Blackpool Guest House Murder: Sasha's Sister Breaks Silence

What happens when a teenage girl vanishes on her first day of work? In this profound episode of 'Aftermath', Daisy Maskell sits down with Gemma - the sister of 16-year-old Sasha Marsden - who shares details of the horrifying Blackpool guest house murder that shook the UK. On 31 January 2013, 16-year-old childcare student Sasha Marsden arrived at a seafront guest house in Blackpool for her first shift as a cleaner. When her parents pulled up to collect her at the end of the day, she was gone. Her employer claimed she had already left - but the devastating truth was unfolding in a narrow alleyway nearby, where a burning body was discovered hidden in plain sight. What followed was a frantic police investigation that traced Facebook messages to 23-year-old caretaker David "Demon" Minto. After a forensic sweep exposed a massive cleanup job using luminol, investigators uncovered a chilling web of lies, missing evidence, and a blunted kitchen knife that finally nailed a predator. Ten years later, Gemma breaks her silence to talk about the trauma of the trial, the failures of the justice system in protecting young women, and the solemn promise she made at her little sister's graveside. If you are worried about your relationship or the relationship of someone you care about, take the expect respect healthy relationship quiz on the women's aid website here - https://womensaid.org.uk/am-i-experie... Some archive material used in this episode is included under fair dealing for the purposes of criticism/review and / or quotations (Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988). All sources are credited below: Video - CCTV & Police footage taken from news report - BBC News    • Sasha Marsden: Barman Guilty Of Teen s Murder   Headline - News headline in hook - The Sun https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3601265... Headline - News headline in hook - The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2013/f... Image Grafton Hotel https://blackpoolcrimetour.wordpress.... Video - Sasha's Youtube Channel - Youtube    • Revenge.wmv   Image - David Minto mugshot - BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england... Video - Luminol explainer - Smithsonian Channel    • How to Uncover Traces of Hidden Blood   Video - News Report - Not clear where this news report is from    • Sasha Marsden 'Lured To Her Death' On Face...   #SashaMarsden #TrueCrime #DavidMinto #Blackpool #DaisyMaskell #Aftermath #TrueCrimeDocumentary #UKCrime #JusticeForWomen #KeyWitness Episode Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction: The Murder of Sasha Marsden 01:40 - Who Was Sasha? The Baby of the Family 03:55 - The First Shift at the Blackpool Guest House 04:24 - The Search Begins: "Sasha Has Gone Missing" 05:06 - A Town in Shock: The Day the News Broke 07:06 - Receiving the News: The Ringing in My Ears 07:44 - Extracting DNA: The Toothbrush Request 08:44 - Investigating David "Demon" Minto 09:39 Lured Under False Pretences: The Facebook Messages 11:11 - A Horrible Reality: What My Mum Faced at the Door 12:16 - Forensic Breakthrough: The Smell of Bleach & Luminol 13:48 - Seemingly Everywhere: The Investigation Inside the Hotel 15:06 - Over 50 Stab Wounds: The Autopsy Results 16:06 - Hunting the Weapon: The Bent Kitchen Knife 17:15 - Facing the Trial: Story Number Four & Repeated Lies 18:52 - The Graphic Details: Defending Against a Predator 20:24 - The Verdict & 35-Year Sentence 21:55 - Inside the Prison System: A Struggle for Victim Rehabilitation 24:03 - Object vs. Subject: The Access to True Justice 25:03 - Pornography, Social Media, and the Manosphere 26:50 - PSHE Curriculum: Taking Young Women’s Safety Seriously 28:16 - Sasha Mattered: Giving a Voice to the Unheard 29:34 - A Graveside Promise: Ten Years of Activism