BONUS: The Tragic Life Of Preston Davey: "You've killed him Jamie."

BONUS: The Tragic Life Of Preston Davey: "You've killed him Jamie."

From The Trial by The Crime Desk

May 20, 2026 · 15 min · Season 17

About this episode

The episode discusses Jamie Varley's reaction to allegations of sexually abusing and murdering his adopted son, Preston Davey.

In this extra episode Caroline and Liz have the moment Jamie Varley is faced with the extent of the allegations against him - and his reaction to them. He tells detective they are wrong that he sexually abused and murdered his adopted 13-month-old son, Preston Davey, and he will fight the allegations until the day he dies. Subscribe via thecrimedesk.com Follow us on TikTok @DailyMailCrime Email us thetrial@dailymail.com WhatsApp us +447796657512 (start your message with ‘Trial’)   Presenter: Caroline Cheetham and Liz Hull Editor: Chelsey Ranore Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini   A Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular. The Trial series uses actors and some voices generated by AI. Their words are taken as verbatim from the official court transcript. Click here to sign up to The Crime Desk's weekly newsletter . It's free and packed with exclusive interviews, expert insight, and gripping deep dive investigations from across the world. A Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Caroline Cheetham, Liz Hull

Topics covered

  • allegations
  • true crime
  • child abuse
  • murder
  • legal battle

Keywords

  • Jamie Varley
  • Preston Davey
  • allegations
  • murder
  • true crime

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Organizations: The Crime Desk, Daily Mail

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