Amanda Knox Hosts | DOUBT: The Case of Lucy Letby

Lucy Letby is arrested and police launch Operation Hummingbird. But from the very beginning, questions emerge about how the case was built and whether early assumptions shaped the direction of the investigation.

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The trial of Lucy Letby begins. In Manchester Crown Court, prosecutors outline the case they say explains a series of unexplained collapses and deaths on a neonatal unit, setting the stage for one of the longest trials in modern British history.

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Lucy Letby finally takes the stand. The defence presents its case, laying out its arguments as she answers for herself in court, but questions linger over what may have been left unsaid.

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As Lucy Letby is handed her sentence, a growing group of controversial voices begins to question whether the case is as clear as it seemed. Driven in part by reporting from Rachel Aviv, these so-called “misfits and ghouls” raise uncomfortable doubts, despite the personal risk. 

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At Lucy Letby’s retrial, the prosecution leans on a single, powerful eyewitness account, but cracks begin to appear in the story the jury is asked to believe. When a previously unseen email surfaces, it raises troubling questions about whether that testimony was ever as certain as it seemed.

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A profession under pressure. A culture of blame. And from inside the hospital environment, a perspective on the case few have heard.

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In court, one interpretation of the evidence helped secure a conviction. But as concerns about the case quietly grow, a panel of international experts comes together to re-examine the medical evidence from the ground up, uncovering details the jury never heard and raising serious questions about the verdict itself.

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In theory, certainty follows evidence. But once it takes hold, in court and amongst the public, it can be difficult to challenge. For those caught inside it, the consequences extend far beyond the courtroom, leaving lasting marks on both individuals and the systems that judged them. And in Lucy Letby’s case, the question of what happens next remains open.

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Before Lucy Letby, another nurse was convicted under eerily similar circumstances: Lucia de Berk. Convicted on statistical evidence that later unraveled, her case reveals how flawed numbers can shape and shatter a conviction. In this bonus episode, Professor Richard Gill explains how the numbers went wrong, and what it took to overturn a life sentence.

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A watchdog body was created after a series of wrongful convictions shook public confidence in British justice, yet once the system decides someone is guilty, overturning that verdict can still become almost impossible.

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Clare and Carl had their baby at the Countess of Chester hospital in 2016. They share their shocking experience of their time there while Lucy Letby was a nurse on the ward.

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Lucy Letby's Barrister Mark McDonald and MP David Davis discuss the case and what's next legally and politically. 

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Amanda travels to Chester to meet two NHS whistleblowers from the Countess. They share their challenging experiences of working in the hospital's mortuary and their subsequent treatment when they attempted to raise the alarm. Trigger Warning: Death and Dead Bodies

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