In this episiode Bryan Littlely speaks to a woman who knew Stan Hart inside the ordinary spaces of community life.

Stamp meetings, tennis courts, and coffee with family.

What she describes is not the public persona.

It is a locked room...

A dying wife living in dim light.

A warning whispered: ‘Please don’t come back… it’s bad here for you.’

And a man capable of charm in public and force in private.

Through lived experience, this witness reveals the duality she now recognises: a respected community figure who, in her words, was a ‘chameleon’.

This episode does not deal in speculation. It deals in memory, pattern, and behaviour and asks whether concealment allowed something darker to operate for decades.

If you have information relevant to the matters discussed in SLEEPERS, you can contact us confidentially.

Always remember — Fight Like Jo!

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⚠️ Content warning: This episode discusses child sexual abuse and trauma. Listener discretion is advised.

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