Missing Debbie, a new series from the team behind Bed of Lies. When Debbie Cooper turns 40 she’s finally ready to find love and settle down, putting years of wanderlust behind her. She falls in love with awkward, geeky Jamie Starbuck and after a whirlwind 10 months they get married. A few weeks later, in May 2010, the newlyweds surprise family and friends by setting off on a round-the-world honeymoon. Emails arrive from all corners of the globe with descriptions of quiet coves in India, volunteering in Indonesia and sunrise yoga in Nicaragua. But something doesn’t feel right. There are no pictures. Debbie won’t call. And after two years on the road there’s no sign of her coming home. Debbie’s friends start to investigate and they soon discover Jamie’s been spinning a web of lies. Where is Debbie? And how long can Jamie cover up the truth? In the fourth series of the award-winning Bed of Lies, investigative reporter Cara McGoogan tells Debbie’s story for the first time. With Debbie’s sisters, friends and the police, she untangles this gripping story of coercion, murder, and an elaborate deception that spans the globe. The first three series of Bed of Lies are also available to listen to on this feed: Series 1: They have the perfect relationship, until one day he vanishes. Her hunt leads to other women just like her - and a web of state-spun lies. Cara investigates the untold story of the "spycops" and the undercover policing scandal. Series 2: It was meant to be a miracle treatment, but it became a deadly poison. Cara investigates the biggest medical disaster in NHS history, the infected blood scandal. Series 3: A taxi driver is shot dead in front of his children. A high-security room goes up in flames. Then terrorists are unmasked as spies. And behind it all, a shadowy unit of the British Army, who ran the notorious agent Stakeknife. Award-winning journalist Cara McGoogan investigates the biggest cover-up of the Northern Ireland Troubles and asks: is the British state getting away with murder? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
What this show covers
JusticeThe Troublesfamily concerntrue crimeState accountabilityStakeknifeNorthern Irelandpolitical violencespy networksstate secrecypodcast announcementseries launchrelationshipsred flagsinvestigation
What listeners will find here
Northern Ireland’s unresolved wounds come into focus in the season’s closing investigation
Northern Ireland’s peace walls, segregated schools and shared streets of former enemies frame a final look at how The Troubles still shape daily life. As Cara’s investigation nears its end, a victim of Stakeknife speaks out and the episode asks whether truth and justice have ever really arrived.
A grim look at killings, secrecy, and the state’s spy network in the Troubles
This episode examines killings during the Troubles, from a family driven abroad to a soldier killed in a car bomb and teenagers shot in a mobile shop. Cara traces violence on both sides while uncovering the scale of a lethal state spy network and the families still seeking justice.
A new Bed of Lies story arrives October 23
Introducing Missing Debbie, a new series of Bed of Lies, arriving October 23. This brief announcement sets up the launch of the next chapter in the podcast’s storytelling without revealing more about the case itself.
A fast-moving romance turns unsettling in Missing Debbie’s opening chapter
Debbie Cooper is 40, ready for love, and quickly falls for Jamie Starbuck. As their relationship intensifies, friends and family grow uneasy, and this episode digs into the warning signs and the limits of how well we know the people closest to us.
A honeymoon escape turns unsettling in Missing Debbie
Debbie and Jamie marry in a small ceremony, then head off on a round-the-world honeymoon without collecting gifts, photos, or saying goodbye. What looks like a dream trip quickly takes on a more troubling shape as Debbie’s loved ones grow increasingly uneasy.
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