About this episode

The episode explores the dangerous mission of Andrew Bagshaw and Christopher Parry as they attempted to rescue an elderly woman in Soledar, featuring eyewitness accounts and investigative insights.

In Kyiv, locally based researcher, Taras Lazar, an associate professor turned war crimes investigator, arranges for Bruce to speak with the last people to be in contact with Andrew Bagshaw. Andrew and fellow ‘hell jumper’, British volunteer Christopher Parry, had been trying to rescue an elderly woman from Soledar when they failed to return. Through eyewitness accounts and a remarkable recording made as another hell jumper attempted to reach the stranded woman, Bruce pieces together what happened on this dangerous mission.  Sign up to DELVE+ to get early access to new episodes and listen to The Murder of Andrew Bagshaw, both seasons of Diagnosis of a Crime, all four seasons of award-winning The Boy in the Water, both seasons of Fractured, the explosive Powder Keg and Satanic Panic: Peter Ellis, the Creche Case & Me, all ad-free. Presented by investigations editor Melanie Reid. Discover more at Newsroom.co.nz and search for Melanie Reid Investigates on Facebook and Instagram. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Melanie Reid

Guest: Bruce

Topics covered

• war crimes
• volunteer rescue
• eyewitness accounts
• dangerous missions
• humanitarian efforts

Keywords

• Andrew Bagshaw
• Christopher Parry
• Kyiv
• Soledar
• war crimes
• rescue mission
• hell jumpers
• eyewitness accounts

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: DELVE, Newsroom.co.nz, Acast

Places: Kyiv, Soledar

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• S11 | The Murder of Andrew Bagshaw | Ep 1: The Man Behind the Hero · August 31, 2026 · 26 min
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