152: The Murder of Gemma McCluskie

When a former EastEnders actress, Gemma McCluskie, vanished without a trace in the dead of winter 2012, panic gripped her loved ones and community. Once a familiar face on the beloved British soap, she'd traded the spotlight for a quieter life working in nightclubs and bars—still vibrant, still full of life. It wouldn't be long before everyone learned her horrifying fate and that they'd all been rubbing shoulders with her killer the whole time.



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Sources:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-22107964

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-21227557

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