Blood Relatives, Episode 3

About this episode

Heidi receives a call from Jeremy Bamber, a notorious prisoner who claims his innocence after forty years.

One day, Heidi gets a call from Wakefield Prison, where Jeremy Bamber remains locked up, forty years after the murders. He’s one of the nation’s most reviled villains. But he insists he’s innocent. New Yorker subscribers get full, ad-free access to “Blood Relatives” and every season of In the Dark. In Apple Podcasts, tap the link at the top of the feed to subscribe or link an existing subscription. Or visit newyorker.com/dark to subscribe and listen in the New Yorker app. In the Dark has merch! Buy specially designed hats, T-shirts, and totes for yourself or a loved one at store.newyorker.com . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Topics covered

• true crime
• innocence
• prison
• murder
• documentary

Keywords

• Heidi
• Jeremy Bamber
• Wakefield Prison
• murders
• innocent
• true crime
• In the Dark

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wakefield Prison, Apple Podcasts, In the Dark, store.newyorker.com, dovetail.prx.org

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