Once reported as missing, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police start to piece together her whereabouts with 100 of hours worth of CCTV and manage to gain a good idea of where Mekayla had been and what she had been up too - including her last known whereabouts being at a bus depot....but....Mekayla never boarded a bus.

With the 10 year anniversary just passing, theories around Mekayla's case still remain - did she run away? was she trafficked? or did she met an individual online?

Whilst some of her known behaviour on the day of her disappearance can point a direction in each theory - none of them are proven to be correct and 10 years later the question still remains - What happened to Mekayla Bali?

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Charles had been trying to help Steven understand money management and had told him if he wanted to go to the football, he'd have to pay for his own ticket - with that being said, Steven chose not to go to the Middlesborough vs Carlisle and instead went for a walk with Doris along Saltburn-By-The-Sea.

The walk took them around 40 minutes and as they approached the pier, Steven said he needed the toilet with Doris deciding to go too - Doris went into the ladies, and Steven went into the gents - this would be the last time Doris saw her son. Doris waited outside the toilets for a while, before assuming that Steven had carried on the walk alone - when she got home, he wasn't there.

Steven had been involved in an accident as a young child which left him with physical disabilities including a slower gait walk and distinctive limp. Due to this, there were some sightings of him on and around the day he disappeared.

In September 1999, the police received an anonymous letter - claiming that Steven was dead and who the killers were.

In 2020 - due to this letter, two people were arrested in connection to his murder.

However - his case still remains unsolved today.

Cleveland Police Q&A

Unfortunately, the video of this case mentioned in this episode is no longer available to view. In the event it is republished, it will be added here.

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The 29th July 1981 was a day that most people will remember as a day of celebration for Britain, they were gaining a new princess with the first Royal Wedding being televised to multiple countries. But whilst Britain celebrated along the streets of London, around their TV's or by having a right royal knees up - for one family, a nightmare was just beginning.

Vishal Mehrotra has been to watch the Royal Procession from his fathers, Vishambar's, Fleet Street office window, when they returned to Putney and he asked to walk home alone due to feeling tired, the nanny agreed due to Vishal's fierce independent streak that saw him walk too and from school. Later that day, when returning home, the Nanny realised Vishal had disappeared and so began a 45 year nightmare for the Mehrotra family.

7 months later, Vishal's skeletal remains would be found in West Sussex and a murder investigation commenced - over the years, links have been established with multiple paedophile rings and yet, despite these links being exceptionally credible, Sussex police have failed to act on them!

Following a 10 part podcast series called Vishal by the BBC in 2023, Sussex police have finally agreed to reinvestigate and yet, there are still no answers!

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NAPAC - for those who may require support from childhood abuse.

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On the 24th January - Jennifer didn't show up for work, made no call in to say she was sick or needing PTO. Due to how uncharacteristic this was for Jen, her boss called her Dad, who tried to call Jen - her phone went straight to voicemail. Her family jumped into their car to make the two hours trip from Tampa, FL to Orlando, FL - when they arrived, they found her new condo looking clean, tidy and like she had gotten up to get ready for work, with a wet towel in the bathroom and a selection of clothes on her bed, her car was also gone.

Knowing this wasn't like their daughter to just vanish, the Kesse's called Orlando Police Department and the search for missing Jennifer began.

Two days later, her car was found a mile away in an apartment complex parking lot and luckily, it was covered by CCTV - the police now had possession of the car being parked up AND the person walking away from the car...so why is it still unsolved? Well, despite having the surveillance, something happened which now Joyce Kesse states them to being "the luckiest criminal out there!"

Was it one of the construction workers Jen had told friends were odd, when they stopped and stared at her? Was it the ex boyfriend who miraculously had been drinking in a bar across the road from Jen's condo the night before her disappearance? Or is it someone we haven't considered yet?

We may soon find out, as in a development released this year, the Kesse's advised that AI is now being used in hopes of identifying the person caught on camera.

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Levi Davis was starting to become a household name throughout the UK, he played professional Rugby, he had starred on the Celebrity X factor and he was leading the way within sports as being the first openly bisexual rugby player in the mens game.

But in October 2022, Levi's name was splashed across headlines, this time, for very different reasons - he had gone missing in Barcelona.

However, four days before his disappearance, he posted a 15 minute long Instagram video talking about how he was being blackmailed, drugged and put into compromising sexual positions - Levi spoke of police corruption and his money going to them - when you then add this to the timeline of events that happened prior to his disappearance, it makes you ask the question? Was Levi trying to warn us?

Over the years, investigations have taken place - but not so much by the Spanish police, who simply say there is no evidence of a crime. They didn't even post an appeal years later as there were no new lines of enquiry!

There's something about Levi's case that doesn't "feel" right - what do you think?

Levi's Full Video

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At 3am the next morning, Vera's body was found in her Blue Ford Cortina - a bloody glove and a curtain sash were left at the scene, a brown hatchback car was seen leaving the scene and driving erratically, another witness claims to have seen Vera in The Crown and Cushion pub with a male companion, but family and friends dispute this sighting.

After 34 years, police are still actively looking into Vera's murder, having promised the family to never give up - over the years, arrests have been made, and yet no charges brought before anyone.

In 2014, a strange appeal by the police came about in the form of CCTV.

To this day, it is still not known who killed Vera - despite an apparent cell confession!

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On November 20th 2012, Sage left her apartment to go on a date in the early evening, but never arrived home. She had been spotted by her step sister at 6:30pm on the night of the date and was on the phone to someone, stating she would be with them in 5 minutes.

When her disappearance was reported, police gained a subpoena to access her phone - but her father, Dean, couldn't wait the couple of days until this approval and managed to guess Sage's password correctly. The last person she had spoken too had come from an out of state number, so Dean used the power of social media to find out - and it worked! He learnt that Sage had been talking to Erik McFadden - but like Sage, he had disappeared from the area too - only making contact with his girlfriend via email.

Thirteen years after Sage's disappearance, police finally caught up to Erik - but to this date, what has been discussed has not been disclosed - is he still the number 1 suspect in Sage's disappearance? Or do the other two theories make more sense?

Tune in to find out more!

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The case was deemed accidental and wasn't widely publicised, that is until 2020, when the death of George Floyd sparked the Black Live Matter protests and people began to share Tamla's case as they believed it hadn't been fully investigated - celebrities such as 50 Cent and Kim Kardashian signed and shared it, and suddenly, Tamla's case was widely discussed and scrutinised with many believing it was in fact a homicide.

A reinvestigation was carried out - no further answers have been given.

This episode uses AI - for a breakdown of the autopsy and the voice of R. Fernandes.

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On the 21st March 2011, the Disney Wonder set sail for it's Mexican Riveria cruise, the magic of the horns rang out "When You Wish Upon a Star" as the ship left the Port of Los Angeles, guests were queuing for a picture with Mickey Mouse, and the staff began their work to entertain adults and children aboard.

Rebecca Coriam had sent a Facebook message to her parents to say she would call them the following day, but that call never happened, because on 22nd March 2011, Rebecca vanished from the ship - the Captain claimed it be a rogue wave that swept Rebecca from Deck 5, others feel she may have jumped but friends and family strongly believe there to be a cover up. A pair of flip flops which were the main reason for the rogue wave idea, led to further questions being ask, but the main question was - Are Disney hiding something?

Jon Ronson Article for The Independent

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Kurt Cobain, a name that many people will know and maybe you're one of the 36 million monthly listeners on Spotify of Nirvana.

Sadly, we've been left with three albums worth of music to listen to on a loop for 31 years because in April 1994, Kurt was found dead in his Seattle home. Police determined it to be a suicide, Kurt had taken a lot of Heroin and appeared to have shot himself - but for many years, this theory has been questioned, many people speculated as to whether he really did take his own life.

Last week, in February 2026 - news broke that a team of specialist forensics had re-looked into Kurt's case, and they believe the evidence strongly suggest her was in fact murdered.

In this weeks episode, we cover Kurt as a person, his life in the band, his death and these new theories.

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Gareth William's was a highly intelligent 31 year old, who was working for MI6 in 2010.

In August 2010, following a call for concern, police visited Gareth's London flat, what they found would be the start of a story that to this day, is no closer to having a resolve, because in Gareth's bath was red holdall bag, that had been zipped shut and a padlocked. Inside the bag, was Gareth's naked body.

Very little DNA was found at the scene, there were no fingerprints on or inside the bag, despite the city facing a heatwave, the flats thermostat had been left on high. Some items in the flat that were found flooded the news which led the story on a different path.

There were three main theories for Gareth, we'll explore these plus other areas of Gareth's life, work and potential connections to similar deaths in the years before and after.

Episode 1 covers who Gareth was, his intellegence and the job he held with GCHQ and MI6, plus the discovery of his body and the initial findings.

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Gareth William's was a highly intelligent 31 year old, who was working for MI6 in 2010.  

In August 2010, following a call for concern, police visited Gareth's London flat, what they found would be the start of a story that to this day, is no closer to having a resolve, because in Gareth's bath was red holdall bag, that had been zipped shut and a padlocked. Inside the bag, was Gareth's naked body.

Very little DNA was found at the scene, there were no fingerprints on or inside the bag, despite the city facing a heatwave, the flats thermostat had been left on high. Some items in the flat that were found flooded the news which led the story on a different path. 

There were three main theories for Gareth, we'll explore these plus other areas of Gareth's life, work and potential connections to similar deaths in the years before and after.  

In Episode 2 we cover the three main theories considered to have happened to Gareth, from him getting into the bag himself, a consensual experiment or murder!

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Gareth William's was a highly intelligent 31 year old, who was working for MI6 in 2010.  

In August 2010, following a call for concern, police visited Gareth's London flat, what they found would be the start of a story that to this day, is no closer to having a resolve, because in Gareth's bath was red holdall bag, that had been zipped shut and a padlocked. Inside the bag, was Gareth's naked body.

Very little DNA was found at the scene, there were no fingerprints on or inside the bag, despite the city facing a heatwave, the flats thermostat had been left on high. Some items in the flat that were found flooded the news which led the story on a different path. 

There were three main theories for Gareth, we'll explore these plus other areas of Gareth's life, work and potential connections to similar deaths in the years before and after.  

In the final episode, we tie in the links with Gareth's job and Russia, and the established 4th theory to come from the inquest. As well as looking at similar deaths around the timeframe that could be a connection.

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It was the 1970's when The Grimmer family decided to spend a hot Australian's summer day on Fairy Meadow beach but what started with sandcastles and splashing in the sea, ended with he disappearance of the a three year old girl.

The Grimmer family had not long moved to Australia from the UK due to dad, Vince, being in the army. Mum, Carole and her four children, Ricky, Stephen, Paul and Cheryl had decided to spend the hot day on the beach, when the weather suddenly took a dramatic turn, Carole started to tidy up their belongings whilst the children when the shower block to clean up, but when cheeky three year old Cheryl refused to come out of the woman's showers, older brother Ricky went to fetch Carole, when they returned to the changing rooms - Cheryl was gone.

Being the 70's police only had witness statements to go on, until 18 months later when a 17 year old boy voluntarily went to police with information on Cheryl's disappearance - but it wasn't just information he had...he also had a confession.

This week, I cover why 55 years after that confession there still hasn't been any charges brought against anyone in connection with Cheryl's abduction and murder.

60 Minutes Australia

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To start with, Ricky's case wasn't well known, it got a small mention in a local newspaper - his family were told that no clues had been found in connection to his death, but behind the scenes police had found something, two handwritten notes that appeared to be in code or a cipher.

They handed them to the FBI who spent 12 years trying to crack the cipher in hopes it would give the answers around Ricky's potential murder, when they failed to crack they code, they made the notes public in March 2011 and suddenly, Ricky's death was thrown into the spotlight, amateur codebreakers around the world took the chance to beat the FBI to cracking the notes left - but to this day they have never been solved.

But, were they ever meant to be solved? Are they even a cipher at all?

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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, the first autopsy confirmed homicide as the cause of death - medical professionals over the years have stated that the areas stabbed to her neck would've left her incapacitated however, despite this, her cause of death was later ruled as suicide.

Nearly 15 years later, and with multiple reviews of the case - the cause of death has remained the same, but with police failings meaning that the apartment was search following crime scene clean up, and failing to obtain statements, could Ellen's death really be murder? Is there a plausible way that she could've taken her own life with what eventually turned out to be 23 stabs of a knife to herself?

This weeks episode tells the initial story Ellen's truly harrowing tale, and the covers what has been learnt in the 15 years that followed.

Full 911 call

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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 two men started in, The Ugly Tuna Salooner, with CCTV picking up Brian and his friends entering at 1:15am on the 1st April 2006. At 1:55am, Brian is seen on the same CCTV talking to two women outside, before heading back into The Ugly Tuna Salooner - this is the last sighting of him, from this point on, Brian has vanished!

What happened to Brian? Where did he go? Is it possible for someone to just vanish into thin air?

20 years on, Brian's case still remains a mystery but is still widely spoken about with rumours and theories circulating on forums.

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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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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.

Scottish Herald

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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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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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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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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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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.

CCTV Footage

North Yorkshire Police - with information on how to report any information you may have on Claudia's case.

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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.

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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.

Looking For Oliver - Website

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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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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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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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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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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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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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

Media Pressure Podcast

The Disappearance of Maura Murray Documentary

James Renner Maura Murray Website

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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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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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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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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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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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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.

Andrew's Missing People Page

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.

To follow fellow true crime content creator Moon:

Murder & Mysteries with Moon

Moon's TikTok

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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, both cases are eerily similar and took place one year apart. For both cases, three men of interest were called upon to come forward but none of them did.

In Lyn's case, DNA has been found but never matched.

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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 involved in a serious accident that left her with physical and mental lasting effects.

On 19th March 2019, Jess left the family home in her mother's Red Holden Ute which was later found in strange circumstances, Jess has not been seen since this day. Originally police investigated Jess' case as a missing person but 7 months later upgraded it to a homicide case.

Detectives believe they know who is responsible and already have some key pieces of evidence but will they ever find out where Jessica's body is so that her family and friends can bring her home?

Aaron's Full Open Letter

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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 leaving the area, police are yet to catch him.

Janet and Carolanne lived 11 miles apart and throughout the 27 years since both murders, police have questioned whether they are linked - so this week The Unsolved Podcast covers both cases and touches on other crimes in the area so that you the listeners can decide whether they are linked or not.

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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 facts only and as always, I ask for listener feedback but as mentioned in the podcast I do want opinions on individual cases so please keep this in mind if you wish to comment.

Warning - this episode refers to suicide and is based at adult audiences.

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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 the 25th August, they were reported missing.

36 years on, the Jack family have still not been found nor has the man that offered them the job, the car they were seen packing up or the person who made an anonymous call 7 years on with their location.

Doreen's sister, Marlene, continues to campaign and keep their name alive via social media, fundraising events and memorials, however, still is no closer to where the only full family missing in Canada could be.

Please take some time to look over the social media pages campaigning for answers, I have also added the go fund me link below.

Facebook - Missing Jack Family

Missing Jack Family TikTok

Missing Jack Family Instagram

Missing Jack Family GoFundMe

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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 is advised.

Naomi's podcasts:

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Investigating Essex: Dying to be Saved

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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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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 who started life in similar circumstances and how the police are still trying to locate their birth parents.

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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.

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