A Murder Without End

Tristan Stewart-Robertson

A Murder Without End is the award-winning true crime story of how the death of Joshua Hayes in Jacksonville, Florida, led to a tragedy in Scotland, to one of the longest extradition court battles in British legal history, and how one mother fought for justice beyond anyone’s expectations. Award-winning journalist Tristan Stewart-Robertson takes you on a journey across decades and continents, and brings to light how murder doesn't just kill the victim.
Best Indie Podcast, Signal Awards 2023 - Silver
Best Indie Podcast, Signal Awards 2023 - Listener's Choice

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S1 · E13
Aug 29, 2025 · 24 min
The Final Chapter
Phillip Harkins has finished his prison sentence for murdering Joshua Hayes in Florida in 1999. Now he is awaiting deportation to the UK where he killed in 2003. And now there are new immigration revelations. So what's next?
S1 · E12
Mar 24, 2024 · 48 min
Bonus: I Didn’t Give You Permission to Report That
Scottish reporter and host Tristan Stewart-Robertson gave a guest lecture at Strathclyde University on journalism ethics and the subject of “privacy and intrusion”. The talk was titled “I Didn’t Give You Permission to Report That” and focused on the gap in public and private information in courts in Scotland and Florida. It asked if miscarriages of justice, such as the Horizon Post Office scandal, could happen again with an unaccountable justice system. And It also addressed the perception of questions and investigations by reporters at times of grief.
S1 · E11
Oct 1, 2023 · 41 min
Bonus: Behind the Scenes
Scottish reporter and host Tristan Stewart-Robertson speaks to Maxine McArthur about what went into the true crime podcast A Murder Without End, its journalism, its legacy and being a finalist for the Signal Awards 2023. The series won both Listener’s Choice and Silver for Best Indie Podcast (Limited Series & Specials) after this episode was recorded.
S1 · E10
Sep 23, 2023 · 2 min
Bonus: Signal Awards Finalist
A special bonus announcement after A Murder Without End was named a finalist for the Signal Awards 2023 as Best Indie Podcast for Limited Series & Specials. The series won both Listener’s Choice and Silver in October.
S1 · E9
Apr 20, 2023 · 57 min
Chapter 9: The Table
After almost 20 years we reach the climax of this Murder Without End in Florida and Scotland. But can time give closure to a mother who has lost her son?
S1 · E8
Apr 19, 2023 · 45 min
Chapter 8: Never Quitting
As the murder case against Phillip Harkins is finally back in Jacksonville, Florida, we look at Patrica’s relentless battle for her family after her son’s death. And we examine new information from behind the scenes.
S1 · E7
Apr 19, 2023 · 42 min
Chapter 7: 175 Days
Amassing all the available evidence, we navigate a maze of records from Jacksonville, Florida, to piece together a picture of what happened to Phillip Harkins’ case in the days – and years – after the murder at the boat ramp.
S1 · E6
Apr 19, 2023 · 32 min
Chapter 6: August 10th, 1999
Jacksonville, Florida. August 10, 1999. We go back to the day Joshua Hayes was killed, and retrace the movements of alleged killer Phillip Harkins and others in the lead up to the murder at the boat ramp.
S1 · E5
Apr 19, 2023 · 52 min
Chapter 5: 17 Judges
Phillip Harkins takes his case to the highest court in Europe, the European Court of Human Rights. After watching the hearing from Florida, the mother of murder victim Joshua Hayes talks about the lifelong ramifications of his death and her fight for justice. ECHR hearing courtesy of and © ECHR-CEDH. Full hearing recording Background: 2017: Harkins v the United Kingdom [ECHR 239 (2017)]
S1 · E4
Apr 19, 2023 · 50 min
Chapter 4: End of the Line
Alleged murderer Phllip Harkins kept asking questions fundamenal to freedom and rights in UK and international law. We take a look at how a legal system is supposed to work. Background: The process was under the Extradition Act 1989. 2007: Harkins v Secretary of State [EWHC 639 (Admin)] 2011: Inzunza & Others v United States of America & Ors [EWHC 920 (Admin)] 2012: Harkins and Edwards v the United Kingdom [ECHR 021 (2012)] 2014: Harkins v Secretary of State [EWHC 3209 (Admin)] 2012: Vinter and Others v the United Kingdom [ECHR 073 (2012)] 2014: Trabelsi v Belgium [ECHR 247 (2014)]
S1 · E3
Apr 19, 2023 · 22 min
Chapter 3: Eldon Street
An Inverclyde woman is dead after a car crash in Greenock, Scotland. This tragic incident not as far removed from the murder on the Florisa boat ramp as it may first seem. News music theme from https://www.zapsplat.com.
S1 · E2
Apr 19, 2023 · 30 min
Chapter 2: Gone Fishing
Just who was Joshua Hayes? We examine his life in Jacksonville, Florida - the good, and the bad - and hear the voices of those left behind after his murder.
S1 · E1
Apr 19, 2023 · 25 min
Chapter 1: The Boat Ramp
Jacksonville, Florida. August 10th, 1999. Two 911 calls describe a boy found on a boat ramp. This is the story of Joshua Hayes, his mother Patricia, and the beginning of the case against Phillip Harkins that would exceed anyone's expectations.
S1 · E0
Dec 19, 2022 · 2 min
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A Murder Without End is the award-winning true crime story of how the death of Joshua Hayes in Jacksonville, Florida, led to a tragedy in Scotland, to one of the longest extradition court battles in British legal history, and how one mother fought for justice beyond anyone’s expectations. Award-winning journalist Tristan Stewart-Robertson takes you on a journey across decades and continents, and brings to light how murder doesn't just kill the victim. Best Indie Podcast, Signal Awards 2023 - Silver Best Indie Podcast, Signal Awards 2023 - Listener's Choice

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