Dead Man Running

BBC Radio Scotland
Dead Man Running

A missing British tourist, a US-wide manhunt and the untold story of how a local celebrity became an international fugitive after his dark past begins to catch up with him.

Episodes

  1. 18/04/2024

    Welcome to… Dead Man Running

    A missing tourist, a US-wide manhunt and the story of how a local celebrity, Kim Avis, became a fugitive after his dark past begins to catch up with him.
    2 min

  2. 03/05/2024

    1. Missing

    After a mysterious drowning off ‘Mortuary Beach’, police start to question what’s really happened to the missing man.
    28 min

  3. 10/05/2024

    2. Fugitive

    While American police launch a manhunt, a woman who knows all about Kim Avis's darkest crimes shares her story.
    28 min

  4. 17/05/2024

    3. Trap

    Kim has yet again switched identities and is beginning to settle down in Colorado Springs. But is the fugitive’s new friend Angie all that she seems?
    21 min

  5. 24/05/2024

    4. Vince

    As the net closes in on Kim, the programme team receives an intriguing tip-off and the promise of learning who the fugitive really is.
    41 min

  6. 31/05/2024

    5. Trial

    It's been two years since Kim Avis faked his death at "Mortuary Beach", California. Now, four women take the stand in the trial against him at the High Court in Glasgow, Scotland.
    33 min

  7. 07/06/2024

    6. Inverness

    In this final episode, Kim writes from prison. And back in the place where this all started, could a tragic story about a young woman's death in Inverness hold more answers about him? Dead Man Running is produced by Myles Bonnar and Calum McKay. Audio Editing, Sound Design, and Mixing by Gav Murchie. The series producers are Mark Daly and Jack Kibble-White. Original score composed by Callan Marchetti. Research by Ricki Cooper, Katie McEvinney and Marisha Currie. Location recording by Myles Bonnar, Calum McKay and Steven Donnelly. Additional recording by Jenn Daly, Hannah McClintock and Joanne Willott. Artwork by Matt Russell. Production Manager is Susan McLundie. Production management assistant is Ruth McKay. Our Series Editor is Shelley Jofre. The Commissioning editors are Gareth Hydes and Heather Kane-Darling. This is a BBC Scotland production for BBC Sounds.
    36 min
  • 7 Episodes

About

A missing British tourist, a US-wide manhunt and the untold story of how a local celebrity became an international fugitive after his dark past begins to catch up with him.

Information

  • Creator
    BBC Radio Scotland
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    7
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © (C) BBC 2024
  • Show Website
    Dead Man Running

You Might Also Like

To listen to explicit episodes, sign in.

Stay up to date with this show

Sign in or sign up to follow shows, save episodes and get the latest updates.
Select a country or region

Africa, Middle East, and India

Asia Pacific

Europe

Latin America and the Caribbean

The United States and Canada