Crimes That Haunt Us

On March 23rd, 1988, 26-year-old Deborah Linsley boarded a busy commuter train from Orpington to Victoria Station in London. Somewhere on that short journey, she was brutally stabbed to death. Shockingly, nobody witnessed the attack — and her killer escaped without a trace. Despite decades of investigation, forensic breakthroughs, and renewed public appeals, Deborah’s murder remains one of Britain...

In April 1969, 13-year-old April Fabb set out on her bicycle to visit her sister in Norfolk, England. She never arrived.  Her abandoned bicycle was later found in a field, but April herself vanished without a trace.  Despite one of the most extensive police investigations of its time, the disappearance of April Fabb remains one of Britain’s most haunting unsolved mysteries. In this episode of Crim...

In August 1990, 44-year-old Ann Heron was found brutally murdered in her home in County Durham, England. The case shocked the nation — and more than three decades later, her killer has never been brought to justice. In this Crimes That Haunt Us episode, we dive deep into the life of Ann Heron, the events of that tragic summer’s day, the police investigation, shocking suspects, and the unanswered q...

The tragic murder of Lyn Bryant in 1998 remains one of the UK’s most disturbing unsolved crimes. On October 20th, 1998, Lyn was brutally stabbed in broad daylight while walking her dog in the quiet village of Ruan High Lanes, Cornwall. Despite multiple witness sightings and extensive forensic efforts, the killer has never been brought to justice. In this Crimes That Haunt Us documentary, we examin...

In November 1994, 11-year-old Nayantara Ali left her home in East London and set off for school. She never reached the school gates. 25 days later, her naked body was discovered just 20 yards from her family home — wrapped in a bedsheet, concealed inside a piece of carpet and buried beneath rubble and debris. Even more disturbingly, police had already searched the exact location where her body was...

In 1991, Penny Bell — a successful businesswoman and devoted mother — was brutally stabbed over 50 times in her car, in broad daylight, just yards from a London swimming pool.  This case remains one of the most disturbing and baffling unsolved murders in UK history. In this *Crimes That Haunt Us* episode, we dive deep into the timeline of events, explore police theories, examine her cryptic behavi...

Lisa Hession was just 14 years old when her life was brutally taken—just yards from her front door. On a cold December night in 1984, she walked home from a party through the quiet streets of Leigh, Greater Manchester. She never made it. The next morning, her body was found in a back alley — strangled with her own scarf. To this day, her killer has never been brought to justice. This episode of Cr...

On 12 September 1973, 32-year-old Wendy Sewell walked into Bakewell Cemetery to meet a man. Minutes later, she was the victim of a savage attack that would become one of Britain's most controversial murder cases. Within hours, 17-year-old cemetery groundsman Stephen Downing had been detained. Convicted of Wendy's murder in 1974, he spent 27 years behind bars before his conviction was drama...

On 28 July 1986, 25-year-old estate agent Suzy Lamplugh left her office in Fulham to show a property to a client known only as "Mr Kipper." She was never seen again. Nearly four decades later, her disappearance remains one of Britain's most haunting unsolved mysteries.  Witness sightings, mysterious phone calls, suspicious vehicles, evolving forensic evidence, and the emergence of co...

Charlie Self was a talented set designer, a well-known face in Dublin’s creative scene, and an openly gay man at a time when Ireland was still deeply conservative. On January 21st, 1982, he was found brutally murdered in his own home — stabbed 14 times. The door was locked. There was no forced entry. And over 40 years later, no one has ever been held accountable. Who killed Charlie Self? Was it so...

On the 19th of March 2009, 35-year-old University of York chef Claudia Lawrence disappeared without a trace.  More than seventeen years later, despite four murder arrests, extensive forensic investigations and one of the largest police inquiries in North Yorkshire's history, nobody has ever been convicted. This documentary presents the most comprehensive chronological reconstruction of the Cla...

In October 1979, a woman’s brutally bludgeoned and unrecognizable body was discovered in Bedgebury Forest, Kent. Nearly half a century later, she remains a mystery—known only as the Bedgebury Forest Woman. This gripping episode of Crimes That Haunt Us unravels the chilling timeline, the collapsed trial of suspect Harry J R Pennells, and forensic advances that arrived decades too late. How did her...

In 1997, Eileen Costello O'Shaughnessy — one of Ireland’s few female taxi drivers — set out on an ordinary shift. She picked up a fare just like any other… but this passenger would be her killer. Her journey ended far from Galway, in a desolate, remote location. Eileen was brutally murdered and discarded like she never mattered — her life stolen, her body abandoned. In a disturbing twist, witn...

On the 19th of March 2009, 35-year-old University of York chef Claudia Lawrence disappeared without a trace.  More than seventeen years later, despite four murder arrests, extensive forensic investigations and one of the largest police inquiries in North Yorkshire's history, nobody has ever been convicted. This documentary presents the most comprehensive chronological reconstruction of the Cla...

At just 18 years old, Louise Kay vanished — along with her distinctive gold Ford Fiesta — into the darkness of a Sussex night in 1988. She was never seen again. In this chilling episode of Crimes That Haunt Us, we revisit one of the UK’s most baffling cold cases — a bright, spirited teenager who disappeared without a trace, leaving behind nothing but questions. Was she abducted? Did someone hide h...

Patsy Morris was just 14 years old when she disappeared while walking home from school in Hounslow, West London. Two days later, her body was discovered in a secluded area of Hounslow Heath. Despite several suspects over the years — including potential ties to convicted serial killer Levi Bellfield — her murder remains unsolved. In this episode of Crimes That Haunt Us, we delve into the chilling c...

📍 Crimes That Haunt Us presents an in-depth investigation into one of the UK’s most haunting and enduring unsolved disappearances — Nicola Payne, the 18-year-old mother who vanished without a trace in 1991 while walking a short distance from her home in Coventry. 🎥 This true crime podcast reconstructs the final known moments of Nicola’s life, the chilling absence of evidence, and the relentless...

On a spring evening in 1979, gentle 15-year-old Sean McGann left his grandparents' home in Northampton to visit the local Easter fair... and never returned.  The next morning, his body was found strangled in a cobbled alleyway. His jacket and glasses were missing, eerie chalk graffiti reading "VERY SORRY" and "NO I'M NOT" was scrawled nearby, and a mysterious 1991 lette...

In June 1988, 22-year-old Red Cross nurse Marie Wilks, seven-and-a-half months pregnant and mother to a 13-month-old son, broke down on the M50 motorway.  What happened next remains one of Britain’s most disturbing unsolved cases. While using an emergency SOS phone, Marie vanished in broad evening light. Her body was found days later, stabbed to death.  A major manhunt followed, leading to the con...

On a quiet June day in 1990, 52-year-old Trevaline Evans stepped out of her antiques shop in Llangollen, Wales, leaving a handwritten note on the door: “Back in two minutes.” She was never seen again. No witnesses. No signs of struggle. No confirmed sightings. Just a woman who vanished in broad daylight — and a mystery that has haunted investigators and her loved ones for over three decades. In th...

In 1980, 22-year-old Jessie Earl disappeared under mysterious circumstances in Eastbourne. Decades later, haunting evidence and overlooked leads continue to raise unsettling questions about what really happened to her. In this episode of Crimes That Haunt Us, we delve into Jessie’s tragic story, uncover the investigation’s critical failures, and examine the shocking discoveries that have left more...

On a cold December afternoon in 1993, 35-year-old Marie Kilmartin answered a phone call that would seal her fate. She stepped out of the quiet rural home where she worked as a carer—and was never seen alive again. Five months later, her body was discovered in a bog in County Offaly. A plastic bag had been tied tightly around her neck. The scene was brutal. The questions, even more chilling. Who ma...

In 1994, 15-year-old Arlene Arkinson vanished after a night out at a disco in Donegal. The last man seen with her? Robert Howard — a convicted child rapist with a chilling past and a trail of destruction behind him. Despite being the prime suspect, he walked free. Her body was never found. And justice? It was never delivered. This is the disturbing story of a teenager’s disappearance, a predator h...

On a warm June night in 1996, 20-year-old law student Janet Murgatroyd went out celebrating the end of her university exams with friends in Preston, Lancashire. Hours later she vanished during her walk home. CCTV captured Janet's final known movements through Preston's streets. Witnesses later reported seeing a man in a white shirt arguing with a woman matching her description near Penwort...

In December 1991, 29-year-old mother and Mountjoy Prison officer Patricia Doherty left her home in Tallaght for some last-minute Christmas shopping — and was never seen alive again. Months later, her body was discovered in a remote bog in the Dublin Mountains. Her killer has never been found.  This chilling case, now part of Ireland’s infamous Vanishing Triangle, remains a haunting mystery. Join u...