Burned alive: She crawled 400 meters without a face to expose her 6 executioners
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Burned alive: She crawled 400 meters without a face to expose her 6 executioners

Apr 22, 2026
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Four hundred meters: the girl who named her tormentors: The murder of Susan Kapper in Manchester. A teenager with 80% of her body burned crawls nearly four blocks down an English road and, before dying, whispers six full names, exact addresses, and surnames of those who tortured her for a week. The impossible: they all lived on the same street. The central question that haunts this episode is how none of the neighbors who heard the screams chose to intervene. In this episode, we explore the seven days of systematic captivity in house number 97, the control dynamics that preceded the crime, and why the six aggressors were released before Susan had been dead for thirty years. We examine the contradictions between the confessions, the physical evidence that disappeared from court records, and the role of witnesses who could have saved her but chose silence out of fear. Victim: Susan Kapper Date: December 7-14, 1992 Location: Manchester, 97 Lengu Guarde, Werneth Low Status: Deceased December 18, 1992; all aggressors free as of 2024 - Susan identified only by an intact thumbprint at Withington hospital after burns on 80% of her body. - Two forcibly extracted incisors found as trophies in one of the aggressor's homes; she was sixteen years old. - Gian Paul, her caregiver since she was six, becomes the first perpetrator after her mother abandoned her. - Bernadette Magnil adopted the alias "Chucky" during the torture sessions and sent manipulative letters from prison; she was released as a "model inmate" in 2015. Susan Kapper, Manchester 1992, murder, torture, criminal minds, kidnapping, investigation, failed justice, prison, hidden truth, homicide, Spanish true crime Tired of ads? Listen to this podcast and 200+ more ad-free on OBOMEDIA. Try it free for 7 days, cancel anytime: https://obomedia.com/en/gratis?ref=desc-6981245 © 2026 Created by an independent creator of the OBOMEDIA Network. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the property of their respective creator, who is solely responsible for them, and are distributed by the OBOMEDIA Network on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without the creator's prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.

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