The Unseen Podcast

The Unseen Podcast episodes:

• 04.14.2024

  Tom Hewitt

  On September the 7th 1974, 30 year old Tom Hewitt had been at his garage on Bright Street in Bury. At around 11:30am, a co-owner of the garage turned up and found Tom with severe head injuries. He later died...

  
• 04.07.2024

  John Singh Landa

  In the early hours of the 14th August 1982, Gurcharan Singh Landa or John Landa as he was commonly known was stabbed 87 times in the taxi that he drove in Nottingham. A huge investigation was launched with a witness...

  
• 03.24.2024

  The Sudbury man

  On the 27th of August 2020, suspicious bin bags were reported floating in the River Stour in Sudbury in Suffolk. The bin bags were found to contain human bones and this person was named the Sudbury Man. To this day,...

  
• 03.17.2024

  Jill Brown

  On the 3rd of January 1978, 19 year old Jill Brown went to work as she usually did in Dovercourt in Essex. It was the first day back after the Christmas holidays and she would always walk to work at...

  
• 03.03.2024

  Yvonne Laker

  In the afternoon of the 29th June 1964, 15 year old Yvonne Laker was travelling on a train from Southampton back to her boarding school in Maidstone. After being waved off by her Grandad she set off. Part way through...

  
• 02.11.2024

  Beryl Culverwell

  On the 13th of January 1978, Anthony Culverwell returned to his home in Bath, Somerset. He expected to see his wife Beryl at home as usual but he couldn't find her anywhere. That was until he opened the garage door....

  
• 02.04.2024

  Deborah Steel

  In the early hours of the morning on the 28th of December 1997, 37 year old Deborah Steel left the Royal Standard pub in Ely where she was the landlady. She was heading to her home around a mile away....

  
• 01.28.2024

  Beata Bryl

  On the 29th of July 2006, a man driving through the village of Wooburn Green in Buckinghamshire came across the smouldering body of 23 year old Beata Bryl. Beata had come from Poland to the UK for a better life...

  
• 12.24.2023

  Stephen Preston

  Day 12 of 12 days of Missing Person episodes throughout December. On the 18th of September 1992, Stephen Preston was last seen at his home in Bebbington on the Wirral. This was the last time his family saw him and...

  
• 12.22.2023

  Phillipe Fraser

  Day 11 of 12 missing person episodes throughout December.On the 8th of June 2021, 36 year old Philipe Fraser left his home above the Hootananny pub in Brixton, South London. He was carrying two rucksacks and was spotted on CCTV....

  
• 12.21.2023

  Hampshire Barn Man

  Day 10 of 12 days of missing person episodes in December. On the 1st of December 2017, police officers searching for evidence in a robbery case found the remains of a man in a barn in Micheldever, Hampshire. Despite multiple...

  
• 12.20.2023

  Alisha Apostoloff- Boyarin

  Day 9 of 12 days of missing person cases throughout December.On the 2nd of February 2022, 24 year old Alisha Apostoloff-Boyarin was reported missing from Ashton Under Lyne in Greater Manchester. She was spotted on 3 different dates as a...

  
• 12.17.2023

  John Deakin

  Day 8 of 12 missing person episodes through December. On the 4th of November 2004, 53 year old John Deakin set off on a hike to Flamborough Head in Yorkshire. His car would later be found with all of his...

  
• 12.15.2023

  Jeffrey Allen

  Day 7 of 12 days of missing person episodes in December. In August 1982, 17 year old Jeffrey Allen told his sister that he was travelling from their home on the Isle of Wight to the mainland to go camping...

  
• 12.12.2023

  Susan Forde

  On the 16th of October 2022, 56 year old Susan Forde left her hotel in Stornoway and got in a taxi. The taxi took her to another hotel in a village about 17 miles away from the town and she...

  
• 12.10.2023

  David Lidgey

  Day 5 of 12 missing person cases throughout December. On the 29th of June 2011, Dr David Lidgey left his home in Hilgay, Norfolk after taking his children to school. He left a note saying he was going for a...

  
• 12.08.2023

  Leanne Smith

  Day 4 of 12 days of missing person episdoes throughout December. On September the 15th 2019, 39 year old Leanne Smith left her home in Whitehaven in Cumbria. Her family have not seen her since and despite appeals and searches...

  
• 12.06.2023

  Bruce Gapper

  Day 3 of 12 days of missing person cases throughout December. On Monday the 15th March 1999, 40 year old Bruce Gapper failed to turn up to work at his job as a lorry driver. This was highly unusual for...

  
• 12.04.2023

  John Dobson

  Day 2 of 12 days of missing person cases throughout December. On the 1st December 1986 28 year old John Dobson headed to the University of Lancaster tostudy for his postgraduate degree. There was nothing odd about this day however...

  
• 12.02.2023

  Ellen Coss Brown

  Day 1 of 12 days of missing people throughout December. On the 3rd of November 1999, 51 year old Ellen Coss Brown headed to Manchester Piccadilly station from the area of Langley in Middleton. She had been staying with her...

  
• 11.05.2023

  Mile End Man and Deepdene Man

  Two cases of unidentified people from 1975 and 1990 have caused investigators to be baffled since their discoveries in London and Surrey. As of 2023, these people are still unidentified and they deserve their voices and identities back. I have...

  
• 10.29.2023

  Derek Grain

  In the early morning of Halloween 1980, a 24 year old nurse was cutting through the area of Brandon Hill in Bristol on her way to work at the hospital. She found a man lying face first in a pool...

  
• 10.15.2023

  Lorna Hayles

  On August 29th 1986, police entered the home of Lorna Hayles in Tasman road in Clapham. Neighbours had reported that Lorna hadn't been seen in weeks and there were flies in the window of her home. When they entered they...

  
• 10.08.2023

  Bella in the Wych Elm

  On the 18th of April 1943, 4 boys were looking for birds nests in the area of Hagley Woods in Worcestershire. They made an unsettling discovery in the stump of a tree. They discovered a skull. This launched an investigation...

  
• 10.01.2023

  John Bianchi

  On the 25th of January 1919, 18 year old John Bianci met his cousin Elizabeth off the ferry in the Walkergate area of Newcastle. The pair had a lovely evening together before John offered to walk her to work at...

  
• 09.10.2023

  Vera Holland

  On Thursday the 14th of November 1996, 47 year old Vera Holland headed out from her home in Shinfield close to Reading. She was on her way on a short journey to her local KFC to get dinner for her...

  
• 09.03.2023

  Nicola Ray

  On the 2nd of May 2000, mother of two Nicola Ray went out with her friend in Basildon in Essex where she lived. She set off walking home from her friends house at around 1:30 the next morning and has...

  
• 08.27.2023

  Helen Kane

  On the 23rd of May 1970, 25 year old Helen Kane went out for her wedding anniversary with her husband Joe and two other couples. They went out to the Leith area of Edinburgh in what should have been a...

  
• 08.13.2023

  Elaine Wakefield

  On the 27th of February 1982, people who were walking around the High Edge Racetrack near Buxton in Derbyshire found the body of a woman alongside it. This woman was 20 year old Elaine Wakefield and she had last been...

  
• 08.06.2023

  Clifton Suspension Bridge Man and Burnham-on- Sea Woman

  Today we are looking at two cases of unidentified people in the UK; the Clifton Suspension Bridge Man and the Burnham on Sea woman. The Clifton Suspension Bridge Man was found in May 1996 in Bristol and the Burnham on...

  
• 07.30.2023

  Nancy Patterson

  On the 8th of January 1932, the body of a woman was found on a beach 30 miles from the town of Workington in Cumbria. The body was found to be that of 28 year old Nancy Patterson who some...

  
• 07.16.2023

  Bulic Forsythe

  In the early hours of the morning of the 26th of February 1993, 42 year old Bulic Forsythe's flat was found engulfed in flames. He had been murdered and his flat set alight. Why did someone want to murder a...

  
• 07.09.2023

  Ann Myring update

  This is an update episode in which we present some more details and information provided by Ann's son David. On the 25th of June 1997, 45 year old Ann Myring left her job at Hewlett Packard close to her home...

  
• 07.02.2023

  Jacqueline Palmer Radford

  On the 1st of April 1992, 40 year old Jacqueline Palmer- Radford took her 6 year old son to school as usual. By the end of the school day though, Jacqueline had been found brutally murdered in her own home...

  
• 05.21.2023

  Michael Williams

  On the 26th of August 1988, Michael Williams went out for drinks with his colleagues in Pimlico, Central London before making his way back home to North London on the tube. This was something many people were doing on this...

  
• 05.14.2023

  Gloria Bielby

  In May 1979, Bernard Bielby contacted Humberside Police to explain that he wanted to report his wife Gloria missing. When asked how long she had been missing he said it had been 3 months. A huge investigation would follow to...

  
• 05.07.2023

  Dawn Shields

  On the 21st of May 1994, a park ranger working at Mam Tor in the Peak District discovered a woman's body underneath a pile of rocks. The woman was identified as 19 year old Dawn Shields and she had been...

  
• 04.23.2023

  Annie Walsh

  In January of 1977, 56 year old Annie Walsh was found murdered in her flat at Hulme Crescents in Manchester. She was an unlikely victim and police were initially unsure of who could have committed such a murder. Just 4...

  
• 04.16.2023

  Ann Myring

  This episode is out of our usual fortnightly schedule however as you will hear in the episode, I am moving to 3 episodes per month with a week break so I can try and include more missing person cases. This...

  
• 04.09.2023

  Harry Howell

  On the 5th of November 1988, 74 year old Harry Howell was seen out and about in the town of Blackpool where he lived. Harry was sociable, loved to put on a bet and go for a pint but he...

  
• 03.26.2023

  Jenny Ronaldson

  On the 24th of November 1980, the body of 19 year old Jenny Ronaldson was recovered from the River Thames close to the area of the Isle of Dogs close to what is now Canary Wharf. Jenny was a devoted...

  
• 03.12.2023

  Bill Simpson

  On Friday the 12th of May 1978, a fire was noted at a garage in Small Heath in Birmingham. When fire crews arrived and put out the fire, they discovered a gruesome scene. They found a man lay under a...

  
• 02.26.2023

  Jean Bradley

  On the 25th of March 1993, 47 year old Jean Bradley headed back from her job on New Bond Street in London to Acton on the tube. Jean parked her BMW on Carberry Avenue and when she got back to...

  
• 02.12.2023

  Kevin Dundon

  On the 21st of September 1980, Kevin Dundon was on board the Viking Viscount ferry on its way back from Zeebrugge in Belgium. He had been on board ships for several years at this point and his employment as a...

  
• 01.29.2023

  Deborah Wood

  On the 14th of January 1996, a fire was reported at Burley Train station close to Leeds. When emergency services arrived it was found that it was a woman's body that had been set alight. The woman was 20 year...

  
• 01.15.2023

  Steven Clark

  On the 28th of December 1992, 23 year old Steven Clark went on a walk with his Mum Doris to the beach in Saltburn in North Yorkshire. He made a trip to the public toilets when he arrived at the...

  
• 12.30.2022

  Michael Lee

  Day 12 of 12 missing person cases in December. On March the 7th 2011, 75 year old company director Michael Lee cancelled his upcoming hair appointment and his regular newspaper deliveries. He got into his car and drove out of...

  
• 12.27.2022

  The Flannan Isles Lighthouse Mystery

  Day 11 of 12 days of missing person cases in December. On the 15th of December 1900, the ship Fairwind was passing by the Flannan Isles, a set of 7 islands in the outer hebrides in Scotland. There was a...

  
• 12.23.2022

  Levi Davis

  Day 10 of 12 missing person cases throughout December. On October the 29th 2022 , 24 year old professional rugby player Levi Davis travelled from the Spanish island of Ibiza to the city of Barcelona on the mainland of Spain....

  
• 12.21.2022

  Tony Haigh

  Day 9 of 12 missing person cases in December. On Friday the 23rd of February 2018, 49 year old Tony Haigh had plans to have his son as he did every Friday night. When his son got a stomach bug...