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The team behind Impact Podcasts

Impact podcasts create narrative investigative podcasts that shine a light on major crimes or scandals in communities covered by DC Thomson brands such as The Courier and The Press and Journal.

Our first season features original reporting and exclusive interviews that unveil the incredible true story behind the biggest drugs importation in Scottish history and the man who masterminded it all – Julian Chisholm.

Original reporting came Dale Haslam who is part of the Impact team, an investigative unit at The Courier and Press and Journal.

Dale is a multi-award winning investigative reporter with more than 15 years of experience reporting on crime.

He spent more than a year researching the story of Julian Chisholm, tracking down and speaking to those who fought to bring Chisholm to justice.

This true crime podcast was co-produced by Brendan Duggan and Morven McIntyre.

Brendan Duggan is an investigative journalist and is the host of this thrilling series.

Morven McIntyre is a multi-award winning podcast producer. She has produced for major publishers across Scotland.

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He was the last known person to see Annalise alive. The evidence begins to mount.

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