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Body of Proof

By: Sophie Ellis, Darrell Brown
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  • Summary

  • A woman disappears on her way to work. A man is convicted of her murder. But this case is different. Though the police believe they have the right man, key components of the prosecution case are missing. There is no body of the victim, no witnesses to the crime, no confession and no physical evidence: no DNA, CCTV or murder weapon.

    Journalists and TV producers Darrell Brown and Sophie Ellis examine the extraordinary case of Suzanne Pilley, a woman who vanished whilst on her way to work in Edinburgh in 2010. The pair has spent two years investigating the case and speaking exclusively to David Gilroy - the man who was found guilty of killing Suzanne and disposing of her body. He is currently serving a life sentence in a Scottish jail.

    But Gilroy says he is innocent: victim of a miscarriage of justice.

    Darrell and Sophie are not so sure. They explore Gilroy's claims that the investigation and trial were mishandled, that key pieces of evidence were not presented in court and witnesses were not contacted.

    The pair uncover startling information, not heard in court, that might have changed the minds of the jury. And they shine a light on aspects of the Scottish criminal justice system that might be keeping an innocent man behind bars.

    A What's The Story Films production for Audible.

    This is an Audible Original Podcast. Free for members. You can download all 10 episodes to your Library now.

    ©2019 Audible, Ltd. (P)2019 Audible, Ltd.
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Episodes
  • Ep. 1: Justice
    Sep 4 2019

    It’s May 2010 and a woman seemingly vanishes into thin air from the centre of Edinburgh, Scotland. The case quickly moves from a missing persons inquiry to a murder investigation. The main suspect is her jealous ex-lover and colleague, David Gilroy.

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    34 mins
  • Ep. 2: Love Me or Leave Me
    Sep 4 2019

    Darrell and Sophie meet David Gilroy from behind bars in Scotland. They examine his turbulent relationship with Suzanne Pilley, and how the police came to the conclusion of foul play.

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    35 mins
  • Ep. 3: Vanished
    Sep 4 2019

    CCTV led to David’s conviction. But David also believes it’s one of the pieces of evidence which is the key to proving his innocence. Darrell and Sophie question how far can the CCTV evidence be trusted?

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    32 mins

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  • 24-09-2020

Sad masquerade

A deeply disappointing look at Scottish justice system.
If you are looking for a balanced look at what is without doubt an intriguing case, do yourself a favour and give this one eyed attempt at investigative journalism a miss.

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Riveting

Well researched, well narrated, a modern true crime mystery set in Scotland what could be better to listen to while you do the housework? I thought it was up there with the best I've heard. Thank you to the authors and narrators.

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Well constructed

Compelling and disturbing.
Well researched and presented.
Sad reflection on an imperfect system.
Why no retrial?
Something stinks

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Intriguing

Worth a listen. It's an interesting case. I hope they release another episode if he's ever let out or if they find Suzanne

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Excellent true crime documentary.

This was highly engaging and honestly quite addictive. The two narrators do a great job and are very pleasant to listen too. I only wish there were more, and that there were some conclusion to the story.

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great podcast

love the host's voice. interesting story and the way it's told keeps you listening

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Did he kill her?

Interesting story. Good narration. Really liked the sound, however somewhat hard to understand the Scottish accent. Overall enjoyed it.

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great listen

The change between narration and recording was clever, giving a full picture of the scene.
I found it very easy to listen to and would look forward to more.

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interesting case

A little repetitive, replaying recordings from previous chapters was annoying. Overall good insight into the Scottish justice system

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miss concepyion

A look at justice and how it can miss the point. The main thing that Itook out of this, apart from the question ^if he did it or not^ , waste fact that in Scotland at least 2 innocent people were convicted, and that the legal system doesn't review case to to how things can be done better.

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