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For her role in the Moors Murders, Myra Hindley was for many years described as 鈥樷�榯he most hated woman in Britain鈥欌��. So when her escape plot from HMP Holloway in late 1973 is part-aided by then prison guard Patricia Cairns, there is dismay at why anyone would go to such lengths for someone convicted of Hindley鈥檚 crimes.

What was unearthed during the police investigation, however, was that Hindley and Cairns had established a relationship - not only through interactions within the prison, but through the deeper communication of letter writing that spanned some two years.

In this episode of Bad People, Dr Julia Shaw and Sofie Hagen explore how Hindley became an 鈥渦nwitting architect鈥� of whole-life sentences, and discuss the citizens who write to inmates. Why do people become prison pen pals and when is it unethical?

CREDITS
Presenters: Dr Julia Shaw and Sofie Hagen
Produced by Hannah Ward
Editor: Anna Lacey
Music: Matt Chandler
Commissioning Executive: Dylan Haskins
Commissioning Assistant Producer: Adam Eland
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