this week we're covering the 1992 murder of Rachel Nickell on Wimbledon Common, London.... one of the most mishandled cases in metropolitan police history.

Rachel was 23 years old when she was attacked and killed during a morning walk with her two-year-old son, Alex, and their dog molly. the case that followed lasted sixteen years and destroyed the life of an innocent man before dna evidence finally identified the real killer: Robert Napper, a serial rapist already detained at broadmoor hospital.

we cover:

• who Rachel was and the life she was building
• what Alex witnessed and what he told police
• the offender profile that derailed the entire investigation
• operation Edzell — the five-month undercover honeytrap targeting colin stagg
• the old bailey collapse and what acquittal actually looked like f ...