Testimony - A True Crime Podcast

Case One: The tragic murder of Lisa Hession

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In this two-part true crime podcast, Neal Keeling, chief reporter at the Manchester Evening News, looks back at an unsolved murder that has haunted his career for the past 36 years.

On one winter night in 1984, 14-year-old schoolgirl Lisa Hession was robbed of her life in a back alley only two minutes away from her home in Leigh.

Neal guides us through this tragic case, speaking to those who knew the victim. experts who are still trying to solve the murder today, and campaigners who are fighting for justice for Lisa.

This episode looks at who Lisa was, what happened on the night of the murder, and how her mother, Christine, maintained "great grace and dignity" as she fought to find her daughter's killer.

Testimony is a Laudable production for the Manchester Evening News. It is presented by Neal Keeling, and produced by Daniel J. McLaughlin.


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