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The Story Of Exposing Jimmy Savile - Mark Williams-Thomas | Modern Wisdom Podcast 369

Mark Williams-Thomas is an English investigative journalist, an author and former police detective. True crime documentaries are everywhere, and you've probably seen Mark in many of them. He was the man responsible for investigating and exposing Jimmy Savile which then lead to an avalanche of other abusers being arrested. Today you get to hear what it's like to be a real life Sherlock Holmes. Expect to learn who the most disturbing criminals are that Mark Williams-Thomas has ever met, what the biggest difficulties were when investigating Jimmy Savile, how Jimmy Savile got away with abuse for so long, what it was like interviewing Oscar Pistorious, how accurate life in Line Of Duty actually is, what Mark thinks about Making A Murderer and much more... Sponsors: Get 10% discount on your first month from BetterHelp at https://betterhelp.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get 20% discount & free shipping on your Lawnmower 4.0 at https://www.manscaped.com/ (use code MODERNWISDOM) Extra Stuff: Follow Mark on Twitter - https://twitter.com/mwilliamsthomas Check out Mark's books - https://www.williams-thomas.co.uk/ Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #jimmysavile #investigation #truecrime - 00:00 Intro 00:34 Life as a Detective 05:56 Mark's Role in the Jimmy Savile Case 10:48 Investigating Jimmy Savile 17:02 Why Was Savile Different? 23:42 The Louis Theroux Documentary 28:56 Covering Predatory Characteristics 34:27 Mark’s Most Disturbing Cases 46:04 How Accurate is Line of Duty? 54:12 Thoughts on Making A Murderer 1:00:32 Where to Find Mark - Listen to all episodes online. Search "Modern Wisdom" on any Podcast App or click here: Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/modern-wisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

Mark Williams-ThomasguestChris Williamsonhost
Sep 9, 20211h 1mWatch on YouTube ↗

CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 0:34

    Intro

  2. 0:34 – 5:56

    Life as a Detective

  3. 5:56 – 10:48

    Mark's Role in the Jimmy Savile Case

  4. 10:48 – 17:02

    Investigating Jimmy Savile

  5. 17:02 – 23:42

    Why Was Savile Different?

  6. 23:42 – 28:56

    The Louis Theroux Documentary

  7. 28:56 – 34:27

    Covering Predatory Characteristics

  8. 34:27 – 46:04

    Mark’s Most Disturbing Cases

  9. 46:04 – 54:12

    How Accurate is Line of Duty?

  10. 54:12 – 1:00:32

    Thoughts on Making A Murderer

  11. 1:00:32 – 1:01:34

    Where to Find Mark

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