Unreliable Witness 3: I’m not a Psychopath

Unreliable Witness | Storycast

Sky News

True Crime, News, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.3 • 728 Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2024

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

After Covid delays, the trial is finally held and Ellie Williams is in the dock. Liz and Jason were among the reporters at court when the extent of her claims were revealed for the first time, shocking the media and public alike. She’s accused of perverting the course of justice against 5 men, including 4 who are white – of lying to police and falsifying evidence to back up her claims, including causing the horrific injuries to herself. Liz and Jason share some of the shocking twists and revelations of the 11-week trial and what Ellie has to say in her defence.

Warning: This series discusses issues of sexual abuse, self-harm, violence and suicide.

From Sky News Storycast, Unreliable Witness is presented by Jason Farrell and Liz Lane

Series Producer: Anne-Marie Bullock
Executive Producer: Louise Cotton
Sound Design: Matt Wareham
Additional Journalism: Sarah O’Connell
Sky Podcasts Editor: Paul Stanworth

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0:00.0	Every parent has the key to unlock their child's potential.
0:04.8	A future where they learn the skills they need to succeed.
0:07.7	Whether that's getting a job or further study.
0:10.6	But the key isn't a key.
0:12.6	It's the support you give them.
0:15.1	All right, Dad.
0:15.8	Fancy a Bruin, and that, son?
0:17.3	I've been reading about technical education and it looks a business.
0:20.8	Technical education opens doors looks the business.
0:23.4	Technical education opens doors for your child.
0:29.6	Search talking futures to find out how T-levels, apprenticeships and HTQs can unlock their full potential.
0:38.0	Just to warn you, this third episode of Unreliable Witness contains references to violence, self-harm and abuse and descriptions of injuries.
0:41.0	Episode 3. I'm not a psychopath.
0:49.7	In October 2020, Eleanor Williams was brought here to Preston Crown Court.
0:52.4	It's a dreary scene, wet, grey.
0:55.8	There's a big dual carriage way next to the building, which is red brick, three levels, circular entrance. The accused, if being held on remand, arrive
1:01.6	in prison in a transport van known as a sweatbox and they're driven around the back of
1:06.2	the courthouse. This is how Whaley Williams arrived, not as a witness, to see the men she'd accused of abusing
1:11.8	her in the dock, but as a prisoner. She'd waited a long time to get here more than two years,
1:17.5	and if found guilty, she'd face even longer in jail. She was now 21, and although I'd met
1:24.0	her family and her work colleagues, this was the first time I'd see Ellie Williams in person, in the dock.
1:40.1	I'm Jason Farrell, and this is Unreliable Witness,
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