Awards

Chapter 1: The Boat Ramp

Jacksonville, Florida. August 10, 1999. Two 911 calls describe a boy found on a boat ramp. This is the story of Joshua Hayes, his mother Patricia, and the beginning of a case that would exceed anyone’s expectations.

Chapter 2: Gone Fishing

Just who was Joshua Hayes? We examine his life – the good, and the bad – and hear the voices of those left behind.

Chapter 3: Eldon Street

A woman is dead after a car crash in Greenock, Scotland. This tragic incident is not as far removed from the murder on the boat ramp as it may first seem.
Music theme from https://www.zapsplat.com.

Chapter 4: End of the Line

How is a legal system supposed to work? We take a look at that question – and how the suspected killer of Joshua Hayes kept asking questions fundamental to freedoms and rights.

Chapter 5: 17 Judges

The case has been brought to the highest court in Europe. We explore the lifelong ramifications for Patricia, the mother of Joshua Hayes.
ECHR hearing courtesy of and © ECHR-CEDH. Full hearing recording

Chapter 6: August 10th, 1999

Jacksonville, Florida. August 10, 1999. We go back in time again to the day Joshua Hayes was killed, and retrace the events that lead up to the murder at the boat ramp.

Chapter 7: 175 Days

Amassing all the available evidence, we navigate a confusing maze of paperwork to piece together a picture of what really happened in the days – and years – after the murder at the boat ramp.

Chapter 8: Never Quitting

As the case nears its climax, we look at Patrica’s relentless battle for her family. And examine new information from behind the scenes.

Chapter 9: The Table

After almost 20 years we reach the climax of this Murder Without End, but can time give closure to a mother who has lost her son?

Bonus: Signal Awards Finalist

A special bonus announcement after A Murder Without End was named a finalist for the Signal Awards 2023 as Best Indie Podcast for Limited Series & Specials. The series won both Listener’s Choice and Silver in October.

Bonus: Behind the Scenes

Scottish reporter and host Tristan Stewart-Robertson speaks to Maxine McArthur about what went into the true crime podcast A Murder Without End, its journalism, its legacy and being a finalist for the Signal Awards 2023. The series won both Listener’s Choice and Silver for Best Indie Podcast (Limited Series & Specials) after this episode was recorded.

Bonus: I Didn’t Give You Permission to Report That

I gave a guest lecture at Strathclyde University on journalism ethics and the subject of “privacy and intrusion”. The talk was titled “I Didn’t Give You Permission to Report That” and focused on the gap in public and private information in courts in Scotland and Florida. It asked if miscarriages of justice, such as the Horizon Post Office scandal, could happen again with an unaccountable justice system. And It also addressed the perception of questions and investigations by reporters at times of grief.