The Spy in the Bag: Who Killed Gareth Williams?

The Spy in the Bag: Who Killed Gareth Williams?

From Clues with Morgan Absher and Kaelyn Moore by Crime House

July 22, 2026 · 1h 7m · Episode 62

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Morgan and Kaelyn explore the mysterious death of MI6 codebreaker Gareth Williams, found dead in a locked bag.

In August 2010, MI6 codebreaker Gareth Williams was found dead inside a padlocked North Face duffel bag in the bathtub of his London safe house. No fingerprints. No signs of struggle. No DNA. His phone and computers had been wiped, and weeks had passed before anyone even reported him missing. Investigators couldn't determine how the bag was locked from the inside — and a coroner ruled it would have been almost impossible to do alone. Was it a covert operation gone wrong, a personal encounter turned deadly, or something the intelligence community has never wanted the public to know? Morgan and Kaelyn unpack the secrets, the silence, and the shadowy world behind one of Britain's most baffling unsolved deaths. Head over to our Clues YouTube channel to WATCH this episode: https://www.youtube.com/@CluesPod If you’re new here, don’t forget to follow Clues to never miss a case! To hear episodes ad-free and released a day early, subscribe to Crime House+. Join at crimehouseplus.com or if you’re listening on Apple Podcasts, tap “Try Free” at the top of this show’s page. Clues is a Crime House Original Podcast, powered by PAVE Studios. 🎧 Need More to Binge?  Listen to other Crime…

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