Max Stephens

Never forget.

My colleague and friend @GazTheJourno is a man of many talents, who knows as much about guns as he does about transport policy. Take a coffee break and dip into the colourful world of riffle shooting. I found it reassuring to know an ear, nose and throat doctor had such good aim. telegraph.co.uk/sport/2026/07/…

Episode 3 of The Diamond King is available now - and it's the most enthralling yet. How the great @rmendick and I caught India's most wanted man telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/07/1…

The legend that is Mick Brown has called me ‘great’. I’ll take that but the truth is what’s great is our podcast. Third episode out now and final one by the end of the week. The compelling story of one of the world’s most wanted men, how we caught him and what happened next…

@Richard_AHolmes Thanks Richard!

Essential and gripping investigation from @MaxStephensTele here. A worthy read, and watch.

@HenryBodkin Thanks so much Henry!

Astonishing piece of work by my colleague @MaxStephensTele. The tragic humanity of the case always at the fore while telling a gripping story. The mystery of why Sonia Exelby paid a man to kill her telegraph.co.uk/world-news/son… Full docu here: youtube.com/watch?v=XsLh0k…

@fiona_parker14 Many thanks Fiona that's awfully kind of you

Amazing investigation from @MaxStephensTele

What drove a young British woman into the arms of a self-avowed violent sadist? Through police reports, court documents and interviews with friends and family of those involved, The Telegraph has pieced together the life and final moments of Sonia Exelby. This is the mystery of why Sonia Exelby paid a man to kill her ⬇️ telegraph.co.uk/world-news/son…

This is William 'Basil' Burns. He's the hitman who came to my home and threw sulphuric acid in my face in 2015. He's due to be released from prison on Wednesday. 1/3

Why did the 32-year-old music tutor, Sonia Exelby, fly to Florida to meet Dwain Hall, a man known as “Alphasadist”, who she had been speaking to online? Hall is currently awaiting trial for Exelby’s murder. Watch @MaxStephensTele , the Telegraph’s international crime correspondent, describe the story and see inside the police interrogation in our special in-depth video investigation on our YouTube channel ⤵️ youtu.be/XsLh0kayhYY

@markisenbe16360 Dear Mark, I'm delighted to hear you enjoyed the article, albeit about such a depressing issue. Thank you for your kind words and I hope I can keep meeting your standard. Many thanks Max

@MaxStephensTele As a ny times reader since 1962 and telegraph subscriber,I am a big fan of your impressive work here.Yes,China gangs are everywhere and sadly so are date rape ones. It is ugly to investigate but we need to know all of it so keep going. mark in Florida

Pat Tillman was shot 3 times in the back of the head from 10m by a fellow soldier after he started speaking publicly against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. And we dilute his memory on purpose each year. Makes me sick.

please stop trying to solve murders on twitter, yours sincerely, everyone

I did this podcast with the legendary @mickbrownwriter. We found one of the world’s most wanted men seven years ago. But that wasn’t the end of the story. Just the beginning. We hope you enjoy listening to this as much as me and Mick enjoyed making it podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the…

A fantastic listen by the two very best @rmendick and @mickbrownwriter

High time the police revealed all their evidence and CCTV footage so that randoms on the internet can know everything about the investigation. Get those Jay Slater TikTok sleuths involved too

@KudziMusengi Hi Kudzani my name is Max Stephens, I am a reporter for the Daily Telegraph, can I DM you about a story, my number is +44 0 7711785136 Many thanks Max

@NcubeXolisani Hi Xolisansi, I am a reporter from the Daily Telegraph, could I DM you about a story please? My no is +44 0 7711785136

What a sentence from @AlexKane221b in today’s @IrishTimes 😵‍💫😅

"Let me explain something to you." "Sure." "I lost my dad a year ago. My mother just died. I'm an orphan, okay?"