Welcome to episode 77, in which Claire lets the skeletons out of her closet by sharing the stories of two of her convict ancestors - her four-times great-grandparents William and Mary Turfrey. While she knew much of William's past, as an Oxfordshire boatman who got himself transported in 1845 for burglary, she realised that Mary's convict record was a complete mystery. It hadn't rated a mention in the family history book, but it turned out that wasn't because it was a boring tale - in fact, quite the opposite. The crime she'd been convicted of was so shameful there had been attempts to keep it quiet...
To finish things off Ben has a case from 1963 which saw a group of amateur criminals hoping to strike it rich engineer one of the most infamous kidnappings in American history - that of Frank Sinatra Jr.
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Welcome to episode 76, in which Ben completes the second half of his retelling of the intriguing story of the Body in Room 348. If you haven't listened to Part 1 yet we highly recommend doing that first or this may not make much sense!
Find out how the private investigator and detective reached their conclusions about what, or who, was responsible for the death of Greg Fleniken in his locked hotel room...
For the skippers, head to 4m 37s for the beginning of the story.
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Welcome to episode 75, in which Ben shares the first installment of his two-part retelling of the mysterious story of the Body in Room 348.
When popular 55-year-old oil-and-gas man Greg Fleniken is found dead in his locked Texas hotel room in 2010 it at first appears to be a simple case of natural causes. He has no visible external injuries but then his autopsy results are puzzling and send the investigation in a different direction.
However police are unable to make any headway until a private investigator comes on board. Through a series of small clues he starts to piece together a theory...
For the skippers amongst you, head to the 4.23 mark for the start of the story.
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