Case 99
Becky Watts
*** Warning: This case involves a child victim ***
When Bristol teenager Becky Watts failed to show up for a planned lunch date with her boyfriend and then stopped responding to text messages from her friends, they immediately suspected that something was wrong. Although it wasn’t like Becky to be out of contact for so long, there was nothing to indicate she had run away from home or met with foul play.
The people of Bristol rallied in the search for Becky as her family campaigned for information, but her whereabouts remained a mystery. Then, forensic investigators uncovered some crucial evidence that no one was prepared for.
CREDITS
EPISODE:
Research & writing – Victoria Dieffenbacher
Additional writing and editing – Elsha McGill and Milly Raso
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 and Andrew Joslyn
OTHER:
Logo and website design – Paulina Szymanska
RESOURCES
BOOKS:
Becky: The Heartbreaking Story of Becky Watts by Her Father Darren Galsworthy – Darren Galsworthy
MAPS:
Key locations in Becky Watts investigation
TIMELINE:
Becky Watts: timeline of the 16-year-old’s disappearance – The Guardian
VIDEOS:
Murder of Becky Watts: Police Tapes – ITV Documentary
ARTICLES:
Becky Watts: a shy girl who was growing in confidence – The Guardian
Becky Watts: Shauna Hoare charged with teenager’s murder – The Guardian
The last text message of Becky Watts – The Sun
Becky Watts was happy and relaxed in days before she was killed, jury told – The Guardian
Becky Watts trial: Photographs show cluttered scene of teenagers ‘murder’ – Independent
Becky Watts murder trial: How the crime that shocked the nation unfolded – Mirror
Becky Watts murder trial: Live updates from Day 6 as jury hear more prosecution evidence – Mirror
Becky Watts murder trial: Judge cries as Nathan Matthews is sentenced to life in prison – Independent
Becky Watts funeral: relatives pay tribute to ‘angel of Bristol’ – The Guardian
Becky Watts funeral ‘celebration of her life’ – BBC News
Becky Watts: case review finds eight services failed murdered teenager – The Guardian
Becky Watts’s body ‘was cut into eight parts and put in Asda carrier bags’ – The Independent
Self-confessed monster with a twister soul – Daily Mail