In February of 2015, 16 year old Becky Watts was reported missing by her family. A city - wide search ensued for the shy and socially anxious teenager. But it would turn out that Becky, and the answers about what had become of her, would be found much closer to home than initially thought.  ********** Thanks to our sponsors for today’s episode: Sign up today with ExpressVPN for secure browsing and access to streaming content worldwide. Get 3 months free when you visit https://www.expressvpn.com/mens Try the casual mobile puzzle game Best Fiends today! Find it on the Apple App store (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/best-fiends-puzzle-adventure/id868013618) and Google Play (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Seriously.BestFiends&hl=en) !  ********** Find us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/mensreapod/) or Twitter (https://twitter.com/MensReaPod) ! With thanks to our supporters on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/MensReaPod) ! Donate today to get access to bonus and ad-free episodes! Check out the Mens Rea Merch Store (https://shop.spreadshirt.ie/MensReaPod/) !  ********** Theme Music: Quinn’s Song: The Dance Begins Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com (http://incompetech.com/) ) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Additional Music:   Allemande (Sting) by Wahneta Meixsell. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ ********** Sources: Darren Galsworthy The Evil Within (London: Harper Collins, 2016) Purchase here (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Evil-Within-Murdered-stepbrother-heartbreaking-ebook/dp/B019MIKTJM/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=)   Steven Morris, “Nathan Matthews and Shauna Hoare: dark fantasies became reality” in The Guardian  (11 November 2015) https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/nov/11/nathan-matthews-shauna-hoare-becky-watts-dark-fantasies-reality   “Becky Watts: 'Lack of enquiry' into family criticised” from BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-51221854 (23 January 2020)    Tristan Cork, “Becky Watts' horrified mother slams 'missed opportunities' to support her” from BristolLive.co.uk (http://bristollive.co.uk/) https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/becky-watts-murder-city-council-3770687 (23 January 2020)    Amanda Devlin, “Killer Brother: where is Nathan Matthews now, why did he murder his step-sister Becky Watts and what happened to his girlfriend Shauna Hoare?” in The Sun https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4713739/nathan-matthews-becky-watts-murder-shauna-hoare/ (13 November 2017)    “Nathan Matthews tearfully describes moment he killed stepsister Becky Watts” in The Telegraph https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/11959352/Nathan-Matthews-tearfully-describes-moment-he-killed-stepsister-Becky-Watts.html (28 October 2015)    Lucy Sherriff, “Becky Watts: Lets not forget the 16 year old who was 'a tornado and a sunbeam all at once” in The Huffington Post https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/11/12/lets-not-forget-becky-watts-murdered-teen-shy-loyal-caring-and-loving_n_8541372.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAI4KYyedEGZ2CIrPaZI4a_AbkRMpiUSjzzDl9w27Rm54sg319DEAc_zABhCCBMF8Rk71I3gMEvWyTshIkE3Iv8qYvhlUuXmq7NVngT2-JkiurBfvm1kelbx6VIwgic8KE-ZHVgIceNKce9D35w3RCk8JR-X75-NfAOODviIohC0R (12 November 2015)    Jamie Micklethwaite, “Becky Watts killer 'beaten to near death in prison twice” in The Daily Star https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/becky-watts-shauna-hoare-killer-17063769 (12 November 2016)    Rod Minchin and Claire Hayhurst, “Becky Watts murder: Nathan Matthew and Shauna Hoare jailed for combined 50 years as judge leaves court in tears” in The Daily Record https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/beck