Codename Badger
by Always True Crime
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<p>In 1955 young army major Robbie Mills dies, disembarking a submarine docked at Torbay Harbour in Devon.</p><br><p>His superiors say he was drinking and slipped from the gangplank in inclement weather. His widow, Josephine, has no reason to disbelieve them. But within weeks a man knocks on her door. He introduces himself as Captain John Cottell, and he tells Josephine that Robbie’s death was no accident, and Robbie was a spy. </p><br><p>It’s a meeting that will change Josephine’s life forever.</p><br><p>Now journalists Eugene Henderson and Andy Clark help Josephine’s daughter Nicky solve a mystery that has spanned five decades. Who was John Cottell? And what really happened to her father?</p><br><p>Episode's out weekly from Tuesday 20th January.</p><br><p>For more true crime that you'll be obsessed with head to <a href="http://alwaystruecrime.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">AlwaysTrueCrime.com</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="http://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener