{"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":"The Tragic Life Of Preston Davey: “A Tragedy Waiting to Happen”","slug":"the-tragic-life-of-preston-davey-a-tragedy-waiting-to-happen","published_at":"2026-06-09T11:35:14+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trial-5790383/the-tragic-life-of-preston-davey-a-tragedy-waiting-to-happen","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-trial-5790383","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-trial/episodes/the-tragic-life-of-preston-davey-a-tragedy-waiting-to-happen","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6846a44139bad1b901380164/e/6a27fa36c022d9c4fe00b675/media.mp3","summary":"Preston Davey was in “peril at the hands of Jamie Varley” and John McGowan Fazakerly knew it - that’s what Peter Wright KC told the jury in this episode of the podcast with Caroline and Liz. As he closed his case, the prosecutor said Preston’s death was a “tragedy waiting to happen” - he said Jamie Varley had a sexual interest in children and he subjected Preston to a “litany of physical and psychological abuse” - and John McGowan Fazakerly could have foreseen what would happen. The danger Preston was in, Mr Wright said, was “blindingly obvious”. 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 Liz Hull Editor: Chelsey Ranore Creative Director: Caroline Cheetham Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini 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":"Preston Davey was in “peril at the hands of Jamie Varley” and John McGowan Fazakerly knew it - that’s what Peter Wright KC told the jury in this episode o…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1909,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-trial-5790383/episodes/the-tragic-life-of-preston-davey-a-tragedy-waiting-to-happen/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/the-tragic-life-of-preston-davey-a-tragedy-waiting-to-happen.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}