RedHanded

Episode 15 - The Spy in the Bag

Oct 5, 2017
Ask episode
AI Snips
Chapters
Transcript
Episode notes
ANECDOTE

Man Found Padlocked In A Bag

  • Gareth Williams, a 31-year-old MI6 cryptologist, was found dead padlocked inside a red bag in his bath.
  • The discovery included a wig, women's clothes and two SIMs, and the heating had been left high for days.
ANECDOTE

First Officer's Disturbing Discovery

  • PC John Gallagher initially visited Gareth's flat after a colleague raised the alarm seven days after he failed to attend work.
  • He found the heating on, a wig, phones, and discovered Gareth inside a red North Face bag after cutting it open.
INSIGHT

Padlock Makes Suicide Highly Implausible

  • Experts concluded Gareth could not have locked the padlock from inside and a confined-spaces specialist failed to replicate it.
  • The hosts use this to argue strongly against suicide and imply at least one other person's involvement.
Get the Snipd Podcast app to discover more snips from this episode
Get the app