{"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 - The Expert Witnesses","slug":"simon-levy-a-sexual-predator-the-expert-witnesses","published_at":"2026-07-14T14:51:53+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trial-5790383/simon-levy-a-sexual-predator-the-expert-witnesses","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trial-5790383","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-trial/episodes/simon-levy-a-serial-sexual-predator-the-expert-witnesses","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6846a44139bad1b901380164/e/6a56451370c881d75ceb9f17/media.mp3","summary":"In this episode Caroline and Nick have the evidence of several expert witnesses in the case. One told the jury that victims of strangulation do not always have bruises on their neck, and another said he could not confirm the exact reason Carmenza Valencia Trujillo died. He said he could not rule out that she had been strangled but he also couldn’t be sure her death was not drug related. We also answer your questions about why can say that Simon Levy has previous convictions for sexual assault. 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 Actors: Henry Kitching, Alfie Mulcahy and Rachel Ameobi 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 evidence of several expert witnesses in the case. One told the jury that victims of strangulation do not always…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1668,"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-the-expert-witnesses/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-the-expert-witnesses.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}