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Podcast: The Story
Episode: The police, lost evidence and a search for the truth.
Description: 19-year-old Edward Cornes was found dead in a hotel room, just two days after he arrived at university. A post-mortem found large amounts of GHB, commonly known as the ‘date-rape’ drug in his system. Cornes had spent his final few hours in the company of two men in their fifties, but police concluded his death was not suspicious. His mother has accused the police of running a botched and homophobic investigation. So what went wrong?This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: http...