The Unseen Podcast

George Kelly and Charles Connolly had been arrested in the case of the Cameo Cinema Murders in 1949. They went to trial on the 12th January 1950 and it captivated the nation. The trial would lead to some surprising testimony and it would end in a shocking way. This case would have some repercussions in the following the years.  Important information provided by:  http://liverpoolcitypolice.co.uk/c...

On the 19th March 1949, a gunman entered the manager's office and opened fire on two of the managers. The man was seen by a number of employees but managed to flee before being caught. It was revealed that sadly Leonard Thomas and John Bernard Catterall had been killed in the incident. The murderer had not managed to get any of that evening's takings and it was the awful fact was that the two men...

On the 6th January 1931, Evelyn Foster worked as a taxi driver at her father's car hire company in Otterburn, Northumberland. She was an independent woman who ran her own part of the business. On that evening she took a fare; a man who wanted to be take over 20 miles away. Evelyn decided to drive the man however it would end in tragedy with Evelyn losing her life. The question still remains who co...

On the 26th February 1889, 50 year old John Fletcher travelled into Manchester City Centre to attend a mill sale at the Mitre Hotel. He was later seen getting into a hansom cab with a younger gentleman. They did not reach their destination however as when the cabman looked into the back of the cab John Fletcher was unconscious and his friend was nowhere to be seen. This mystery gained national att...

On the 19th January 1974 Glenis Carruthers attended a 21st birthday party in central Bristol. She left the party at around 10pm and never returned. Her body was later found not far from the party but what happened to her? A major investigation was launched into finding out what really happened to the 20 year old.  Important information provided by:  https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/history/stran...

On the 20th of September 2004, a group of walkers were travelling along the Pennine Way in North Yorkshire. They had been climbing up the Pen Y Ghent fell when they stopped for a rest next to some caves called Sell Gill Holes. This is when they noticed something odd in the stream. They looked closer and discovered that it was the body of a woman face down in the stream. This would begin an investi...

On the 7th June 1972, 14 year old Judith Roberts set off on her bicycle from her home in Wigginton, Staffordshire. She had had a disagreement with her parents and had decided to go for a quick bike ride around the village. She set off at 5:30pm however a number of hours passed and Judith had not returned. Her parents reported her as missing and a huge search was carried out in the area. Unfortunat...

Ormskirk is a small market town in West Lancashire which was generally quiet and unassuming. On May 5th 1956 however the brutal murder of elderly sisters Mary and Margaret Ormesher would disturb the tranquility of the town. Residents of Ormskirk began to worry that a savage murderer could strike again.  Important information provided by:  https://www.southportvisiter.co.uk/news/ormskirk-nostalgia-...

On the 18th August 1944, 6 year old Sheila Fox went to school at St James Primary School in Farnworth, Bolton as usual. She left school to walk home but was never seen again. Her case became national news and was known in the press as the Girl in the Green Mac. Over the years tips have come in and other crimes in the area have been investigated. What did happen to Sheila Fox?  Important informatio...

On the 16th June 2009 a man was discovered on Rosses Point beach in County Sligo in the Republic of Ireland. 10 years later the man is yet to be identified.

On the 3rd October 1922, Percy and Edith Thompson were on their way home from the theatre and had just arrived in Ilford, East London, close to where they lived. A man appeared out of the bushes and began to attack Percy while Edith looked on horrified.

On the 18th November 1987, passengers at the Kings Cross St Pancras station were busy travelling home or visiting tourist attractions in the capital. It was around 7:30pm and one of the passengers would notice some flames appearing from underneath the escalator. At 7:45pm these flames would spread into one of the deadliest fires ever seen on the London Underground. Its effects were devastating and...

On the 13th May 1983, workers at Lindow Moss peat bog came across something unusual. While cutting the peat the men came across a preserved human head. This was taken to Macclesfield police who quickly made a connection to a missing woman by the name of Malika De Fernandez. The later investigation would uncover a number of secrets and a huge discovery would later change what everybody had initiall...

On the 8th August 1980, Marine Alan Addis went out on a mission with two other marines in the Falkland Islands. The men's job was to travel from the capital Stanley to an isolated settlement called North Arm on East Falkland. They were then to travel to Fitzroy, a settlement close to Stanley, to train some locals. That night at around 8pm the men went out to the social club in North Arm to wind do...

On the 10th October 1947, the ship the Durban Castle was travelling from Capetown in South Africa to Southampton in the UK. 21 year old actress Eileen Gibson or Gay as was her stage name was travelling alone in first class cabin number 126\. In the early hours of the morning the lights outside her cabin were lit which alerted the nightwatchman Fred Steer. The next morning the passengers and staff...

On Saturday 8th October 1932, a boy named Robin Huber approached a cottage in Cutt Mill in Surrey. He was looking for some odd jobs to do to make a bit of extra money. He entered the home and found an awful scene that he had not been expecting. He found the body of a woman who had been beaten around the head and had severe injuries to her neck. The woman was Annie Keen and it was not long before t...

On the 23rd October 1979, a woman had been out horse riding along one of the trails in Bedgebury Forest in Kent. This had been a normal day until she spotted something unusual in the undergrowth at the side of the trail. Looking closer the woman quickly discovered it was the body of a woman. The woman had been beaten to death and left by the side of the path.  The police cordoned off the scene and...

On the 17th December 1993, Manchester city centre was busy and bustling on the last weekend before Christmas. Shoppers milled around trying to get last minute presents. This would have been a happy and relaxed atmosphere however close to Piccadilly train Station an awful discovery was made. The body of a man who alarmingly was headless. This discovery would set in motion an investigation which wou...

On the 6th March 1952, Lily Volpert was working in her shop on Bute Street in Cardiff. She owned the shop and frequently opened the shop at night for her customers. Around 8pm William Archbold entered the shop and found Lily in a pool of blood at the door. She had significant injuries to her neck and she was later pronounced dead. The police began an investigation which would lead to the trial of...

On the 24th May 1957, Emanuel Akinyemi at Gloucester Road tube station heard footsteps and some scuffling on the emergency stairs at the station. Next he heard a woman shout "Bandit!" When he went to investigate he found an elderly woman who had been stabbed in the chest.  The investigation began and the police uncovered many shocks and surprises that they certainly had not been expecting.  Import...

On the 29th December 1969, Alick McKay returned home from work to his house in Wimbledon, London to discover that his wife was not at home. This was unusual as he was expecting her to be home and she hadn't mentioned that she was going out anywhere. The fire was on, the lights were on and the contents of her handbag were strewn all around the stairs. Alick phoned the police and as an executive at...

On the 4th December 1979, Teresa De Simone went out to a nightclub with her friend. She went back to her car but did not return home that evening. The next day her body was found on the back seat of her car; she had been murdered. An investigation began and police would interview around 30 000 people. They eventually arrested a man named Sean Hodgson who had confessed to the crime. He would spend...

12 men have been found dead in Merseyside between 1972 and 2018 and they all have one thing in common; they are all still unidentified. These men have been discovered in lots of different places in the area of Merseyside and due to lack of identification and a lack of information about them they still remain unidentified. Unfortunately their stories have been unable to be told. In this episode we...

On the 1st November 1909, George Harry Storrs was attacked and killed in his home at Gorse Hall in the town of Stalybridge, Greater Manchester. This had not been the first attack on his home and police intially found it difficult to find any suspects in the crime. George was a prominent and wealthy man in Stalybridge as he was involved in cotton industry; was his wealth a motive in his death or wa...

On the 10th December 1994, a 999 phone call reached emergency operators. The caller did not say anything but the operators were able to hear heavy breaths. They traced the address of the caller and sent officers out to the house. When they arrived they found the body of 33 year old Dr Michael Meenaghan; he had been shot. The question became who would want to kill such a friendly and good natured p...