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Seventeen Years - The Andrew Malkinson story
A series about how one man spent almost two decades in jail for a crime he says he didn't commit.
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1. Life turned upside down (Pt 1)
28:36||Ep. 1This episode was first published on 24 September, 2021.In 2004 Andrew Malkinson was sentenced to life in jail after a 33-year-old mother of two was raped and left for dead on a Greater Manchester roadside. But he’s always maintained his innocence. In the first part of this new series, award-winning investigative journalist Emily Dugan meets Andy to try to understand his story.This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times.Host: Emily Dugan, reporter at The Sunday Times.If you, or someone you know, has been affected by the issues raised in this episode, the following organisations can help:Rape Crisis England & WalesNHS - Help after rape and sexual assaultCriminal Cases Review CommissionAppeal - Charity and law practice Clips: AP & BBC.
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2. The trial (Pt 2)
39:23||Ep. 2This episode was first published on 1 October, 2021. In today's episode, Emily looks back at what happened during Andy's trial in 2004 and reveals a worrying fact about two witnesses whose testimony helped secure his conviction.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: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes.Host: Emily Dugan, reporter at The Sunday Times.If you, or someone you know, has been affected by the issues raised in this episode, the following organisations can help:Rape Crisis England & WalesNHS - Help after rape and sexual assaultCriminal Cases Review CommissionAppeal - Charity and law practice Clips: BBC and Euronews.3. Witness testimony (Pt 3)
27:15||Ep. 3This episode was first published on 8 October, 2021. In episode three of this series, Emily visits the scene of the crime in Greater Manchester. She also meets a survivor of a different sexual assault who explains how - through no fault of their own - victims can misidentify their attackers.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: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes.Host: Emily Dugan, reporter at The Sunday Times.If you, or someone you know, has been affected by the issues raised in this episode, the following organisations can help:Rape Crisis England & WalesNHS - Help after rape and sexual assaultCriminal Cases Review CommissionAppeal - Charity and law practice4. Forensics (Pt 4)
28:12||Ep. 4This episode was first published on 15 October, 2021. In episode four, Emily hears how new DNA testing techniques reveal a different man may have been at the crime scene and Andy explains a dilemma that prisoners who maintain their innocence face.This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes.Host: Emily Dugan, reporter at The Sunday Times.Audio from HMP North Sea Camp courtesy of Two Step Films.If you, or someone you know, has been affected by the issues raised in this episode, the following organisations can help:Rape Crisis England & WalesNHS - Help after rape and sexual assaultCriminal Cases Review CommissionAppeal - Charity and law practice5. 'Forced' to testify? (Pt 5)
31:19||Ep. 5This episode was first released on 22 October, 2021. In the penultimate episode of the series, Emily speaks to one half of a couple whose witness testimony helped convict Andy.This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes.Host: Emily Dugan, reporter at The Sunday Times.If you, or someone you know, has been affected by the issues raised in this episode, the following organisations can help:Rape Crisis England & WalesNHS - Help after rape and sexual assaultCriminal Cases Review CommissionAppeal - Charity and law practice6. Police failings (Pt 6)
33:23||Ep. 6This episode was first released on 29 October, 2021.In the final episode of the series, Emily speaks to the former wife of another suspect from the time which raises questions about how thorough Greater Manchester Police were.This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times at: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes.Host: Emily Dugan, reporter at The Sunday Times.Actress: Eliza Marsland.If you, or someone you know, has been affected by the issues raised in this episode, the following organisations can help:Rape Crisis England & WalesNHS - Help after rape and sexual assaultCriminal Cases Review CommissionAppeal - Charity and law practice7. February 2023 UPDATE - A breakthrough (Pt 7)
20:11||Ep. 7In this update, Emily’s producer Will goes to see Andy after news broke that his case is now being referred to the Court of Appeal after a DNA profile on the victim’s clothing was linked to another man on the national database.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: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes. Host: Will Roe. If you, or someone you know, has been affected by the issues raised in this episode, the following organisations can help:Rape Crisis England & WalesNHS - Help after rape and sexual assaultCriminal Cases Review CommissionAppeal - Charity and law practice