Episode 143 - Charlene Downes: Without a Trace

About this episode

<p>In 2003, 14 year old Charlene Downes disappeared. Rumours quickly spread that she had been murdered, dismembered and her remains had been sold as kebab meat in local takeaway shops. Her story brought to light a dark secret that had lay hidden for years under the illuminations and arcade noises of the English seaside town of Blackpool.</p><p><br></p><p>Support the show and get access to weekly bonus content at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/redhanded">patreon.com/redhanded</a></p><p><br></p><p>Sources:</p><p>The Murder of Charlene Downes documentary: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ_obctJ9eA">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ_obctJ9eA</a></p><p><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/police-errors-mean-girls-killer-may-never-be-found-1803647.html">https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/police-errors-mean-girls-killer-may-never-be-found-1803647.html</a></p><p><a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2020/01/manchester-and-rotherham-cowardly-authorities-refused-crack-down-rapists-why">https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2020/01/manchester-and-rotherham-cowardly-authorities-refused-crack-down-rapists-why</a></p><p><a href="https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/17630129.serious-case-review-to-be-held-into-historic-child-sexual-abuse-in-bradford/">https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/17630129.serious-case-review-to-be-held-into-historic-child-sexual-abuse-in-bradford/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2008/may/30/ukcrime.childprotection">https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2008/may/30/ukcrime.childprotection</a></p><p><a href="https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/zmpqvx/murder-charlene-downes-blackpool">https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/zmpqvx/murder-charlene-downes-blackpool</a></p>  <br><p>See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>