Behind the Crimes with Robert Murphy
Behind the Crimes with Robert Murphy

Behind the Crimes with Robert Murphy

Robert Murphy

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### WINNER 'Outstanding Indie Podcast at the True Crime Awards 2024. ### What makes a criminal? What makes a truly great detective? Award-winning TV crime correspondent Robert Murphy speaks with people involved with some of the most fascinating true crime cases of recent years: detectives, victims, experts and sometimes even the criminals themselves. What drives a person to ignore the morals, laws and conventions of normal society and pushes them to perform the darkest acts? Sex? Money? Revenge? Love? Humiliation? Are criminals born bad or are they a creation of their circumstances? How can detectives catch people who are intent on causing truly dreadful harm to others? What happens when that criminal has done a brilliant job covering their tracks? This podcast and newsletter explores some of our biggest crime stories - and some of the lesser-known, compelling cases which deserve a better understanding. For video interviews, evidence from each case, articles and more, go to https://robertmurphy.substack.com/about

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In Cold Blood - A century of Truman Capote
SEP 25, 2024
In Cold Blood - A century of Truman Capote
<p>Subscribe for free: robertmurphy.substack.com</p><p><em>In Cold Blood</em> started as a study in how a heartbreaking killing impacted a Mid-West community. But Truman Capote got sucked into the story.</p><p>At first, the folk of Holcomb, Kansas, distrusted the flamboyant writer.</p><p>But slowly, he won the small city round.</p><p>And when the killers were caught, he built an unbelievable and controversial bond with them.</p><p>In this episode, Capote’s friend and biographer, Gerald Clarke, describes the awful murders of the Clutter family in 1959, how Capote spent six years writing his masterpiece and its legacy on true crime and non-fiction literature.</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cold-Blood-Vintage-International-ebook/dp/B000FC1IRM?ref_=ast_author_mpb">You can get a copy of </a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cold-Blood-Vintage-International-ebook/dp/B000FC1IRM?ref_=ast_author_mpb"><em>In Cold Blood</em></a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cold-Blood-Vintage-International-ebook/dp/B000FC1IRM?ref_=ast_author_mpb"> here</a>.</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Capote-Biography-Gerald-Clarke-ebook/dp/B07H1921NB/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1VUW3449VIZQW&#38;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.9IlspQTFfn9tnKKaf4joOYRskrUxyME76rJkXhUjzqo.3EbLXfhplQ0WJ7DktdfHSNtaiOcH9nOQ4umQptbJERo&#38;dib_tag=se&#38;keywords=gerald+clarke+capote&#38;nsdOptOutParam=true&#38;qid=1727209826&#38;s=digital-text&#38;sprefix=gerald+cla%2Cdigital-text%2C94&#38;sr=1-1">You can get a copy of Gerald Clarke’s </a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Capote-Biography-Gerald-Clarke-ebook/dp/B07H1921NB/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1VUW3449VIZQW&#38;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.9IlspQTFfn9tnKKaf4joOYRskrUxyME76rJkXhUjzqo.3EbLXfhplQ0WJ7DktdfHSNtaiOcH9nOQ4umQptbJERo&#38;dib_tag=se&#38;keywords=gerald+clarke+capote&#38;nsdOptOutParam=true&#38;qid=1727209826&#38;s=digital-text&#38;sprefix=gerald+cla%2Cdigital-text%2C94&#38;sr=1-1"><em>Capote</em></a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Capote-Biography-Gerald-Clarke-ebook/dp/B07H1921NB/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1VUW3449VIZQW&#38;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.9IlspQTFfn9tnKKaf4joOYRskrUxyME76rJkXhUjzqo.3EbLXfhplQ0WJ7DktdfHSNtaiOcH9nOQ4umQptbJERo&#38;dib_tag=se&#38;keywords=gerald+clarke+capote&#38;nsdOptOutParam=true&#38;qid=1727209826&#38;s=digital-text&#38;sprefix=gerald+cla%2Cdigital-text%2C94&#38;sr=1-1"> here.</a></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://robertmurphy.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">robertmurphy.substack.com/subscribe</a>
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The crime writer who made £1 million from Nicole Kidman
SEP 11, 2024
The crime writer who made £1 million from Nicole Kidman
<p>Subscribe for free at Robertmurphy.substack.com</p><p>Maxim Jakobowski has sold millions of books. But you may not have heard of him.</p><p>After releasing a book aged 16, he moved into publishing and worked with Patricia Highsmith (‘an incredible talent… a very difficult lady…’) he then turned to crime writing.</p><p>When ‘50 Shades of Grey’ was released, he was drafted into writing a series of erotica - which sold millions of books.</p><p>And how did he sell the rights of a novel to Nicole Kidman… for a fortune?</p><p>A quick warning… if True Crime is your thing, this episode may not be for you. But fiction fans may find it fascinating.</p><p>But Maxim speaks in detail and depth about how to publish crime, the state of the book industry and fiction trends which have come and gone.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://robertmurphy.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">robertmurphy.substack.com/subscribe</a>
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38 MIN
Billie-Jo Jenkins and her accused foster father: Wanted man or witch hunt?
AUG 14, 2024
Billie-Jo Jenkins and her accused foster father: Wanted man or witch hunt?
<p>Billie-Jo Jenkins was a talented 13-year-old schoolgirl who had found what appeared to be the perfect foster family: four daughters, a mum who was a social worker and a dad who was a deputy headteacher.</p><p>Sion Jenkins was an upstanding member of an affluent town’s community. But he had secrets. Like the lies about his academic qualifications and the affair with a teenage girl who looked a lot like Billie-Jo.</p><p>When Billie-Jo was found dead in her garden in 1997, it was Sion who called 999. Detectives first arrested a mysterious figure, known as Mr B.</p><p>But then they turned their attention to Billie-Jo’s own foster father.</p><p>He had just a three-minute window to have killed the 13-year-old. Could he have done it? And why?</p><p>What followed was a roller-coaster of a police inquiry, prosecution and series of trials.</p><p>For her series ‘Who Killed Billie-Jo’ podcaster Naomi Channell has gone back to the schoolgirl’s friends, family and the inquiry team to find out more about what happened.</p><p>You can listen to her series here:</p><p>To learn more about Naomi and her podcast, click here:</p><p>https://linktr.ee/realtruecrimepodcast</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://robertmurphy.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">robertmurphy.substack.com/subscribe</a>
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36 MIN
Jackie Kabler: The Life Sentence
JUL 23, 2024
Jackie Kabler: The Life Sentence
<p>#Subscribe for free: robertmurphy.substack.com #</p><p>Jackie Kabler met one of Britain’s most notorious killers for her job as a breakfast TV correspondent. Years later, she used her experience covering crime for her fictional thrillers.</p><p>Her psychological drama <em>The Perfect Couple </em>has sold over 400,000 copies and she has sold nearly a million books in total.</p><p>Her latest story, <em>The Life Sentence</em>, is based on a case of wrongful prosecution which she heard about on a true crime podcast.</p><p>You can find out more about Jackie here: www.jackiekabler.com</p><p>@officialjackiekabler and @jackiekabler</p><p>Subscribe to robertmurphy.substack.com to watch the video interview.</p><p></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://robertmurphy.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">robertmurphy.substack.com/subscribe</a>
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24 MIN
Jackie Malton: The Real Prime Suspect. Ep 2
JUL 16, 2024
Jackie Malton: The Real Prime Suspect. Ep 2
<p>SUBSCRIBE FOR FREE: ROBERTMURPHY.SUBSTACK.COM</p><p>By the late 1980s, Jackie Malton seemed to have it all. She was one of only three female detective chief inspectors in the Metropolitan Police. She had worked on major inquiries and was a noted leader.</p><p>But she had also stood up against the force’s grey male authority, against corruption, misogyny and freemasonry. Bruising encounters which left her unliked by some, stymied in her career and battling with alcohol.</p><p>Then she received the phone call which changed her life.</p><p>After retiring, Jackie has continued to work with television firms. She advises TV drama producers and is an expert used for crime analysis on shows and podcasts.</p><p>She also works in prison to rehabilitate killers. In this episode she speaks about her work helping to reform murderers: how its done and the successes and failures she has encountered.</p><p>Jackie’s book is The Real Prime Suspect. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Real-Prime-Suspect-screen-detective-ebook/dp/B09TST89H3/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&#38;dib_tag=se&#38;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.O2r0rDXwyKaxubxcfZ10wQ.4dE2kXkz-pH8UfkiYYs8Tv23OcKUZCgtlPC9ef_lXlc&#38;qid=1721023874&#38;sr=8-1">You can grab a copy here.</a></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://robertmurphy.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">robertmurphy.substack.com/subscribe</a>
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35 MIN