The Unsolved Podcast

On the final episode of The Real Story of Joy Hewer, Penny tells us of the debacle Joy's family faced when it came to obtaining her ashes following the funeral. Penny, Jo and Helen talk about the constant changes of detectives leading the case and how there appears to be a pattern of them seeming keen and then going quiet. A revelation comes to light when Penny tells the story of finally being sho...

*Warning, this episode contains details of sexual assault - extra care must be taken when listening* In this episode, Penny, Jo and Helen join me and we cover Joy's family being denied access from seeing her body, the inquest and the theory of The London Healing Project. We also talk about Joy's cause of death, which is not what is reported across news platforms, the inquest where the family where...

On this weeks episode, I am joined by the wonderful Penny, Jo and Helen who have been fighting for over 30 years to get answers and be heard in relation to their Sister/Aunts unsolved murder. Joy Hewer was just 52 when she was murdered in her own home on the evening of 17th October 1995 - Joy was a private and security conscious person, who had a small circle of friends, she was a devout christian...

Something a little different coming to you this week - and it may make you ask the question "Does this belong on a true crime podcast?" On the 8th March 2014 at Kuala Lumpa International Airport a Malaysia Airlines flight was preparing to take off on a regularly scheduled red eye flight to Beijing, China. The night was calm and clear, the pilot was experienced and there was no indication of anythi...

WARNING - This episode discusses mental health and suicide, extra care must be taken when listening. On this weeks episode of The Unsolved Podcast, we delve into one of America's biggest missing children mysteries, Timmothy Pitzen was just 6 years old when his mother, Amy Fry Pitzen, checked him out of kindergarten early stating there was a family emergency on 11th May 2011. Over the next two days...

Welcome back to the the second instalment of Caudia Lawrence's disappearance. In this episode, we look at how the the disclosure on Crimewatch with regards to Claudia's personal life changed the shape of this investigation and how instead of it encouraging people to come forward, it instead, made them stay quiet. We'll also discuss why police turned their attention to the holiday destination of Cy...

This week, you'll get two episodes to listen too and we dive into one of the UKs biggest unsolved mysteries. Claudia Lawrence was a 35 year old chef from Heworth, York when she went missing in March 2009. Not. trace left as to where she had gone, or who had taken her. After 5 weeks missing, North Yorkshire Police ungraded Claudia's case from missing to a murder inquiry. In the first episode, we'll...

On this weeks episode, we cover two missing peoples cases from the popular holiday destination of the Canary Islands. On 16th March 2023, Gary Shearer decided to take a weeks holiday in Lanzarote on his own to celebrate St Patrick's day. Having flown from Scotland to the Las Palmas, Gary got changed and shared on social media his excitement at visiting Bar 67 that evening but sadly, it would seem...

This episode makes reference to sexual assaults on children, extra precaution must be taken when listening to it. In the late 80's to early 90's - families of suburban Melbourne found them selves in fear! The reason? Mr Cruel! Mr Cruel's reign of terror included abduction and sexual assault on young girls, but one question still remains, did he murder Kermein Chan? Kermein's abduction from her hom...

On Thursday 11th May 2006, Luke Durbin had a night out planned with two of his closest friends but by Saturday 13th May he was reported as missing. As police started to investigate Luke's disappearance, it became apparent that he was dealing in drugs and potentially was part of what is now known as County Lines. In 2010, Luke's case was upgraded from a missing person to a murder inquiry, but as of...

Welcome back to the second instalment of the Halloween Special of The Unsolved Podcast! In this episode, we carry on with the Jack the Ripper story by covering the letter sent to various places throughout his reign of terror, inlacing the "From Hell" letter posted below: From hell. Mr Lusk, Sor I send you half the Kidne I took from one woman and prasarved it for you tother piece I fried and ate it...

Welcome to The Unsolved Podcast's Halloween Special. In this weeks episode, we are delving deep into one of the biggest unsolved serial murders known across the world. Jack the Ripper! In this episode, we cover the canonical 5 - the murders known to be that of Jack's - affectionately getting to know the five victorian ladies who lost their lives to this still unknown killer. Episode 2 will be rele...

Episode 15 covers the cases of Playboy Bunny Girl Eve Stratford, school leaver Lynne Weedon, Elizabeth Parravincina and Patsy Morris. In March 1975, Playboy bunny and model Eve Stratford was found dead in her apartment in Leyton, London by her lead singer boyfriend. From the scene, DNA was collected but with it being the 70's advancements in testing weren't known yet however it was kept on file. S...

Warning - this episode discusses the topic of suicide, extra care must be taken when listening. On this weeks episode, we look into the most likely theories as to what has happened to Maura Murray. Did she runaway and leave her life behind? Was she abducted and murdered? Why are New Hampshire Police keeping such a tight lip on any developments with regards to her case? Some of these questions we t...

Maura Murray was a 21 year old nursing student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst when she packed a bag, brought some alcohol and headed to New Hampshire on 9th February 2004. Just after 7pm that evening Maura crashed her car into a snow bank, where damage to the car caused it to be inoperable. Local neighbours form as witnesses, with one neighbour stopping to speak to Maura and offering t...

This weeks episodes dives in to one of Police Scotland's longest running unsolved murders. Alistair Wilson was a devoted husband and father to his two boys, the family lived in the quaint and quiet town of Nairn in the Scottish Highlands. After what had been your normal family Sunday on the 28th November 2004, a knock on the door of 10 Crescent Road turned it into a Sunday of nightmares. The unkno...

In the UK, someone is reported missing every 90 second. For most, they are found relatively quickly however for others, they aren't - and this leaves families feeling lost, confused and searching for answers. Some missing peoples cases tend to get a huge amount of press coverage and money spent on them in efforts to find them, but what about the people missing who we don't hear about as much? In t...

This case comes from Mississippi and specifically, Tupelo - interestingly, the birth place of Elvis Presley. Leigh was just 13 when her mum, Vickie, left her at home to go to work one day, with a tropical storm on the horizon, her mum called Leigh to check she was ok. She didn't answer the phone, so Vickie left work to check on her daughter. When she returned home, Leigh was gone and the house was...

Paula Hounslea had spent the evening of the 21st August 2009 enjoying a Chinese meal with her family for her mums birthday. The next day, she told her 18 year old daughter she was going to her best friends house, later that day, her daughter received a text from Paula to say she was staying at Vicky's house for a few days. However, Vicky also received a text from Paula. It was soon established tha...

Andrew Gosden was just 14 when he skipped school and took the train from Doncaster to Kings Cross station in September 2007, with his last confirmed CCTV sighting being as he left the station of Kings Cross. CCTV Footage - Leaving Home CCTV Footage - Kings Cross Station To this day, it is unknown why Andrew decided to go to London on this day instead of school. He was academically gifted, an award...

This week's podcast covers the murders of Kate Bushell and Lynda Bryant and how after 28 years, Devon and Cornwall police are no closer to finding the killer or killers. Kate was just 14 years old when she was murdered whilst out walking the neighbours dog and 42 year old Lyn had no long become a grandparent for the first time when she too was murdered whilst out walking her dog. Two counties, one...

This weeks episode is very special to me, as by sheer chance I managed to connect with some close to Jessica who not only sent me a lot of information on her but also has put her words on what Jess was like and how it feels being connected. Jessica Boyce was free spirited, lived the barefoot lifestyle and loved animals - she was the life and soul of the party and had many friends, but in 2017 she...

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...