The Leeds True Crime Podcast

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  • Cold case murders unsolved after 10 years, the harrowing case of a boy left to 'rot to death' by his family at a home in Leeds. The Leeds True Crime Podcast, produced by LeedsLive, looks at some of the most shocking crimes in the city.
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Episodes
  • The Case of the Cranstons Episode 3: Justice for Jordan

    The Case of the Cranstons Episode 3: Justice for Jordan
    Aug 6 2018
    In this third installment of 'The Case of the Cranstons', the LeedsLive newsteam takes a closer look at the prison sentences given to the three women who were held responsible for Jordan's horrific death, reasons why the judge did not lock them up for longer and the decision to launch ‘a full, independent and joint review’ into how Jordan’s circumstances were not picked up by the authorities. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    24 mins
  • The Case of the Cranstons Episode 2: The tragedy of Jordan Burling

    The Case of the Cranstons Episode 2: The tragedy of Jordan Burling
    Jul 30 2018
    LeedsLive continues its podcast series exploring the circumstances surrounding the horrific case of Jordan Burling, an 18-year-old boy allowed to rot to death in his own home in Leeds. In the second installment of 'The Case of the Cranstons', the LeedsLive news team focuses on Jordan's dramatic deterioration and his family's inadequate attempts to care for him.The 18-year-old weighed less than six stone, was severely malnourished and covered in infected pressure sores when he was found lying on a dirty inflatable mattress at his family home in Butterbowl Garth, Farnley, in June 2016.His mother Dawn Cranston, 45, and grandmother Denise Cranston, 70, were jailed for a total of seven years after they were both convicted of manslaughter at Leeds Crown Court in July 2018.  For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    27 mins
  • The Case of the Cranstons Episode 1: Who were the Cranstons?

    The Case of the Cranstons Episode 1: Who were the Cranstons?
    Jul 26 2018
    In Episode 1 of 'The Case of the Cranstons', we take a close look at Jordan's mother, grandmother and sister, and ask why the family withdrew from the outside world.We also discuss the reasons given by the family for their decision to try and care for Jordan by themselves at a stage when he became so ill that he was described as looking looking a concentration camp prisoner from the Second World War. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    32 mins

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