#313 - A Date with Death (Mehmet Koray Alpergin & Gozde Dalbudak)

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Blindfolded and bound in a rancid toilet, Gozde Dalbudak hears her date being tortured by a gang she cannot see.

The episode opens with the host, Michael, setting the scene on Berkeley Square in Mayfair, near the Amazonico restaurant where Koray Alpergin and Gozde Dalbudak dined on October 13, 2022. It describes Gozde's terrifying awakening, blindfolded and bound in a filthy toilet cubicle, hearing Koray being tortured nearby. The narrative then backtracks to introduce Koray, a 43-year-old Turkish Cypriot DJ and radio station owner celebrated in his community, and Gozde, a 33-year-old woman from Istanbul visiting London for the first time. It reveals Koray's hidden financial struggles and paranoia, including a tracker placed on his car. The episode explains the attack was orchestrated by the Tottenham Turks, a drug-trafficking gang, likely over a debt or dispute, though the exact motive remains unclear. It details the kidnapping from Koray's Enfield driveway, the convoy to a derelict Turkish Cypriot club in Tottenham, and the hours of torture inflicted on Koray, resulting in his death from extensive injuries. The investigation, led by Detective Chief Inspector Matt Webb, pieced together the crime through CCTV, phone records, and forensic evidence left by the inept perpetrators. Several gang members were convicted and sentenced, though the masterminds escaped justice. The episode concludes with the aftermath: Gozde's lasting trauma, Koray's family's grief, and subsequent gang reprisals, including a shooting linked to the case. In the 'Extra Mile' segment, the host provides additional context, discusses the perpetrators' backgrounds, and answers quiz questions about the episode details.

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A romantic date in Berkeley Square becomes a gangland murder, told with menace and clear-eyed restraint.

Murder Mile turns a romantic date in Berkeley Square, Mayfair, into a gangland killing, and it keeps the pressure on without overplaying the twist.

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