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Marcus Parks

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Episode 660: Jimmy Savile Part III - Built on a Lie

The victims' voices grew louder, and a police investigation called Operation U-Tree was finally launched by Scotland Yard, even though it took an entire year after Savile's death to finally get it going.

Last Podcast On The Left
Episode 660: Jimmy Savile Part III - Built on a Lie

On the first day of investigation, 24 people reported crimes against Jimmy Savile.

Last Podcast On The Left
Episode 660: Jimmy Savile Part III - Built on a Lie

And by the end of it, police had 600 lines of investigation open, with a final estimate of 589 reported assaults.

Last Podcast On The Left
Episode 660: Jimmy Savile Part III - Built on a Lie

This, of course, is an incredibly low number, considering how Savile was active as an opportunistic predator for almost 60 years.

Last Podcast On The Left
Episode 660: Jimmy Savile Part III - Built on a Lie

The real number is probably double, if not triple, what was reported to the Operation U-Tree officers.

Last Podcast On The Left
Episode 660: Jimmy Savile Part III - Built on a Lie

Maybe even more than that.

Last Podcast On The Left
Episode 660: Jimmy Savile Part III - Built on a Lie

Oh, yeah.

Last Podcast On The Left
Episode 660: Jimmy Savile Part III - Built on a Lie

Before long, Jamie Savile's massive headstone, which had and his headstone was he had a last fuck you to everyone he ever hurt.

Last Podcast On The Left
Episode 660: Jimmy Savile Part III - Built on a Lie

His headstone read, it was good while it lasted.

Last Podcast On The Left
Episode 660: Jimmy Savile Part III - Built on a Lie

Yep, torn down in the middle of the night and fucking thrown in a landfill.

Last Podcast On The Left
Episode 660: Jimmy Savile Part III - Built on a Lie

And Savile's oversized presence was totally wiped from buildings, monuments, and parks across the United Kingdom.

Last Podcast On The Left
Episode 660: Jimmy Savile Part III - Built on a Lie

It's incredible how many buildings had his name on it.

Last Podcast On The Left
Episode 660: Jimmy Savile Part III - Built on a Lie

But in the end, very little accountability came to all of the people complicit in Jimmy Savile's crimes.

Last Podcast On The Left
Episode 660: Jimmy Savile Part III - Built on a Lie

Nobody at the BBC went down for allowing Savile to use their studios and their reputation as traps for victims.

Last Podcast On The Left
Episode 660: Jimmy Savile Part III - Built on a Lie

People from the BBC went down for other things.

Last Podcast On The Left
Episode 660: Jimmy Savile Part III - Built on a Lie

Well, Gary Glitter was also, I mean, he was in prison for a while.

Last Podcast On The Left
Episode 660: Jimmy Savile Part III - Built on a Lie

Well, he'd been on the run for a long time.

Last Podcast On The Left
Episode 660: Jimmy Savile Part III - Built on a Lie

The reason why Gary Glitter had gotten caught is because he dropped off a laptop at a repair shop and it was full of child pornography.

Last Podcast On The Left
Episode 660: Jimmy Savile Part III - Built on a Lie

Great.

Last Podcast On The Left
Episode 660: Jimmy Savile Part III - Built on a Lie

Nobody at the NHS went down for allowing Jimmy Savile to run rampant across their facilities.