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Body of Proof

By: Sophie Ellis, Darrell Brown
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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.

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Abductions, Kidnapping & Missing Persons Murder True Crime
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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I was completely hooked, and binged this in an entire day! Didn't know about the case beforehand, but I was gripped, horrified and terrified at times by this brilliant podcast. Very well put together, and it wasn't over the top like some American shows can be!

Anyway, this is well worth a listen if, like me, you're obsessed with true crime! Great to have a quality British listen, with two refreshingly British voices.

The UK's answer to Serial!

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Circumstantial evidence is not weak evidence and can be compelling. The criticism of the cctv evidence has to be view through a prism of what other premise or motive could cause the poor woman to simply disappear from the street metres from her place of work.
The missing time on the Lochgilphead trips is never explained properly and the absence of contact when she went missing is frankly very suspicious. Explaining it by saying that a work colleague & wife told you not to, doesn’t cover the dynamic of a missing person scenario of someone you were in an intense relationship with .
All in all there was not nearly enough concerns to believe a miscarriage of justice occurred . The fact Gilroy protests his innocence whilst electing not to give evidence at his trial puts that in context .
A lot of effort and care was taken in the production and narrative but it never felt at any stage that an innocent man had been wronged and falsely in imprisoned

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I found it a sincere and balanced review of a case that leaves an enormous amount of unanswered questions and open interpretations. I hope further investigation is prompted by this very interesting documentary.

Thought provoking.

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narration was excellent. and a worrying look at the justice system which sometimes gets it wrong

story

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A very interesting story... really gets you thinking how a Kafkaesque nightmare could just blindside you out of nowhere... or how you can't just get away with murder...

Good Effort, well produced!

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