The Trial
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.For ad-free listening to The Trial, exclusive bonus episodes every week, and complete access to previous series of the show, subscribe to The Crime Desk now. Visit www.thecrimedesk.com to become a member. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
The McCann 'Stalkers' - “She is not Madeleine”
In this episode Caroline and Claire have the opening day of trial of two women accused of stalking the family of Madeleine McCann. Julie Wandelt is accused of pursuing the family by email, call and text claiming to be their missing daughter…
Lucy Letby: Conviction
In this episode Liz and Caroline speak to Danny Bogado, the director of a new Channel 4 documentary called Conviction: The Lucy Letby Case. They discuss why he wanted to make a film on the case, how he recruited contributors and why he feel…
Lucy Letby’s Expert Witness
Dr Mike Hall was Lucy’s Letby’s key expert witness. But he was never called to give evidence at either of her trials. Caroline and Liz now ask him why. Search: The Trial of Lucy Letby: The InquiryThe Trial series uses actors and some voices…
High School Stabbing - The Intermediary
In this episode, Caroline and Jack bring you an exclusive interview with the woman who acted as the intermediary for the boy convicted of murdering Harvey Willgoose.Lucy Swindlehurst reveals the influence she had on the way the trial was co…
High School Stabbing - Guilty
In this episode, Caroline and Jack bring you the verdict from Sheffield Crown Court - guilty. The 15-year-old defendant was convicted following 14 hours 34 minutes of deliberation by a majority of 11 to one. The episode also features an exc…
High School Stabbing - Over to the Jury
The jury in the trial of the killer of Harvey Willgoose are now considering their verdict.They’ve heard all of the evidence and the decision on whether the 15 year old boy on trial is guilty of murder or manslaughter now rests with them. In…
High School Stabbing - ‘There was a name’
In this episode, Caroline and Jack bring you the closing arguments from the defence and prosecution before the jury retire to consider their verdicts. Prosecutor Richard Thyne KC said the defendant did not suffer from a loss of self-control…
High School Stabbing - ‘You got worked up in rage’
In this episode, Caroline and Jack bring you the cross-examination of the boy accused of murdering Harvey Willgoose. He is questioned about the witness accounts of teachers and pupils who saw him acting like he had a knife before the stabbi…
High School Stabbing - Anatomy of a Stabbing
In this episode, Caroline and Jack bring you the moment the boy accused of murdering Harvey Willgoose describes the fatal stabbing. He claims he only pulled out a knife because he was scared he would get stabbed himself and told a jury he n…
High School Stabbing - ‘I’ve got a bad feeling about today’
In this episode Caroline and Jack bring you the latest evidence of the boy accused of murdering 15-year-old old Harvey Willgoose, as he tells the court he bought the “scary-looking” knife used in the attack because he was worried about bein…
High School Stabbing - ‘I’m upset all the time’
In this episode Caroline and Jack bring you the side of the story the teenage boy accused of murdering Harvey Willgoose told the jury during the trial.He described how he was the victim of bullying since as far back as primary school, which…
High School Stabbing - ‘It was me or him’
In this episode Caroline and Jack have what the teenage boy on trial said in the moments after he stabbed Harvey Willgoose. He told police he had the knife for his own protection because he thought he was going to get jumped. He said he was…
Constance Marten and Mark Gordon - The Verdict
In January 2023, Constance Marten and Mark Gordon went on the run with their newborn baby Victoria. After a nationwide hunt, the couple were found. Two days later, so was the body of Victoria.Last year a jury found the pair guilty of concea…
Trailer: Constance Marten and Mark Gordon - The Verdict
In January 2023, Constance Marten and Mark Gordon went on the run with their newborn baby Victoria. After a nationwide hunt, the couple were found. Two days later, so was the body of Victoria.Last year a jury found the pair guilty of concea…
High School Stabbing - 'I can’t control it’
In this episode, Caroline and Jack bring you the evidence of several teachers who have described the horrifying moment they found 15-year-old Harvey Willgoose had been fatally injured in the school courtyard. The trial also heard that the b…
High School Stabbing - ‘He carried knives’
In this episode, Caroline and Jack bring you the first of the pupils to give evidence at the trial of the teenager accused of murdering Harvey Willgoose at a school in Sheffield. One friend of Harvey's told police that the defendant was kno…
High School Stabbing - “I lost it”
In this episode Caroline and Jack hear from the teachers at the school where Harvey Willgoose was killed. He was described as a cheeky pupil who never crossed the line and in the hours before he died, he joked that nobody would stab him. Th…
High School Stabbing - Killed on Camera
In this episode, Caroline and Jack bring you the prosecution opening in the trial of a 15-year-old accused of murdering a fellow pupil, Harvey Willgoose, at a school in Sheffield in February 2025. The attack happened in the school courtyard…
Three trials. Three continents. Here’s what’s coming up next week.
Next week, The Trial returns, taking you inside three of the most explosive legal battles playing out across the globe. In the U.S.A., music mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs stands accused of multiple charges including sex trafficking and racketeer…
The Inquiry - Over to the CCRC
In this episode Caroline and Liz have the latest on Lucy Letby’s defence case after her barrister Mark McDonald hand delivered the evidence which he says proves her convictions are unsafe, to the Criminal Cases Review Commission. So we sent…
Introducing The Trial of Erin Patterson
The following is a sample of our brand new series 'The Trial of Erin Patterson'.To listen to the full episode, search for 'The Trial of Erin Patterson' wherever you get your podcasts.Australian mother-of-two, Erin Patterson, has been charge…