The "Spy in a Bag" Case - Murder? Assassination? Cover-Up? Accident?
The "Spy in a Bag" Case - Murder? Assassination? Cover-Up? Accident?

The "Spy in a Bag" Case - Murder? Assassination? Cover-Up? Accident?

October 19, 2025 12:37am
22:06
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On August 23, 2010, police discovered the body of MI6 spy Gareth Williams locked inside a gym bag in his London flat. The brilliant mathematician and GCHQ codebreaker was found naked, decomposing, padlocked from the outside in a red North Face holdall. The key was inside the bag, under his body.Two forensic experts attempted to replicate the scenario 400 times. They failed every single time.Was it murder? An accident? Russian intelligence assassination? Even the coroner and Metropolitan Police can't agree.Keywords: True crime podcast, unsolved murder mystery, British spy case, MI6 secrets, intelligence agency cover-up, espionage thriller, cold case investigation, forensic mystery, Gareth Williams death, GCHQ codebreaker, Russian assassination, KGB conspiracy, London crime, mysterious deaths, government secrets, classified operations, unexplained death, detective investigation, criminal mystery, spy thriller, real crime stories, murder investigation, dark secrets, conspiracy podcast, investigative journalism, true crime stories 2024 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/we-saw-the-devil-a-true-crime-podcast--4433638/support.Website: http://www.wesawthedevil.comPatreon: http://www.patreon.com/wesawthedevilDiscord: https://discord.gg/X2qYXdB4Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/WeSawtheDevilInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/wesawthedevilpodcast.

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Duration:22:06
Published:October 19, 2025 12:37am
File Size:50.6 MB
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On August 23, 2010, police discovered the body of MI6 spy Gareth Williams locked inside a gym bag in his London flat. The brilliant mathematician and GCHQ codebreaker was found naked, decomposing, padlocked from the outside in a red North Face holdall. The key was inside the bag, under his body.Two forensic experts attempted to replicate the scenario 400 times. They failed every single time.Was it murder? An accident? Russian intelligence assassination? Even the coroner and Metropolitan Police c...

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