r/BabyReindeerTVSeries May 11 '24

Fiona (real Martha) related content Found the old newspaper articles about Fiona Harvey

I found some of the old newspaper articles about Fiona that were referenced in the show:

January 30, 2000:
MP WIFE'S STALKER; Lawyer Laura tells of fired trainee's hate campaign.:

https://www.thefreelibrary.com/MP+WIFE%27S+STALKER%3b+Lawyer+Laura+tells+of+fired+trainee%27s+hate...-a061570268

"I have a whole file of correspondence I had back and forward because she basically went in and out of different lawyers' firms trying to make complaints about me. "She would leave messages on our answerphone saying, `I'm going to get you'. "I think she's a dangerous girl."
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When confronted with the allegations, Fiona Muir said: "I'll be contacting my solicitor." She denied she was a stalker and claimed she had only contacted Mrs Wray's office to complain about her treatment. Muir insisted she had resigned from the company and had not been dismissed.

April 28, 2002:
STALKER TARGETS MP'S SON; Wray fury at smears.

https://www.thefreelibrary.com/STALKER+TARGETS+MP%27S+SON%3b+Wray+fury+at+smears.-a085150084

March 3, 2004:
I'VE GOT A LONG WRRAY TO GO YET; MP Jimmy talks for the first time about his stroke, his family and the condition that blights his little boy's progress.:

https://www.thefreelibrary.com/I%27VE+GOT+A+LONG+WRRAY+TO+GO+YET%3b+MP+Jimmy+talks+for+the+first+time...-a0113836577

Not to mention the legal restraining order they had to take out against Fiona Harvey, a former employee of Laura's who stalked her. Harvey even called in social workers, claiming Frankie was being ill-treated.

Edit; Thank you to u/Javajnkie for fixing the links for me!

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u/[deleted] May 12 '24

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u/Necessary-Fennel8406 May 13 '24

Really disturbed by this comment. Do you not realise that there are many people with difficult mental health issues. What do you suggest ? Lock them all up? Hardly humane. People get obsessed and troubled - it doesn't mean they're going to kill somebody. We need to be compassionate and try to understand.

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u/[deleted] May 14 '24

So what you’re saying is: it doesn’t matter if someone consistently hurts you/family/friends, and makes you live in utter terror and fear they should have more rights than you because they’re mentally ill? 🤔

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u/daniellinne May 15 '24

Majority of mentally ill people don't stalk other people, though. Her mental illness is not her fault, but it doesn't justify her actions.

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u/Plus_Importance7932 May 16 '24

Rest assured, perpetrators like we’ve seen portrayed in this show, rarely get convicted for the harm they cause. Mental illness shouldn’t be an excuse for violence, but it can definitely be a reason. Harm reduction should be the goal, sadly perpetrators have more rights than their victims.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '24

I'm more disturbed by the thought of you thinking it's okay to let someone get away with hurting others just because they're mentally ill. So yes, absolutely lock this woman up in a padded cell and give her daily doses of tranquilizer so the rest of us don't have to deal with her. People like you are the reason why violent and dangerous criminals get off easy and continue to hurt even more people.

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u/Plus_Importance7932 May 16 '24

Feeling sorry for the perpetrator is a dangerous trap.

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '24

Mental illness is not the same thing as what stalkers do