In December 2017, Birmingham was hit by a storm that left up to 12 inches of snow on the ground, forcing schools to shut and public transport to grind to a halt. Temperatures had been dropping rapidly, and people across the West Midlands braced themselves for a brutally cold winter. Two weeks earlier, amidst a cold snap in the city, the discovery of a vulnerable child’s body outside a house in Nechells raised questions about the efficiency of the UK’s child protective services… *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED ***     This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane. Edited by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions. Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton Narration, audio editing assistance, additional writing, and production direction by Benjamin Fitton. Become a ‘Patreon Producer’ and get exclusive access to Season 1, early ad-free access to episodes, and your name in the podcast credits. Find out more here: https://www.patreon.com/TheyWalkAmongUs More information and episode references can be found on our website https://theywalkamonguspodcast.com MUSIC:  Liminal by Chelsea McGough  Insurgent by Wicked Cinema  Dead Ends by Wicked Cinema  Crooked Man by Wicked Cinema  St Mary by Chelsea McGough And Stephen Keech  Introspection by Shimmer  What You Do Not Know by Joshua Spacht  Recognize by Grant Borland  Strangers by Craig Allen Fravel  Etheria by Cody Martin  The Diary by CJ0  SOCIAL MEDIA:  X - https://twitter.com/TWAU_Podcast Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/theywalkamonguspodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theywalkamonguspodcast Threads - https://www.threads.net/@theywalkamonguspodcast Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.