The Trial

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The Trial goes behind the headlines of some of the biggest trials in the world.


We take you into the courtroom, bringing you the detail as the evidence unfolds, examining key moments and carrying out exclusive interviews with detectives, victims, and experts.


Follow us on X @thetrialpodcast


Contact us at thetrial@mailmetromedia.co.uk


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Our Editor's Take

The Trial is a true crime podcast series from the Daily Mail. Each season focuses on the primary criminal or victim in a different trial.

Liz Hull is one host of The Trial. She is the Daily Mail's reporter for news stories in Northern England. Liz holds a history degree from Nottingham University. Host Caroline Cheetham is a broadcast reporter and educator. She teaches at the University of Salford and serves as director for The Media Factory. The two hosts use their journalism experience to provide detailed trial coverage.

The podcast's first season follows the harrowing case of Lucy Letby. The British nurse was responsible for the deaths of seven newborns in her care. She attempted to murder at least six other infants. Some suspect Letby claimed other newborn victims during her medical training. However, these allegations are speculative. Investigators determined that Letby used several methods for the horrific crimes. Her methods included air injections, overfeeding, and other abuses.

The Trial's second season covers the murder of Ashling Murphy. The Irish school teacher and musician suffered a brutal stabbing at the hands of Jozef Puška. The Slovak Romani man had no previous record of violence. Ashling's killing seemed to be random, with no real motive. Several eyewitnesses identified the killer, but his family withheld information from police. The family members stood trial for impeding the investigation.

The Trial: Brianna Ghey is the third season of the series. Hosts Liz Hull and Caroline Cheetham report on the court proceedings in detail. Episodes follow the UK's prosecution of the murderers of 16-year-old Brianna Ghey. Ghey was a transgender girl who had amassed a following on social media. The killers were two 15-year-olds who stabbed Ghey to death in Culcheth. The courts made the identities of the killers confidential until February 2024.

Season four of the podcast features Cheetham and reporter Jack Hardy. The season examines Brighton couple Mark Gordon and Constance Marten. The two stand accused of the murder of their newborn daughter, Victoria. Both defendants deny their guilt.

For each season, new episodes of The Trial are available twice a week.

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Episodes

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon: Where’s the baby?
13-02-2024
Constance Marten and Mark Gordon: Where’s the baby?
In this episode, Caroline and Jack bring you the latest from the Old Bailey, where the trial of Constance Marten and Mark Gordon was dramatically halted last week after an explosion under the court. The episode will also feature evidence about the final days the couple spent on the run, when they appeared to scavenge in bins for food, as well as the eyewitness account of the man who set in motion their arrest after growing suspicious of the couple outside a corner shop in Brighton. The jury also heard from the police officers who were first on the scene to arrest the couple - one of whom saw something strange stuffed inside the jacket of Constance Marten. Both defendants deny the charges against them.Warning: This podcast references court proceedings which detail the death and alleged abuse of a child in detail.Follow the evidence as the jury hears it, in twice-weekly reports from broadcaster and journalist Caroline Cheetham, along with news reporter Jack Hardy.They’ll take you into London's Old Bailey, bringing you the detail as the evidence unfolds, examining key moments and carrying out exclusive interviews with detectives, victims, and experts.Follow us on X @thetrialpodcastContact us at thetrial@mailmetromedia.co.ukLeave a comment on Spotify or even send us a voice note on WhatsApp - +447796657512 (start your message with 'Trial')This is a Daily Mail ProductionHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Constance Marten and Mark Gordon: The Arrest
06-02-2024
Constance Marten and Mark Gordon: The Arrest
In this episode, Caroline and Jack bring you the dramatic bodycam footage of the moment Constance Marten and Mark Gordon are finally arrested after weeks on the run. In the footage both are asked repeatedly where the baby is, but neither give an answer. The episode also outlines the evidence from a woman who says she was awoken on two consecutive nights in her house on the edge of the South Downs by the sound of a baby crying. A few days later, she said that she saw a couple resembling Mark Gordon and Constance Marten on a coastal path near her home, as well as a blue tent nearby. This episode will also feature evidence from a man whose wife gave evidence last week about an alleged sighting of Constance Marten carrying a dead child. He told the court that he and his wife returned to the park where she made the sighting so that they could carry out their own detective work. The jury were also shown CCTV of the moment Constance Marten bought some petrol from a Texaco garage on January 12 2023 - which she later told police that she had intended to use to cremate the remains of Baby Victoria. Both defendants deny the charges against them.Warning: This podcast references court proceedings which detail the death and alleged abuse of a child in detail.Follow the evidence as the jury hears it, in twice-weekly reports from broadcaster and journalist Caroline Cheetham, along with news reporter Jack Hardy.They’ll take you into London's Old Bailey, bringing you the detail as the evidence unfolds, examining key moments and carrying out exclusive interviews with detectives, victims, and experts.Follow us on X @thetrialpodcastContact us at thetrial@mailmetromedia.co.ukLeave a comment on Spotify or even send us a voice note on WhatsApp - +447796657512 (start your message with 'Trial')This is a Daily Mail ProductionHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.