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S3E5 S3 EP5: Not Proven
After a stunning verdict, Brendan tracks down Annalise’s brother Jordan and investigates where the case stands today.
S3E4 S3 EP4: The Trial
Two suspects stand trial for Annalise’s murder. In the courtroom, shocking accusations, revelations, and contradictions emerge. A trial is supposed to bring closure. But in this case, it only raises…
S3E2 S3 EP3: The Brother
As their investigation deepens, police begin to focus on Jordan Johnstone. He was the last known person to see Annalise alive. The evidence begins to mount.
S3E2 S3 EP2: My Life by Annalise
Through Annalise’s own personal writings, Investigative Journalist Brendan Duggan uncovers details of her troubled childhood. He travels to her childhood home to speak with her family. But will they…
S3E1 S3 EP1: A Murder in Perthshire
Two hikers stumble upon a body in a wooded area off a country road in Perthshire. Police quickly determine this isn’t the murder scene—Annalise Johnstone was killed elsewhere. Meanwhile, her…
S3 Who Killed Annalise? Trailer
Introducing “Who Killed Annalise?” a five-part true crime podcast series from The Courier and DC Thomson. In 2023, Police Scotland claimed they had solved every homicide since 2013. But for the…
S2E6 S2 EP6: The body
25 years have passed since Arlene Fraser went missing and her killer could be out of jail soon. But Arlene's family still don't know where she is. Arlene's sister explains how she is campaigning for…
S2E5 S2 EP5: Released
As doubts emerge about some of the evidence used to jail the killer, the courts are left with no choice but to let him go. As he returns home, all hell breaks loose, with bar brawls and bouncers…
Q & A with host Dale Haslam
Investigative journalist Dale Haslam, who spoke to Arlene's friends, family, and those who brought her killer to justice, answers your questions about the case. Read all the questions and answers…
S2E4 S2 EP4: The lipreader
Frustrated by a lack of progress, detectives turn to a lipreader in an attempt to build evidence - and strike gold. It is enough to build a case against a key suspect, convince his friends to testify…
S2 Trailer: Vanished
Introducing Vanished: A new 6-part true crime podcast series from Impact Podcasts and the DC Thomson title The Press and Journal.
S2E1 S2 EP1: Arlene
How does someone just vanish? In 1998, Arlene suddenly disappears from her home in the north-east of Scotland - and she was previously known to police as a victim of domestic abuse at the hands of…
S2E2 S2 EP2: The ’concerned’ husband
A crack team of detectives arrives in Elgin to investigate Arlene Fraser's disappearance - and they quickly begin to suspect her husband of foul play after a suspicious phone call. But he tries every…
S2E3 S2 EP3: Just say nothing
Six months have passed and there is still no clear lead in the case - and Arlene Fraser is still missing. But a new team of detectives dubbed 'the A team' arrive on the scene and make a breakthrough.…
S1E7 S1 Bonus Ep: The making of Hunting Mr X
In the second of our bonus episodes, we take you behind the scenes of our true crime podcast, Hunting Mr X. In a revealing conversation, host Brendan Duggan sits down with Impact Investigations…
S1E6 S1 Bonus Ep: A history of drugs
In the first of two new bonus episodes of Hunting Mr X, we dive even deeper into the UK’s gritty underworld in the 1980s and 1990s. Host Brendan Duggan is joined by two guests to learn how the…
S1E5 S1 EP5: Prison Break
It’s not how you thought this story was going to end. Listen to the epic conclusion to Hunting Mr X and find out where each of our characters ended up after their lives were forever changed by Julian…
S1E4 S1 EP4: The Bright Orange Van
The net closes in on the gang as police and customs officers swoop after weeks of covert surveillance stretching from Spain to Scotland. Customs investigator Graham Dick races to intercept the huge…
S1E3 S1 EP3: The Storm
After being put in a car during the middle of the night, on the orders of Julian Chisholm, Chris Howarth and Noel Hawkins eventually find themselves in Gibraltar where they then set off on a journey…
S1E2 S1 EP2: Operation Klondyke
From Spain to Ullapool, customs officer Graham Dick and his team keep a watchful eye on the gang’s movements. As they begin to build a case against Julian Chisholm, Graham has a hunch Chisholm, who…
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Impact Podcasts has published 22 episodes since May 2023, covering topics in Documentary, Society & Culture.
Impact Podcasts is currently dormant with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 25m.
