Elkin & Bell / The Gosport Funeral Home Scandal

Elkin & Bell / The Gosport Funeral Home Scandal

From They Walk Among Us - UK True Crime by They Walk Among Us

April 1, 2026 · 45 min · Season 11 · Episode 12

About this episode

This episode explores the Gosport Funeral Home scandal and the lack of regulation in the funeral industry.

In England, anyone can become a funeral director. No licence, no qualifications required. This is the story of how that gap was exploited. On December 10th, 2023, bailiffs entered a repossessed funeral home in Gosport, Hampshire, and discovered something that would prompt a year-long police investigation, a landmark criminal trial, and renewed calls for long-overdue industry regulation… *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED ***     This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane. Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton. Audio editing by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Narration, additional audio editing and mixing, writing and script editing by Benjamin Fitton. To get early ad-free access, including Season 1, sign up for They Walk Among PLUS, available from Patreon or Apple Podcasts . More information and episode references can be found on our website https://theywalkamonguspodcast.com SOCIAL MEDIA:  https://linktr.ee/TheyWalkAmongUs Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Benjamin Fitton, Rosanna Fitton, Joel Porter

Topics covered

  • funeral home scandal
  • police investigation
  • industry regulation
  • true crime
  • Gosport

Keywords

  • funeral director
  • Gosport Funeral Home
  • police investigation
  • criminal trial
  • industry regulation

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Gosport, Hampshire

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