Episode 304: Ashley Wadsworth

In 2021, Ashley Wadsworth, a 19-year-old from Vernon, British Columbia, embarked on a life-changing journey to meet her longtime boyfriend, 23-year-old Jack Sepple, in Essex, London. Ashley and Sepple had been in close contact since she was 12 after meeting online in 2015. No one ever anticipated the nightmare Ashley would endure once she left the only home she’s ever known.

Sources for this episode:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-63200246

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/ashley-wadsworth-jack-sepple-murder-sentence-b2199278.html

https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2022-10-10/boyfriend-killed-mormon-teen-then-filmed-bloody-confession

https://macleans.ca/longforms/online-dating-ashley-wadsworth-abuse-violence

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-63119427

https://globalnews.ca/news/9451275/ashley-wadsworth-murder-anniversary/

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/oct/10/man-gets-life-sentence-for-brutal-of-canadian-girlfriend

https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/itv-social-media-murders-tragic-8203807