"Child Sexual Exploitation", "Child Grooming" and "Asian Grooming Gangs" are all terms which, in the last couple of weeks, have been thrust back into the public consciousness as the Defacto Vice-President of the United States has decided it would be an effective stick with which to beat the Prime Minister Kier Starmer and his Labour government.

His intervention has prompted me to delay the launch of the new series of Peak True Crime while I worked on this response to his dangerous comments.

In this episode, I tell the story of Operation Retriever; the investigation by Derbyshire Constabulary into child grooming in the city.

Please be aware, this episode is dealing with a subject which may prove difficult and troubling to some listeners.

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When the body of elderly man is found lay out on the side of a footpath on the Northern most tip of the Peak District, Greater Manchester Police begin an investigation that will take them across the globe.

With nothing to identify who he is, the questions surrounding the man dubbed by the media "The Man on The Moor" is an investigation which combines cutting edge science alongside old fashioned and dogged police work to not only give the man a name, but also solve the mystery of how he met his death.

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Old Whittington, 2020

When paramedics arrived at the home of Shannon Marsden and her boyfriend Stephan Boden in the early hours of Christmas Day 2020, it wasn't just the squalor of the place that shocked them. Initial reports suggested that their son, 10 month old Finley Boden, was struggling for breath; possibly as a result of a covid-19 infection.

The reality of his situation however became clear almost instantly. A victim of violence and neglect, how could a child who should have been one of the most protected in the county been allowed to die in such tragic circumstances?

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Ilkeston 1962, Part 2

As 37 year old Sonia Wilson's story unfolds, the true horror of what she experienced is laid bare.

Although a victim, she has to face-up to the part she played in it.

More importantly though, in order to get justice, she is called upon to testify against her tormentor.

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Ilkeston 1962, Part 1

When 37 year old Sonia Wilson sat down in front of detectives at Ilkeston police station, neither they nor her knew where to begin.

She had asked to speak to them about a crime she'd committed.

Surprised that such a respectable middle-class woman was volunteering her own guilt, the shocking story she had to tell left the detectives doubting the truth of what she told them.

What unfolded was a tale of horror and greed, exploitation and duty.

Part two is out next week so be sure to subscribe. You won't want to miss it.

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Christmas Episode. Great Longstone 1866

In this very special Christmas episode, we cover a case from 1866.

Harriet has only been married to her husband Edward for a matter a weeks but when tragedy strikes on a cold Christmas Eve, it's not long before sympathy gives way to accusation and blame.

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St Helens, Lancashire, 1987

*******THIS EPISODE AS BEEN RE-UPLOADED TO ADDRESS SOME RECORDING ISSUES*******

A departure from the usual Derbyshire and Peak District cases.

As it's my wife's birthday, I have decided to tell you about a murder that she remembers from growing-up in Lancashire.

In the dead of night teacher Philip Ashcroft, bloody and partially bound, bangs desperately on the door of a neighbour for help.

His family have been the victims of a vicious home invasion. It's an attack that will leave his wife Glenys dead and police unearthing a dark secret.

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Derby 2016

A father and son (Geoff and Dan Seggie) from Mackworth in Derby hadn't been seen for days.

When police discover a brutally murdered body in the home they shared, a week-long manhunt takes Derbyshire police the length and breadth country in search of a murdered and also a motive.

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