Guest Speaking & Media

I am an experienced and engaging speaker with huge breadth and depth of experience that is of interest to a variety of audiences. From how I caught the man who killed Melanie Road, to being a murder Detective and a mother, to hunting killers…the story of those who society doesn’t see but still deserve justice.

I can also present on my charity work in remote areas of Africa and Asia helping to prevent violence against women and girls and community education for all regarding personal and sexual health and FGM.

Presented Nationally and internationally whilst in Policing
Women’s Institute
Chamber of Commerce
International Women’s

Catching Melanie's Killer

A True Crime Podcast by ITV News

When Melanie Road’s body was found on a June morning in 1984, it prompted one of the largest manhunts in Britain. But the schoolgirl’s killer wasn’t found. How did a team of cold case officers rebuild the inquiry after decades and bring justice to a family still in grief?

To Hunt a Killer

by Julie Mackay, Robert Murphy

The gripping true story of how Detective Superintendent Julie Mackay brought Melanie Road’s murderer to justice. Jean Road, a 49-year-old mother of three, awakens to news that her daughter Melanie has been murdered in a nearby street as she walked home from a club in the early hours. Britain’s biggest manhunt begins.

Julie Mackay rose through the ranks of a British police force to crack a murder that had remained unsolved for thirty-one years

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Game of Crimes

International top true crime podcast

When Melanie Road’s body was found on a June morning in 1984, it prompted one of the largest manhunts in Britain.

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Catching Melanie’s Killer

A True Crime Podcast by ITV News

Filmed in a documentary style, this UK Police TV Series deals with detectives handling murders.

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The Murder Detectives

The Murder of Nicholas Robinson

Donal MacIntyre talks to DS Julie Mackay about the investigation into the murder of Paul Pass, who was found beaten and stabbed to death in his own home.

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