The Unsolved Podcast

On the 10th April 1995, 51 year old Janet Brown was home alone after a day of work. Having told her daughter she was having an early night, she was then brutally murdered in her own home. DNA of the attacker was found in the house but still 30 years on has not led to an arrest. Two years later on the 11th April 1997, Carolanne (also known by Carolynne) had just returned home from a trip to France...

This weeks episode includes some poetic licence - as it may very well be a coincidence and not a crime to solve at all. Over the past 30 months, 14 women have been reported as either missing or found in bodies of water, for the most part - Rivers. In all of these cases the police have determined that there is not third party involvement but with the recent case of Rachel Booth making headlines it...

In August 1989, Ronald Jack and his family had fallen on hard times due to an injury forcing Ronald to give up work, so when an employment offer at a near by logging camp in British Columbia, Canada, was given to the family they couldn't say no. Ronald, his wife Doreen and their two sons, Russell and Ryan packed up the car of the stranger who had offered the job in the early hours of 2nd August 19...

This weeks episode is hard hitting, as we talk about Adam - also known as "The Torso In the Thames". Adam's case is the longest unsolved child murder case for the MET police, and to this day his true identity is still unknown. Although arrests were made and significant leads were discovered in the form of DNA, the police are no closer to knowing who this young boy really is and what happened to hi...

In May 2008, Brandon Swanson was celebrating completing his certificate at community college by attending some end of year parties. On his way home, he drove his car into a ditch and called his parents for help - despite being on the phone for 47 minutes, they had been unable to locate him and the call suddenly cut short. Brandon was never seen or heard from again. Wiki Page with Map Music by Gran...

On a cold January night in 2024, a dog walker found a discarded reusable carrier bag on the junctions of Greenway and High Street South in Newham, London. When they looked inside, they found a newborn baby wrapped in a white blanket. However, this story is not a one off much like most abandoned babies, because this baby was a full sibling to two other babies left in close by locations in 2017 and...

In March 1988, Deborah Linsley boarded a train to London Victoria on route back to her new home of Edinburgh, Scotland. However, when the train arrived at Victoria, a British Rail worker found Debbie's bloodied body in the carriage and a murder investigation commenced. Debbie had fought her attacker which had left crucial DNA evidence for the police however to this day, that DNA has never been mat...