The M50 Motorway Horror: Pregnant Marie Wilks Abducted & Murdered

In June 1988, 22-year-old Red Cross nurse Marie Wilks, seven-and-a-half months pregnant and mother to a 13-month-old son, broke down on the M50 motorway. What happened next remains one of Britain’s most disturbing unsolved cases. While using an emergency SOS phone, Marie vanished in broad evening light. Her body was found days later, stabbed to death. A major manhunt followed, leading to the conviction — and later exoneration — of Eddie Browning. To this day, the case haunts investigators and the public. This documentary explores the full timeline: the breakdown, the desperate search, chilling witness sightings, the controversial trial, the miscarriage of justice, and why Marie Wilks’ killer has never been brought to justice. A true horror that shocked Britain. #MarieWilks #M50Murder #UKTrueCrime #PregnantMotherMurdered #TrueCrimeDocumentary #UnsolvedMurder #EddieBrowning #BritishTrueCrime #ColdCase #MotorwayMurder #CrimeThatShockedBritain #TrueCrimeUK #unsolvedmysteries 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - About Marie 1:56 - Day of the Murder 2:43 - The Car Breaks Down 3:27 - Marie Uses Emergency Phone 4:06 - The Children are Left Stranded 5:26 - The Police Find the Stranded Children 5:51 - Large Search for Marie Begins 7:08 - Family Appeal to the Public 7:33 - First Witness Interviewed 8:30 - Marie's Body is Found 10:08 - Post Mortem 10:40 - The Murder Theory 11:16 - Phone Recording Analysed 11:52 - The Gray Car Appeal 12:25 - Aberystwyth Men Arrested 13:05 - Artist Impression of Suspect Released 14:02 - Multiple Arrests 14:19 - The Dublin Connection 15:00 - Eddie Browning is Arrested 16:19 - Reconstruction 17:08 - Scottish Witness Sought 17:46 - Eddie Browning Charged with Murder 18:40 - Marie Wilks Funeral 19:15 - Eddie Browning's Background 20:25 - The Trial of Eddie Browning 25:07 - Browning's Appeal is Rejected 26:25 - Browning's Conviction Quashed 26:45 - The Controversial Video Tape 28:32 - Browning Recieves Compensation 28:54 - Family Left Devastated 29:33 - Browning's Further Legal Issues 29:55 - The Alleged Confession Incident 32:44 - Outro