The Unsolved Podcast

On the 26th January 2011, Sam Goldberg returned to his apartment he shared with his fiancé, Ellen Greenberg, following using the gym and found the door closed from the inside, he tired to gain access by calling Ellen's name, sending texts and banging on the door - eventually, he broke the door down and found Ellen lying on their. kitchen floor dead and surrounded by blood.

The autopsy that followed found that Ellen had 20 stabs wounds to her body, including 10 to back of her head and neck, with the final blow appearing to be to her heart, t...

On the 31st March 2006, 27 year old medical student, Brian Shaffer decided to go bar hopping with a friend in Columbus, Ohio to celebrate the end of his mid terms.

On Monday 3rd April, he was due to fly to Miami with his girlfriend where it was thought he may propose, the vacation was a gift from Brian's mother who had recently passed away from cancer.

The evening of drinking was normal, two young men, hopping into bars, enjoying a drink. When they bumped into another friend, they headed back to the bar the...

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.

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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.<...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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!

If you have a story in mind that you would...

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. <...

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...

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...

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 unknown visitor asked for Alistair, handed him a blue envelope and shot him dead.

The envelope was taken by the killer...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 police force! Devon and Cornwall police force have in the past considered if Kate and Lyn's murders were by the same person...

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 met a man who led her down a road she had long recovered from with drugs and was...

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 was attacked in her rural cottage and mudered. Item's of jewellery had been stolen and despite witness reports of a man...

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 has caused online communities to ask "Does the UK have a new serial killer?"

This episode brings you the...

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 1989 and were whisked off to commence their 10-14 days of employment, however, when the family hadn't heard from them by...

This weeks episode is hard hitting, as we talk about Adam - also known as "The Torso In the Thames".

Adam's case is the longest unsolved child murder case for the MET police, and to this day his true identity is still unknown. Although arrests were made and significant leads were discovered in the form of DNA, the police are no closer to knowing who this young boy really is and what happened to him.

Due to the nature of this case, an extra warning has been put in place and listener discretion...

In May 2008, Brandon Swanson was celebrating completing his certificate at community college by attending some end of year parties.

On his way home, he drove his car into a ditch and called his parents for help - despite being on the phone for 47 minutes, they had been unable to locate him and the call suddenly cut short.

Brandon was never seen or heard from again.

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On a cold January night in 2024, a dog walker found a discarded reusable carrier bag on the junctions of Greenway and High Street South in Newham, London.

When they looked inside, they found a newborn baby wrapped in a white blanket.

However, this story is not a one off much like most abandoned babies, because this baby was a full sibling to two other babies left in close by locations in 2017 and 2019.

On this weeks episode, we cover the story of Harry, Roman and Elsa - the three full siblings...

In March 1988, Deborah Linsley boarded a train to London Victoria on route back to her new home of Edinburgh, Scotland.

However, when the train arrived at Victoria, a British Rail worker found Debbie's bloodied body in the carriage and a murder investigation commenced. Debbie had fought her attacker which had left crucial DNA evidence for the police however to this day, that DNA has never been matched.

To this day, no one has ever been arrested in connection to Debbie's murder.

If you have an unsolved case...