Impact Podcasts
Impact podcasts create narrative investigative podcasts that shine a light on major crimes or scandals in communities covered by DC Thomson brands such as The Courier and The Press and Journal. New Series: “Who Killed Annalise?” In 2018, 22-year-old Annalise Johnstone was murdered near a Witch’s grave in Perthshire, Scotland. Nearly seven years later, her case remains unsolved. In Who Killed Annalise?, a new true crime podcast from The Courier, investigative journalist Brendan Duggan reopens the case, speaking with key figures to uncover why justice has never been served. Impact’s first season, Hunting Mr X, centred on the story of former North Sea oil diver Julian Chisholm who orchestrated a £100m cocaine deal with the Cali cartel. It was shortlisted for best podcast at the UK Society of Editors’ Media Freedom Awards in 2023. Season two - ’Vanished: The Arlene Fraser Murder’ - is also now available. Follow investigative journalist Dale Haslam as he uncovers what really happened in Scotland’s biggest ever missing persons case. In 1998, 33-year-old mum of two Arlene Fraser was at her home one minute - and gone the next.
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After a stunning verdict, Brendan tracks down Annalise’s brother Jordan and investigates where the case stands today.
Two suspects stand trial for Annalise’s murder. In the courtroom, shocking accusations, revelations, and contradictions emerge.
A trial is supposed to bring closure. But in this case, it only raises more questions.
As their investigation deepens, police begin to focus on Jordan Johnstone.
He was the last known person to see Annalise alive. The evidence begins to mount.
Through Annalise’s own personal writings, Investigative Journalist Brendan Duggan uncovers details of her troubled childhood.
He travels to her childhood home to speak with her family. But will they reveal the full story of Annalise’s life before her tragic death?
Two hikers stumble upon a body in a wooded area off a country road in Perthshire. Police quickly determine this isn’t the murder scene—Annalise Johnstone was killed elsewhere.
Meanwhile, her brother, Jordan Johnstone, walks into a Dundee police station to report her missing. But detectives sense he’s withholding something.
Introducing “Who Killed Annalise?” a five-part true crime podcast series from The Courier and DC Thomson.
In 2023, Police Scotland claimed they had solved every homicide since 2013. But for the family of Annalise Johnstone, one question remains: Who Killed Annalise?
Annalise Johnstone was killed in the shadow of a witch's grave in 2018. Annalise's brother, Jordan Johnstone, and his girlfriend, Angela Newlands, were charged in conne...
25 years have passed since Arlene Fraser went missing and her killer could be out of jail soon. But Arlene's family still don't know where she is.
Arlene's sister explains how she is campaigning for a change in the law to ensure Arlene's killer can never leave jail - unless he says where her body is buried.
As doubts emerge about some of the evidence used to jail the killer, the courts are left with no choice but to let him go.
As he returns home, all hell breaks loose, with bar brawls and bouncers getting between warring factions.
Will Arlene’s killer ever be brought to justice?
Episode 6 will be released on Monday, December 11.
Investigative journalist Dale Haslam, who spoke to Arlene's friends, family, and those who brought her killer to justice, answers your questions about the case.
Frustrated by a lack of progress, detectives turn to a lipreader in an attempt to build evidence - and strike gold.
It is enough to build a case against a key suspect, convince his friends to testify against him - all leading up to a dramatic court showdown.
Episode 5 will be released on Monday, December 4.
Introducing Vanished: A new 6-part true crime podcast series from Impact Podcasts and the DC Thomson title The Press and Journal.
How does someone just vanish?
In 1998, Arlene suddenly disappears from her home in the north-east of Scotland - and she was previously known to police as a victim of domestic abuse at the hands of her husband, Nat Fraser.
Investigative journalist Dale Haslam travels to Elgin to investigate.
A crack team of detectives arrives in Elgin to investigate Arlene Fraser's disappearance - and they quickly begin to suspect her husband of foul play after a suspicious phone call.
But he tries every trick in the book to the throw police off the scent - and officers are perplexed by his cast-iron alibi.
Six months have passed and there is still no clear lead in the case - and Arlene Fraser is still missing.
But a new team of detectives dubbed 'the A team' arrive on the scene and make a breakthrough. Police make a key arrest - and use leverage to launch an undercover operation in a bid to snare a suspect.
Episode 4 will be released on Monday, November 27.
In the second of our bonus episodes, we take you behind the scenes of our true crime podcast, Hunting Mr X.
In a revealing conversation, host Brendan Duggan sits down with Impact Investigations reporter Dale Haslam to uncover the extensive work that went into crafting this gripping series.
Get a glimpse into the investigative process and learn about the months of dedication chasing leads and interviews that that brought Hunting Mr ...
In the first of two new bonus episodes of Hunting Mr X, we dive even deeper into the UK’s gritty underworld in the 1980s and 1990s.
Host Brendan Duggan is joined by two guests to learn how the criminal industry evolved and the devastating impact of the drug scene on communities during these turbulent times.
Retired detective chief superintendent Neil Leslie is now a lecturer of criminology and policing at Abertay University and Ric...
It’s not how you thought this story was going to end.
Listen to the epic conclusion to Hunting Mr X and find out where each of our characters ended up after their lives were forever changed by Julian Chisholm.
For more Mr X content, visit www.thecourier.co.uk/ and www.pressandjournal.co.uk/
The net closes in on the gang as police and customs officers swoop after weeks of covert surveillance stretching from Spain to Scotland.
Customs investigator Graham Dick races to intercept the huge drugs haul, which is packed in a bright orange van, but gets the surprise of his life.
For more Mr X content visit www.pressandjournal.co.uk/ and www.thecourier.co.uk/
Episode 5 coming June 15th
After being put in a car during the middle of the night, on the orders of Julian Chisholm, Chris Howarth and Noel Hawkins eventually find themselves in Gibraltar where they then set off on a journey across the Atlantic to pick up 500kg of cocaine from the Cali Cartel.
They are faced with a battle for survival as the pair try to land the drugs near Ullapool amid a fierce storm.
This is not the end of the story...
Episode 4 releases ...
From Spain to Ullapool, customs officer Graham Dick and his team keep a watchful eye on the gang’s movements. As they begin to build a case against Julian Chisholm, Graham has a hunch Chisholm, who later became known as Mr X, is planning something big with his criminal associates - including latest recruit, “Crazy” Chris Howarth.
For more Mr X content visit www.pressandjournal.co.uk/ and www.thecourier.co.uk/
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