A chilling new and highly addictive true crime podcast set in one of the most beautiful parts of Scotland. A young woman's body is found face down behind her door in the upmarket west end of the Granite City, Aberdeen. Her neck was slashed so deeply it was almost severed. The trainee-nurse was an unlikely victim but the identity of her killer was even more shocking. Join The Storyteller Isla Traquair as she retraces her steps from 20 years ago when she first covered the case as a 19-year-old reporter. She's tracking down the key people involved - most importantly the killer, to finally get some answers about this Murder Most Foul.
27: Naked Villainy Ep 27
More of the shocking contents of Dr Brenda Page's final letter to Kit Harrisson are revealed as the murder accused is reexamined and the defence case concludes.
3/7/2024 • 26 minutes, 42 seconds
Violent Delights Recommends Crime Analyst
While you are waiting for the next The Storyteller series, I have a personal recommendation for you to listen to Crime Analyst launching January 2021, hosted by Laura Richards who featured in episode 12 of Violent Delights. She's a world leading criminal behavioural analyst, advocate and investigator and her series is the perfect listen for fans of The Storyteller.
12/30/2020 • 2 minutes, 19 seconds
VIOLENT DELIGHTS SPECIAL Kate Dickie EP 13
Isla Traquair talks to award-winning actor Kate Dickie on taking on the role of Sheila Garvie and her thoughts on the murder case.
12/12/2020 • 50 minutes, 37 seconds
VIOLENT DELIGHTS SPECIAL Laura Richards EP 12
World-renowned criminal behavioural analyst, advocate and investigator Laura Richards BSc, MSc. MBPsS, gives an in-depth analysis of this case and all the people involved. If you are affected by any of the issues in this podcast please check out any of the following websites.www.laurarichards.co.ukwww.womensaid.org.ukwww.thehotline.orgwww.lifeline.org.au
12/6/2020 • 59 minutes, 54 seconds
VIOLENT DELIGHTS SPECIAL - EP 11
In this special extended episode, a new and different insight into the case from a previously unheard viewpoint for a detective who interrogated the three accused. And the horrifying truth about Sheila Garvie’s never-ending prison from the womAn who cared for her in her final years.
11/30/2020 • 38 minutes, 47 seconds
VIOLENT DELIGHTS EPISODE 10
Sheila and Brian begin their life sentences but both are released on parole a decade later. However freedom did not guarantee happiness.
11/23/2020 • 55 minutes, 9 seconds
VIOLENT DELIGHTS EPISODE 9
The stern judge gives his directions to the jury and asks them to ignore the very aspects of the case which attracted so much attention. Lady Chatterley, Lady Bountiful or Lady MacBeth? Which will the jury decide best describes Sheila Garvie? All three accused discover their fates.
11/16/2020 • 32 minutes, 18 seconds
VIOLENT DELIGHTS EPISODE 8
Sheila Garvie is questioned about two books she was writing while in prison awaiting trial and the lawyers for the Crown and defence take centre stage for their addresses to the jury.
11/9/2020 • 30 minutes, 44 seconds
VIOLENT DELIGHTS EPISODE 7
Former police officer Alfred Birse enters the witness box and yet more explosive details emerge and claims are made from two witnesses that Brian and Sheila had joked about getting Max out of the way.
11/2/2020 • 23 minutes, 27 seconds
VIOLENT DELIGHTS EPISODE 6
Alan Peters claims Sheila assisted in the murder of her husband and police go to great lengths using a pig to establish how Max was murdered.
10/26/2020 • 28 minutes, 15 seconds
VIOLENT DELIGHTS EPISODE 5
Sheila attempts to leave her husband but is urged to return to the marital home by those she sought help from and the court hears two very different versions of what happened on the night of Max’s murder.
10/19/2020 • 27 minutes, 44 seconds
VIOLENT DELIGHTS EPISODE 4
The trial hears Max Garvie’s appetite for the extreme increased beyond fast cars and planes. He became the puppet-master who pushed his wife into the arms, and bedroom, of a younger man. He then finds a lover for himself, a woman who is a little too close to home.
10/11/2020 • 29 minutes, 57 seconds
VIOLENT DELIGHTS EPISODE 3
The trial of the century gets underway with three people accused of murdering 35-year-old prominent farmer Maxwell Garvie. The cream of Scottish legal talent and top journalists are drafted in for the case while hundreds of people queue outside for a seat in court.
10/5/2020 • 26 minutes, 4 seconds
VIOLENT DELIGHTS EPISODE 2
A second person is arrested for the murder of prominent farmer Maxwell Garvie and cracks during an overnight interrogation leading police to the body. The forensic team then face a major challenge retrieving the body from a hiding place that would never have been found.
9/29/2020 • 32 minutes
VIOLENT DELIGHTS EPISODE 1
A prominent Scottish farmer has disappeared and after initial thoughts he'd gone off with a fellow amateur pilot, suspicions grow that something sinister has happened to him. Three months later his glamorous wife is arrested in front of their three children. But who tipped off the police and prompted the most sensational murder investigation in Scottish history?
9/28/2020 • 26 minutes, 54 seconds
VIOLENT DELIGHTS TRAILER
The official trailer for series two of the The Storyteller: Violent Delights. Following on from the True Crime Number 1 hit The Storyteller: Murder Most Foul, investigative journalist Isla Traquair returns to Scotland to uncover the dark truths of one of the most sensational cases in recorded criminal history. Set against a backdrop of the North east coast and prudish farming community, a prominent and wealthy "flying farmer" goes missing. His beautiful wife and two others end up in the dock months later accused of murder. But who killed Maxwell Garvie and why? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
9/21/2020 • 2 minutes, 1 second
THE STORYTELLER: MURDER MOST FOUL EPISODE 10
In the final episode of this series, loose ends are tied in a poetic way as the living victims of Pamela Gourlay come together and find comfort by sharing their very different experiences. The Storyteller Isla Traquair thinks she’s done, but is she? Maybe one last trip north but will she find the truth? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
12/11/2019 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 28 seconds
THE STORYTELLER: MURDER MOST FOUL EPISODE 9
In an unexpected twist a key character in this awful story, who was believed to be dead, is in fact alive and ready to talk about the case for the first time in 20 years. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
12/4/2019 • 48 minutes, 5 seconds
BONUS 8
What was Pamela Gourlay's solicitor predicting for the verdict and why did she only serve 14 years? Meanwhile the family of Melanie Sturton were forced to return to the court time and time again for appeals and deal with receiving her belongings still covered in fingerprint dust and blood stains. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
11/29/2019 • 31 minutes, 50 seconds
THE STORYTELLER: MURDER MOST FOUL EPISODE 8
The jury returns but who do they believe? Pamela Gourlay or her former boyfriend Kris Taylor? Present day The Storyteller Isla Traquair goes on a quest to find the killer to get some answers twenty years after the horrific murder. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
11/27/2019 • 39 minutes, 16 seconds
BONUS 7 - PART 2
Pamela Gourlay gave evidence over two days. In the second part of this week's bonus content, find out exactly what the young chef said in court as The Storyteller Isla Traquair goes through and reads excerpts of the transcript. An actor is used for reading the parts of Edward Targowski QC and former Advocate Depute Neil Brailsford who is now a judge, Lord Brailsford. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
11/23/2019 • 10 minutes, 4 seconds
BONUS 7 - PART 1
In Part 1 of Bonus Episode 7, The Storyteller Isla Traquair explains the options available to the jury. Did you know Scotland has a third verdict? And fellow journalist Alison Shaw and defence agent Shane Campbell recall the cold behaviour of Pamela Gourlay throughout the trial. QC Edward Targowski explains the perils of an accused giving evidence and learn more about that phone call confession between mother and daughter. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
11/22/2019 • 18 minutes, 54 seconds
THE STORYTELLER: MURDER MOST FOUL EPISODE 7
Finally the pieces of the jigsaw come together and so do all the people in this story as everyone gathers at the High Court in Aberdeen for the trial of Pamela Gourlay. Melanie’s family come face to face with the young woman accused of killing her for the first time and they are shocked by what they see. What’s even more shocking is the chef’s defence and what she claims really happened. Who will the jury believe? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
11/20/2019 • 29 minutes, 56 seconds
BONUS 6
Melanie’s body is finally released to her family for the funeral but not without more delays. Her mother Susan reveals a hidden grief she and her husband suffered months before the murder and The Storyteller Isla Traquair prepares listeners for the trial with full details of the indictment and details of the grandiose court room. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
11/15/2019 • 16 minutes, 29 seconds
THE STORYTELLER: MURDER MOST FOUL EPISODE 6
A young solicitor lands the biggest case his career by a chance answering of an urgent phone call from police looking for a back-up duty agent. For the first time, defence solicitor Shane Campbell shares his interactions with the accused murderess in the run up to the court case and his shock at her 11th hour change of story. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
11/13/2019 • 24 minutes, 25 seconds
BONUS 5
A special guest features in this bonus episode as well as the two Claires; one a friend and colleague of murder victim Melanie Sturton and the other the closest friend to Pamela Gourlay at the time of the murder. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
11/9/2019 • 23 minutes, 57 seconds
THE STORYTELLER: MURDER MOST FOUL EPISODE 5
Following the surprising arrest of a 20-year-old female, we hear from her former best friend who was as shocked as the public that she was responsible for such a brutal murder. For the first time Claire Forbes speaks publicly about her close friendship with a killer and how she was dragged into the investigation. We also learn of the parallels between murderess and her victim and their rural upbringings and eventual fateful move to the Granite City. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
11/6/2019 • 28 minutes, 15 seconds
BONUS 4
In the aftermath of the chilling confession The Storyteller Isla Traquair examines the crucial timeline with the police involved in the case and the shock of the press as they realised the woman arrested lived in the same building. Also forensic scientist Chris Gannicliffe reveals something unusual from his notes. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
11/2/2019 • 16 minutes, 4 seconds
THE STORYTELLER: MURDER MOST FOUL EPISODE 4
Police track down the CCTV from the ATM where Melanie's bank card was used and despite the poor image quality, they can see it’s a young woman using it, but it’s not Melanie. Meanwhile a new detective steps in to interview the neighbours in the building. The couple downstairs had actually heard the attack. The upstairs neighbour was harder to track down but was very helpful when police spoke to her at an upmarket new restaurant where she worked as a chef. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
10/30/2019 • 25 minutes, 44 seconds
BONUS 3
The Storyteller Isla Traquair delves deeper into the emotional impact on the professionals working on the case. Pathologist Dr James Grieve, who made an exception in letting Melanie’s mother see the body despite the severe injuries, describes how he feels when working on such a tragic case. Isla also reminisces with former journalist Alison Shaw about the challenges of being a crime report and why this is a case that has always stayed with them. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
10/24/2019 • 19 minutes, 41 seconds
THE STORYTELLER: MURDER MOST FOUL EPISODE 3
As the media begins to learn more details about the horrific murder, Melanie's mother Susan Patrick faces the cameras to make a public appeal for help. A huge influx of calls leads detectives down many paths and the investigation stretches far and wide but then in a casual conversation with police family liaison officers, Susan inadvertently delivers a clue which brings them closer to the killer.
10/23/2019 • 27 minutes, 31 seconds
BONUS 2
Discover what happened to Melanie’s step-father after he was interviewed by police and how his military background and multiple clothes changes led investigators to suspect he was involved. And the lead Forensic Scientist Chris Gannicliffe takes The Storyteller Isla Traquair through the photographs from the murder scene. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
10/19/2019 • 18 minutes, 22 seconds
THE STORYTELLER: MURDER MOST FOUL EPISODE 2
After the shock of the initial sight of Melanie Sturton’s injuries, the pathologist and forensic team continue their painstaking examination of her body and home. Every fibre and blood spot helps them piece together the trainee nurse’s final movements. Meanwhile Melanie’s family struggle to race home from Spain and before they're informed she’s been murdered, they are at the top of the list of suspects.
10/16/2019 • 27 minutes, 26 seconds
BONUS EPISODE
Bonus content episode with some further information from the investigation team and more from the Storyteller Isla Traquair about how this podcast came about.
10/11/2019 • 14 minutes, 28 seconds
THE STORYTELLER: MURDER MOST FOUL EPISODE 1
In this chilling first episode The Storyteller Isla Traquair begins her journey by meeting up with the murder victim’s mother Susan Patrick and pledging to do her best to find some answers to this motiveless crime. Susan bravely recalls the awful moment a ringing phone changed her life forever. Her mother’s instinct was strong and we learn what horrors unfolded. Sadly there was far worse to come…
10/9/2019 • 26 minutes, 9 seconds
The Storyteller: Murder Most Foul
A chilling and addictive brand new true crime podcast set in Scotland. A young woman is found face down behind her door in an upmarket area of the Granite City, Aberdeen. Her throat has been cut so deeply, it's almost severed. She was an unlikely victim, but the identity of the killer was even more shocking. The Storyteller Isla Traquair was a 19-year-old newspaper reporter at the time of the murder and now on the 20th anniversary she is retracing her steps to find out the truth behind this Murder Most Foul.
