Step into the shadows with The Unsolved Podcast — a gripping true crime podcast that dives deep into the world’s most chilling unsolved cases.
From baffling disappearances to murders that defy explanation, each episode breaks down the known facts, explores the most compelling theories, and digs into what might have really happened.
Whether it’s the official story, a lesser-known lead, or a chilling new angle, we follow every thread — so you can decide what to believe. If you’re drawn to mysteries that still echo in the dark, this is the place for you.
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Step into the shadows with The Unsolved Podcast — a gripping true crime podcast that dives deep into the world’s most chilling unsolved cases.
From baffling disappearances to murders that defy explanation, each episode breaks down the known facts, explores the most compelling theories, and digs into what might have really happened.
Whether it’s the official story, a lesser-known lead, or a chilling new angle, we follow every thread — so you can decide what to believe. If you’re drawn to mysteries that still echo in the dark, this is the place for you.
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*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 told to remain silent and not ask questions.
This episode is hard hitting, and makes reference to a potential cult.
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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, a teacher and spent time volunteering. There was no sign of forced entry meaning that it must have been someone close to Joy who is responsible.
Joy's story is easy to "research" - but the story you get in the newspapers and Crimewatch is actually very different to what happened to her.
Over the next three episodes, Penny, Jo and Helen decide now is the time to really tell all on the case, from the police failings, the theories and what really happened to Joy.
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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 shown a picture of Joy following the fire brigade finding her.
You can follow any updates on Joy's case by following the TikTok page created by Jo and Helen.
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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 anything going wrong on this flight, the pilot remained in contact with ATC until the point it was meant to check in with Vietnam ATC - it never did! Instead, the plane turned south and was uncontactable and untraceable.
But in the background, the plane was sending handshakes and was, for a while, tracked by the military,
But then they lost contact too - everything fell silent, there were no SQUAWKs sent, no distress signals yet somehow, this plane carried on flying for 7 hours.
Why had the planed turned around? Where was it heading?
We'll be covering the theories of what may have happened - and here's where the true crime part comes in! You'll have to listen to find out.
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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, Amy treated Timmothy to trips to the zoo and two water parks, with regular sightings of the pair being caught on CCTV, but by May 13th - Amy was only seen on CCTV alone, buying paper and pens. Later that day, she was found dead in a hotel room and Timmothy was no where to be found.
In 2019, a cruel hoax caused Timmothy's family to gain hope that would then be slashed, and to this day - where Timmothy is or whether he's still alive, remains the biggest question.
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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 cover the lead up to her disappearance and the initial investigation carried out, as well as the bombshell revelation police revealed on an episode of the BBC's Crimewatch that turned the case on it's head.
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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 Cyprus.
In 2013, the case was taken over by a new department within North Yorkshire Police and further developments were made, DNA and fingerprints were found and there were even some arrests.
Claudia's disappearance is one of the biggest unsolved cases in the UK, but some good has come from it also in the form of Claudia's law.
North Yorkshire Police - with information on how to report any information you may have on Claudia's case.
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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 that Gary didn't get the chance to enjoy even a full day of his holiday, as the last sighting of him was caught on CCTV in the early hours of the morning of 17th March.
Find Gary Shearer - Facebook Page
On 3rd August 2022, Oliver Heise travelled from his home of Hanover, Germany, to Gran Canaria where he had planned to spend 13 days exploring the non tourist parts of Tenerife, La Gomera and Gran Caneria. Oliver loved learning about culture and had planned to sleep in the caves dotted around the three islands as well as spend time with the hippy communities on La Gomera. Oliver had been in contact with various friends and his mum whilst on his travels and even shared a story to his instagram on the 5th August from Tenerife - but this post is now the last Oliver has ever made. His phone is picked up at various Pilons between Tenerife & Gran Canaria and he has not been heard from since this day.
Both families continue to share their appeals in hopes that someone may hold a key piece of information that could lead them to finding out what happened to the two men.
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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 home on the evening 13th April 1991 had the hallmarks of Mr Cruel, he had abducted two other girls in the years before - Sharon Wills and Nicki Lynas - but there was one big difference, as Sharon and Nicki were returned, but Kermein? She was murdered.
Did Kermein manager to see the identity of Mr Cruel, forcing him to become a murderer? Or was his intentions to take her for the purpose of murder?
Over 30 years on and Victoria Police have never been able to catch the man behind the name of Mr Cruel, although, there is a long list of suspects - with one admitting to the murder!
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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 today, Luke has never been found.
Luke's involvement with drugs was kept quiet in the press until a documentary on Channel 5 - Missing or Murdered - when it delved into the full story but the focus remains on what happened to Luke.
Despite it being nearly 20 years since Luke was last seen, his case remains open and people still come forward with information.
If you have any information in regards to Luke's disappearance, you can find the details on how to report these on the link below - this link also shows the CCTV clips of people within the vicinity of Luke's last known presence that police would like to talk too:
https://www.suffolk.police.uk/news/suffolk/news/missing/2023/october/missing---luke-durbin/
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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 was very nise. I may send you the bloody knif that took it out if you only wate a whil longer
signed
Catch me when you can Mishter Lusk
We then take a dive into 6 suspects of who Jack's identity really is - from two Polish barbers, to a Prince - many names ave been thrown around but still we wonder today - who was Jack the Ripper?
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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 released on Halloween!
Happy Halloween!
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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.
Six month after Eve's murder, Lynne Weedon was found barely alive having been hit over the head. DNA was also found at the scene and kept on file.
Two years later, Elizabeth was found dead just 1.5 miles away from Lynne and 5 years later, Patsy was also found within 2 miles of Lynne's murder - although DNA was not obtained from Elizabeth and Patsy - due to the location and the style of murders - police linked the three together.
In 2004, Lynne's murder was re-opened and the DNA was put through the database - it matched to another crime scene - Eve Stratford's!
With police now believing all four murders are linked - but could there have been a fifth with Lynda Farrow's murder which also remains unsolved?
Get ready - as this episode is hard hitting - extra care must be taken when listening.
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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 try to answer this week and some remain a mystery in themselves.
Official Maura Murray Missing Persons Page
The Disappearance of Maura Murray Documentary
James Renner Maura Murray Website
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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 to call the police. The police arrived to the scene around 20 minutes after the first call, but Maura has disappeared. The car is empty, the doors are locked and she is no where to be seen.
Her family are made aware of her disappearance, and as her boyfriend is flying to Haverhill, he receives a voicemail of a girl crying who he believes is Maura, however, the call was traced to the American Red Cross.
In this episode, we cover Maura's disappearance and the initial investigations that took place.
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This weeks episodes dives in to on 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 unknown visitor asked for Alistair, handed him a blue envelope and shot him dead.
The envelope was taken by the killer when he left, and Alistair's wife Veronica found her husband barely alive on their doorstep.
With this case remaining cold after 21 years, there are still plenty of answers that needs questions - for example, who is Paul? What was the blue envelope for? Does this case have ties to the IRA? How does BBC Scotland's radio show play a part?
The cold case is currently going under a re-investigation by a team of 37, hopefully they will find the answers Alistair's family so desperately want and need.
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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 this episode, I cover two missing people cases that aren't as well known as others.
Catrin Maguire was last seen in November 2021, despite having been through some difficulty in the months prior to her disappearance, she seemed well within herself, was in her last year of university and was excited about her gap year of travel. Catrin's parents strongly believe she is still alive and are desperate for her to come home.
Alan Rae was just 18 when he was last seen in March 1989 having completed his territorial army training, over the years, some information has come to light which has led his family to beg Police Scotland to open a murder inquiry, but they are yet to do so.
If you have any information on either of the cases covered in this episode, you can call:
Catrin Maguire - Missing People Page
Catrin Maguire - International Locate
Alan Rae - Missing People UK and Beyond
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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 covered with blood.
With multiple suspects but very little evidence, Leigh's case remains unsolved over 33 years later - with police and her father believing she has been murdered, and her mother praying she was missing.
This case takes some twists and turns on the way - with multiple polygraphs offered and taken, some passes and some fails and two main theories both leading no where, a body found that was confirmed as Leigh's then retracted.
This episode does discuss child abuse, extra precaution should be taken when listening.
If you have any information on Leigh's case, you can contact:
Tupelo Police Department - 662-841-6491
The FBI - 202-324-3000
Crimestoppers Northeast Mississippi - 1-800-773-8477 - tip can be submitted anonymously.
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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 that Paula had not been to Vicky's on that day and she was reported as missing. Due to having Bipolar disorder, she was graded as high risk and police began their searches which spread as far as Spain.
Despite efforts by the police and her family, Paula was never found.
In May 2012, the skeletal body of a woman was found in a fire pit by a disused train line - it was confirmed to be the body of Paula. Items found by her body did lead to two people close to Paula being arrested, however, as of today no one has been charged with her murder.
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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 winning mathematician hoping to attend Cambridge University in his future.
Over the years, sightings of Andrew have been reported however these have not always been followed up by police or the follow up was delayed. In 2018, the family were sent an online conversation someone had with a user name similar to Andrew's nickname and stating they had run away at the age of 14.
Andrew's dad has become an ambassador for the Charity Missing People, and continues to appeal for any information that may lead to the whereabouts of his son, including setting up his own website.
Missing People Charity Home Page
Loose Women's Jane Moore Investigation
If you have any information on where Andrew is, please call Missing People or email Kevin - contact details are found on the links above.
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