Impact Podcasts

Introducing Vanished: A new 6-part true crime podcast series from Impact Podcasts and the DC Thomson title The Press and Journal.

Six months have passed and there is still no clear lead in the case - and Arlene Fraser is still missing.

But a new team of detectives dubbed 'the A team' arrive on the scene and make a breakthrough. Police make a key arrest - and use leverage to launch an undercover operation in a bid to snare a suspect.

Episode 4 will be released on Monday, November 27.

A crack team of detectives arrives in Elgin to investigate Arlene Fraser's disappearance - and they quickly begin to suspect her husband of foul play after a suspicious phone call.

But he tries every trick in the book to the throw police off the scent - and officers are perplexed by his cast-iron alibi.

How does someone just vanish?

In 1998, Arlene suddenly disappears from her home in the north-east of Scotland - and she was previously known to police as a victim of domestic abuse at the hands of her husband, Nat Fraser.

Investigative journalist Dale Haslam travels to Elgin to investigate.

In the second of our bonus episodes, we take you behind the scenes of our true crime podcast, Hunting Mr X.

In a revealing conversation, host Brendan Duggan sits down with Impact Investigations reporter Dale Haslam to uncover the extensive work that went into crafting this gripping series.

Get a glimpse into the investigative process and learn about the months of dedication chasing leads and interviews that that brought Hunting Mr X to life.

If you have any questions about Mr X or tips about Julian Chisholm, please email [email protected]. To read more about this case go here.

In the first of two new bonus episodes of Hunting Mr X, we dive even deeper into the UK’s gritty underworld in the 1980s and 1990s.

Host Brendan Duggan is joined by two guests to learn how the criminal industry evolved and the devastating impact of the drug scene on communities during these turbulent times.

Retired detective chief superintendent Neil Leslie is now a lecturer of criminology and policing at Abertay University and Richard Prest is DC Thomson’s head of content development and a former crime reporter.

If you have any questions about Mr X or tips about Julian Chisholm, please 89email [email protected]. To read more about this case go The Press and Journal for more information.

It’s not how you thought this story was going to end.

Listen to the epic conclusion to Hunting Mr X and find out where each of our characters ended up after their lives were forever changed by Julian Chisholm.

For more Mr X content, visit www.thecourier.co.uk/ and www.pressandjournal.co.uk/

The net closes in on the gang as police and customs officers swoop after weeks of covert surveillance stretching from Spain to Scotland.

Customs investigator Graham Dick races to intercept the huge drugs haul, which is packed in a bright orange van, but gets the surprise of his life.

For more Mr X content visit www.pressandjournal.co.uk/ and www.thecourier.co.uk/

Episode 5 coming June 15th

After being put in a car during the middle of the night, on the orders of Julian Chisholm, Chris Howarth and Noel Hawkins eventually find themselves in Gibraltar where they then set off on a journey across the Atlantic to pick up 500kg of cocaine from the Cali Cartel.

They are faced with a battle for survival as the pair try to land the drugs near Ullapool amid a fierce storm.

This is not the end of the story...

Episode 4 releases June 8

Episode 5 releases June 15

For more Mr X content visit www.pressandjournal.co.uk/ and www.thecourier.co.uk/

From Spain to Ullapool, customs officer Graham Dick and his team keep a watchful eye on the gang’s movements. As they begin to build a case against Julian Chisholm, Graham has a hunch Chisholm, who later became known as Mr X, is planning something big with his criminal associates - including latest recruit, “Crazy” Chris Howarth.

For more Mr X content visit www.pressandjournal.co.uk/ and www.thecourier.co.uk/