Buried Evidence

It's September 1991, two hikers in the Alps believe they’ve stumbled across the body of a climber who’d lost his way. He lies face-down in the ice. His arm caught awkwardly beneath him. A shoulder protruding from melting snow. Police are alerted. Recovery teams arrive. And then someone notices the axe. Not iron. But Copper. At least five thousand years old. This man didn’t die in the mountains by accident. Someone killed him and the frozen Alps kept the evidence. Buried Evidence is brought to you by The Crime Desk. Subscribe at thecrimedesk.com to get every new episode a week before anyone else, completely ad-free, plus full access to our entire true crime podcast collection, early access to new shows, and exclusive bonus episodes. Email us at buriedevidence@thecrimedesk.com or WhatsApp us on 07796 657512, starting your message with the word BURIED. Presenters: Rebecca Rideal & Raksha Dave Producer: Philip Wilding Editor: Rowan Jacobs Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini Executive Producer: Jamie East Hosts: Rebecca Rideal, Professor Raksha Dave Producer: Phillip Wilding Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini Executive Producer: Jamie East For early, ad-free access to every episode of Buried Evidence as well as all our other incredible true crime shows, subscribe to The Crime Desk now. Visit thecrimedesk.com to become a member today. A Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

11.39pm, 14 April 1912: A grand new Ocean liner, the RMS Titanic, cruises across the North Atlantic. It’s 4 days into a weeklong voyage from Southampton to New York. Most of the passengers have returned to their cabins after the evening’s dinner, music and socialising. Experienced merchant sailors Frederick Fleet and Reginald Lee man the crows nest, 29 metres above deck level. Frederick is the first to spot the dark and terrifying mass ahead of them. He immediately rings the warning bell three times and phones down to the ship’s sixth officer James Moody, warning… "Iceberg! Right Ahead!" Within hours the ship would be at the bottom of the ocean and nearly three quarters of its passengers and crew would be dead. Guest: bestselling author, historian and creator of the hit podcast series Titanic: Ship of Dreams, Duncan Barrett. Buried Evidence is brought to you by The Crime Desk. Subscribe at thecrimedesk.com to get every new episode a week before anyone else, completely ad-free, plus full access to our entire true crime podcast collection, early access to new shows, and exclusive bonus episodes. Email us at buriedevidence@thecrimedesk.com or WhatsApp us on 07796 657512, starting your message with the word BURIED. Presenters: Rebecca Rideal & Raksha Dave Producer: Philip Wilding Editor: Rowan Jacobs Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini Executive Producer: Jamie East Hosts: Rebecca Rideal, Professor Raksha Dave Producer: Phillip Wilding Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini Executive Producer: Jamie East For early, ad-free access to every episode of Buried Evidence as well as all our other incredible true crime shows, subscribe to The Crime Desk now. Visit thecrimedesk.com to become a member today. A Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This story begins not on a battlefield, but beneath one of the most prestigious colleges in the world. In 2008, excavations at St John’s College, Oxford uncovered a mass grave of thirty-five men, buried without ceremony. Nothing about the burial looked normal. These weren’t individuals laid to rest. They were dumped. Bodies overlapping, limbs twisted, no sign of burial rites. And then the injuries become clear. Deep cuts to bone. Fractured skulls and the signs of burning. This wasn’t a disease. This wasn't a famine. This was premeditated violence. And it might just be the physical evidence of a forgotten event recorded in medieval chronicles — The St Brice’s Day Massacre of 1002. Buried Evidence is brought to you by The Crime Desk. Subscribe at thecrimedesk.com to get every new episode a week before anyone else, completely ad-free, plus full access to our entire true crime podcast collection, early access to new shows, and exclusive bonus episodes. Email us at buriedevidence@thecrimedesk.com or WhatsApp us on 07796 657512, starting your message with the word BURIED. Presenters: Rebecca Rideal & Raksha Dave Producer: Philip Wilding Editor: Rowan Jacobs Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini Executive Producer: Jamie East Hosts: Rebecca Rideal, Professor Raksha Dave Producer: Phillip Wilding Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini Executive Producer: Jamie East For early, ad-free access to every episode of Buried Evidence as well as all our other incredible true crime shows, subscribe to The Crime Desk now. Visit thecrimedesk.com to become a member today. A Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We tend to think about serial killers as being a modern phenomenon, but in France during the Hundred Years War, we find the story of a monster straight out of a horror film. A sadist, who kidnaps and murders young children to sacrifice them to the devil. In perhaps our darkest case yet, we investigate Gilles de Rais. Military hero, comrade to Joan of Arc, wealthy aristocrat and… the most depraved of serial killers? Buried Evidence is brought to you by The Crime Desk. Subscribe at thecrimedesk.com to get every new episode a week before anyone else, completely ad-free, plus full access to our entire true crime podcast collection, early access to new shows, and exclusive bonus episodes. Email us at buriedevidence@thecrimedesk.com or WhatsApp us on 07796 657512, starting your message with the word BURIED. Presenters: Rebecca Rideal & Raksha Dave Producer: Philip Wilding Editor: Rowan Jacobs Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini Executive Producer: Jamie East Hosts: Rebecca Rideal, Professor Raksha Dave Producer: Phillip Wilding Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini Executive Producer: Jamie East For early, ad-free access to every episode of Buried Evidence as well as all our other incredible true crime shows, subscribe to The Crime Desk now. Visit thecrimedesk.com to become a member today. A Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Crime Desk presents Buried Evidence, a new weekly podcast where history meets true crime, unearthing the murders, mysteries and scandals of the past. Hosted by historian and bestselling author Rebecca Rideal, and Time Team archaeologist and broadcaster Professor Raksha Dave, each episode uncovers a different case from history's darkest chapters, from victims and investigators to perpetrators and punishment. Episodes 1 and 2 are available from Friday 4th September, wherever you listen to your podcasts. Follow the show so you don't miss an episode. Crime Desk subscribers can unlock episode 3 on launch day and get every new episode a week before anyone else. Start your 7-day free trial at thecrimedesk.com . Hosts: Rebecca Rideal, Professor Raksha Dave Producer: Phillip Wilding Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini Executive Producer: Jamie East For early, ad-free access to every episode of Buried Evidence as well as all our other incredible true crime shows, subscribe to The Crime Desk now. Visit thecrimedesk.com to become a member today. A Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.