S14 Ep9: The Forgotten Prisoner

Blood Ties Podcast by Peter Shevlin

Apr 27, 202627:00Society & Culture

Maria Pearson is Britain’s longest serving female prisoner and one of its most unsettling cases. Dubbed the 'forgotten prisoner', she has spent decades behind bars, yet still refuses to accept responsibility for a brutal...

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