Persons Unknown

Abdur Rashid was a 46 year old Muslim spiritual teacher who came to the UK from Bangladesh in the late 1970s. Abdur lived and worked in London's East End and was known in the local community as a good man. In April 1988 Abdur was murdered with a sharp instrument and his body dumped in Epping Forest. The killer set the body alight, an act that is forbidden in Islam and one that is considered dishonorable. Police managed to piece together some clues but were at a loss as to the motive for such a cold blooded crime. The crime soon disappeared from the headlines as the investigation drew blanks.Sources for the episode can be found hereSupport the showFollow Persons Unknown: Instagram and FacebookEmail: [email protected] with Transcripts:https://personsunknown.buzzsprout.com/

Christina or Christine Bracken was a 39 year old  nun, originally from Ireland, who in the later part of 1978 moved to Swansea, Wales, to begin a new chapter in her life. After 6 months in Wales Christina, who went by her religious name Sister Jacinta, appeared to have settled in well and seemed happy. Shortly after lunch on Saturday May 19th 1979 Sister Jacinta took a walk into the city centre to buy a birthday present for her mother. While there were a few sightings of  Sister Jacinta that day (both confirmed and unconfirmed), she was never seen by anyone at the convent again and seemingly vanished into thin air. There are numerous theories and rumours about what happened to Sister Jacinta, including a startling piece of information that surfaced just a decade ago.Sources for the episode can be found hereSupport the showFollow Persons Unknown: Instagram and FacebookEmail: [email protected] with Transcripts:https://personsunknown.buzzsprout.com/

Kevin Mison was a football mad teenager from an estate in West London. In early August 1980 the body of the 18 year old was found in an empty house close to where he lived. He had been murdered in a sexually motivated and sadistic attack. Witnesses came forward with information which led to a suspect sketch being created by the police and a mass fingerprinting exercise was undertaken on the estate. Just months later the murder investigation was scaled back and Kevin's killer has yet to be identified.*Just a quick note to say I'm sorry I've only been doing one episode a month since April. Life has been hectic and I've had some health issues as well as some other commitments. Thank you all for continuing to listen. I try and choose stories that are rarely covered by other podcasts and Kevin Mison's case is no exception. I have hope it won't be too late to find resolution to this 45 year unsolved crime.Sources for the episode can be found hereSupport the showFollow Persons Unknown: Instagram and FacebookEmail: [email protected] with Transcripts:https://personsunknown.buzzsprout.com/

In 1985 two 16 year olds from the same high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania vanished within eight months of each other. Allen Briscoe Jr and Christine Green have not been seen or heard from since.   Sources for the episode can be found here Support the showFollow Persons Unknown: Instagram and FacebookEmail: [email protected] with Transcripts:https://personsunknown.buzzsprout.com/

This episode deals with issues including suicide, self-harm and anorexia. Please exercise self-care when choosing to listen. When the Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers walked off stage at the London Astoria on 21st December 1994, they left in their wake a mangled mess of guitars and amps. The band had signed off their last date on tour by smashing their instruments, which, in hindsight, signaled the end of an era. 6 weeks later, troubled lyricist and driving force of the band Richey Edwards disappeared on the eve of a promotional tour to the USA. He has not been seen by his family or his band mates since that day. A couple of weeks later his car was found abandoned near a notorious suicide spot, but no body has ever been found. Rumours of sightings and conspiracies have fueled the belief that Richey is still alive and a recent book has presented a compelling case that the 27 year old faked his own death and staged his disappearance in order to vanish into obscurity. You can follow Persons Unknown on Facebook and Instagram Background music New direction  Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/kevin-macleod/new-directionLicense code: B10HVVZOHW0DTJ6OSources For a full list of sources please see the Facebook page /https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/richey-edwards-manic-street-preachers-disappearance-missing-25-year-anniversary-a9308046.html?amphttps://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/richey-edwards-disappearance/amphttps://www.nme.com/news/music/new-evidence-emerges-suggest-richey-edwards-staged-disappearance-2438975?amphttps://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/richey-edwards-manic-street-preachers-17661457.amphttps://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/2019/jan/withdrawn-traces-richey-edwards-day-of-disappearance.htmlhttps://amp.theguardian.com/music/2008/nov/29/richey-edwards-manic-street-preachershttps://www.indiependent.co.uk/the-legacy-of-richey-edwards-26-years-later/?amp=1https://repeatfanzine.wordpress.com/2019/01/31/withdrawn-traces-searching-for-the-truth-about-richey-manic/amp/Support the showFollow Persons Unknown: Instagram and FacebookEmail: [email protected] with Transcripts:https://personsunknown.buzzsprout.com/

Just a few weeks after the outbreak of the Second World War, 4 year old Joyce Cox was found murdered near a disused railway station in Cardiff, South Wales. Joyce had disappeared on her usual lunch time walk home from school on the 28th September 1939. Her body was found the following day. For decades the case has been shrouded in mystery, and there has been talk of a cover up, but in 2017 the police finally broke their silence on the case. Follow Persons Unknown on Facebook and Instagram SourcesBritish Newspaper Archive (subscription required)Western Mail29/09/193930/09/193904/10/193905/10/193911/10/193931/10/1939Gloucester Citizen 02/10/1939Lincolnshire Echo02/10/1939Belfast News Letter03/10/1939Dundee Courier 02/10/1939Weekly Dispatch (London)01/10/1939Sunday Mirror 01/10/1939Sunday Post 01/10/1939Derby Daily Telegraph 30/09/1939Shields Daily News30/09/1939Hull Daily News 30/09/1939http://www.unsolved-murders.co.uk/murder-content.php?key=1108&termRef=Joyce%20Coxwww.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/prime-suspect-1939-murder-joyce-13673649.ampwww.express.co.uk/news/uk/584233/Police-involvement-investigation-murder-four-year-old/awww.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3057124/amp/Family-girl-4-murdered-1939-accuse-Met-Police-cover-force-refuses-release-files-investigation-2040-unfair-mystery-suspect.htmlhttps://www.scienceabc.com/humans/what-is-shock-definition-causes-symptoms-different-types.htmlSupport the showFollow Persons Unknown: Instagram and FacebookEmail: [email protected] with Transcripts:https://personsunknown.buzzsprout.com/

Two brothers  travelled  to the Clocaenog forest in North Wales in 2015 to watch  a stage of the Wales rally GB event. Although it was well into November they decided to brave the wintry Welsh weather and wild camp in the forest rather than stay in a hotel or hostel. On their first night, whilst searching for firewood amongst the trees, they stumbled upon some bones that  were very obviously human remains. So began the mystery of the Clocaenog  Forest Man.Sourceshttps://locate.international/unidentified-bodies/clocaenog-forest-man/www.herald.wales/crime/clocaenog-forest-man-did-you-know-him/amp/www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-46243092.ampwww.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/killer-peter-moore-claims-know-12697411.ampwww.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/twisted-crimes-north-wales-serial-15076351.ampwww.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/peter-moore-serial-killer-book-18950063.amwww.herald.wales/crime/clocaenog-forest-man-did-you-know-him/amp/ https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedMysteries/comments/f6snei/clocaenog_forest_man/?utm_source=amp&utm_medium=&utm_content=comments_view_all https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/uk-cerrigydrudion-wales-male-skeletal-54-in-woods-head-trauma-nov15.296179/www.herald.wales/crime/clocaenog-forest-man-did-you-know-him/amp/  https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/227839.pdfSupport the showFollow Persons Unknown: Instagram and FacebookEmail: [email protected] with Transcripts:https://personsunknown.buzzsprout.com/

GCHQ, the UK government’s intelligence and cyber agency, recruited Welsh-born Gareth Williams in 2000 when he was still at university completing a PHD. He had come to their attention due to his extraordinary intellect, problem solving abilities and computer wizardry. By the time Gareth was 31 he had spent a decade protecting the national security of the UK and had been involved in several projects and missions of global importance. In August 2010 whilst he was on secondment with MI6, the secret intelligence service, Gareth’s dead body was found curled up inside a holdall in the bath tub of his central London flat. The bag had been padlocked shut and the keys were found inside the bag under Gareth’s body. Gareth’s fingerprints were not found on the padlock or the bath tub and Gareth was not wearing gloves. Sourceswww.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-56158160.ampwww.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/retired-police-boss-reveals-possible-19789399.ampwww.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/mi6-spy-gareth-williams-was-killed-russia-refusing-become-double-agent-former-kgb-man-claims-a6670196.html%3fampwww.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8924617/amp/NORMAN-BAKER-body-bag-spy-Gareth-Williams-murdered-Russians-smeared-MI6.htmlwww.theweek.co.uk/66231/how-did-spy-in-a-bag-gareth-williams-die%3fampwww.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/extraordinary-life-death-spy-found-15308075.amphttps://www.buzzfeed.com/tomwarren/secrets-of-the-spy-in-the-bagwww.bbc.com/news/uk-24927078.amphttps://www.channel4.com/news/search/Gareth+Williamswww.thesun.co.uk/news/15348401/clues-spy-in-bag-gareth-williams-dna/amp/amp.theguardian.com/uk/2012/may/02/gareth-williams-death-mi6www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/mi6-spy-gareth-williams-was-killed-russia-refusing-become-double-agent-former-kgb-man-claims-a6670196.html%3fampamp.theguardian.com/world/2010/nov/20/gareth-williams-spy-mi6www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17922388.ampwww.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-249Support the showFollow Persons Unknown: Instagram and FacebookEmail: [email protected] with Transcripts:https://personsunknown.buzzsprout.com/

During the summer of 1990, in Llangollen, North Wales, 52 year old antiques dealer Trevaline Evans put a sign on her shop door which read “back in 2 minutes”. She popped across to a local market stall and purchased some fruit for her lunch. Around an hour and a half later a witness saw Trevaline walking near her home, a short distance from her shop. There have been no confirmed sightings of Trevaline since then. Did she choose to disappear? Was there an unfortunate accident? Or was she the victim of foul play by persons unknown?Sources https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/mystery-disappearance-trevaline-evans-almost-16318987.amphttps://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/murderer-who-killed-two-women-20734326.amphttps://medium.com/mystery-confidential/the-mysterious-disappearance-of-trevaline-evans-8c9d6ebccd7chttps://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/truecrimeengland.wordpress.com/2020/09/02/unsolved-the-disappearance-of-trevaline-evans/amp/https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/plaque-memory-antiques-dealer-mysteriously-19616661.amphttps://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/serial-killer-linked-to-21-year-old-case-152988.amhttps://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2011/06/10/ligus-im-a-natural-born-killer/https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/trevaline-evans-new-appeal-over-8445933.amphttps://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-37450337.amphttps://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/killer-christopher-halliwell-trophy-items-20322677.ampSupport the showFollow Persons Unknown: Instagram and FacebookEmail: [email protected] with Transcripts:https://personsunknown.buzzsprout.com/