Born into an aristocratic family, Constance Marten and her unlikely partner Mark Gordon's became the target of a police manhunt launched to find them and their missing baby in January 2023. Their full story can now be told after the couple's criminal trial came to an end this week. Why did her life of privilege descend into such chaos?

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Guests:

• David Brown, Chief News Correspondent, The Times.
• Helen Rumbelow, Feature Writer, The Times. 

Host: Manveen Rana.

Producer: Olivia Case.

Read more: 

• Who is the real Constance Marten? A life that led to tragedy
• Persecuted by the state? No, Constance Marten was in thrall to conspiracy culture

Clips: Sussex Police, GB News, BBC, ITV, Channel 4, On Demand News. 

Photo: Metropolitan Police / PA Wire.

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