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Local Radio,17 Jun 2026,32 mins

Spoonful of Shards

Strange But True Crime

Available for over a year

A vexed farmer wages war on a major supermarket, threatening innocent families with a deadly game of Russian roulette. He hides shrapnel in jars of baby food and places the jars back on supermarket shelves. Detectives race against time to intercept the contaminated food and unmask the culprit. For tickets to our live show in Sheffield go to crossedwires.live/fringe Get in touch with us behaveyourself@bbc.co.uk. Presenter: Rima Ahmed Guest: Luke de Costa Produced by Luke de Costa Researcher: Bethan Davies Social Media: Fede Marilotti Executive Producer: Luke Eldridge Commissioning Editors: Gareth Hydes and Alistair Miskin Dive into a world of bizarre true crimes with brazen criminals that will leave you scratching your head for answers. Rima Ahmed explores audacious heists, secret drugs bunkers and stolen identities with reporters who have lived and breathed these true crime cases.

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