, lost evidence and a search for the truth.

DEC 15, 202536 MIN
The Story

The police, lost evidence and a search for the truth.

DEC 15, 202536 MIN

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<p>19-year-old Edward Cornes was found dead in a hotel room, just two days after he arrived at university. A post-mortem found large amounts of GHB, commonly known as the ‘date-rape’ drug in his system. Cornes had spent his final few hours in the company of two men in their fifties, but police concluded his death was not suspicious. His mother has accused the police of running a botched and homophobic investigation. So what went wrong?</p><br><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: </em><a href="http://thetimes.com/thestory" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>http://thetimes.com/thestory</em></a></p><br><p><strong>Guests:&nbsp;</strong></p><ul><li>Miriam Blythe, mother of Edward Cornes</li><li>Fiona Hamilton, chief reporter, The Times</li></ul><p><strong>Host:</strong> Luke Jones.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Producer:</strong>&nbsp;Shabnam Grewal.</p><p><strong>Read more:</strong> <a href="https://www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/article/edward-cornes-ucl-investigation-9c38v9k3s?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=AWEtsqfgtB1T0a1pQTBxsp4oHcA3f308nVQY8opmRiY1bKm5TmOXggwIKQmKz46D2ds%3D&amp;gaa_ts=693c196d&amp;gaa_sig=yZ21zwCw8gwltSAFusfaos0gl_D-em0XSvqqnGFAof0c8jreug0aqMoHHJrdqkB6eQz1KuelOfmADwCOSzLwcQ%3D%3D" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Family fight for truth over son’s ‘date-rape’ drug death</a></p><p><strong>Photo:</strong> Courtesy of Miriam Blythe.</p><p><strong>Get in touch:</strong> <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism&nbsp;subscribe&nbsp;</em><a href="https://www.thetimes.com/subscribe/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>here</em></a><em>.</em></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>