In 2023, neonatal nurse Lucy Letby was convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder others at the Countess of Chester Hospital. She received a whole-life sentence — one of the most severe punishments available under UK law.

The verdict appeared definitive.

But outside the courtroom, debate has continued.

In this extended deep-dive episode of What They Hide: Hidden Crimes in Plain Sight, we examine the case in full: the neonatal ward, the unexpected collapses, the prosecution’s medical evidence, the insulin findings, the handwritten notes, the rota patterns — and the jury’s decision.

We then step into the growing discussion among statisticians, medical commentators, and legal observers who have questioned aspects of the statistical reasoning, clinical interpretation, and systemic context of the case.

This episode does not claim to overturn a conviction. Lucy Letby’s convictions stand in law.

Instead, we ask a harder question:

How certain is certainty?

When medicine, statistics, and criminal law collide — what does justice require?

Listener discretion advised. This episode discusses infant death and medical trauma.This episode is based on publicly available court reporting, official documentation, and post-trial analysis. Key sources include:

• Reporting from Manchester Crown Court (2022–2023)
• Sentencing remarks delivered by Mr Justice Goss (August 2023)
• Court of Appeal judgment dismissing Letby’s first appeal (2024)
• Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Review of the Countess of Chester neonatal unit (2017)

• BBC News (extensive trial coverage)
• The Guardian (court reporting and legal analysis)
• The Times (trial reporting and investigative coverage)
• The Telegraph (trial reporting and commentary)
• Sky News (trial summaries and sentencing coverage)
• The Independent (trial coverage and analysis)

• Public commentary and analysis by Prof. Richard Gill (statistician)
• Academic and medical discussions published in professional forums and interviews post-verdict
• Commentary from healthcare governance analysts examining systemic hospital factors

• NHS neonatal care standards documentation
• Articles on statistical clustering and the “Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy”
• Legal commentary on circumstantial evidence and whole-life orders in UK law

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In the autumn of 1995, North Wales became the hunting ground of a man no one suspected.

Peter Moore was a cinema manager. A local businessman. A familiar face dressed almost always in black. Between September and December, four men — Henry Roberts, Edward Carthy, Keith Randles, and Anthony Davies — were murdered in isolated locations across Anglesey and Denbighshire.

In this episode of What They Hide: Hidden Crimes in Plain Sight, we take a deep, fact-based dive into the investigation that led to Moore’s arrest, his Christmas Eve confession, the dramatic courtroom battle where he blamed a mysterious figure known only as “Jason,” and the whole-life sentence that followed.

We also explore the haunting legal legacy of his case — and the disturbing truth at its core:

Sometimes the most dangerous predators don’t hide in the shadows.

They stand in plain sight.

Listener discretion advised. This episode contains discussion of murder and violent crime.

Sources Consulted Include:

• Court reporting from Mold Crown Court (1996)
• Contemporary reporting from The Independent
• Legal coverage of whole-life order appeals and European Court of Human Rights rulings
• Archival reporting from North Wales news outlets

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In August 1985, five members of the same family were found shot dead inside a farmhouse in rural Essex.

At first, investigators believed the deaths were the result of a murder-suicide carried out by Sheila Caffell. Within weeks, the investigation changed direction, and her adopted brother, Jeremy Bamber, was charged and later convicted of all five murders.

In this episode of What They Hide: Hidden Crimes in Plain Sight, we examine the White House Farm murders through a careful, fact-based retelling of events. We explore the early investigation, the evidence presented at trial, the competing narratives put before the jury, and the appeals and reviews that have kept the case in public debate for decades.

This is not a story about speculation.

It is a reminder that behind every contested case are lives that were lost, families permanently changed, and questions that continue to echo long after a verdict is reached.

We remember:

Nevill Bamber

June Bamber

Sheila Caffell

Nicholas Caffell

Daniel Caffell

Research for this episode was compiled using publicly available records and reporting, including:

• Court of Appeal Judgment (R v Bamber, 2002)
• Criminal Cases Review Commission case materials and summaries
• Contemporary reporting from BBC News, The Guardian, and The Independent
• Historical investigative timelines published by major UK news organisations
• Publicly documented trial and sentencing records

All information has been presented with care and respect for the victims and their families.

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