Martin Allen- Listener episode

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 the body of her husband was also found. He was not found in the house however he was found in the pond close to the home. What had happened here? The investigation that ensued would find a suspect and go to trial however this was not an easy one to solve. Important information provided by: https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/local-news/65-year-old-mystery-cutt-mill-murders-4860878http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/history-from-police-archives/RB1/Pt2/pt2CutMill32.htmlhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/nov/26/law.stuartjeffrieshttps://www.findmypast.co.uk/www.dl-sounds.comFollow us on social media:Twitter- @theunseenpodFacebook- The Unseen Podcast

14 Apr 201933min

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 began to investigate however they quickly realised that without any identification or witnesses they did not know who the woman was. After multiple appeals and one arrest, the Bedgebury Forest woman still remains a mystery. Important information provided by: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedgebury_Forest_Womanhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/778172.stmhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFufAt4_f0U&app=desktophttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7qi_czNhJg&app=desktophttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7056796.stmhttps://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/new-appeal-over-murder-mystery-a32811/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/new-test-reopens-unsolved-murders-1071002.htmlhttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/may/06/2www.dl-sounds.comFollow us on social media:Twitter- @theunseenpodFacebook- The Unseen Podcast

7 Apr 201924min

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 would span the entire country and have connection worldwide. Important information provided by:https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/cheslyn-hay-severed-head-mystery-8197394https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/headless-man-link-with-double-shooting-1371370.htmlhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/26215421/adnan_alsane_murder/https://www.findmypast.co.uk/https://sjhstrangetales.wordpress.com/2015/03/13/some-disturbing-british-unsolved-murders-and-mysterious-disappearances/www.dl-sounds.comFollow us on social media:Twitter- @theunseenpodFacebook- The Unseen PodcastInstagram - TheUnseenPod

31 Mar 201920min

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 a man named Mahmoud Mattan. This arrest would cause long lasting effects on both the conviction and the justice system in the UK. Recommended further reading: https://www.thejusticegap.com/killed-by-injustice-the-legacy-of-mahmoud-mattan/Important information provided by: Newspapers at https://www.findmypast.co.uk/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/hanging_of_british_somali_mahmood_mattanhttps://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/last-innocent-person-hanged-wales-14860984https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2001/may/14/jamiewilsonhttps://ccrc.gov.uk/case-statistics/www.dl-sounds.comFollow us on social media:Twitter- @theunseenpodFacebook- The Unseen PodcastInstagram - TheUnseenPod

24 Mar 201928min

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. Important information provided by: With huge thanks to this important article: http://www.btp.police.uk/about_us/our_history/crime_history/murder_of_countess_lubienska.aspxhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countess_Teresa_%C5%81ubie%C5%84skahttps://www.findmypast.co.uk/www.dl-sounds.comFollow us on social media:Twitter- @theunseenpodFacebook- The Unseen PodcastInstagram - TheUnseenPod

17 Mar 201927min

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 The Sun and News of the World newspapers he was able to get his wife's disappearance on the next day's front page. When she had still not returned he was worried and he received a phone call. The call came from a man saying "We are Mafia M3\. We are from America. We tried to get Rupert Murdoch's wife. We couldn't get her so we took yours instead. You have a million by Wednesday night or we will kill her."....Important information provided by: https://www.crimeandinvestigation.co.uk/crime-files/mckay-kidnappinghttps://www.peoplemagazine.co.za/real-people/true-crime-wrong-woman/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-17464298https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQlvtF1RxcUhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Muriel_McKayhttps://www.findmypast.co.uk/https://www.spectator.co.uk/2017/07/almeidas-new-play-about-the-sun-is-exactly-as-i-remember-it-says-kelvin-mackenzi/usic by: www.dl-sounds.comFollow us on social media:Twitter- @theunseenpodFacebook- The Unseen PodcastInstagram - TheUnseenPod

10 Mar 201931min

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 27 years in prison for the murder but in 2008 new evidence came to light which made everyone question what had really gone wrong in the investigation. Important information provided by: http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Crim/2009/490.htmlhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/4976937/Man-jailed-for-murder-27-years-ago-could-be-longest-miscarriage-of-justice.htmlhttps://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/4203445.The_clues_that_could_lead_to_Teresa_De_Simone_s_killer/https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/briefing/teresa_de_simone/4634621.Background_to_the_life_of_Teresa_s_killer/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/8196630.stmhttps://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/4708160.No_investigation_into_police_handling_of_Teresa_inquiry/https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/briefing/teresa_de_simone/4203427.The_Ad_that_led_to_freedom/https://www.theguardian.com/society/2009/apr/29/sean-hodgson-release-prisonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Teresa_De_SimoneMusic by: www.dl-sounds.comFollow us on social media:Twitter- @theunseenpodFacebook- The Unseen PodcastInstagram - TheUnseenPod

3 Mar 201930min

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 look at the circumstances and try and understand who they were. Important information provided by: https://missingpersons.police.uk/en-gb/homehttps://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/riddle-unidentified-bodies-left-merseyside-7697267https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/police-revisit-19-year-old-riddle-man-7734704Music by: www.dl-sounds.comFollow us on social media:Twitter- @theunseenpodFacebook- The Unseen PodcastInstagram - TheUnseenPod

24 Feb 201925min