The 1985 White House Farm murders shocked England. But did police get it wrong? Five members of the Bamber family were killed, and Jeremy Bamber was convicted. He’s now spent more than 40 years in prison. Journalist Heidi Blake re-examines the case in her podcast In the Dark: Blood Relatives, uncovering evidence that raises serious doubts about the conviction. Listen to the full episode - link in bio! #crimestory #truecrime #truecrimepodcast #cbcpodcasts | CBC Podcasts

In 1985, a nightmarish killing at the Whitehouse Farm, a rural estate in England, transfixed the U.K. Jeremy Bamber was found guilty of the crime and sentenced to life in prison for murdering his mother, father, sister, and twin six-year-old nephews. Bamber was portrayed in the media as a greedy young man after his family’s fortune. But many of the people who were instrumental in securing his conviction were enriched by the crime. The New Yorker reporter Heidi Blake investigates the case—and unc