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People’s Voice Media is a innovative social enterprise, based in Manchester, UK, that works in local communities. We believe in the power of social media to get communities talking to each other, to spread news, and to give everyone a voice and a platform from which to use that voice. For more information please visit our website http://peoples-voice-media.co.uk/
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Follow an 18th century sailor as he describes his experiences at sea in his own words. Originally meant to be a log book, Kelly began writing detailed accounts of his adventures in the Leeward Islands, Spain, Great Britain and America along with the events that transpired aboard the boats in between these stops.
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Samuel Kelly lands at Portugal and has a frightening encounter with a Catholic funeral. Leaving Portugal for America, Samuel's ship is captured by an American frigate. Samuel manages to stay onboard and his vessel and his luck takes a turn for the better days later. Landing near Charlestown, Samuel is privy to the grim effects of the ongoing Americ…
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Send us a text Henri Gutierrez came to the United States illegally in 2014, he joined the brutal gang MS 13 and was arrested a short time later for carrying large knives, several times, his deportation would have saved two lives, why was he allowed to remain? Gutierrez went on to brutally murder two immigrants and terrorized others. Federal authori…
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Still in Florida, the misery of the weather and animosity with the Spaniards begins to take a toll. With the orders to return to Great Britain finally heard, the ship departs. But little food is set aside for the crew which causes tension between the crew and the captain, leading to a miserable trek across the Atlantic. If you want to support this …
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In Florida, the heat, bugs and thieves leave Samuel and the crew little rest while the land is transitioned over to the Spanish. The threat of illness or being attacked by a wild bear or "tyger cat" is always looming over the men as they wait to return to Great Britain. This episode offers a glimpse into a unique time near St. Augustine, Florida, w…
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Send us a text What was going on in the Saco, Maine area in the late 90's? 15 yr old Ashley Ouellette, was found strangled and placed on the center line of a busy roadway in the early morning hours of February 9, 1999. Tony Torres went missing less than three months later. One individual connected both cases. Just prior to Tony's disappearance, he …
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Samuel and the crew receive orders to head to America and assist with the evacuation of New York after the conclusion of the American Revolutionary War. The evacuees consist of both soldiers and civilians still loyal to the British Crown. They are taken to Nova Scotia where the harsh climate and lack of proper shelter make life difficult for both t…
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Having joined the Transport Service, Samuel and the crew head to the islands of Guernsey and Jersey to transport British troops back to Great Britain. Between disorderly crews, a baby born in the ships hold and a wind storm that nearly destroys the ship, Samuel quickly learns that the Transport Service is just as trying as the Packet Service. If yo…
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Send us a text 25 years have past since 15yr old Ashley Ouellette, told mom she was at a girlfriend's sleep over, she lied, there was in fact a party. Ashley was missing a boy she had an unhealthy relationship with, Steve Sanborn. She made her way to his house, but he apparently wasn't interested, his brother had been at the party and they likely r…
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After an dealing with abuse from the captain and a young man who managed to be saved after falling overboard, Samuel returns to Great Britain where they pass the HMS Royal George sunk at Spithead. Just days earlier, the ship had been heeled over to stop a leak but too much weight was put on one side and the ship quickly took water. Many were drowne…
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Send us a text In one of the most heart wrenching stories in New England crime history, in 1976 Andy Puglisi, went to a neighborhood pool, located in Lawerence, Massachusetts and was never heard from again. A man had been taking Polaroid pictures of kids at the pool for several weeks. Andy had given his mother one. Andy disappeared and despite thou…
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One of Samuel's shipmates brings a baboon onboard which terrorizes the crew. Samuel leaves the service briefly to work with Mr. Byrne in Kingston, Jamaica selling and buying goods but things don't go according to plan. If you want to support this project and more like it, consider buying me a coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/goodourfirstcatchofthed…
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Want to get a glimpse into history? Travel back in time with me as we plunge into the journal of Samuel Kelly, an 18th century sailor. In this episode I'll give a brief overview of who Samuel was and how his journal is arranged. Samuel's journal offers one of the most honest and detailed accounts of life at sea in the 18th century. If you want to s…
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Samuel Kelly sets sail in the packet service fleet from Great Britain to the Leeward Islands and America. From a hurricane to poor treatment and no food, life at sea wasn't exactly a luxury in the 1700s. If you want to support this project and more like it, consider buying me a coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/goodourfirstcatchoftheday The Journal …
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Send us a text Phillip Chism, committed one of the most heinous crimes in Massachusetts history. He raped and brutally murdered his high school teacher Colleen Ritzer in picturesque Danvers, Massachusetts. Chism's defense claims the exclusion of brain scan evidence at trial, is grounds for appeal. Chism is a Ted Bundy level sexual predator and rega…
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Send us a text The innocent men the FBI had knowingly imprisoned began getting out of jail in 1997, as this heinous story unraveled. Greco and Tamelo died in prison. H.Paul Rico retired from the FBI and became head of security for World Jai Lai, a gaming business, where he had the distinction of being the first FBI agent to provide information to o…
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Send us a text Robert Devine rose through the ranks at the Stoughton Police Department, he re-invigorated the Police Explorers program, the program, soon became a breeding ground for sexual abuse, that ensnared Sandra Birchmore. The program became an actual cornucopia of abuse. Documents suggest that Devine, Off. Matt Farwell, and his twin brother …
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Send us a text Apparently there are no competent homicide prosecutors in Norfolk's County's District Attorney's office! Elected DA Mike Morrissey has inexplicably hired a "Special Prosecutor" to retry Karen Read for 2nd degree murder. Are there no prosecutors willing to take this S-sandwich of a case? No one is prepared to commit career suicide per…
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Send us a text Sandra Birchmore’s homicide is a case for the ages in Metro Boston. She had a difficult life growing up, suffering the death of two close relatives in rapid succession. Sandra’s mother encouraged her to join the Stoughton Police Department Explorers program. The sexual grooming process allegedly began almost immediately. The next ste…
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Send us a text This tale of FBI corruption begins in the 1960's. H.Paul Rico was the FBI catalyst in this decades long endeavor. Infamous FBI agent John Connolly of Whitey Bulger infamy, was mentored by Agent Rico. H.Paul Rico may have been the most corrupt FBI agent in history. He was responsible for sending several men to prison for a crime the F…
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Send us a text The 1994 Movie Natural Born Killers, spurred many real life nightmares. Michael Freeman 21, of leafy Avon, Massachusetts, was apparently easily influenced. He recruited two dim witted friends Leonard Stanely 21, of Easton,Ma. and Patrick Morse 19, of Middleboro for murder. The mayberry-like town of Avon, would never be the same. Natu…
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Send us a text One of the saddest cases in recent memory. Sandra Birchmore joined the Stoughton, Mass police explorers program at 13-14. Sandra's family had been looking for a positive male role model, for thirteen year old Sandra. She had a difficult home life and the family thought they had found, that role model, with the leader of the explorers…
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Send us a text (REPLAY) In order to believe Sean Ellis is innocent, you'd have to believe, the Boston Police Forensic Unit, took Letia Walker's fingerprints at the courthouse and then proceeded to place a print on the gun that killed Det Mulligan. Did the technology to conduct this conspiracy exist in 1993? Does it even exist now? Letia Walker, Sea…
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· During the summer in 2022, Emelie was swimming with her siblings, Olivia and Liam. When they came inside for lunch, Emelie screamed and cried from pain. Her family took her to the local emergency room where it was confirmed she had masses on her kidneys. The family went to Boston where Emelie was diagnosed with Bilateral Wilms Tumors, a form of k…
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· When Leilani was 4 months old, they noticed a lump in her neck. Her pediatrician ordered an x-ray, which revealed several tumors, including in her chest. · Her treatment has included chemotherapy as well as surgery to remove tumors. · Her family is enjoying a treatment-free summer ahead of her upcoming scans in September. They are hoping to be ca…
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Mason was experiencing back pain that continued for three months. Then one day, Mason couldn’t walk or get out of his bed. His family took him to the hospital where he was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in March of this year. · Mason’s treatments have been tough, and they’re expected to last for two years as he continues to need many p…
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