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Newsreader: Little Kilton […] a town that has had more than its fair share of tragedy […] confirmation today from local police that resident Jason Bell, the father of Andie Bell, has been found dead […] police are treating his death as suspicious […]
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Pip: Hi, my name is Pip Fitz-Amobi, and I live in a small town. Over six years ago, two teenagers were killed in this small town. A few months ago, a man was shot dead in this small town. There’s that saying, isn’t there? That things always come in threes, even murder. One small town and this week we learned that someone else is dead.
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DI Hawkins: Jason Bell […] a resident of Little Kilton, was found dead early Sunday morning […]
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Pip: Jason Bell, the father of Andie and Becca Bell, was found dead at his place of work in a nearby village last week.
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DI Hawkins: We are investigating Jason’s death as a homicide […]
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Pip: It wasn’t an accident, or a natural death. Someone killed him, but beyond that, very few details of the case are as yet known. It appears the murder took place on the evening of the 15th of September, judging by information police have released when appealing for witnesses in the area. Jason was found at his place of work, a grounds maintenance and cleaning company he owned called Green Scene and Clean Scene Ltd. That’s it. We might not know much, except one thing: there’s a killer out there, and someone needs to catch them. Join us for a new season as we attempt to piece together this case alongside the active police investigation. Someone killed him, so someone wanted him dead, and there must be a trail somewhere. People talk, in a small town. And there’s been a lot of talk over the last week – the town is practically cracking open with whispered secrets and furtive glances. Most isn’t worth listening to, but there is some that cannot be ignored.
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Pip: Hi Jackie, so just to introduce you, you’re the owner of an independent café in Little Kilton, on the high street.
Jackie: Yes, that’s me.
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Pip: Can you tell me what happened?
Jackie: Well, Jason Bell was here a few weeks ago, standing in line to order his coffee. He came in quite a bit. And there was someone in the queue in front of him, it was [—BEEEEEEEP—]
[…] Jason shoved him back, spilled his coffee […] told him to stay out of his way.
Pip: A physical altercation, would you say?
Jackie: Yes, it was quite violent, quite angry I’d say. […] Very clear that they disliked each other.
Pip: And you said this was just two weeks before Jason was killed?
Jackie: Yes.
Pip: Are you suggesting that [BEEP] might be the one who killed him?
Jackie: No, I… no, of course not. It’s just that I think there was already animosity between them.
Pip: Bad blood?
Jackie: Yeah […] because of what [BEEP] did to Jason’s daughter, Becca. Even though he wasn’t convicted. I’m sure that gave Jason plenty of reason to hate him.
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Pip: I don’t know about you, but there’s already one name on my Persons of Interest list. All of this and more coming up in episode one. Join us soon for Season 3 of A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder: Who Killed Jason Bell?
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DI Hawkins: I promise I will find out what happened to Jason – who killed him.
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Pip: So do I.
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