Murder They Wrote with Laura Whitmore and Iain Stirling - MYW: The Legend of the Hartlepool Monkey

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Listener Sarah sends Laura to Hartlepool, where a shipwreck, a monkey in uniform and a case of mistaken identity lead to one of the UK’s strangest legends – and its weirdest “trial”.

Meanwhile, Iain dives into modern-day monkey business of his own, featuring a quad bike heist gone wrong and a flying kick that lands someone in jail (for a day).

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Published on Thursday, 10th April 2025.

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