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Former banker Glyn Razzell was convicted of the murder of his wife Linda in 2002.


For UK viewers awaiting their next true crime obsession, the answer may well come in the form of the BBC Two show, Conviction: Murder in Suburbia. The two-part documentary follows Inside Justice investigators as they re-examine the 2002 disappearance of Linda Razzell and subsequent murder conviction of her husband, Glyn. So, who is Glyn Razzell? And why is speculation about his prosecution intriguing enough for its own show?


Glyn Razzell first came to public attention in 2002 when his estranged wife Linda went missing on March 19, 2002 on her way to work at Swindon College in Wiltshire, the Guardian reports. Its believed that on the day of her disappearance, Linda — a 41-year-old learning support assistant — left home at 8.40 a.m. and parked her car on a street near to her workplace but never actually arrived at work. Neither Linda nor her remains have ever been found.

Despite the lack of body, Linda's husband Glyn was charged with murdering Linda in May 2002 and later convicted in November 2003, following a murder trial in which he pleaded not-guilty, the Guardian reports. Glyn Razzell has consistently denied that he committed the crime. The Mirror reports Glyn and Linda were in the midst of divorce proceedings when she disappeared. Indeed, the couple's divorce were reportedly due to be finalised in July 2002 (four months after Linda went missing), according to The Sun, with the prosecution alleging that Glyn killed Linda after she won a court order freezing his bank accounts.

So why is the story back in the news? Well, Glyn has continued to deny his guilt and fight his conviction. A former investment banker, the Mirror reports he has previously suggested Linda staged her own murder — and implicated him in the crime — to start a new life. In scenes from the first Conviction: Murder in Suburbia episode, Glyn still raises the possibility of Linda being alive, as well as denying all involvement in her disappearance and possible death. He tells investigator Louise Shorter: “I had nothing to do with [Linda's] disappearance at all and I don’t know whether she’s dead or not for sure.”

Despite maintaining his innocence, Somerset Live reports Glyn's "numerous appeals" contesting his murder charge have all thus far been rejected. Indeed, vital evidence in Glyn's original murder trial — and what is believed to have been the most significant factor in his ultimate conviction — is the fact that Linda's blood was found in the boot of a friend's car which Glyn was driving on the day she went missing. According to the BBC Two Conviction: Murder in Suburbia episode guide, Glyn has always protested that the blood was planted in the vehicle and that Linda's death was" staged," but it seems this argument has never held up in court.

https://www.bustle.com/p/who-is-glyn-razzell-the-conviction-murder-in-suburbia-subject-will-be-your-next-true-crime-obsession-9491895

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Nicholas:
Listening to him talk to Louise Shorter; his speech, the way he blames his victim, it's all there. I'm surprised Inside Justice bothered wasting time on this case when it's blatantly obvious he's guilty as sin.

The prosecution case is just a theory. Without an honest admission of guilt from Razzell one can only surmise what happened to his ex wife. This fact appears to have been lost.


"But things began to backfire for Razzell when he was suddenly offered a lie detector test to help him prove his innocence.
At first, the killer told the Inside Justice team of crime experts followed during the show that he would be happy to do it, as long as he was warned when it would take place so he could “prepare”.
But at the last minute he refused the polygraph test, blasting it as “pseudo-science” and “taking it down to Jeremy Kyle level”.
He says on the programme, screened this week: “I never wanted to do it. I’m worried about a false positive. I don’t think it’s reliable. I just can’t see the benefit"
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/wife-killer-refuses-lie-detector-12723051

Caroline:

--- Quote from: Stephanie on June 20, 2018, 11:12:28 AM ---Listening to him talk to Louise Shorter; his speech, the way he blames his victim, it's all there. I'm surprised Inside Justice bothered wasting time on this case when it's blatantly obvious he's guilty as sin.

The prosecution case is just a theory. Without an honest admission of guilt from Razzell one can only surmise what happened to his ex wife. This fact appears to have been lost.


"But things began to backfire for Razzell when he was suddenly offered a lie detector test to help him prove his innocence.
At first, the killer told the Inside Justice team of crime experts followed during the show that he would be happy to do it, as long as he was warned when it would take place so he could “prepare”.
But at the last minute he refused the polygraph test, blasting it as “pseudo-science” and “taking it down to Jeremy Kyle level”.
He says on the programme, screened this week: “I never wanted to do it. I’m worried about a false positive. I don’t think it’s reliable. I just can’t see the benefit"
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/wife-killer-refuses-lie-detector-12723051

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Totally agree, also he explanation of how her blood ended up in the boot is laughable.

jixy:
I agree . He did seem very cocky and quite rehearsed while trying not to get mad when she posed uncomfortable questions. Maybe tonight will highlight something else but his reply to the polygraph test didn't bode well.

The blood would take some explaining if he wasn't responsible, not sure anyone bought the 'it was planted' line but yet it did take 3 attempts to find it

Either wrongly accused or rightly convicted, not sure how any of us would come across to others. Anger isn't accepted but then neither is calm

I am sure Louise Shorter will have a good take on it.

puglove:

--- Quote from: Caroline on June 20, 2018, 12:08:29 PM ---Totally agree, also he explanation of how her blood ended up in the boot is laughable.

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Ugh. Guilty McGuiltface. What a ridiculous waste of time and money.


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