In this second part of Testimony: The Body on Seaham Beach we find a mystery within a mystery. The case continues, venturing into new territory and commissioning a full facial reconstruction to be carried out by Dundee University. Listeners will hear varying theories as to what may have happened to this missing person.

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On 13th May 2006 a man walking on the beach in Seaham, south of Sunderland, made a shocking discovery. He called the police and set in train a series of events that have yet to be resolved.

We explore the events that took place following the discovery of these human remains on the Featherbed Rocks. Fiona Thompson, who covered the story as a reporter for the Sunderland Echo at the time, takes us through the actions by police and others in the following weeks, months and years in an attempt to identify these remains.

Testimony: The Body on Seaham Beach features interviews with key people and agencies involved in the case. The podcast shares great insight not only into this specific case but just how missing people cases and unidentified remains are treated by the authorities.

Testimony: The Body on Seaham Beach poses the question whether someone out there has the key to solving this case.

Testimony is a Laudable production for the NationalWorld. It was researched and co-produced by Fiona Thompson. It is presented, produced and edited by Kelly Crichton.

With thanks to BBC Look North for the use of archive audio.

'March of the Mind' by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Atrribution 4.0 Licence.

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