Episode 202 - The Murder of Carla Stefaniak & The Littlehampton Letter Scandal

Crime, Wine & Chaos

Crime, Wine & Chaos
Episode 202 - The Murder of Carla Stefaniak & The Littlehampton Letter Scandal
Aug 25, 2024 Season 4 Episode 202
Amber Clifton | Naomi Lackaff

This week, Amber covers the murder of Carla Stefaniak. Carla was celebrating her 36th birthday in Costa Rica, when she didn't return home. 

Then, Naomi takes us back to post WWI England and a scandal that rocked a seaside town salacious enough to be national news.

Amber's Sources:
Text Me When You Get Home S2 E8

Guard who killed Carla Stefaniak gets 16 years in Costa Rican prison

Security guard sentenced to prison for murdering US woman in Costa Rica Airbnb | The Independent

Security guard convicted of Florida native's 2018 murder in Costa Rica | FOX 13 Tampa Bay

Naomi's Sources:
https://westsussexrecordofficeblog.com//what-happened-in-littlehampton

https://www.history.co.uk/the-true-story-of-the-foul-mouthed-poison-pen-letters

https://www.historyextra.com/period/20th-century/wicked-little-letters-true-story/

https://www.historyextra.com/poison-pen-letters-hate-mail-britain-history/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Littlehampton

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poison_pen_letter

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/Who-sent-obscene-letters-scandalised-seaside-town.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NSPCC

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blotting_paper#Writing





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