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This episode is slightly different to the usual format of 'Real'. This is going to give you an update on all the deep dive cases covered on 'Real', including the cases of Stuart Lubbock, Claudia Lawrence, Charlene Downes, Billie-Jo Jenkins as well as updates on Luke Mitchell and The Lampard Inquiry. And we'll also hear from some of you, the incredible listeners who wanted to share your thoughts on some of the cases covered. This is Real. My YouTube channell 'Totally True Crime' is here: https://www.youtube.com/@Totallytruecrime If you'd like to support the show, you can do so here. Thank you so much: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/podcast4justice Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When teenager Conrad Roy Jnr III met 16-year-old Michelle Carter in 2012, he thought he found someone who truly understood him. They both had battles with mental health conditions and they became each others rocks. But in June 2014, Michelle's tone changed and soon she would be in court, charged with killing Conrad, even though she wasn't there when he died. This is Real. If you'd like to support the show, you can do so here, thank you: buymeacoffee.com/podcast4justice Conrad's Law Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ConradsLaw/ If you need support, please see the links below to organisations that can help: https://www.mind.org.uk/ - Mental health & Identity support https://www.spuk.org.uk/ - Suicide Prevention UK https://www.samaritans.org/ - The Samaritans https://988lifeline.org/ - Suicide Prevention USA https://www.suicidepreventionaust.org/ - Suicide Prevention Australia https://www.pieta.ie/ - Suicide Prevention Ireland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 1989, Julie Hogg went missing after finishing a shift at work. When she failed to turn up to collect her son from her mother Ann the next day, Ann knew something was very wrong. She could never have imagined the fight that lie ahead of her, a fight that ended up changing British law. This is Real. My new true crime YouTube channel 'Totally True Crime' can be found here, please do like and subscribe, thank you: https://www.youtube.com/@Totallytruecrime If you'd like to support the show, you can do so here, thank you: buymeacoffee.com/podcast4justice Ann's book 'For the Love of Julie' can be found here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Julie-nightmare-courage-desperate/dp/0007262620 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Janet Scott had separated from her husband and was looking for love. She met Simon Mellors in a pub in Nottingham and became smitten. But Simon had a dark past that he kept secret in the beginning of their relationship. When Janet found out, she decided to stick by him, because his probation officer said he didn't think she was at risk. But he was wrong. So very wrong. This is Real. If you'd like to support the show, you can do so here. Thank you so much: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/podcast4justice Here is some information on probation service training and jobs in the UK: https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-profiles/probation-officer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8YKI0Ttgoc Reference for advice on leaving an abusive relationship:  https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/i-am-planning-to-leave-my-abuser/ If you need help or support with domestic abuse please get in touch with the following organisations: https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/ - UK https://mankind.org.uk/ - Support for male victims  https://safelives.org.uk/ - UK https://www.victimsupportni.com/help-for-victims/domestic-violence/ - Northern Ireland https://mapni.co.uk/ - Northern Ireland for men  https://sdvs.ie/ - Ireland https://www.mensaid.ie/ - Ireland for men  https://www.lifewire.org/ - USA https://www.thehotline.org/resources/men-can-be-victims-of-abuse-too/ - USA for men  https://www.rizeup.com.au/ - Australia https://mensline.org.au/family-violence/ - Australia  If you'd like more information on Crime Con UK, you can get information here. https://www.crimecon.co.uk/ Use code REAL10 for 10%. NB: Payment instalment plans are available for tickets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In May 2019, police in Sturgis, Michigan received an anonymous call from a man who told them that there was a body in the home of local man Wade Allen. They believed it to be the body of his girlfriend, Kelly Jean Warner, who was affectionately known as KJ. As the police enter the home, there is no sign of a body or anything hugely suspicious.... but one officers intuition unraveled the case and soon the true horror of what had happened to KJ was revealed. This is Real. f you'd like to support the show, you can do so here. Thank you so much: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/podcast4justice Reference for advice on leaving an abusive relationship:  https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/i-am-planning-to-leave-my-abuser/ If you need help or support with domestic abuse please get in touch with the following organisations: https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/ - UK https://mankind.org.uk/ - Support for male victims  https://safelives.org.uk/ - UK https://www.victimsupportni.com/help-for-victims/domestic-violence/ - Northern Ireland https://mapni.co.uk/ - Northern Ireland for men  https://sdvs.ie/ - Ireland https://www.mensaid.ie/ - Ireland for men  https://www.lifewire.org/ - USA https://www.thehotline.org/resources/men-can-be-victims-of-abuse-too/ - USA for men  https://www.rizeup.com.au/ - Australia https://mensline.org.au/family-violence/ - Australia  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices