The second episode in our “Inside the Case” podcast series features an interview with William Clegg KC, a celebrated criminal defence Barrister who successfully defended Colin Stagg, the suspect in the 1994 trial for the murder of young mother Rachel Nickell out on Wimbledon Common.Mr Clegg recounts the unprecedented police tactics of entrapment which led to Colin Stagg being charged, and how a later unconnected case and DNA profiling advances finally revealed the identity of the true killer."Inside the Case” is a powerful new video podcast series by The University of Law and hosted by journalist Frances Gibb. It looks behind the scenes of some of the UK’s most significant criminal and constitutional legal battles. Each episode will focus on one high-profile trial, looking at the challenges in securing justice and the wider reverberations from the point of view of one of the key legal players involved.Trigger Warning: Please note the content does contain references to murder, violence and abuse.

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