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Real is an independent true crime podcast made by award winning TV Producer Naomi Channell.Each episode is an audio documentary, telling a true crime story that is almost unbelievable. But these stories, are Real. If you would like to support the show, you can do so here, thank you: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/podcast4justice Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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November 5, 20261 hr 2 min

EP6: Believe Me: Fighting For Joanna

n the final episode of the series, we hear how Vicky has now managed to get Joanna's case to be investigated under the Domestic Homicide Review and Cecilie Fjellhoy, from the Netflix Documentary 'The Tinder Swindler' is here to explain the very real effects of romance fraud, and Kasey Baker MSc, explains coercive control and how we can recognise warning signs. For information on counter allegations in abusive relationships, please see here: https://safelives.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Responding_to_Counter_allegations_Guidance.pdf Kacey Baker's website and podcasts can be found here: https://www.cultvaultpodcast.com/ To follow Joanna's sister Vicky on her fight please see here: https://www.instagram.com/joanna_lazaris_legacy/ www.tiktok.com/@mynameisvictoria0 To sign her petition please see here: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/781379?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAcGRvZgJzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA85MzY2MTk3NDMzOTI0NTkAAad1sIwyPP5ze24QC6wd8 RJ5eQRz6slElV4Bf8S3N5zzGfmpPTNAM0O5N1Lw aem_grKqJDIy8cQVn-qvmbhKYQ&utm_id=97760_v0_s00_e0_tv3_a1denni8us5bi3 If you'd like to join me over on Patreon, please see here: www.patreon.com/theaffair If you've been affected by Romance Fraud, please see Love Said for help and support: www.lovesaid.com To report fraud see here: https://www.reportfraud.police.uk/romance-fraud/ If you have been affected by sexual abuse, please see the below organisations that offer support, advice and information: https://www.thesurvivorstrust.org - For people who have been the victim of sexual abuse (UK) https://www.rainn.org/ - Sexual Abuse Support USA https://www.nasasv.org.au/support-directory - Sexual Abuse Support Australia https://www.rcni.ie/useful-links/ - Sexual Abuse Support Ireland If you need help or support with domestic abuse please get in touch with the following organisations: https://havendas.org.uk/ - UK https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/ - UK https://mankind.org.uk/ - Support for male victims https://safelives.org.uk/ - UK https://www.victimsupportni.com/help-for-victims/domestic-violence/ - Northern Ireland https://mapni.co.uk/ - Northern Ireland for men https://sdvs.ie/ - Ireland https://www.mensaid.ie/ - Ireland for men https://www.lifewire.org/ - USA https://www.thehotline.org/resources/men-can-be-victims-of-abuse-too/ - USA for men https://www.rizeup.com.au/ - Australia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

November 5, 20261 hr 2 min

EP5: Believe Me: Fighting For Joanna

In this episode we hear from Eve, Derek's partner of five years and the real owner of the farm, as well as Helen, a woman he was seeing at the same time as Eve and Lara. To follow Joanna's sister Vicky on her fight please see here: https://www.instagram.com/joanna_lazaris_legacy/ www.tiktok.com/@mynameisvictoria0 To sign her petition please see here: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/781379?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAcGRvZgJzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA85MzY2MTk3NDMzOTI0NTkAAad1sIwyPP5ze24QC6wd8 RJ5eQRz6slElV4Bf8S3N5zzGfmpPTNAM0O5N1Lw aem_grKqJDIy8cQVn-qvmbhKYQ&utm_id=97760_v0_s00_e0_tv3_a1denni8us5bi3 If you've been affected by Romance Fraud, please see Love Said for help and support: www.lovesaid.com To report fraud see here: https://www.reportfraud.police.uk/romance-fraud/ If you have been affected by sexual abuse, please see the below organisations that offer support, advice and information: https://www.thesurvivorstrust.org - For people who have been the victim of sexual abuse (UK) https://www.rainn.org/ - Sexual Abuse Support USA https://www.nasasv.org.au/support-directory - Sexual Abuse Support Australia https://www.rcni.ie/useful-links/ - Sexual Abuse Support Ireland If you need help or support with domestic abuse please get in touch with the following organisations: https://havendas.org.uk/ - UK https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/ - UK https://mankind.org.uk/ - Support for male victims https://safelives.org.uk/ - UK https://www.victimsupportni.com/help-for-victims/domestic-violence/ - Northern Ireland https://mapni.co.uk/ - Northern Ireland for men https://sdvs.ie/ - Ireland https://www.mensaid.ie/ - Ireland for men https://www.lifewire.org/ - USA https://www.thehotline.org/resources/men-can-be-victims-of-abuse-too/ - USA for men https://www.rizeup.com.au/ - Australia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

November 5, 202649 min

EP4: Believe Me: Fighting For Joanna

Joanna's mental health continues to decline as she finds out that the police are going to be charging her with stalking and witness intimidation. To follow Joanna's sister Vicky on her fight please see here: https://www.instagram.com/joanna_lazaris_legacy/ www.tiktok.com/@mynameisvictoria0 To sign her petition please see here: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/781379?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAcGRvZgJzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA85MzY2MTk3NDMzOTI0NTkAAad1sIwyPP5ze24QC6wd8 RJ5eQRz6slElV4Bf8S3N5zzGfmpPTNAM0O5N1Lw aem_grKqJDIy8cQVn-qvmbhKYQ&utm_id=97760_v0_s00_e0_tv3_a1denni8us5bi3 If you've been affected by Romance Fraud, please see Love Said for help and support: www.lovesaid.com To report fraud see here: https://www.reportfraud.police.uk/romance-fraud/ If you have been affected by sexual abuse, please see the below organisations that offer support, advice and information: https://www.thesurvivorstrust.org - For people who have been the victim of sexual abuse (UK) https://www.rainn.org/ - Sexual Abuse Support USA https://www.nasasv.org.au/support-directory - Sexual Abuse Support Australia https://www.rcni.ie/useful-links/ - Sexual Abuse Support Ireland If you need help or support with domestic abuse please get in touch with the following organisations: https://havendas.org.uk/ - UK https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/ - UK https://mankind.org.uk/ - Support for male victims https://safelives.org.uk/ - UK https://www.victimsupportni.com/help-for-victims/domestic-violence/ - Northern Ireland https://mapni.co.uk/ - Northern Ireland for men https://sdvs.ie/ - Ireland https://www.mensaid.ie/ - Ireland for men https://www.lifewire.org/ - USA https://www.thehotline.org/resources/men-can-be-victims-of-abuse-too/ - USA for men https://www.rizeup.com.au/ - Australia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

November 5, 202654 min

EP3: Believe Me: Fighting For Joanna

Joanna's investigation into Derek reveals that his lies and manipulation are far greater than she first discovered... To follow Joanna's sister Vicky on her fight please see here: https://www.instagram.com/joanna_lazaris_legacy/ www.tiktok.com/@mynameisvictoria0 To sign her petition please see here: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/781379?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAcGRvZgJzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA85MzY2MTk3NDMzOTI0NTkAAad1sIwyPP5ze24QC6wd8 RJ5eQRz6slElV4Bf8S3N5zzGfmpPTNAM0O5N1Lw aem_grKqJDIy8cQVn-qvmbhKYQ&utm_id=97760_v0_s00_e0_tv3_a1denni8us5bi3 If you've been affected by Romance Fraud, please see Love Said for help and support: www.lovesaid.com To report fraud see here: https://www.reportfraud.police.uk/romance-fraud/ If you have been affected by sexual abuse, please see the below organisations that offer support, advice and information: https://www.thesurvivorstrust.org - For people who have been the victim of sexual abuse (UK) https://www.rainn.org/ - Sexual Abuse Support USA https://www.nasasv.org.au/support-directory - Sexual Abuse Support Australia https://www.rcni.ie/useful-links/ - Sexual Abuse Support Ireland If you need help or support with domestic abuse please get in touch with the following organisations: https://havendas.org.uk/ - UK https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/ - UK https://mankind.org.uk/ - Support for male victims https://safelives.org.uk/ - UK https://www.victimsupportni.com/help-for-victims/domestic-violence/ - Northern Ireland https://mapni.co.uk/ - Northern Ireland for men https://sdvs.ie/ - Ireland https://www.mensaid.ie/ - Ireland for men https://www.lifewire.org/ - USA https://www.thehotline.org/resources/men-can-be-victims-of-abuse-too/ - USA for men https://www.rizeup.com.au/ - Australia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

November 5, 202643 min

EP2: Believe Me: Fighting For Joanna

A Facebook post exposes Derek for who he really is... and Joanna reports to the police fall on deaf ears. To follow Joanna's sister Vicky on her fight please see here: https://www.instagram.com/joanna_lazaris_legacy/ www.tiktok.com/@mynameisvictoria0 To sign her petition please see here: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/781379?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAcGRvZgJzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA85MzY2MTk3NDMzOTI0NTkAAad1sIwyPP5ze24QC6wd8 RJ5eQRz6slElV4Bf8S3N5zzGfmpPTNAM0O5N1Lw aem_grKqJDIy8cQVn-qvmbhKYQ&utm_id=97760_v0_s00_e0_tv3_a1denni8us5bi3 If you've been affected by Romance Fraud, please see Love Said for help and support: www.lovesaid.com To report fraud see here: https://www.reportfraud.police.uk/romance-fraud/ If you have been affected by sexual abuse, please see the below organisations that offer support, advice and information: https://www.thesurvivorstrust.org - For people who have been the victim of sexual abuse (UK) https://www.rainn.org/ - Sexual Abuse Support USA https://www.nasasv.org.au/support-directory - Sexual Abuse Support Australia https://www.rcni.ie/useful-links/ - Sexual Abuse Support Ireland If you need help or support with domestic abuse please get in touch with the following organisations: https://havendas.org.uk/ - UK https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/ - UK https://mankind.org.uk/ - Support for male victims https://safelives.org.uk/ - UK https://www.victimsupportni.com/help-for-victims/domestic-violence/ - Northern Ireland https://mapni.co.uk/ - Northern Ireland for men https://sdvs.ie/ - Ireland https://www.mensaid.ie/ - Ireland for men https://www.lifewire.org/ - USA https://www.thehotline.org/resources/men-can-be-victims-of-abuse-too/ - USA for men https://www.rizeup.com.au/ - Australia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

November 5, 20261 hr 5 min

EP1: Believe Me: Fighting For Joanna

In October 2024, Joanna Lazaris was on a dating app when she came across a man called 'Derek'. He looked like the perfect match, he was exciting, ambitious, intriguing... but he was also a liar. To follow Joanna's sister Vicky on her fight please see here: https://www.instagram.com/joanna_lazaris_legacy/ www.tiktok.com/@mynameisvictoria0 To sign her petition please see here: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/781379?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAcGRvZgJzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA85MzY2MTk3NDMzOTI0NTkAAad1sIwyPP5ze24QC6wd8 RJ5eQRz6slElV4Bf8S3N5zzGfmpPTNAM0O5N1Lw aem_grKqJDIy8cQVn-qvmbhKYQ&utm_id=97760_v0_s00_e0_tv3_a1denni8us5bi3 If you've been affected by Romance Fraud, please see Love Said for help and support: www.lovesaid.com To report fraud see here: https://www.reportfraud.police.uk/romance-fraud/ If you have been affected by sexual abuse, please see the below organisations that offer support, advice and information: https://www.thesurvivorstrust.org - For people who have been the victim of sexual abuse (UK) https://www.rainn.org/ - Sexual Abuse Support USA https://www.nasasv.org.au/support-directory - Sexual Abuse Support Australia https://www.rcni.ie/useful-links/ - Sexual Abuse Support Ireland If you need help or support with domestic abuse please get in touch with the following organisations: https://havendas.org.uk/ - UK https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/ - UK https://mankind.org.uk/ - Support for male victims https://safelives.org.uk/ - UK https://www.victimsupportni.com/help-for-victims/domestic-violence/ - Northern Ireland https://mapni.co.uk/ - Northern Ireland for men https://sdvs.ie/ - Ireland https://www.mensaid.ie/ - Ireland for men https://www.lifewire.org/ - USA https://www.thehotline.org/resources/men-can-be-victims-of-abuse-too/ - USA for men https://www.rizeup.com.au/ - Australia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

October 28, 202632 min

Dating a Killer: What Happened to Kelsie Scheilling?

When Lauren Suhr heard about a missing pregnant woman, 21-year-old Kelsie Scheilling, she couldn't stop thinking about her and her family. She wanted to help them get answers. She heard that the prime suspect in Kelsie's case was 20-year-old Donthe Lucas. So she did something radical - she reached out to him on social media and offered to be his friend. But that friendship soon developed into a romantic relationship.... and then he proposed. Lauren was left in a unprecedented situation, would she marry the man she suspected of murder? And could she get the information she so desperately wanted to give the Scheilling family - what happened to Kelsie? This is REAL. If you'd like to join me on Patreon, please see here, thank you! www.patreon.com/REALtruecrimepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

October 20, 202624 min

The Horrific Crimes of Paul Sharpe

In the spring of 2026, a young girl was abducted by man in Greater Manchester. As the police traced the suspects car they realised that the man inside was a convicted murderer who had been let out of prison 13 years earlier. This is REAL. If you'd like to support the show, you can join REAL's Patreon Community here: www.patreon.com/REALtruecrimepodcast For support after Murder or Manslaughter, please see the websites for SAMM and FFFJ: www.samm.org.uk https://familiesfightingforjustice.org/ For support after sexual assault please see The Rape Crisis charity and The Survivors Network: https://rapecrisis.org.uk/ https://survivorsnetwork.org.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

October 13, 202625 min

The Murder of Lily Whitehouse

In 2023, 17-year-old Lily Whitehouse met a man 21 years her senior, 38-year-old Mohammed Azim. Despite Lily being so young, Mohammed made his feelings clear, he wanted to be in a relationship with her. But what happened next would leave a young girl dead and a newborn baby without her mother. This is REAL. To get more information on the 'Close the Consent Gap' campaign, please see here: https://closetheconsentgap.com/ To Support the Show on Patreon, you can join here: www.patreon.com/REALtruecrimepodcast If you need help or support with domestic abuse please get in touch with the following organisations: https://havendas.org.uk/ - UK https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/ - UK https://mankind.org.uk/ - Support for male victims https://safelives.org.uk/ - UK https://www.victimsupportni.com/help-for-victims/domestic-violence/ - Northern Ireland https://mapni.co.uk/ - Northern Ireland for men https://sdvs.ie/ - Ireland https://www.mensaid.ie/ - Ireland for men https://www.lifewire.org/ - USA https://www.thehotline.org/resources/men-can-be-victims-of-abuse-too/ - USA for men https://www.rizeup.com.au/ - Australia https://mensline.org.au/family-violence/ - Australia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

October 6, 202630 min

The Murder of Samantha Henderson

It is estimated that approximately 80 children are left motherless after domestic homicide each year in England and Wales. These children not only have to endure grief and trauma, but they are also then uprooted, sometimes they are taken in by family members and sometimes they are placed into the care system. Today, we’re going to look at the case of Samantha Henderson and a brutal murder that left four children without their mother, because an act of evil took her away from them forever. This is REAL: If you'd like to join me on Patreon, please see here, thank you so much: https://patreon.com/REALtruecrimepodcast If you need help or support with domestic abuse please get in touch with the following organisations: https://www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk/ - UK https://mankind.org.uk/ - Support for male victims https://safelives.org.uk/ - UK https://www.victimsupportni.com/help-for-victims/domestic-violence/ - Northern Ireland https://mapni.co.uk/ - Northern Ireland for men https://sdvs.ie/ - Ireland https://www.mensaid.ie/ - Ireland for men https://www.lifewire.org/ - USA https://www.thehotline.org/resources/men-can-be-victims-of-abuse-too/ - USA for men https://www.rizeup.com.au/ - Australia https://mensline.org.au/family-violence/ - Australia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.