The Unseen Podcast

In October 1996, 24 year old Zoe Simpson disappeared from her home in Longsight, Manchester. She left behind her clothes, any money she had, along with her two young children. There have been no sightings of her since then and police are now looking at her case as a murder investigation.

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https://www.macclesfield-live.co.uk/news/local-news/believe-girl-zoe-still-alive-2545012

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/jul/22/oliverburkeman

https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12192009.womans-body-may-have-been-put-in-shredder/

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The 15th of June 1996 was a memorable day for many people in the UK. The country was hosting the Euro football championships with England and Scotland playing against each other that day as well as the tragic IRA bomb that detonated in Manchester. 20 year old Janet Murgatroyd was out in Preston with her friend shopping for a 10 week backpacking trip around Europe and they were both excited. When Janet's body was found in the River Ribble the next morning, a huge investigation was launched to try and find the killer. Despite a two murder trials, her case is still unsolved.

Important information provided by: Crimewatch reconstruction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbL9lmlEmNw&ab_channel=redcard74

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-40299576

https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/28749320/janet-murgatroyd-missing-jeans-murder-clue/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-lancashire-40304856

https://www.lep.co.uk/news/crime/preston-student-janet-murgatroyds-murder-remains-a-crime-we-desperately-want-to-solve-police-say-ahead-of-the-25th-anniversary-of-her-death-3273914

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/5895865.spurned-lover-killed-woman-mocked/

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/5896065.radiant-girl-passion-life/

https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/5895952.confession-killer-found-guilty-of-manslaughter/

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On August 18th 1961, 15 year old Jacqueline Thomas went to a funfair with her sister in a suburb of Birmingham. She did not return and her body was found in some long grass a week later, she had been murdered. Her case would be extensively investigated however remained unsolved until progress was made in 2007. This would be a surprising and also disappointing turn of events and would link her case to another case that happened in 1967.

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https://www.business-live.co.uk/economic-development/unsolved-murder-too-long-ago-3956687

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In December 1993, 36 year old Davina McMillan was reported missing from her home in Godmanchester in Cambridgeshire. She left behind her four year old daughter with no message or indication as to where she was going. In 2025, she is still missing.


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https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/missing-mum-who-vanished-27-23026604

https://www.huntspost.co.uk/news/22969995.fresh-appeal-missing-godmanchester-mum/

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On October 1st 1973, workers close to Battersea power station found the nude body of 16 year old Jacqueline Johns by a railway siding. She had attended a wedding two days before her body was found. She never made it home. Despite 52 years passing, her murder has never been solved.

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https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/29805404/crucial-clue-could-finally-solve-murder/

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/32434344/gruesome-murder-girl-vital-clue/

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On the 24th of March 1991, 44 year old Peter Rasini was found on the doorstep of his home in Palmers Green, North London. Despite witnesses giving a description of the killer, no one has been brought to justice for his murder

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On February 3rd 1991, 34 year old Cheryl Shackleton was found dead in Telegraph Hill Park in South London. She was far away from her home in Nelson in Lancashire. To the present day, her case is still unsolved.

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https://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/741427.sons-appeal-for-mums-killer-15-years-on/

https://www.mylondon.news/news/nostalgia/gruesome-murder-mum-south-london-23981318

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On the 9th August 1982, 58 year old Edmund Simpson was working in the book shop that he had been working in for the past 36 years in Manchester city centre. His friend and partner found him in a pool of blood in the mid afternoon after he had been hit by several blows to the head. His case is still unsolved over 40 years later.

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https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/murder-innocent-bookseller-battered-death-10088910

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On the 1st of March 2004, 23 year old Camille Gordon was working at the Blue Bunny club in Soho to fund her studies to become a nursery assistant. At just after 7pm, she was fatally stabbed in the doorway. The killer has never been brought to justice after 20 years. There is a £20 000 reward for any information about Camille's murder.

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https://www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/the-twenty-year-hunt-for-sohos-bunny-club-killer

https://www.standard.co.uk/hp/front/shock-at-double-life-6957109.html

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13965775/camille-soho-strip-club-worker-unsolved-murder.html

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/cctv-soho-club-murder-met-police-reward-london-camille-gordon-b1188136.html

https://www.westminsterextra.co.uk/article/reward-offer-in-hunt-for-camilles-killer

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/31105949/murder-bunny-club-woman-stabbed-cctv-killer/

If you have information please contact the incident room on 020 8785 8267 or Information can also be submitted online here: mipp.police.uk. You can also call Crimestoppers at 0800 555 111

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On September 28th 1990, 27 year old Andrew Bedford left his home in Ramsey, Cambridgeshire and did not return despite telling his girlfriend he would be home that night. Andrew has still never been found and the police believe that something may have happened to him. His family believe Andrew and definitely answers are still out there.

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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jan/06/eight-arrested-murder-1990-andrew-bedford

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-32231070

https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/crime/sister-of-man-presumed-murdered-30-years-ago-still-hopes-to-see-him-again-as-police-close-case-2956572

https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2020-09-03/andrew-bedford-remains-missing-as-police-close-case-after-30-years

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