{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/685586d60bed216db7514f90/68ff97f7e0f934b5d11d3700?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Bright Lights and Dark Alleyways - Episode 1 ","description":"<p>On Saturday 1st of November 2003, fourteen-year-old Charlene Downes disappeared from her hometown of Blackpool. The story of what happened to her has haunted the town ever since – but is it true?</p><p><br></p><p>Twenty years later, another Blackpool girl, broadcaster Nicola Thorp, looks into this case that she remembers from her childhood. But she quickly finds out that it goes deeper than she could have imagined.</p><p><br></p><p>Nicola revisits the immediate aftermath of Charlene’s disappearance. When the police respond, they discover that dark secrets are being kept in Blackpool.</p><p><br></p><p><em>The following content may feel overwhelming.&nbsp;Everyone's Invited was built on the voices of brave survivors who shared their submissions with us. If you would like to share your experience, please submit it via the Everyone’s Invited Survivor Safe Space at:&nbsp;</em><a href=\"https://www.everyonesinvited.uk/submissions/submit\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>https://www.everyonesinvited.uk/submissions/submit</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Crime Desk"}