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A 25-year-old estate agent disappears on a routine house viewing.
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Introducing The Kidnapping of Stephanie Slater
S1.1 Turnberry Road, Birmingham
A routine house viewing turns into terrifying nightmare.
S1.2 The Workshop, Newark
Discover where Stephanie was being held with memories of ing trains and phone taps.
S1.3 Cat and mouse
Investigating links with a dangerous kidnapper in Leeds.
S1.4 “Phantom of the Fog”
The kidnapper tries to get his ransom money.
S1.5 “It’s him, it's him”
The kidnapper Michael Sams’ identity is revealed.
S1.6 Phoenix Rhiannon
Stephanie changes her name and tries to heal from her ordeal.
S1.7 A force for good
How Stephanie found her voice and ultimately, her legacy.
S1.8 Michael Sams' Case Update
Sharing news of a 2023 parole hearing for Sams.
S2.1 The Parole Board
Explore the latest Parole Board report into Michael Sams’ imprisonment.
S2.2 The Slater house
Revelations from the detective who lived at the Slater family home during the kidnapping.
S2.3 “The signs were there for her to see”
Find out what happened when the police spoke to Michael Sams’ wife Teena.
S2.4 The hostage room
A dive into the kidnapper’s past uncovers a startling revelation from a witness.
S2.5 The black panther
Exploring whether Michael Sams was influenced by the infamous ‘Black Panther’.
S2.6 “Remind your attacker that you are human”
Dr Miriam Stoppard is credited with helping to save Stephanie’s life.
S2.7 A new diagnosis
Trauma expert Stephen Regel discusses what Stephanie went through mentally later life.
Introducing: Undercover, The Spycops
An undercover police officer is unmasked by the friends and lovers he was sent to spy on.
