The Unseen Podcast

In the early hours of Saturday 25th of August 1991, a police officer came across an abandoned car on a industrial estate in Penketh in Warrington. He realised that this woman had been attacked and had passed away. This was 42 year old Vera Anderson who was a mother and grandmother. A large investigation ensued to try and figure out who would have committed this awful murder but it is still unsolve...

On the 18th October 1988, the naked body of 31 year old Linda Donaldson was found off Winwick lane in Lowton, Warrington. She had last been seen in Liverpool's red light district. Despite many enquiries being made into her murder it remains unsolved despite several other murders happening around the East Lancs road. In the next few weeks, I will also tell the stories of the 3 other murders often a...

In June 2002, the remains of a man was found in Charnock Richard in Chorley, Lancashire. In 2018, he was eventually identified as 24 year old Darren Carley who had disappeared from Swindon in January 2002. He had been murdered but by whom and how he had ended up there is still a mystery. Important information provided by: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-47444453 https://www.i...

In September 2010, 23 year old Ricardo Cunha and his girlfriend were at home at their flat in West Norwood, London when a loud bang caught their attention. When Ricardo went to investigate, he was shot and killed. His case has still not been solved today.  Important information provided by: Crimewatch Reconstruction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkQeDWSbHvs https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime...

Day 12 of 12 days of missing person episodes. In 1968, 17 year old Maria Aldridge was training to be a nurse in Birmingham. She has just moved out to live on her own when her family got some unexpected news. Maria had disappeared from her quarters at the hospital without taking any of her belongings with her. She has been missing every since.  Important information provided by: Missing People prof...

Day 11 of 12 days of missing person episodes.  On 28th of December 2008, 55 year old Annette Francis-Chridi left her home in Raynes Park West London. She was going for a run. When her husband came home from running errands and she hadn't returned he was worried. She has not returned home since.  Important information provided by: Missing People profile: https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/help-us-fin...

Day 10 of 12 missing person episodes. In January 2008, Steven Cooper left his home in Golcar in Yorkshire in the early hours of the morning. He didn't take his passport or any money with him. Around a week after, his car was found near Loch Laggan in the Highlands of Scotland with little explanation as to where Steven was. He was never found. Important information provided by: Missing People profi...

Day 9 of 12 days of missing people throughout December. In January 1995, the car belonging to 34 year old Angela Bradley was found close to Mythe Bridge in Tewkesbury. The keys were left in the ignition and Angela was nowhere to found. She has not returned or contacted her family since.  Important information provided by: Missing People profile: https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/help-us-find/angela...

Day 8 of 12 days of missing person episodes throughout December. In April 2018, Paul Parvin left his farm in Sessay near Thirsk in North Yorkshire. He left at night and did not return . He hasn't been seen since and hasn't returned to his home. Important information provided by: Missing People profile: https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/help-us-find/paul-parvin-25-003020 https://www.thenorthernecho....

Day 7 of 12 days of missing person episodes throughout December.  In September 1978, Sarjit Kaur Mann travelled to France with her brother and sister in law from her home in Birmingham. When they went back home to the UK, Sarjit decided to stay in France. She never returned home and cryptic phone call about her whereabouts was all the family would receive.  Important information provided by:  Miss...

Day 6 of 12 days of missing person cases in December.  In December 1979, the skeletal remains of a man was found in Rheola Forest in Neath Port Talbot. The man had no ID with him and investigators could not figure out what had happened to him or who he was. There were several belongings relating to South Africa close to the remains but who was the glamorgan man?  Important information provided by:...

Day 5 of 12 days of missing person episodes in December. On June 4th 2025, 89 year old Malcolm Curtis left his home in Easington in the East riding of Yorkshire. CCTV shows him leaving at 8:10am but he never returned. Despite a large scale search, he has not been found. Important information provided by: https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/help-us-find/malcolm-curtis-25-003876 https://holderness-gaze...

Day 4 of 12 days of missing person episodes in December.  Valerie Haycock set out to her new job as a nanny from her home in Northamptonshire in 1967. She was to travel the 36 miles to Luton to work on a farm with a family. She never arrived and her family never heard from her again. There has been no record of her since that time.  Important information provided by: Missing People episode: https:...

Day 3 of 12 days of missing person episodes in December. In September 2017, 37 year old Ottilia Malinici left her home in Barking in East London. She did not return and despite being spotted on CCTV 3 days later just 2 miles away, she has still not been located.  Important information provided by: Missing People profile: https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/help-us-find/stefania-malinici-17-005319 htt...

Day 2 of 12 days of missing person cases throughout December.  In June 1994, Lee Buckle headed to the Kashmir region of India to trek in the Himalayas. He contacted his parents in July of that year but did not fly back as planned in October to attend his cousin's wedding. Despite searches in the area and some reports of his whereabouts before he went missing, Lee is still missing. Important inform...

Day 1 of 12 days of missing person cases throughout December. In March 1993, 25 year old Sean Thompson left his home in Knottingley, West Yorkshire to go to the job centre. He never returned home and there have been no sightings of him since his disappearance. 32 years later, he is still missing.  Important information provided by: Missing People profile: https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/help-us-f...

On the 21st September 1963, 23 year old Linda Cook was living in Redcar in Yorkshire and was last seen in the afternoon of that day. The next morning, her body was found 3 miles away. She had been strangled and left on a semi rural lane. Over half a century later, her murder is still unsolved. Important information provided by: Contemporary articles by: https://www.findmypast.co.uk/home https://ww...

On June 11th 1980, a man was found lay on top of a coal pile in Todmorden, West Yorkshire. The man was 56 year old Zigmund Adamski who lived in Wakefield, 38 miles away. His death was full of so many odd aspects and questions that led some to even believe he must have been abducted by aliens. His death is still unexplained. Important information provided by:  https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/we...

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. Important information provided by: Contemporary articles by:  https://www.findmypast.co.uk/home https://www.man...

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 J...

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...

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. Important information provided by:  https://www.huntspost.co.uk/news/22954543.brother-urges-police-reopen-sisters-disappearance-murder-inquiry https://w...

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. Important information provided by: Contemporary reports: https://www.findmypast.co.uk/home https://www.dailymail.co.uk...

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 .Important information provided by: All contemporary reports: https://www.findmypast.co.uk/home Crimewatch Reconstruction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xs986cFrc&abcha...

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. Important information provided by: https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/gruesome-murder-mum-who-found-25853887 https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/756644.mum-murder-5-new...