Show Notes
In the wake of Charlene’s disappearance, the focus was on the network of men grooming young girls from late night takeaways. But what the public didn’t know was that these weren’t the only bad men in Charlene’s life. Nicola speaks to Charlene’s parents, Karen and Bob, and confronts them about what exactly was happening in the Downes household.
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Host: Nicola Thorp. Producer: Nicola Thorp and Matt Nielson. Writer: Matt Nielson. Sound design and mixing: Basil Oxtoby. Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini. Executive Producers: Jamie East, Bella Soames, Emma Shaw. Associate Producer (Ep 1): Lisa Brinkworth.
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