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A Murder Without End

A Murder Without End

Tristan Stewart-Robertson 14 Episodes Aug 29, 2025

A Murder Without End is an award-winning true crime podcast that explores the death of Joshua Hayes in Jacksonville, Florida, which led to a tragedy in Scotland and one of the longest extradition court battles in British legal history. The series follows a mother's fight for justice beyond expectations. Award-winning journalist Tristan Stewart-Robertson takes listeners on a journey across decades and continents, revealing how murder doesn't just kill the victim.

Episodes

The Final Chapter
The Final Chapter Aug 29, 2025 1499 Phillip Harkins has finished his prison sentence for murdering Joshua Hayes in Florida in 1999. Now he is awaiting deportation to the UK where he killed in 2003. And now there are new immigration revelations. So what's next?
Bonus: I Didn’t Give You Permission to Report That
Bonus: I Didn’t Give You Permission to Report That Mar 24, 2024 2900 Scottish reporter and host Tristan Stewart-Robertson gave a guest lecture at Strathclyde University on journalism ethics and the subject of “privacy and intrusion”. The talk was titled “I Didn’t Give You Permission to Report That” and focused on the gap in public and private information in courts in Scotland and Florida. It asked if miscarriages of justice, such as the Horizon Post Office scandal,
Bonus: Behind the Scenes
Bonus: Behind the Scenes Oct 1, 2023 2482 Scottish reporter and host Tristan Stewart-Robertson speaks to Maxine McArthur about what went into the true crime podcast A Murder Without End, its journalism, its legacy and being a finalist for the Signal Awards 2023. The series won both Listener’s Choice and Silver for Best Indie Podcast (Limited Series & Specials) after this episode was recorded.
Bonus: Signal Awards Finalist
Bonus: Signal Awards Finalist Sep 23, 2023 135 A special bonus announcement after A Murder Without End was named a finalist for the Signal Awards 2023 as Best Indie Podcast for Limited Series & Specials. The series won both Listener’s Choice and Silver in October.
Chapter 9: The Table
Chapter 9: The Table Apr 20, 2023 3458 After almost 20 years we reach the climax of this Murder Without End in Florida and Scotland. But can time give closure to a mother who has lost her son?
Chapter 8: Never Quitting
Chapter 8: Never Quitting Apr 20, 2023 2728 As the murder case against Phillip Harkins is finally back in Jacksonville, Florida, we look at Patrica’s relentless battle for her family after her son’s death. And we examine new information from behind the scenes.
Chapter 7: 175 Days
Chapter 7: 175 Days Apr 19, 2023 2570 Amassing all the available evidence, we navigate a maze of records from Jacksonville, Florida, to piece together a picture of what happened to Phillip Harkins’ case in the days – and years – after the murder at the boat ramp.
Chapter 6: August 10th, 1999
Chapter 6: August 10th, 1999 Apr 19, 2023 1966 Jacksonville, Florida. August 10, 1999. We go back to the day Joshua Hayes was killed, and retrace the movements of alleged killer Phillip Harkins and others in the lead up to the murder at the boat ramp.
Chapter 5: 17 Judges
Chapter 5: 17 Judges Apr 19, 2023 3126 Phillip Harkins takes his case to the highest court in Europe, the European Court of Human Rights. After watching the hearing from Florida, the mother of murder victim Joshua Hayes talks about the lifelong ramifications of his death and her fight for justice.ECHR hearing courtesy of and © ECHR-CEDH. Full hearing recordingBackground: 2017: Harkins v the United Kingdom [ECHR 239 (2017)]
Chapter 4: End of the Line
Chapter 4: End of the Line Apr 19, 2023 3059 Alleged murderer Phllip Harkins kept asking questions fundamenal to freedom and rights in UK and international law. We take a look at how a legal system is supposed to work.Background:The process was under the Extradition Act 1989.2007: Harkins v Secretary of State [EWHC 639 (Admin)]2011: Inzunza & Others v United States of America & Ors [EWHC 920 (Admin)]2012: Harkins and Edwards v the Un
Chapter 3: Eldon Street
Chapter 3: Eldon Street Apr 19, 2023 1358 An Inverclyde woman is dead after a car crash in Greenock, Scotland. This tragic incident not as far removed from the murder on the Florisa boat ramp as it may first seem.News music theme from https://www.zapsplat.com.
Chapter 2: Gone Fishing
Chapter 2: Gone Fishing Apr 19, 2023 1854 Just who was Joshua Hayes? We examine his life in Jacksonville, Florida - the good, and the bad - and hear the voices of those left behind after his murder.

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