Swindon is a large town in the county of Wiltshire, South West England, about 126km or 78 miles west of London. With a population of about 185 thousand people, it has one of the lower crime rates in the country.

Sian O’Callaghan was a 22-year-old woman, who resided in Swindon with her boyfriend, Kevin Reape. Sian was a bubbly, friendly, caring and loving girl, instantly likeable, beautiful and considerate.

On the evening of the 18th of March 2011, Sian had a night out with some friends in the Old Town area of Swindon. They went out for dinner, before visiting two bars, ‘The Spot’ and ‘Baker Street,’ after which they went to Suju nightclub.

At 2:53 am on the 19th of March, Sian was captured on security footage leaving Suju nightclub alone. She shared a flat with her boyfriend, Kevin about 800 meters away from the club. Sian never made it home.

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CREDITS

EPISODE RESEARCH AND NARRATION:

Episode researched and narrated by Anonymous Host

MUSIC:

‘Flatline intro’ and ‘Come play with me’ intro and outro www.dl-sounds.com

All other music and audio clean up performed by Mike Migas and Andrew Joslyn 

OTHER:

Logo design by Paulina Szymanska

RESOURCES

ARCHIVES:

Court ruling documents

ARTICLES:

Christopher Halliwell ‘may be linked to six other murders’ – BBC News

Double murderer, Christopher Halliwell ‘may have taken eight lives’: Police chief who led investigation says there is ‘unquestionable’ evidence taxi driver was a serial killer – Daily Mail

KILLER CABBIE: Who is Christopher Halliwell? Killer of Sian O’Callaghan and Becky Godden linked to murder of Claudia Lawrence – The Sun

VIDEOS:

Convict laughed as he was found guilty of Becky Godden murder

Cab driver guilty of murder – Channel 4 News