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Maeve explores the haunting unsolved murder of Esther Soper in Plymouth.

In this episode of Compact Murder, Maeve explores the murder of Esther Soper, a 52-year-old widow found dead in her home in Mutley, Plymouth, on New Year's Day 1976. With a house sale underway, a mysterious viewer using the name Clifford Sparks, and a huge police investigation that never produced a charge, this remains one of the most haunting unsolved murders in the south-west of England. Visit our website: Compact Murder Find us on our social media sites: Facebook Instagram Pinterest Youtube #CompactMurder #TrueCrimePodcast #UnsolvedMurder #ColdCase #BritishCrime #EstherSoper #PlymouthHistory #DevonCrime #HistoricalCrime #UnsolvedMystery

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