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Welcome to the October issue. This month, we look at the rape trial that has shocked France – and the world – as a husband admits allowing strangers to molest his wife. We also examine the cases of a cop accused of killing his pregnant lover, and the teenage murderer who could soon be released. Plus, Dermot Murnaghan on the crimes that shook Britain, and the woman who was fooled by fraudster surgeon Paolo Macchiarini. There's also our round-up of all the latest crime TV, books and podcasts. Email us at Crimemonthly@bauermedia.co.uk. See you next month.…

Cup of coffee in hand, I sat at my desk and logged into my emails to see my boss was asking me to do a story on regenerative medicine. Going about my job as a journalist, I did some research and one name kept popping up – Paolo Macchiarini. He was a Swiss-born Italian cardiothoracic surgeon who'd made a name for himself as one of the world's leading regenerative medicine researchers. In the laboratory, he'd constructed an artificial airway made of plastic, which could be coated in the patient's own stem cells to reduce the risk of rejection. It was the first of its kind and it had the potential to transform lives, earning him the nickname of the ‘Super Surgeon’. We decided to do a documentary about his work…

TREVOR WOOD is a successful playwright, former journalist, and the author of The Man On The Street, One Way Street and Dead End Street. OLI MUNSON & EUAN THORNEYCROFT are literary agents at A.M. Heath, and both thrive on discovering and nurturing fresh talent. SAM EADES is the Publisher for Orion Fiction, and has years of experience delivering blockbuster bestsellers to the fiction market worldwide. NADINE MATHESON is a criminal solicitor, and won the City University Crime Writing competition. Her debut novel, The Jigsaw Man, was published in 2021, followed by The Binding Room and The Kill List. LISA HOWELLS is the Deputy Editor of Crime Monthly, and the writer and co-creator of podcast Crime Monthly Presents: Evil Uncovered. LEODORA DARLINGTON is Publishing Director for Orion Fiction, and the founder of…

KILLER THRILLER Nobody's Hero M.W. CRAVEN (CONSTABLE, £16.99) In the novel Fearless, M.W. Craven created a new action hero for the ages in Ben Koenig – a former US Marshals Special Operations Group operative who disappeared off the grid, before resurfacing to help an old friend and ending up with a mega-bounty on his head. It was one of the most ex plosive books of last year (or any year, come to that) and now the man who cannot feel fear is back in a fresh adventure. When two men are murdered at Speakers’ Corner in London, the repercussions carry all the way to the US, and Koenig is contacted by the CIA. Realising he knows the woman who carried out the killings, he also realises there is only one…

IN ASSOCIATION WITH CRIME MONTHLY Rob McKeon joins us on Instagram Live True-crime books have fascinated writers for decades, creating works of non-fiction that offer detailed, intelligent, and thoughtful insights into extraordinary cases and notorious killers. From well-known stories that grabbed headlines, to the unanswered questions faced by victims’ families, what is most terrifying of all is that these stories all really happened. Now, you can join the CrimeCon UK Book Club, which highlights the unmissable top picks of the genre. This time, on Tuesday 12 November, member of the Parole Board Rob McKeon will be talking about Parole, which offers a unique insight into the characters and cases that have shaped his 12-year career in a profession where risks are high, and the repercussions can be devastating. HOW TO…

Santa Cruz, California – the name alone conjures images of lazy days and balmy evenings. It's a dream destination for holiday makers and a magical place to live for its native community – yet this month brings with it a reminder that terror has lurked behind the picture-perfect exterior, as the Santa Cruz court decides the fate of killer Adrian Jerry Gonzalez. Now 23 years old, Gonzalez has been incarcerated since 2015. He became a killer when he was just 15 years old, committing an unthinkable act of violence against innocent eight-year-old neighbour Madyson Middleton. His crime was so heinous, it has called into question legislation that seeks to protect young offenders from being tried as adults if they commit a crime as a juvenile. DISAPPEARANCE July 26 2015 was…

HISTORIC CRIME The crime scene was as perplexing as it was horrifying. It took place in a wealthy Chicago suburb in 1990 – where Home Alone had just been filmed – with its imposing detached houses and leafy wide streets. Crime was rare, murders unheard of, yet a young married couple had just been found dead in their basement. Richard Langert had been shot execution-style through the back of the head, the hallmarks of a clean, clinical professional hit. But his wife Nancy had died a slow, torturous death. Three months pregnant, she was blasted in the abdomen and left to bleed out. There were bloody drag marks across the concrete floor and scrapes on her forearms. On the floor between the bodies, a heart had been drawn in Nancy's…

ITVX, AVAILABLE NOW ‘Mother. Lover. Liar. Thief’, says the strapline for this true-crime story, inspired by real-life jewel thief and 1980s ‘godmother’ Joan Hannington. And those four carefullychosen words sum up the fascinating drama that unfurls in this six-part series, starring Sophie Turner (Game Of Thrones) as the often contradictory, but also captivating, figure at the heart of the story. THE MOTHER When we first meet Joan, she's in an abusive relationship with a small-time crim, played by Nick Blood (Agents Of SHIELD) and has to flee her home with her young daughter Kelly (Mia Millichamp-Long). In her desperation to create a new life for herself and her kid, Joan first turns to crime when she gets a job in a jewellery shop in London. Her deeply creepy boss Bernard…

Dark As Night LILJA SIGURDARDÓTTIR (ORENDA, £9.99) Áróra is devastated when a child claims to be the reincarnation of her missing sister. But as strange as it seems, she clearly knows something. Meanwhile, detective Daniel suspects Lady Gúgúlú is missing. Twisty. Blood Ties JO NESBO (HARVILL SECKER, £22) Brothers Carl and Roy Opgard have done some very bad things to get to the top, but now they have big plans. However, the local sheriff in their town is on their trail, determined to bring them down once and for all. Gritty. The Bells Of Westminister LEONORANATTRASS (VIPER, £16.99) London 1774. Susan Bell's father is the Dean of Westminster, meaning she spends her days roaming Westminster Abbey. But she's called into action when someone is murdered and a body goes missing.…

Filthy Ritual (Global) One of the most prolific fraudsters in British history, Juliette D'Souza made at least £1million through extortion and manipulation. Claiming to have a special connection to an ancient source of power and wisdom that could cure incurable diseases, her criminal activities in Hampstead, London, went on for years before the police even began to investigate. Now, several years later, Hannah Maguire and Suruthi Bala are attempting to uncover the true story of Juliette D'Souza and bring her to justice. But scam cases are famously hard to prosecute, so will D'Souza's numerous victims – many of whom are interviewed on this podcast – ever get back the money that was taken from them under false pretences? Daisy Hall Ice Cold Case (Icecoldcase.com) Madison McGhee was just six years…

His dazzling career has seen him win armfuls of awards in recognition of selling more than 21million albums. On top of that, Nelly broke barriers by becoming the first major rap star from America's Midwest, going on to become the fourth biggest hip-hop artist of all time. But despite his success, and earning respect for a series of philanthropic endeavours, Nelly, 49 – real name Cornell Iral Haynes Jr – has had a number of brushes with the law over the years. Most recently, the rapper was booked for drug possession in August, after being arrested by cops at 4.45am in a casino near St Louis, Missouri. He was cited for possession of four ecstasy pills by a police officer, who'd run a search for outstanding warrants and discovered one…

This July, shamed secondary school teacher Rebecca Joynes, 30, was jailed for six-and-a-half years for sexual offences. Shockingly, one of Joynes’ teen victims, known only as Boy B, fathered her baby while she was on bail for sex crimes against another teenage boy. At the time, the boys were aged just 15 and 16, and still at Greater Manchester School where she taught maths. In his emotional impact statement, which was read in court after her sentencing, Boy B said that he now realised the full extent of her crimes, adding, he would ‘forever be Rebecca's victim and forever linked to her through our child’. He said at first he had ‘struggled to come to terms with my abuse and was completely in denial’, adding, ‘I would argue until I…

FIRST LOOK A THOUSAND BLOWS Disney have released the first images of the new series from Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders). A Thousand Blows is set in the murky world of illegal boxing in Victorian London. Malachi Kirby (Small Axe) plays Hezekiah Moscow, who finds himself in the violent melting pot of postindustrial revolution East End London. Drawn into the criminal underbelly of the boxing scene, he meets Mary Carr (Erin Doherty, The Crown), leader of a notorious all-female gang. As Hezekiah sharpens his skills, he comes up against Sugar Goodson, (Stephen Graham, Boiling Point), a seasoned and dangerous fighter, and the two are soon locked in an intense rivalry. The series will premiere next year. PETER EXTENDS HIS CRIMINAL RECORD Peter Capaldi and Cush jumbo will return in the second…

What was the inspiration for this novel? There were many different points of inspiration, but two were the fires that swept through Maui last year, and the arrest of a serial rapist I wrote about years ago as a newspaper reporter. It had been established in previous books that Renée Ballard's estranged mother was living off-grid in Maui. When the real fires occurred, I knew this would be something that would worry Ballard and it was an opportunity to open up that part of her character. Unrelated to that was the case I wrote about almost 40 years ago involving the ‘Pillowcase Rapist’ in South Florida. There were dozens of attacks and he was never caught. Decades went by, and then he was identified through new DNA technology. What attracts…

STAK Fans of The Traitors – of which, of course, there are many – will instantly recognise the hosts of this podcast: the cunning winner Harry Clark and one of the most conniving Traitors in the history of the show, Paul Gorton. Now, these two loveable liars are examining various botched crimes throughout history and the silly circumstances that caused the perpetrators’ downfall in this podcast series. Each episode is a treasure, with the hosts bouncing off each other as they discuss some hilarious cases, such as that of the criminal whose plan was foiled by a job application. After stealing £5,000 from Bank of America back in 2016, Alberto Saavedra Lopez seemed to have pulled off the perfect crime. Until, that is, two years later, when he applied for…