Attempts at conversion therapy are taking place across the country, in village churches, Harley street clinics and counsellors treatment rooms.Journalist Emily Sargent goes undercover to expose a once secretive practice: this is Thinking Straight.The first episode of this seven-part series is out on Friday 6 August. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Wendy Sewell, a 32-year-old legal secretary, was murdered in the pretty town of Bakewell, in England's Peak District, in September 1973. A cemetery groundskeeper, 17-year-old Stephen Downing, quickly became the prime suspect. Despite having learning difficulties and a reading age of 11, he was arrested, questioned for nine hours without a lawyer present and eventually convinced to sign a confession full of words he did not understand.Years later, local newspaper editor Don Hale started to campaign over Stephen's conviction, fighting for the case to be sent back to court. Using brand new interviews, Murder in the Graveyard provides a fresh insight...