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Murder in the Masai Mara

Murder in the Masai Mara

The Telegraph 5 Episodes Aug 11, 2026

Murder in the Masai Mara is a true-crime podcast from The Telegraph. It investigates the mysterious disappearance and death of Julie Ward in Kenya's Masai Mara in 1988. Deputy Investigations Editor Katherine Rushton examines declassified documents, interviews key figures, and travels to Kenya to uncover the truth behind the cover-up and the possible involvement of MI6. The series pieces together a decades-old case of murder, conspiracy, and unanswered questions.

Episodes

Cover-up | Episode 5
Cover-up | Episode 5 Aug 11, 2026 55:04 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 | Episode 4
The President's Son | Episode 4 Aug 11, 2026 51:10 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 | Episode 3
The Search Party | Episode 3 Aug 11, 2026 38:26 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 | Episode 2
Go Home | Episode 2 Aug 11, 2026 51:37 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 | Episode 1
SOS | Episode 1 Aug 10, 2026 40:35 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

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