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Radio 5 Live,17 Mar 2025,43 mins,
64. The Body in the Garage
Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain StirlingContains strong language, adult humour, some scenes of a sexual nature, some violent scenes and some scenes which some viewers may find upsetting.
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Laura takes us to 1929, where two men find the decomposing body of a man hidden behind some boxes in a garage in Southampton. The victim, oil agent Vivian Messiter, had been missing for nine weeks. Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling is available twice a week on BBC Sounds. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode. Email us at lauraandiain@bbc.co.uk.
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