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Sonia Orchard was in her forties when she told a therapist about the boyfriend she had when she was fifteen. Sure, he had been a decade older than her, but it was consensual ... wasn't it? To her surprise, Sonia broke down in tears, then began to shake uncontrollably–an unmistakable expression of trauma that lasted for days. She was clearly not okay, but could the relationship she'd thought was love really have been abuse? Had she been groomed?

As thousands of women across the UK ask themselves whether they can trust the police, this podcast will reveal the endemic culture of misogyny that is hidden within the ranks of powerful men who are supposed to protect us. In this podcast, ex-police officer turned author, Alice Vinten, examines multiple alleged cases of misogyny within police forces across the UK. The podcast will share detailed accounts of ten women who have been killed by serving or former police officers across the UK since 2009, and speak to experts in domestic abuse about whether the power of a warrant card attracts ...

An estranged husband who was a former high school sweetheart. A suitor spurned after a night of boozing and dancing. A secret early-morning lover. These were three of the five viable suspects police were investigating after 23-year-old Catherine Janet Walsh's parents discovered her half-nude body in her bed that Saturday morning of a sultry Labor Day weekend in 1979. But there was not enough evidence to convict any of them.

In the 1980s, few people were more feared in Brooklyn than ex-Rikers Island inmate and legendary street figure Jimmy Rosemond, aka “Jimmy Henchman,” or “Jimmy Ace.” In 1991, Jimmy co-founded the first Hip-Hop Mega conference called How Can I Be Down, and in due course, founded Czar Entertainment where he managed top music artists & athletes. In June of 2011, Jimmy was arrested by DEA Agents and US Marshalls, after being on the run for months. Jimmy was charged with what is called “The Kingpin Statute.” They alleged that Jimmy was the leader of a nationwide, drug organization that ...