Murder in the Masai Mara | Telegraph Investigates
Murder in the Masai Mara is an investigative podcast from The Telegraph that revisits the unsolved 1988 disappearance of Julie Ward in Kenya. Deputy Investigations Editor Katherine Rushton examines classified documents and interviews key figures to uncover a potential cover-up involving Kenyan authorities and MI6. The series delves into the mystery of what happened to Julie Ward and why her murder was never properly solved.
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Catch Me If You Can | The Diamond King, Ep 3
The Diamond King has vanished, but the hunt is only just beginning. As the Indian authorities seize Nirav Modi’s bank accounts, jewellery, cars, art and dozens of properties, the man himself is nowhere to be found. Rumours swirl that he could be in New York, Hong Kong, Cyprus or Antwerp.But then Mick Brown and Robert Mendick learn Nirav isn’t in a far-flung corner of the globe. After Mick wri
The Missing Billions | The Diamond King, Ep 2
Nirav Modi’s diamond empire has reached unimaginable heights,. He’s got the backing of some of the world’s most powerful people, and his designs are worn by Hollywood and Bollywood’s biggest names.But when a bank manager at a small branch in Mumbai retires, his replacement notices something that doesn’t add up. Hidden behind years of paperwork and financial transactions lies the answer to the ques
All That Glitters | The Diamond King, Ep 1
In 2010, a fresh-faced newcomer launches himself into the luxury world of high-end jewellery. His name is Nirav Modi, an ambitious diamantaire who dropped out of business school to make jewellery for the world’s elite. His vision is to fuse East with West; to bring something of India’s tradition into western designs. Within a few years, he’s risen to the top. He opens stores on the most prest
Introducing: The Diamond King
The rise and fall of Nirav Modi, accused of India’s biggest ever bank fraud – and how The Telegraph caught him. Nirav Modi was a billionaire diamond tycoon whose jewellery was worn by Kate Winslet and Priyanka Chopra Jonas. But in 2018 he was charged with masterminding a £1.3 billion fraud. Now one of the world’s most wanted men, he disappeared. Where was he hiding and would he face justice?T
Cover-up | Murder in the Masai Mara, Ep 5
John’s investigation keeps coming up against brick walls - and five decades on, so does Katherine’s. When Kenya admits to a cover-up it begins to make sense. But it’s just the tip of the iceberg. Who exactly were the authorities covering up for, and was the British government involved? As her reporting comes to a close, Katherine celebrates a young woman whose life was cut short; and at the eleven
The President's Son | Murder in the Masai Mara, Ep 4
A whistleblower comes forward claiming to have witnessed everything and pointing the finger at someone nobody expected: Jonathan Moi, the president’s son. It's almost too far-fetched to be believed, but his name starts coming up again, and again. An incriminating scrap of paper. A police statement locked up for decades. Rumours of a romance. Katherine investigates the evidence. Archive
The Search Party | Murder in the Masai Mara, Ep 3
With Julie’s murderer still at large, attention focuses on the last man to see her alive and the head ranger of the Masai Mara game reserve. Reporter Katherine goes to Kenya herself to track them down and see if their recollections can help unlock the decades-old cold case. A previously unknown tip from a Masai elder emerges. Could this be the breakthrough the Ward family has been waiting for?&nbs
Go Home | Murder in the Masai Mara, Ep 2
The authorities insist Julie killed herself, but father John refuses to believe it. An altered post-mortem prompts him to take matters into his own hands. When a team of British cops is dispatched to Kenya, hopes are high that they can solve the riddle of Julie’s murder/death. How did her jeep end up nine miles from her body? What are those strange marks on her leg? And who forged her signature in
SOS | Murder in the Masai Mara, Ep 1
On a cold February day in 1988, Julie Ward sets off on the journey of a lifetime from England, through Africa. She establishes a new life in the bustling capital of Kenya but mysteriously disappears while on safari - leaving her plane ticket back to England untouched on a table in her Nairobi home. When her father John flies to Kenya to track her down, he finds a gruesome crime scene in the M
Introducing: Murder in the Masai Mara
When Julie Ward vanishes mysteriously in the Masai Mara in 1988, her father begins a hunt for answers that stretches from a safari lodge in Kenya to MI6’s headquarters in London. The case was never solved.Nearly four decades on, The Telegraph Deputy Investigations Editor Katherine Rushton pours over classified documents, interviews the people tangled in the case, and travels to Kenya to try to und
Legacy | Bed of Lies, Series 3, Ep 9
Peace walls, segregated schools and old enemies living on the same street. Cara returns to Northern Ireland to see how, today, The Troubles are far from forgotten history. A victim of Stakeknife breaks his silence and, like so many others, he wants to know the truth about his father’s murder. As her investigation draws to a close, Cara examines the legacy of Britain’s terror spy network and asks,
Devastation | Bed of Lies, Series 3, Ep 8
A family forced to flee abroad. A young soldier killed by a car bomb. Two teenagers gunned down in a mobile shop. As Cara exposes the cold-bloodedness of both sides in the Troubles, she finds out the extent of the state's lethal spy network. Bereaved families hunt for justice, and the truth is shrouded in secrecy as killers walk the streets.Archive in this episode: RTE, GettyBed of Lies, Series 3:
Cover-up | Bed of Lies, Series 3, Ep 7
IRA spycatcher Freddie Scappaticci has been outed as FRU agent Stakeknife – but he’s not going to disappear without a fight. The British state takes unprecedented measures to make sure their spy gets away with murder. Cara teams up with veteran reporter John Ware to reveal just how high up the cover-up goes. Their reporting leads to a key organisation that has so far remained in the shadows: MI5.A
License to Kill | Bed of Lies, Series 3, Ep 6
Brian Nelson is finally in the dock for his campaign of murderous violence, but will he face justice? The question sends shivers through the British government, and the answer causes even more of a stir. But Brian is just the tip of the iceberg – there’s a new battle, shocking revelations, and a landmark apology to come. Archive in this episode: Getty, ITN, UK ParliamentBed of Lies, Series 3:
Handlers | Bed of Lies, Series 3, Ep 5
Cara tracks down soldiers from the covert unit of the British army at the heart of her investigation. As these people who handled spies in the IRA and loyalist paramilitaries spill their secrets, it becomes clear that Agent 6137 and Scap are just the tip of the iceberg. Betrayal, sex, murder. Was it really all for the greater good?Bed of Lies, Series 3: A taxi driver is shot dead in front of his c
Touts | Bed of Lies, Series 3, Ep 4
The IRA creates a new unit to root out informers – or touts – and kill them. A man known as Scap quickly rises to the top of this ‘Nutting Squad’ and builds up a fearsome reputation for cruelty. But he is hiding a dark secret – and the implications of the truth being exposed are enormous.Archive in this episode: Carlton TV, ITV, BBC, Getty, ITN, RTÉBed of Lies, Series 3: A taxi driver is shot dead
Agent 6137 | Bed of Lies, Series 3, Ep 3
Facing life in prison for murder, a key loyalist makes a surprising confession: he is Agent 6137. When he targeted people for the UDA to assassinate, he was also working for the British. The daughter of one of his victims hunts for the truth about his life as a spy – but as she and Cara dig deeper, they find documents are missing and proof is hard to pin down. Archive in this episode: Getty,
Collusion | Bed of Lies, Series 3, Ep 2
Top detectives race to untangle a web of lies behind the murders. But just as they’re about to arrest a key loyalist suspect, their secure office containing top-secret evidence goes up in flames. They hear whispers that a clandestine unit of the British army could be behind the sabotage. All to protect one man – a man Cara reveals is a vicious fighter with a shadowy past. Bed of Lies, Series
Trouble | Bed of Lies, Series 3, Ep 1
Three innocent Catholic men are shot dead in front of their families by a brutal Protestant paramilitary group hunting the IRA. Even in the dark days of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, the murders shock the nation. Then it emerges the gunmen aren’t working alone. Cara McGoogan is determined to find out who else is involved and how deep the collusion goes.Archive in this episode: Getty, ITN,
The Defector | The Tech Boss Who Was Russia's Secret Spy, Ep 3
A “sophisticated” UK-based spy ring passed secrets to Russia for nearly three years before they were prosecuted. It was revealed that the ring leader, a man named Orlin Roussev, had exchanged messages with a mysterious man code named ‘Rupert Ticz’. The prosecutors revealed that the man was in fact Jan Marsalek, the fugitive ex-Wirecard chief operating officer, who is wanted in connection with
From Russia With Love | The Tech Boss Who Was Russia's Secret Spy, Ep 2
Former tech boss turned fugitive Jan Marsalek was living a double life as a Russian spy, having met his handler during a meeting on a yacht in Nice back in 2014. Throughout his time at the company, he is accused of running operations on behalf of the Kremlin, from assembling a Libyan militia and running surveillance on enemies of the state to an alleged audacious plot to hijack the Austrian s
All Roads Lead to Moscow | The Tech Boss Who Was Russia's Secret Spy, Ep 1
A UK-based spy ring of Bulgarian nationals has been found guilty of espionage at the Old Bailey after a three-month trial. For almost three years, they’d been spying for Russia. But the man believed to be behind it all is still on the run. Jan Marsalek was an Austrian tech boss, Chief Operating Officer of a successful payments processing company called Wirecard. Until it collapsed in 2020 ami
The Fallout | The AstraZeneca vaccine, Ep 3
In this final episode of our mini-series on the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine, Investigations Editor Claire Newell explores whether the MHRA, the regulatory agency for drugs, has protected patients. She hears from families about the long-term consequences of a rare adverse reaction to the jab, and whether they have received enough support from the Government.This series was originally published on The
Patient Zero | The AstraZeneca vaccine, Ep 2
When patients were admitted to hospital with unusual symptoms in 2021, their families started to ask questions.Dr Stephen Wright’s family were initially told he had died after having a stroke. But when his parents saw an article linking rare blood clots to the AstraZeneca Covid jab, they knew they had found the answer.In this second instalment of The Daily T Investigates: The AstraZeneca vaccine,
A Light at the End of the Tunnel | The AstraZeneca vaccine, Ep 1
Did AstraZeneca's jab kill a healthy 32-year-old?We hear from the family of Dr Stephen Wright, a young clinical psychologist who lost his life in January 2021 soon after receiving his vaccination. For the past four years, his family has been searching for answers. Could there be a link between the two?As the vaccine module of the Covid Inquiry gets underway, The Telegraph’s Investigations team exp
The Forgotten Victims | The Lockdown Files, Ep 6
In January 2021, the first Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccines made their way into people’s arms. By mid-march, 11 million people had received the jab.After successive lockdowns, it felt like a way out. But now, more than two years on, storm clouds are gathering.Today, 80 of them are preparing to sue Astrazeneca. They say that until now, no one has wanted to hear their stories. So we’re telling them.
The Fallout | The Lockdown Files, Ep 5
In the face of major disasters, it is perhaps inevitable that there will be missteps. And when the dust settles, people are asked to account for their actions.How is history going to judge the government’s response to Covid?In this last episode of the Lockdown Files podcast, the investigations team at the Telegraph investigates potential mistakes at the heart of the pandemic response.Shutting scho
Project Fear | The Lockdown Files, Ep 4
Is it ever ok to scare the public?In this episode, the reporters dig into leaked messages which show a discussion between Matt Hancock and one of his team. They say “We frighten the pants off everyone with the new strain” and “When do we deploy the new variant”. The exchanges speak to a so-called “Project Fear”, which prompts the team to ask government ministers about whether decisions made w
The Case on Care Homes | The Lockdown Files, Ep 3
Tens of thousands of care home residents died during the pandemic. Many people see it as the government’s biggest failure. Matt Hancock’s Whatsapp messages lifted the lid on conversations behind key decisions. But it wasn’t just the messages which were revealing… The team behind the Lockdown Files unearths new documents suggesting an unnerving offer made to care homes in Durham and Birmingham.&nbs
The Road to Lockdown | The Lockdown Files, Ep 2
The Investigations team looks back on the early days of the pandemic. How prepared was the government? Was lockdown inevitable? But they hit a stumbling block - they may have 100,000 messages, but there’s a gap in March. So the team decide that if they can’t read where those key decisions were made, they’d do the next best thing: speak to people who were in the room where it happenedArchive u
The Leak | The Lockdown Files, Ep 1
In January 2023, reporters at the Telegraph are called into a meeting. The newspaper has got something big.Matt Hancock’s Whatsapps from when he was the Health Secretary, during the pandemic: 100,000 messages. The reporters start digging.Archive used in this episode from: The Sun, BBC, Channel 4, Sky News, Good Morning Britain, The Telegraph.The Lockdown Files: In March 2023, the Daily Telegraph
The Unknown Boy | Call Bethel, Ep 5
The end of the investigation is in sight. Doors open, documents arrive in the post, and the final pieces of the puzzle start to fit together. Call Bethel: Brave whistleblowers. A trail of data. A secret system for dealing with allegations of child abuse. Follow the Telegraph's Investigations team on their year-long hunt into the Jehovah's Witnesses.Read the Investigations team's notebook here
The Library | Call Bethel, Ep 4
The reporters hit one dead end after another. They’re starting to lose hope that they’ll ever land the story, when they get a breakthrough. A private library on the coast of England could hold answers they need. Call Bethel: Brave whistleblowers. A trail of data. A secret system for dealing with allegations of child abuse. Follow the Telegraph's Investigations team on their year-long hu
Paper Trails | Call Bethel, Ep 3
The idea that the Jehovah’s Witnesses keep a database of abuse allegations isn’t a complete long shot. Tireless lawyers in America and Australia have seen evidence of it in their countries. The reporters discover leads to follow. Call Bethel: Brave whistleblowers. A trail of data. A secret system for dealing with allegations of child abuse. Follow the Telegraph's Investigations team on their
Missing Pieces | Call Bethel, Ep 2
A landmark legal battle. A fight for documents. The missing pieces of the puzzle fall into place. The Investigations team at the Telegraph speak to three women who have all pursued justice against their abusers. Call Bethel: Brave whistleblowers. A trail of data. A secret system for dealing with allegations of child abuse. Follow the Telegraph's Investigations team on their year-lon
The Tip-off | Call Bethel, Ep 1
In August 2021, an email arrives in the Telegraph's investigations inbox claiming the Jehovah's Witnesses have a hidden database of alleged abusers. The reporters start on the trail.Call Bethel: Brave whistleblowers. A trail of data. A secret system for dealing with allegations of child abuse. Follow the Telegraph's Investigations team on their year-long hunt into the Jehovah's Witnesses.Read the
Retribution, Part 2 | Bed of Lies, Series 2, Ep 7
Every month, more names are added to the list of survivors. But with every year, more names on that list succumb to their illnesses. Will the Inquiry bring them justice before it’s too late? In this final instalment of the series, they lay bare the shattering impact of this bed of lies.Bed of Lies Series 2: It was meant to be a miracle treatment, but it became a deadly poison. Cara McGoogan invest
Retribution, Part 1 | Bed of Lies, Series 2, Ep 6
A letter leads to a lawsuit – and a big development in our story. After years of feeling silenced, British survivors are making their voices heard. But will those accountable finally listen?Bed of Lies Series 2: It was meant to be a miracle treatment, but it became a deadly poison. Cara McGoogan investigates the biggest medical disaster in NHS history, the infected blood scandal.Read Cara’s notebo
Violation | Bed of Lies, Series 2, Ep 5
Plasma is a life saver - and a lucrative industry. One that made fortunes and cost lives. But what was really going on behind closed doors? A whistleblower reveals all.Read Cara’s notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/notebook Bed of Lies Series 2: It was meant to be a miracle treatment, but it became a deadly poison. Cara McGoogan investigates the biggest medical disaster in NHS history, the in
Fabrication | Bed of Lies, Series 2, Ep 4
If you knock on enough doors, eventually one will open. Tireless investigators trace the infected blood from the arms of people with haemophilia back to the room where it all began – in that American prison.Read Cara’s notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/notebook Bed of Lies Series 2: It was meant to be a miracle treatment, but it became a deadly poison. Cara McGoogan investigates the biggest
Confrontation | Bed of Lies, Series 2, Ep 3
Sadness turns to anger; anger to action. The survivors fight back, but for each confrontation, there's a coverup.Read Cara’s notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/notebook Bed of Lies Series 2: It was meant to be a miracle treatment, but it became a deadly poison. Cara McGoogan investigates the biggest medical disaster in NHS history, the infected blood scandal.Sign up to our most popular newsle
Experimentation | Bed of Lies, Series 2, Ep 2
Medicine is a game of risk, and few have seen the cost of getting it wrong as clearly as one group of boys. Whispers, a terrifying newspaper headline and then a stark message: a deadly virus is in their school. Read Cara’s notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/bedoflies Bed of Lies Series 2: It was meant to be a miracle treatment, but it became a deadly poison. Cara McGoogan investigates th
Infection | Bed of Lies, Series 2, Ep 1
Two young couples, two shock diagnoses. Our story begins with Clair, Bryan, Frankie and Joe - and four young lives turned upside down.Read Cara’s notebook: www.telegraph.co.uk/notebook Bed of Lies Series 2: It was meant to be a miracle treatment, but it became a deadly poison. Cara McGoogan investigates the biggest medical disaster in NHS history, the infected blood scandal.Sign up to ou
Inquiry, Part 2 | Bed of Lies, Series 1, Ep 8
The spycops' relationships were built on a bed of lies – including their marriages. In this final episode of the series, we hear about the shattering impact of the undercover policing scandal. And the truth catches up with the men. Bed of Lies Series 1: They have the perfect relationship, until one day he vanishes. Her hunt leads to other women just like her - and a web of state-spun lie
Inquiry, Part 1 | Bed of Lies, Series 1, Ep 7
Police spies have infiltrated homes – and hearts. Now, they face a public inquiry. But why did they dupe women into relationships in the first place? Who sanctioned it? And will all the women and children involved finally receive an apology?Bed of Lies Series 1: They have the perfect relationship, until one day he vanishes. Her hunt leads to other women just like her - and a web of state-spun
Fightback | Bed of Lies, Series 1, Ep 6
Each woman has a fragment of the truth. When they put the pieces together, the true scale of the deception starts to emerge. But as they edge closer to the full story, there's an obstacle in the way: the police.Bed of Lies Series 1: They have the perfect relationship, until one day he vanishes. Her hunt leads to other women just like her - and a web of state-spun lies. Cara McGoogan
Tradecraft | Bed of Lies, Series 1, Ep 5
It’s a thin line between spying and meddling. And it’s one that's only faintly drawn in the manual once given to new undercover police officers - written by a familiar name.Bed of Lies Series 1: They have the perfect relationship, until one day he vanishes. Her hunt leads to other women just like her - and a web of state-spun lies. Cara McGoogan investigates the untold story of the "spycops" and t
Uncovered | Bed of Lies, Series 1, Ep 4
The mask slips, the relationships unravel, and as lies are uncovered, so too are the men behind them. Plus, for the very first time, our stories collide.Bed of Lies Series 1: They have the perfect relationship, until one day he vanishes. Her hunt leads to other women just like her - and a web of state-spun lies. Cara McGoogan investigates the untold story of the "spycops" and the undercover polici
Breakdown | Bed of Lies, Series 1, Ep 3
One by one, the men vanish. As the search begins, the girlfriends start to question what they’re really looking for - and who they’re actually in love with.Bed of Lies Series 1: They have the perfect relationship, until one day he vanishes. Her hunt leads to other women just like her - and a web of state-spun lies. Cara McGoogan investigates the untold story of the "spycops" and the undercover pol
Secrecy | Bed of Lies, Series 1, Ep 2
The perfect relationships are free of secrets. But these aren’t the perfect relationships. As the years go by, things begin to unravel - starting with the men themselves. Bed of Lies Series 1: They have the perfect relationship, until one day he vanishes. Her hunt leads to other women just like her - and a web of state-spun lies. Cara McGoogan investigates the untold story of the "spycops" an
Infatuation | Bed of Lies, Series 1, Ep 1
It’s one of Britain’s biggest secrets, and it begins with a love story. Young activists united in their fight for justice. But then, cracks start to form. What’s real, what isn’t and where do the lies begin?Bed of Lies Series 1: They have the perfect relationship, until one day he vanishes. Her hunt leads to other women just like her - and a web of state-spun lies. Cara McGoogan investigates the u
