20/04/2026
This week on Dying for a Cuppa, I’m joined by the brilliant Dr Carol McLeod, and she’s the final member of our LadBible roundtable crew!
Carol is a forensic scientist, and hand on heart, I think she may have one of the most fascinating, and also one of the hardest, jobs of anyone I’ve spoken to. I first met her during the LadBible roundtable when she spoke about her involvement in the investigation of the murder of Angelika Kluk by serial killer Peter Tobin. Listening to her then, I was completely gripped.
In this episode, Carol gives us a detailed insight into her work as a forensic scientist and what happens behind the scenes in cases of violent crime. It’s a world most of us only ever glimpse through headlines, and hearing about it from someone who has actually stood in those spaces is incredibly powerful.
⚠️ Please let me be clear and be warned: this episode contains references to sexual crimes, violent crimes and traumatic deaths ⚠️
And then, in a deeply moving turn, Carol very bravely shares something personal, the loss of her own husband to a brain tumour just two and a half years ago. To hear someone who has spent a career working alongside death speak about her own grief with such honesty and openness is truly something.
I cannot thank Carol enough for her courage, her transparency and her humanity. The fact that she does the work she does and remains such a warm, grounded and compassionate person says so much about who she is.
I’m so grateful to her for trusting me with this conversation. And I’m so grateful to you for listening, because I have a feeling this may be one of the most powerful and impactful episodes yet.
Go gently with this one. And as always, we’d really love to hear your thoughts ☕️❤️
https://open.spotify.com/episode/471F5Nyd2OopCcWNsMDWfM?si=D-effVLJR9SzKZ7zUty_jA