Crimes That Haunt Us

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...

In 1988, the shocking disappearance and murder of Inga Maria Hauser, a young German tourist hitchhiking through Northern Ireland, sent ripples of fear across the country.  Her body was discovered two weeks later in a remote forest, sparking one of the largest and most intense police investigations in Northern Ireland’s history.  Despite decades of investigation, Inga’s killer remains unknown, maki...

In the summer of 1987, Antoinette Smith vanished into the night after a concert in Dublin. Months later, her lifeless body was found in a remote stretch of the Wicklow Mountains — posed, discarded, and left to the elements.  Her killer has never been caught. In this gripping true crime documentary, we trace the final hours of her life, the eerie discovery that stunned investigators, and the cold t...

In January 1987, the body of 20-year-old Ann Ballantine was pulled from the freezing Union Canal in Edinburgh.  She had been raped, bound, strangled, wrapped in an old carpet, and stored for months before being dumped — yet her murder remains unsolved nearly 40 years later. In this deep dive we cover: • Ann’s life as a kind-hearted charity volunteer • The disturbing timeline and forensics of the c...

In July 1998, 18-year-old Deirdre Jacob vanished without a trace just yards from her family home in Newbridge, County Kildare.  Despite massive searches and relentless investigations, her disappearance remains one of Ireland’s darkest unsolved mysteries.  This documentary digs deep into Deirdre’s final moments, the suspects who haunted the case for years, and the devastating impact on her family a...

In February 1998, 19-year-old Fiona Sinnott disappeared without a trace after a night out in Ballyhitt, County Wexford. What began as a missing person case quickly turned into one of Ireland’s most disturbing unsolved mysteries, marked by allegations of domestic abuse, manipulation, and a timeline full of contradictions. In this gripping true crime documentary, we uncover the final hours of Fiona’...

On the night of February 13, 1997, 17-year-old Ciara Breen disappeared from her family home in Dundalk, County Louth, in what became one of Ireland’s most chilling cold cases. Slipping out while her mother slept, Ciara was never seen again after a secret late-night meeting that changed everything. For over two decades, the mystery surrounding Ciara’s disappearance has gripped Ireland. A key suspec...

Dive into the chilling untold story of Fiona Pender, a pregnant woman who vanished without a trace in 1996, leaving behind an unsolved mystery that time has nearly forgotten.  In this gripping true crime documentary, we explore the haunting details of her disappearance, the investigation, and the enduring questions that remain.   What happened to Fiona and her unborn child? A story of loss, suspic...

On a cold November night in 1995, 21-year-old JoJo Dullard vanished without a trace. Last seen making a desperate phone call from a payphone in Moone, Co. Kildare, she was hitchhiking home—like so many young people did in Ireland at the time. Then, she was gone. Her disappearance became one of the most haunting cases of Ireland’s Vanishing Triangle—a series of unexplained abductions that left fami...

On March 26, 1993, 26-year-old American student Annie McCarrick disappeared without a trace after leaving her apartment in Dublin, Ireland. Her last confirmed sighting placed her at a pub in Enniskerry, County Wicklow — a scenic area shadowed by unsettling secrets. Despite massive media coverage, alleged sightings, and multiple theories, Annie’s case remains one of Ireland’s most haunting unsolved...

On Boxing Day 1995 in Camden Town, London, 53-year-old police-station mechanic Alan Holmes was brutally attacked.   He was bound, gagged and left face-down in his own flat, deprived of food and water for days before he was found alive – only to die the next day in hospital.   Yet despite arrests, his killers have never been charged.   For the documentary version see here https://youtu.be/dClSra8tm...

On December 30, 2012, 24-year-old Kyle Vaughan — affectionately known as "Jabbers" — left his family home in Newbridge, South Wales, for a normal night out.  He went from a house party in Abercarn to a pub in Risca, then headed back... but never arrived. His silver Peugeot 306 was found crashed on the A467 between Risca and Crosskeys.  Kyle walked away from the non-life-threatening accid...

In February 2011, 38-year-old mother Esra Uyrun left her home in Clondalkin, Dublin, for what appeared to be a routine errand — and was never seen again. Her car would be discovered hours later in Bray, parked near a coastal cliffside, but Esra herself had vanished without a trace. In this episode of Crimes That Haunt Us, we break down one of Ireland’s most enduring unsolved disappearances. We exa...

Susan Margaret Long, 18, was found sexually assaulted and strangled on Burgh Road near Aylsham on 11 March 1970.  She had been out in Norwich the night before and never reached home.  Norfolk police confirmed the body was discovered in the early morning hours and have since re-examined evidence; by the 50th anniversary detectives reported a complete DNA profile of a suspect had been obtained.  For...

Dive into the haunting unsolved murder of Jean Bradley, a 47-year-old businesswoman brutally stabbed eight times in a seemingly random attack on March 25, 1993, near Acton Town tube station in London.  In this episode of Crimes That Haunt Us, we explore the shocking details of that fateful evening: Jean's routine commute home from work, her stop to buy drinks, and the sudden, motiveless assaul...