In december 1976 vindt de plaatselijke postbode van het dorpje Llangolman in Wales de lichamen van broer en zus Griff en Patti Thomas in hun afgelegen boerderij. In eerste instantie vermoedt de politie dat een buitenstaander de zeer gewelddadige moorden heeft gepleegd. Toch wordt daarna al snel geconcludeerd dat Griff eerst zijn zus heeft vermoord en daarna zelfmoord heeft gepleegd. De rest van de hechte gemeenschap geloofde dit toen niet, en nu nog steeds niet.
Death on the farm gaat in op de vraag waarom de zaak bijna een halve eeuw later nog steeds belangrijk is voor zo veel mensen. De BBC-podcast onderzoekt met getuigen, mensen uit de gemeenschap en hedendaagse experts of de politie indertijd cruciaal bewijsmateriaal heeft gemist.
Gripping True Crime stories from neighbourhoods across the UK.
Series 10.
The baffling story of a cyclist who vanished in the Scottish Highlands.
Previously on Crime Next Door:
Series 1. An Assassin Comes to Town
Gunshots kickstart an extraordinary tale of state terrorism.
Series 2. Servants and Saints
Exploring the story and allegations of a global religious group.
Series 3. Death on the Farm
After fifty years the community of Llangolman seek justice.
Series 4. The Salisbury Poisonings
Follow the public inquiry into the death of Dawn Sturgess.
Series 5. The Golden Toilet Heist
Exploring a story of art, mystery and a solid gold toilet stolen from a British palace.
Series 6: Who Killed The Shakoors?
A father’s fight for justice after surviving a house fire that killed his family.
Series 7. The Ballad of Big Mags
A vigilante matriarch with dark secrets comes to regret stepping into the media spotlight.
Series 8. When a Catfish Kills
‘Chloe’ isn’t a real girl. She’s a catfish and her demands have fatal consequences.
Series 9. The Cop, The Kidnap and The Killer
A girl is kidnapped from her home by a man known as ‘The Black Panther’. A ransom note is found and police must race to bring the teenager home.
Tony Parsons didn’t know how long his cycle ride would take. It might be one day. it could be three. All his family knew was that he’d come back through the door before too long. So when he didn’t, they began to worry.
This episode tells the story of their immediate search… an agonising journey along his planned route, looking for any sign of Tony taking shelter. And we hear how a phone call to the police sparked an urgent search on land and in the air.
Presented by Jane MacSorley.
Produced by Firecrest Films.
