Death of Gareth Williams
What happened to the MI6 codebreaker?
4.7 (40)
59 mins
Discover the strange death of Gareth Williams, and how this MI6 codebreaker was discovered inside a locked sports bag in his apartment, sparking intense speculation. View how the unusual circumstances and unanswered questions continue to fuel debate about what really happened.
Ep 1:
The Bag, the Bathtub, the Genius
A codebreaking prodigy is found dead, padlocked inside a bag in his own bathtub — and the scene is far too clean to be an accident.
Ep 2:
Eight Days No One Noticed
Days before Gareth vanished, his life looked ordinary. After his death, forensic teams find an eerie, deliberate absence of evidence — no prints, no struggle, no answers.
Ep 3:
Smears, Silence, and a Vanishing Couple
As tabloids smear Gareth's private life, a mysterious couple asking for someone named "Pierre Paolo" vanishes into his building months before his death.
Ep 4:
Forty Witnesses, One Impossible Answer
A coroner's inquest exposes MI6 obstruction, missing memory sticks, and a haunting question: how could Gareth have locked himself inside that bag?
Ep 5:
The Kremlin, the Poison, the Theory
Weighing four competing theories, a defector's chilling claim points to Russian intelligence, a betrayed mole, and an untraceable poison.
Ep 6:
An Accident No One Believes
Police call it an accident. The coroner disagrees. Fifteen years later, Gareth Williams's brilliant life still awaits the justice it deserves.
Discussions (5)
Seymour
Level 3 · 3 mo agoThe week of silence from MI6 is what gets me. One phone call and they called it done.
Lincoln
Level 3 · 3 mo agothe week of silence from MI6 is the most damning part, a missing officer and nobody even made a real call
Caleb
Level 4 · 3 mo agoThe 400+ attempts to lock themselves in the bag checks out. Peter Foulding literally said he believed Gareth was placed inside by a third person. That quote is documented from the inquest.
