Rachel Nickell and the Wimbledon Common Honey Trap
About this episode
The episode covers the notorious murder of Rachel Nickell and the flawed investigation that followed.
On July 15, 1992, 23-year-old Rachel Nickell was murdered on Wimbledon Common in broad daylight, with her two-year-old son as the only witness. With no DNA at the scene, police fixated on the wrong man, building an infamous honey trap operation around a profiler's hunch while the real killer stayed free. It took sixteen years and a DNA breakthrough to finally get justice. This week, Andie covers one of the most notorious investigations in British history. Sources: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7783796.stm https://policeprofessional.com/news/mps-apology-for- ‘errors’-in-rachel-nickell-murder-case/ https://policeprofessional.com/news/ ‘gross-errors-of-judgement’/ https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/rachel-nickell-case https://www.aetv.com/articles/rachel-nickell-murder-1992 https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/rachel-nickell-murder-case-justice-delayed-1800876 https://www.tvguide.co.uk/articles/colin-stagg-life-after-rachel-nickell-honeytrap-scandal/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Rachel_Nickell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Napper https://time.com/article/2026/06/01/rachel-nickell-true-story-the-witness-netflix/ This Week’s Episode Brought To You…
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