The Hunt for the Silver Killer (Pt 1): Murder Suicides

<p><em>This episode contains graphic descriptions of violence and references to suicide.</em></p><p>In 1996 in the small town of Wilmslow in Cheshire, an elderly couple were found dead in their bedroom.&nbsp;</p><p>Today and tomorrow in two episodes, we tell the story of a long-running investigation by&nbsp;The Sunday Times' Northern Editor, David Collins, into a string of murder-suicides in north west England. Could they be the work of a serial killer, operating undetected since the mid-nineties?</p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: </em><a href="https://thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes</em></a><em>. </em></p><p><strong>Book:</strong> <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/The-Hunt-for-the-Silver-Killer/David-Collins/9781398505346" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Hunt for the Silver Killer</a> by David Collins (published May 26, 2022).</p><p><strong>Guest:</strong> David Collins, Northern Editor, The Sunday Times. </p><p><strong>Host:</strong> David Aaronovitch. </p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>