About this episode

The episode discusses the disturbing case of Sonia Exelby and the investigation that followed her tragic encounter.

In October 2025, Sonia Exelby got on a flight from London to Florida. But she wasn't going on holiday or to meet a friend, she was going to meet a monster. And what happened next, started one of the most heartbreaking and disturbing investigations these seasoned officers had ever witnessed. This is REAL To join me on Patreon please see here, thank you: https://patreon.com/REALtruecrimepodcast For mental health support, please see here: https://thejordanlegacy.com/ https://www.mind.org.uk/ - Mental health & Identity support https://www.spuk.org.uk/ - Suicide Prevention UK https://www.samaritans.org/ - The Samaritans https://988lifeline.org/ - Suicide Prevention USA https://www.suicidepreventionaust.org/ - Suicide Prevention Australia https://www.pieta.ie/ - Suicide Prevention Ireland Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Topics covered

• true crime
• investigation
• mental health
• society
• culture

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