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Unreliable Witness | Storycast

Unreliable Witness 6: Eleanor Williams – Inside

Unreliable Witness | Storycast

Sky News

True Crime, News, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.3728 Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Police material is released, taking us to the moments they discover her battered at her flat and the night before her infamous post. They also reveal her reaction when accused of lying. Meanwhile Liz and Jason are given a psychiatric report charting medical records and interviews which reveal more on Ellie’s background and state of mind. And, finally, Liz hears from the young woman at the centre of it all - directly from prison.   
 
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

Transcript

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0:00.0

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0:30.0

Before we begin, a warning this episode of Unreliable Witness contains references to suicide, self-harm and abuse.

0:36.9

Episode 6, Eleanor Williams, Inside.

0:44.2

It's difficulty is, though, is that you told us lies.

0:56.0

And if you tell us lies... It's hard to believe the truth, but the lies have been said, I get it, I do get it.

1:01.0

I'm sitting here watching the moment Eleanor Williams' story unravels.

1:07.0

She was later jailed for lying about being raped by multiple men and fabricating evidence against them.

1:14.4

This is her taped interview with the police.

1:17.4

And a detective has just presented her with facts that destroy her story.

1:23.9

The revelation must have hit her like a ton of bricks.

1:28.6

People go to prison for making false allegations.

1:31.8

I know. I don't want to go to prison.

1:34.7

I don't want to be that girl that cries rape. I'm not that person. I'm not that person.

1:45.0

I'm Jason Farrell and this is the final episode of Unreliable Witness.

1:50.6

We're putting together the remaining pieces of this jigsaw.

1:54.6

The police tapes that reveal Eleanor's explanation for why she lied about certain things,

2:01.5

and the previously unreported document that lands in our lap,

2:06.3

and really helps answer that question we first asked.

2:11.9

Who is Eleanor Williams? wheels. My colleague Liz Lane and I have come back to Barron Furnace one last time.

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