Case 345
The Barking Murders
*** Content warnings: Sexual assault, drug use, suicide, homophobia ***
Over a 16-month period between 2014 and 2015, four young men—Anthony Walgate, Gabriel Kovari, Daniel Whitworth and Jack Taylor—each died under unusual circumstances in the East London suburb of Barking.
While the police initially palmed the deaths off as isolated incidents, the families of the four men believed something suspicious was at play. All of the men had been found near or in a churchyard, all had died from dangerously high levels of GHB, and none had a reason to be in the area. When CCTV footage forced detectives to revisit the evidence, what they uncovered was shocking.
CREDITS
EPISODE
Research & writing – Elsha McGill
Narration – Anonymous Host
MUSIC
‘Flatline intro’ and ‘Come play with me’ intro and outro – www.dl-sounds.com
Audio production – Mike Migas
Scoring – Mike Migas
Audio editing – Anthony Telfer
OTHER
Logo and website design – Paulina Szymanska
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RESOURCES
COURT DOCUMENTS
R v Stephen Port: Sentencing Remarks of Mr Justice Openshaw
Inquests Touching The Deaths Of Anthony Walgate, Gabriel Kovari, Daniel Whitworth And Jack Taylor
Stephen Port inquest – The Coroners Summing Up
Schedule of messages attributed to Anthony Walgate
Witness statement of Amanda Whitworth
Witness statement of Adam Whitworth
Daniel Whitworth’s “suicide note”
Summary of Facebook conversation between Thierry Amodio and Jon Luck
VIDEOS
How police missed the Grindr killer
Police interview of serial killer Stephen Port
ONLINE ARTICLES
Stephen Port gay serial killings: Police failings exposed – Peter Tatchell Foundation
Stephen Port inquest verdict: Police were homophobic – Peter Tatchell Foundation
Stephen Port victim’s landlord: ‘I felt I hit a brick wall with the police‘ – The Guardian
Stephen Port: Families pay tribute to murdered men as inquests begin – BBC News
Serial killer accused Stephen Port ‘last saw alleged victim at sex party’ – BBC News
Stephen Port case: Coroner raised concerns about police investigation – BBC News
Serial killer Stephen Port jailed for rape drug murders – BBC News
Serial killer Stephen Port receives whole-life prison sentence – The Guardian
Stephen Port: ‘No police penalties’ in serial killer case – BBC News
The Met botched the Stephen Port murder case – now there must be an inquiry – The Guardian
An inspection of the Metropolitan Police Service’s response to lessons from the Stephen Port murders – HMICRFS
Statement on behalf of families of Stephen Port’s victims following inquest conclusion – Hudgell Solicitors
Met failings probably a factor in deaths of Stephen Port victims, says inquest – The Guardian
Stephen Port: Met Police officers investigated over serial killer – The Guardian