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Vanished in Plain Sight: The Rachel Moran Mystery
She left her parents' house at half past one on New Year's morning with less than two hundred meters to walk home. She never arrived. Four weeks later, police found her wrapped in a bed sheet inside a three-foot bin cupboard — so close to her own front door you could have heard her neighbors moving inside. How does a young woman vanish in a space that small?
In this episode, we analyze the murder of Rachel Moran in Hull, England. We examine the dark route caught on CCTV, the figure running behind her, the flat where her blood was found, and the three contradictory answers about a single key. When safety is two hundred meters away, what happens in the gap no camera recorded?
Victim: Rachel Moran
Age: 21 years old
Date: January 1, 2003
Location: Hull, England
Perpetrator: Michael Little
Outcome: Convicted of murder; life with a 25-year minimum
- Rachel Moran, 21, left her parents' house early on New Year's Day 2003 with less than 200 meters to walk home, and never arrived.
- Four weeks later, her body was found wrapped in a bed sheet inside a three-foot bin cupboard at a flat just 200 meters from her door.
- The flat belonged to Michael Little, 23, who gave three contradictory answers when officers asked for the key to the cupboard.
- Rachel's blood was found inside his flat, and mud on her legs was consistent with being dragged; CCTV showed a figure running behind her that night.
- Little claimed self-defense, but with no injuries on him and no history of violence for Rachel, the jury convicted him of murder.
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OBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases.
Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived.
We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered.
From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault.
© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie
She left her parents' house at half past one on New Year's morning with less than two hundred meters to walk home. She never arrived. Four weeks later, police found her wrapped in a bed sheet inside a three-foot bin cupboard — so close to her own front door you could have heard her neighbors moving inside. How does a young woman vanish in a space that small?
In this episode, we analyze the murder of Rachel Moran in Hull, England. We examine the dark route caught on CCTV, the figure running behind her, the flat where her blood was found, and the three contradictory answers about a single key. When safety is two hundred meters away, what happens in the gap no camera recorded?
Victim: Rachel Moran
Age: 21 years old
Date: January 1, 2003
Location: Hull, England
Perpetrator: Michael Little
Outcome: Convicted of murder; life with a 25-year minimum
- Rachel Moran, 21, left her parents' house early on New Year's Day 2003 with less than 200 meters to walk home, and never arrived.
- Four weeks later, her body was found wrapped in a bed sheet inside a three-foot bin cupboard at a flat just 200 meters from her door.
- The flat belonged to Michael Little, 23, who gave three contradictory answers when officers asked for the key to the cupboard.
- Rachel's blood was found inside his flat, and mud on her legs was consistent with being dragged; CCTV showed a figure running behind her that night.
- Little claimed self-defense, but with no injuries on him and no history of violence for Rachel, the jury convicted him of murder.
To listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 30-day free trial at obomedia.com
OBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases.
Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived.
We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered.
From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault.
© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie
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She left her parents' house at half past one on New Year's morning with less than two hundred meters to walk home. She never arrived. Four weeks later, police found her wrapped in a bed sheet inside a three-foot bin cupboard — so close to her own front door you could have heard her neighbors moving inside. How does a young woman vanish in a space that small?
In this episode, we analyze the murder of Rachel Moran in Hull, England. We examine the dark route caught on CCTV, the figure running behind her, the flat where her blood was found, and the three contradictory answers about a single key. When safety is two hundred meters away, what happens in the gap no camera recorded?
Victim: Rachel Moran
Age: 21 years old
Date: January 1, 2003
Location: Hull, England
Perpetrator: Michael Little
Outcome: Convicted of murder; life with a 25-year minimum
- Rachel Moran, 21, left her parents' house early on New Year's Day 2003 with less than 200 meters to walk home, and never arrived.
- Four weeks later, her body was found wrapped in a bed sheet inside a three-foot bin cupboard at a flat just 200 meters from her door.
- The flat belonged to Michael Little, 23, who gave three contradictory answers when officers asked for the key to the cupboard.
- Rachel's blood was found inside his flat, and mud on her legs was consistent with being dragged; CCTV showed a figure running behind her that night.
- Little claimed self-defense, but with no injuries on him and no history of violence for Rachel, the jury convicted him of murder.
To listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 30-day free trial at obomedia.com
OBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases.
Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived.
We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered.
From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault.
© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie
She left her parents' house at half past one on New Year's morning with less than two hundred meters to walk home. She never arrived. Four weeks later, police found her wrapped in a bed sheet inside a three-foot bin cupboard — so close to her own front door you could have heard her neighbors moving inside. How does a young woman vanish in a space that small?
In this episode, we analyze the murder of Rachel Moran in Hull, England. We examine the dark route caught on CCTV, the figure running behind her, the flat where her blood was found, and the three contradictory answers about a single key. When safety is two hundred meters away, what happens in the gap no camera recorded?
Victim: Rachel Moran
Age: 21 years old
Date: January 1, 2003
Location: Hull, England
Perpetrator: Michael Little
Outcome: Convicted of murder; life with a 25-year minimum
- Rachel Moran, 21, left her parents' house early on New Year's Day 2003 with less than 200 meters to walk home, and never arrived.
- Four weeks later, her body was found wrapped in a bed sheet inside a three-foot bin cupboard at a flat just 200 meters from her door.
- The flat belonged to Michael Little, 23, who gave three contradictory answers when officers asked for the key to the cupboard.
- Rachel's blood was found inside his flat, and mud on her legs was consistent with being dragged; CCTV showed a figure running behind her that night.
- Little claimed self-defense, but with no injuries on him and no history of violence for Rachel, the jury convicted him of murder.
To listen ad-free and access premium episodes, start your 30-day free trial at obomedia.com
OBOMEDIA presents true crime storiesa true crime podcast built on real cases.
Every true crime story in our crime files follows the crime investigation from the missing person report to the trial: investigators and police building a murder case, a police investigation gone cold, justice for the victim and those who survived.
We open the unsolved murder, the cold case reopened decades later, the mysterious death, the disappearance, the serial killer, the family murder, the murder mystery; the missing persons a missing woman, a missing girl, a missing man found dead and the missing and murdered.
From the infamous case to the unsolved case, from classic true crime to dark true crime and disturbing true crime: true crime reports, real crime stories, real murder cases, true murder stories and unsolved mysteries one true crime case at a time, from the OBOMEDIA true crime vault.
© 2026 Created with OBOMEDIA technology. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text and related materials) are the property of their respective creator and are distributed under the OBOMEDIA name on platforms such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and Pocket Casts. Reproduction, distribution, editing or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission is prohibited. For permissions, licensing and business inquirie