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This Is Monsters

The Misleading Case of Lynette White

This Is Monsters

Jiles

True Crime

4.81.8K Ratings

🗓️ 9 November 2023

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Lynette White was found murdered in her friend's Cardiff flat and authorities quickly convicted her boyfriend and two other men, but was it really them who had committed the crime?

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0:00.0

In the late 1980s, the horrifying murder of Lynette White and her Cardiff flat

0:06.4

sent shock waves throughout the United Kingdom, leading to a gripping and

0:10.4

deeply flawed investigation and trial that would result in wrongful convictions and a decades long hunt for a killer.

0:17.0

This is monsters. The Lynette White was born in the early 1970s and grew up in the Buton area of Cardiff, Wales.

0:50.0

She dropped out of school and by the tender age of 14 she was getting by as a sex worker on the streets of Cardiff.

0:56.5

According to acquaintances, Lynette was known for her work ethic, often being the first to step out at lunchtime and the last one left at night.

1:05.0

She even put in hours on Christmas day.

1:08.0

She was also known for her striking beauty, popularity, and sweet nature.

1:12.0

Those traits set her apart, proving that one's profession does not define their character.

1:17.8

Lynette was adored by her friends and those lucky enough to know her.

1:21.6

She confided in some about the challenging circumstances she had

1:25.3

faced, recounting a harrowing experience where she had been drugged and forcibly taken to Bristol

1:30.7

by a group of men who coerced her into sex work. Even after managing to return to Cardiff,

1:36.2

she found herself ensnared in a relentless cycle of life on the streets.

1:40.7

While society may often cast judgment on this profession, some individuals like Lynette find themselves in situations where it becomes crucial for their survival.

1:50.0

By 1988, at 20 years old, Lynette was working tirelessly every day, primarily to support her boyfriend Stephen Miller's drug addiction.

2:00.0

Stephen, who also served as her pimp, depended on a Lynette as his sole source of income.

2:05.6

How admirable!

2:06.9

He would accompany Lynette on a daily basis to the area where she worked in Riverside Cardiff

2:11.8

before reuniting with her in the evenings at the North Star

2:14.8

Club to collect her earnings. The two shared her residence in a flat located on Dorset Street.

2:21.1

In the days leading up to her tragic murder, Lynette mysteriously vanished, with no contact

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