{"podcast":{"title":"The Trial","slug":"the-trial-5790383","podcast_index_feed_id":5790383,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6846a44139bad1b901380164","website_url":"https://www.thecrimedesk.com","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6846a44139bad1b901380164/1759240966589-3e7c3602-d04a-4667-bdc8-aa7f72332e15.jpeg","author":"The Crime Desk","episode_count":112,"summary":"The Trial goes behind the headlines of some of the biggest trials in the world. We take you into the courtroom, bringing you the detail as the evidence unfolds, examining key moments and carrying out exclusive interviews with detectives, victims, and experts. For ad-free listening to The Trial, exclusive bonus episodes every week, and complete access to previous series of the show, subscribe to The Crime Desk now. Visit www.thecrimedesk.com to become a member. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T02:19:41.763455+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trial-5790383"},"episode":{"title":"Simon Levy: A Sexual Predator - No Crimes","slug":"simon-levy-a-sexual-predator-no-crimes","published_at":"2026-07-28T12:51:33+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trial-5790383/simon-levy-a-sexual-predator-no-crimes","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trial-5790383","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-trial/episodes/simon-levy-a-sexual-predator-no-crimes","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6846a44139bad1b901380164/e/6a68a3b10bd0d38deffce61b/media.mp3","summary":"In this episode Caroline and Nick have the start of the defence case - and the news that Simon Levy will not be giving evidence. His barrister Siobhan Grey KC told the judge he would not be going into the witness box to face questions but she said again he did not harm any of the woman at the centre of this case. She said no crimes were committed. Today we also have the latest from Hull Crown Court and the extraordinary story of Robert Bush - the funeral director who deceived the local community on an \"industrial scale\" after he failed to bury and cremate their loved ones. We also speak to Karen Dry, who still doesn't know for sure if the ashes she carries with her are her mum and dad. To sign Karen Dry's petition to the UK government to introduce full Statutory regulation of the funeral industry by spring 2027, click here: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/767402 Subscribe via thecrimedesk.com Follow us on TikTok @DailyMailCrime Email us thetrial@dailymail.com WhatsApp us +447796657512 (start your message with ‘Trial’)   Presenter: Caroline Cheetham and Nick Fagge Editor: Chelsey Ranore Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham Assistant Producer: Harriet Muckle Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini   A Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular. The Trial series uses actors and some voices generated by AI. Their words are taken as verbatim from the official court transcript. Click here to sign up to The Crime Desk's weekly newsletter . It's free and packed with exclusive interviews, expert insight, and gripping deep dive investigations from across the world. A Daily Mail production. Seriously Popular. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"In this episode Caroline and Nick have the start of the defence case - and the news that Simon Levy will not be giving evidence. His barrister Siobhan Gre…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1990,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-trial-5790383/episodes/simon-levy-a-sexual-predator-no-crimes/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trial-5790383/simon-levy-a-sexual-predator-no-crimes.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}