Best Catherine Steeles Podcasts (2024)

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We Don’t Have the Luxury of Slow Waking (with Marla Taviano) 39:18

2d ago39:18

39:18

Marla Taviano talks about her journey from a deeply religious, conservative evangelical Christian background to a more socially aware and activist stance, emphasizing themes of racial justice, deconstruction of faith, and personal growth. Marla, originally living in a predominantly white environment and then in Cambodia for missionary work, recount…

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Using Your Gifts and Talents to Be of Service (with Cassie Premo Steele) 32:14

10d ago32:14

32:14

This is the episode for writers! Tayler and Cassie discuss Cassie's journey as a poet, writer, and community leader. Cassie shared her thoughts on the intersection of writing and healing, expressing that writing creates profound connections and has the power to make individuals and communities well. Cassie also discusses her novel Beaver Girl, whic…

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Finding Safe Communities- An Interview with Sawyer Cole 16:49

17d ago16:49

16:49

Sawyer Cole, author and memoirist, shares their journey of writing a memoir about their experiences as a queer person in the South. They discuss the process of writing, the impact it had on their understanding of their own identity, and the challenges they faced. Sawyer hopes that their memoir will provide support and community for queer individual…

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Growth in Brave Spaces (with Shannon Ivey) 36:36

25d ago36:36

36:36

In this episode, Shannon Ivey shares her journey into storytelling activism and coaching. She discusses the power of stories in amplifying voices, challenging norms, and fostering understanding. Shannon emphasizes the importance of representation and the need for diverse protagonists in storytelling. She also highlights the intersectionality betwee…

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Embracing Joy (with Catherine Joy White) 24:40

25d ago24:40

24:40

In this episode, host Tayler Simon interviews filmmaker and creator Catherine Joy White about her journey as a creator and storyteller. They discuss Catherine's book, Threads of Gold, which explores the interconnected stories of Black women throughout history. They also talk about the power of storytelling in activism and the importance of represen…

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Deeper than Words (with Evelyn Berry) 34:14

25d ago34:14

34:14

We sit down with poet and author Evelyn Berry about representation, poetry collections you need to read, and what it means to be an activist. Thank you for being part of the Liberation is Lit podcast! If you have stories to share, want to suggest topics, or just want to connect, find us on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok @liberationislit or visit o…

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The Vessel of Me (with KB Brookins) 29:33

25d ago29:33

29:33

When you think about writing and the power of storytelling what comes to mind? Well, for KB Brookins we were able to take a deep dive into their mind in this interview. We discuss social change, focus on marginalized communities and how it all ties into the world of writing. We also take a chance to look into the challenges we face as writers/poets…

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Episode 14: Warren Maxwell 32:32

2M ago32:32

32:32

This week, Shane Te Pou and Phil Quin sat down with musician/teacher/local legend - Featherston’s own Warren Maxwell. Warren has made a significant contribution to music both in New Zealand and internationally as a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and a driving force behind many musical projects including Trinity Roots, Fat Freddy's Drop and Little…

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Episode 13: Kirsty Johnston 37:35

3M ago37:35

37:35

The murder of Harvey and Jeannette Crewe in their Pukekawa farmhouse in 1970 remains Aotearoa New Zealand’s most famous cold case. It spawned two trials, two appeals, a Royal commission finding of police corruption and a free pardon, and still the killer has not been found. Journalists Kirsty Johnston and James Hollings conducted their own investig…

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Episode 12: Dame Susan Devoy 33:55

3M ago33:55

33:55

Dame Susan Elizabeth Anne Devoy is a New Zealand former squash player and senior public servant. As a squash player, she was dominant in the late 1980s and early 1990s, winning the World Open on four occasions. She served as New Zealand's Race Relations Commissioner from 2013 to 2018. Her new book ‘Dame Susy D’ is out now from Allen & Unwin. Dame S…

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Episode 11: Fighting for a World that Does Not Yet Exist - The Necessity of Activism. 1:31:00

5M ago1:31:00

1:31:00

As a word, “activism” is only about 100 years old – yet activists and movements for change have become a regular feature of social, civic, and political life in the 21st century. However, activism is about human beings motivating and confronting other human beings to change, thereby being a fundamental human activity. Four prominent Aotearoa New Ze…

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Keeping it Real with a Real CSI – Kate Bendelow (Part 2) 20:32

5M ago20:32

20:32

Back in the year 2000 and until late 2015 a new fictional television show about how crimes are solved blazed onto our screens. It so captured the imagination that every man and his dog believed, after watching the episodes, they had the tools and expertise to solve crimes. The show? CSI of course. But here to separate the fact from the fiction is K…

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Keeping it Real with a Real CSI – Kate Bendelow (Part 1) 30:12

5M ago30:12

30:12

Back in the year 2000 and until late 2015 a new fictional television show about how crimes are solved blazed onto our screens. It so captured the imagination that every man and his dog believed, after watching the episodes, they had the tools and expertise to solve crimes. The show? CSI of course. But here to separate the fact from the fiction is K…

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Episode 10: More Than a Magpie - The Novels of Catherine Chidgey 1:06:32

6M ago1:06:32

1:06:32

Catherine Chidgey has been one of this country's leading fiction writers for a quarter of a century, producing novels that are both provocative and sublime, starting with In a Fishbone Church and including two novels set in Nazi Germany. Her Ockham Book Awards shortlisted book The Axeman's Carnival, has astonished readers with its magpie narrator a…

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A Very Unsisterly Love – Catherine Kinrade 12:49

6M ago12:49

12:49

Fairy tales. Cinderella. Wicked Stepmothers and Evil Stepsisters. It’s one thing if your stepsister treats you mean but quite another when your own flesh and blood sister wants you dead. In this episode of Behind The Yellow Tape J.A. Lovelock finds out why Catherine Kinrade would want her sister dead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho…

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They Know Not What They Do - Michelle Inniss 36:28

6M ago36:28

36:28

Concluding her series on knife crime and its effects and impact on families and the wider community, J.A. Lovelock catches up with award-winning playwright and author Michelle Inniss to talk about her new play in development They Know Not What They Do. A play whose central theme deals with forgiveness after the murder of a loved one, and the part i…

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From One Mother to Another - Yvvette Edwards 29:57

7M ago29:57

29:57

Continuing her series on knife crime and its effects, J.A. Lovelock catches up with author Yvvette Edwards, whose teenage stepson, was the victim of a random non-fatal knife attack in 2009. Yvvette’s latest novel, The Mother, is largely based on that real-life experience where she explores the devastating impact of knife crime on a family and how t…

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A Mother’s Anguish – Michelle McPhillips (Part 2) 20:36

8M ago20:36

20:36

On the 25 th of February 2017 Michelle Phillips’s life changed forever. It was the day her 28-year-old son, Jonathan McPhillips was fatally stabbed while acting as a peacemaker in a brawl outside Islington Town Hall, in north London. In an emotional recollection she tells J.A. Lovelock what really happened and how she copes with her loss. Learn mor…

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Episode 9: Pasifika Power 56:38

8M ago56:38

56:38

Pasifika voices are among the most powerful in Aotearoa's New Zealand literary scene – original, provocative, funny, uplifting and heart-breaking. Four leading Pasifika writers – Victor Rodger, Nafanua Purcell Kersel, Tusiata Avia and Gina Cole – came together to at the Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival in May 2023 read their own work and rif…

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A Mother’s Anguish – Michelle McPhillips (Part 1) 26:45

8M ago26:45

26:45

On the 25th of February 2017 Michelle Phillips’s life changed forever. It was the day her 28-year-old son, Jonathan McPhillips was fatally stabbed while acting as a peacemaker in a brawl outside Islington Town Hall, in north London. In an emotional recollection she tells J.A. Lovelock what really happened and how she copes with her loss. Learn more…

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Episode 8: Invasion and Resistance: Facing up to Parihaka 1:31:09

9M ago1:31:09

1:31:09

November the 5th is a day of grief for Hon. Mahara Okeroa and Ockham Book Awards shortlisted author Rachel Buchanan, whose tūpuna were on the whenua when the Crown troops descended; a day of shame for Richard Shaw, whose great-grandfather was with the armed constabulary; a day of knowledge for academic Vincent O’Malley, who seeks to find the truth …

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Reverend John Selby Watson aka The Stockwell Murderer 13:31

9M ago13:31

13:31

In this episode of Behind The Yellow Tape, J.A. Lovelock considers the case of Reverend John Selby Watson, a man of the cloth who bludgeoned his wife of thirty plus years to death. Will this ‘man of God’ meet his maker via the hangman’s noose, or will divine intervention come to his aid? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice…

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The Curious Case of the Poisoned Dumplings – Catherine Foster 17:07

10M ago17:07

17:07

In this episode of Behind The Yellow Tape, J.A. Lovelock considers the case of Catherine Foster, a teenage bride convicted of killing her husband of only three weeks by arsenic poisoning. But was she guilty or innocent? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Podcast Radio Original (PRO-Show)

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The Wildwoods: Not Enough Money for a Hotel, So We Wrote Songs (S4 E1) 56:56

10M ago56:56

56:56

In this episode of Kites and Strings, we usher in Season 4 with Noah and Chloe Gose of the three-piece, Americana/folk band from Lincoln Nebraska, The Wildwoods. We explore all sorts of things, and although we set out to explore what it was like to be married couple, writing music together, performing together, touring together and all that is invo…

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Episode 7: Late Night Lit - Poet's Corner 59:00

11M ago59:00

59:00

Late at night is when poets come to life and are at their best. Now you can re-live some of the best poets and poetry in Aotearoa NZ – Poet Laureate Chris Tse, Sam Duckor-Jones, Rachel Buchanan, Debbie Broughton and Frankie Leota captured during their performance at Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival in May this year. https://www.booktown.org.…

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Phoebe Hunt, Musician, There's a Song In Every Moment (S3 E32) 43:36

12M ago43:36

43:36

This is a special episode, as we bring back Phoebe Hunt. It turns out that Phoebe will be playing the Trail Mix Concert Series in Homewood, Illinois, just south of Chicago, and to help promote that event, Steve and Catherine were going to do a quick check in, how ya doing, and lets introduce the re-release of your previous episode. Well, Phoebe is …

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Vintage Crime. Ceylon Style – Harriet Steel (Part 2) 20:34

12M ago20:34

20:34

Former lawyer and crime fiction writer of the vintage age Harriet Steel has been described as a modern-day Agatha Christie. In this episode of Behind The Yellow Tape, J.A. Lovelock catches up with Harriet to learn more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Podcast Radio Original (PRO-Show)

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Episode 6: Andrea Vance 44:22

12M ago44:22

44:22

In this episode, Phil Quin talks to Andrea Vance, author of 'Blue Blood: The Inside Story of the National Party in Crisis.' Andrea Vance is a senior journalist at Stuff. Born in Northern Ireland, she worked in the Press Gallery at the New Zealand Parliament for nearly a decade, first with Stuff and then TVNZ. She spent seven years as an investigati…

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Vintage Crime. Ceylon Style – Harriet Steel (Part 1) 19:46

1y ago19:46

19:46

Former lawyer and crime fiction writer of the vintage age Harriet Steel has been described as a modern-day Agatha Christie. In this episode of Behind The Yellow Tape, J.A. Lovelock catches up with Harriet to learn more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Podcast Radio Original (PRO-Show)

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Kevin Stone, Large Scale Steel Sculptor: I Work from the Outside In (S3 E31) 50:35

1y ago50:35

50:35

In this episode we talk with Kevin Stone, a large scale steel sculptor from Chilliwack, British Columbia. And when we say "large," we mean it m as is work is upwards of 50 feet or more and needs to be delivered in pieces on multiple semi trailers. A recent piece was a 40' Game of Thrones dragon that blew fire. That is one of his works going to a pr…

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Crime Book Reviews. Summer Reads with GB Williams 28:48

1y ago28:48

28:48

Her comes summer! In this episode of Behind The Yellow Tape, J.A. Lovelock is joined again by crime fiction author G.B Williams, who shares her recommendations of crime fiction novels that will keep you gripped and entertained all summer long. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Catherine and Steve, Creatives: Not Thinking it, Dancing It (S3 E30) 29:33

1y ago29:33

29:33

Today was an impromptu session. A slight miscommunication with a scheduled guest had Catherine and I just chatting and catching up as we waited for somebody to jump in. Since we are planning to add a brief Catherine and Steve catching up in most, if not all episodes moving forward, we thought what the hey, lets record. We had a fun conversation and…

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The Curious Case of the Two Henrys 18:56

1y ago18:56

18:56

In this episode of Behind The Yellow Tape, J.A. Lovelock considers the cases of two men called Henry: both accused of killing a widow called Alice: both killings included a hammer but which of the two Henry’s is the real murderer? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Podcast Radio Original (PRO-Show)

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An Inspector ReCalls – Steven Keogh (Part 2) 21:03

1y ago21:03

21:03

In this episode of Behind The Yellow Tape, J.A. Lovelock catches up with Steven Keogh, a former Scotland Yard detective inspector. In this two-part series he tells her of his experience investigating terrorism and murder cases and what it takes to catch killers and bring them to justice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice…

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Jen Ash, Musician: Enjoy All the Steps or Else You'll Be Miserable (S3 E29) 49:54

1y ago49:54

49:54

In this episode, Steve and Catherine have a super fun chat with Jen Ash, a soulful pop/ r&b artist, born in Lebanon and raised in France. After ending her professional basketball career, she decided to follow her true path, moving to Los Angeles in 2018 to pursue her music career. We explore the benefits of having a team, overcoming the obstacles p…

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An Inspector ReCalls – Steven Keogh (Part 1) 21:07

1y ago21:07

21:07

In this episode of Behind The Yellow Tape, J.A. Lovelock catches up with Steven Keogh, a former Scotland Yard detective inspector. In this two-part series he tells her of his experience investigating terrorism and murder cases and what it takes to catch killers and bring them to justice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice…

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Episode 5: Roger Steele 24:58

1y ago24:58

24:58

Roger Steele ONZM is a nearly retired publisher on the Kāpiti Coast. Over 25-odd years his company launched hundreds of fine writers and safeguarded a great deal of Aotearoa’s national treasure. His first published book was J.C. Sturm’s poems, and his last will be her collected works, later this year. Roger talks with Shane and Phil about his publi…

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Larry Moss, Balloon Artist: It's Exciting to Change the World You're In (S3 E28) 51:52

1y ago51:52

51:52

This episode of Kites and Strings is pretty twisted. We interview Larry Moss, who the Washington Post has called the "best balloon artist in the world. He has been featured on television shows around the world and recognized by Ripley's Believe It or Not, and has been in the Guinness Book of World Records multiple times. In addition to the large sc…

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Episode 4: Sam Duckor-Jones 26:04

1y ago26:04

26:04

Sam Duckor-Jones is an artist & writer formerly of the Wairarapa, now of the West Coast. He has published two poetry collections with THWUP & shows regularly with Bowen Galleries. His current project is the immersive public sculpture Gloria of Greymouth. Sam will be appearing at multiple events during the Karukatea Festival, including Late Night Li…

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Hell Hath No Fury – Ann Lawrence 13:13

1y ago13:13

13:13

In this episode of Behind The Yellow Tape, J.A. Lovelock assess the case of Ann Lawrence who in 1867, became the penultimate woman to be publicly hanged in Britain for the murder of her own child, but was she really guilty of such a heinous crime? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Rachel Rose, Author: When I Have Big Emotions, I Turn To My Art (S3 E27) 50:30

1y ago50:30

50:30

In this episode we talk with Rachel Rose, an expressive arts educator who authored the book, Creating Stillness: Mindful Art Practices and Stories for Navigating Anxiety, Stress and Fear, published by North Atlantic Books. We have a great discussion talking about what artmaking can do in the way of establishing mindfulness and to, well, navigate an…

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Episode 3: Ryan Cahill 27:03

1y ago27:03

27:03

Ryan Cahill is an Epic Fantasy author from Dublin, Ireland, now residing in New Zealand. His book series 'The Bound and The Broken' have sold over 100,000 copies worldwide. Ryan talks with Shane and Phil about how he forged his path as a writer and found success by doing things his way. Ryan Cahill will be appearing at Featherston Booktown as part …

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Episode 2: Mary Biggs 12:30

1y ago12:30

12:30

In this episode, Shane Te Pou and Phil Quin talk to Featherston Booktown Operations Manager Mary Biggs about some of the highlights of the 2023 Festival programme. The Festival Programme can be found at: https://www.booktown.org.nz/ Tickets available HERE. Produced by Denver Grenell & Phil Quin for Featherston Booktown. Engineered by Huck Jackson a…

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Episode 1: Shayne P. Carter 31:27

1+ y ago31:27

31:27

Hosts Shane Te Pou and Phil Quin talk to the legendary Shayne P. Carter (Straitjacket Fits, Dimmer) about his career in music and his writing process. Shayne will join broadcaster and Ockham Book Awards short-listed author Nick Bollinger and Featherston musician extraordinaire Warren Maxwell (Trinity Roots, Little Bushman) for 'Notes on the Page: W…

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Ask Uncle Jack, Naturalist, Influencer, Creative, Uncle: Episode No. 100 Guest in his 100th Year (S3 E26) 1:07:30

1+ y ago1:07:30

1:07:30

This is a very special episode, as it is number 100 for Kites and Strings. Can you believe it... 100 episodes!? We're so thrilled about reaching this milestone and are really happy with our guest this week. We really rose to the challenge of finding something interesting and worthy of our 100th episode. Our guest on momentous episode person is Uncl…

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Azuka Muoh, Artist: My Art is the Way I Say That I Understand, I'm Here, I'm Feeling It (S3 E25) 48:12

1+ y ago48:12

48:12

Our guest in this episode is Azuka Muol. She's a 23 year-old digital artist from Lagos Nigeria who, is represented and showing all over Africa. And despite her understanding the business of art and what it takes to identify those who will someday buy her work, she also realizes that she has a way to worm her ideals into their head. She is recognize…

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Allegra Levy, Musician: Me Writing About My Life (S3 E24) 51:28

1+ y ago51:28

51:28

Such a fun interview today. We talk with Allegra Levy, a jazz singer from Manhattan who has been the recipient of so much positive press. She's a top 10 rising star jazz vocalist, who said to be able to "sing life back to you," she's been called the "new pin-up girl for cool, " and she's been called "exotic" and "far beyond the ordinary," by the li…

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London: The City of Gallows – Beverley Cook 30:10

1+ y ago30:10

30:10

In this episode of Behind The Yellow Tape, J.A. Lovelock meets Beverley Cook, curator of the Executions Exhibition at the Museum of London Docklands, an exhibition covering over 700 years of public executions, to find out how and why London acquired this epithet: the City of Gallows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Amy Welsh, Experiential Marketing: In It For The Fun (S3 E23) 51:44

1+ y ago51:44

51:44

In this episode we visit with Amy Welsh. When she is not engaging in one of her hobbies, like circus arts or arial arts with Catherine in New York City, she is an experiential marketer. Didn't realize there was such a job? You're not alone, but it's pretty evident, especially after talking with Amy, that it's a blast and that it certainly calls for…

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He Said He Would, But Did He Really? – William Reeves 13:16

1+ y ago13:16

13:16

In this episode of Behind The Yellow Tape, J.A. Lovelock considers the case of William Reeve, who told all and sundry that he was going to shoot and kill his wife Harriet Reeve. Not too long after that pronouncement, Harriet was found dead with gunshot wounds. Was Harriet murdered by some third-party or did William Reeve himself carry out this dead…

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