About this episode
The episode explores the mysterious disappearance of Julie Ward in the Masai Mara and the subsequent investigation that involved MI6 and a cover-up by Kenyan authorities.
When Julie Ward vanishes mysteriously in the Masai Mara in 1988, her father begins a hunt for answers that stretches from a safari lodge in Kenya to MI6’s headquarters in London. The case was never solved. Nearly four decades on, The Telegraph Deputy Investigations Editor Katherine Rushton pours over classified documents, interviews the people tangled in the case, and travels to Kenya to try to understand who tried to stop her murder being solved. What happened to Julie Ward, why did the Kenyan authorities try to cover it up, and why were MI6 agents involved? Murder in the Masai Mara: Coming Friday 28th November. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Katherine Rushton
Topics covered
- mystery
- investigation
- true crime
- cover-up
- Kenya
- MI6
Keywords
- Julie Ward
- Masai Mara
- investigation
- MI6
- Kenya
- murder
- 1988
- true crime
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: MI6
Places: Masai Mara, Kenya, London
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