Janet Murgatroyd

The 15th of June 1996 was a memorable day for many people in the UK. The country was hosting the Euro football championships with England and Scotland playing against each other that day as well as the tragic IRA bomb that detonated in Manchester. 20 year old Janet Murgatroyd was out in Preston with her friend shopping for a 10 week backpacking trip around Europe and they were both excited. When Janet's body was found in the River Ribble the next morning, a huge investigation was launched to try and find the killer. Despite a two murder trials, her case is still unsolved.Important information provided by: Crimewatch reconstruction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbL9lmlEmNw&ab_channel=redcard74Contemporary reports: https://www.findmypast.co.uk/homehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-40299576https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/28749320/janet-murgatroyd-missing-jeans-murder-clue/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-lancashire-40304856https://www.lep.co.uk/news/crime/preston-student-janet-murgatroyds-murder-remains-a-crime-we-desperately-want-to-solve-police-say-ahead-of-the-25th-anniversary-of-her-death-3273914https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/5895865.spurned-lover-killed-woman-mocked/https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/5896065.radiant-girl-passion-life/https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/5895952.confession-killer-found-guilty-of-manslaughter/Music by: dl-sounds.comFollow the Unseen Podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-unseen-podcast/id1318473466?uo=4Follow the Unseen Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0xWK7Mu3bTP6oziZvxrwSK?si=QxvyPkZ2TdCDscnfxyeRawJoin our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/unseenpodFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theunseenpodFollow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theunseenpod/Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theunseenpod?fan_landing=trueSubscribe to 10 Minute True Crime: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/10-minute-true-crime/id1591474862

On August 18th 1961, 15 year old Jacqueline Thomas went to a funfair with her sister in a suburb of Birmingham. She did not return and her body was found in some long grass a week later, she had been murdered. Her case would be extensively investigated however remained unsolved until progress was made in 2007. This would be a surprising and also disappointing turn of events and would link her case to another case that happened in 1967.Important information provided by:Contemporary reports: https://www.findmypast.co.uk/homehttps://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/notorious-1960s-murderer-dies-in-prison-166655https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/lifer-70-spared-murder-trial-68028https://www.business-live.co.uk/economic-development/unsolved-murder-too-long-ago-3956687http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7118450.stmMusic by: dl-sounds.comFollow the Unseen Podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-unseen-podcast/id1318473466?uo=4Follow the Unseen Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0xWK7Mu3bTP6oziZvxrwSK?si=QxvyPkZ2TdCDscnfxyeRawJoin our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/unseenpodFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theunseenpodFollow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theunseenpod/Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theunseenpod?fan_landing=trueSubscribe to 10 Minute True Crime: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/10-minute-true-crime/id1591474862

In December 1993, 36 year old Davina McMillan was reported missing from her home in Godmanchester in Cambridgeshire. She left behind her four year old daughter with no message or indication as to where she was going. In 2025, she is still missing.Important information provided by: https://www.huntspost.co.uk/news/22954543.brother-urges-police-reopen-sisters-disappearance-murder-inquiryhttps://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/mum-missing-27years-godmachester-murder-19298711https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/missing-mum-who-vanished-27-23026604https://www.huntspost.co.uk/news/22969995.fresh-appeal-missing-godmanchester-mum/Music by: dl-sounds.comFollow the Unseen Podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-unseen-podcast/id1318473466?uo=4Follow the Unseen Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0xWK7Mu3bTP6oziZvxrwSK?si=QxvyPkZ2TdCDscnfxyeRawJoin our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/unseenpodFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theunseenpodFollow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theunseenpod/Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theunseenpod?fan_landing=trueSubscribe to 10 Minute True Crime: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/10-minute-true-crime/id1591474862

On October 1st 1973, workers close to Battersea power station found the nude body of 16 year old Jacqueline Johns by a railway siding. She had attended a wedding two days before her body was found. She never made it home. Despite 52 years passing, her murder has never been solved.Important information provided by: Contemporary reports: https://www.findmypast.co.uk/homehttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13709207/Inside-brutal-murder-16-year-old-girl-one-Londons-oldest-cold-cases-living-memory-Jacqueline-Johns-naked-close-Battersea-Power-Station-killer-never-50-years-family-believe-KNOW-did-it.htmlhttps://www.thesun.co.uk/news/29805404/crucial-clue-could-finally-solve-murder/https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/32434344/gruesome-murder-girl-vital-clue/Music by: dl-sounds.comFollow the Unseen Podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-unseen-podcast/id1318473466?uo=4Follow the Unseen Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0xWK7Mu3bTP6oziZvxrwSK?si=QxvyPkZ2TdCDscnfxyeRawJoin our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/unseenpodFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theunseenpodFollow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theunseenpod/Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theunseenpod?fan_landing=trueSubscribe to 10 Minute True Crime: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/10-minute-true-crime/id1591474862

On the 24th of March 1991, 44 year old Peter Rasini was found on the doorstep of his home in Palmers Green, North London. Despite witnesses giving a description of the killer, no one has been brought to justice for his murder.Important information provided by:All contemporary reports: https://www.findmypast.co.uk/homeCrimewatch Reconstruction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xs986cFrc&abchannel=RetroPixelsMusic by: dl-sounds.comFollow the Unseen Podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-unseen-podcast/id1318473466?uo=4Follow the Unseen Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0xWK7Mu3bTP6oziZvxrwSK?si=QxvyPkZ2TdCDscnfxyeRawJoin our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/unseenpodFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theunseenpodFollow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theunseenpod/Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theunseenpod?fan_landing=trueSubscribe to 10 Minute True Crime: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/10-minute-true-crime/id1591474862

On February 3rd 1991, 34 year old Cheryl Shackleton was found dead in Telegraph Hill Park in South London. She was far away from her home in Nelson in Lancashire. To the present day, her case is still unsolved.Important information provided by:https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/gruesome-murder-mum-who-found-25853887https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/756644.mum-murder-5-new-suspects/https://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/741427.sons-appeal-for-mums-killer-15-years-on/https://www.mylondon.news/news/nostalgia/gruesome-murder-mum-south-london-23981318Music by: dl-sounds.comFollow the Unseen Podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-unseen-podcast/id1318473466?uo=4Follow the Unseen Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0xWK7Mu3bTP6oziZvxrwSK?si=QxvyPkZ2TdCDscnfxyeRawJoin our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/unseenpodFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theunseenpodFollow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theunseenpod/Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theunseenpod?fan_landing=trueSubscribe to 10 Minute True Crime: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/10-minute-true-crime/id1591474862

On the 9th August 1982, 58 year old Edmund Simpson was working in the book shop that he had been working in for the past 36 years in Manchester city centre. His friend and partner found him in a pool of blood in the mid afternoon after he had been hit by several blows to the head. His case is still unsolved over 40 years later.Important information provided by: https://www.burytimes.co.uk/news/13780807.police-launch-new-inquiry-into-death-of-prestwich-bookseller-edmund-simpson-who-was-murdered-33-years-ago/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/mystery-true-gent-book-seller-30407694https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/murder-innocent-bookseller-battered-death-10088910Contemporary articles: https://www.findmypast.co.uk/homeMusic by: dl-sounds.comFollow the Unseen Podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-unseen-podcast/id1318473466?uo=4Follow the Unseen Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0xWK7Mu3bTP6oziZvxrwSK?si=QxvyPkZ2TdCDscnfxyeRawJoin our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/unseenpodFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theunseenpodFollow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theunseenpod/Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theunseenpod?fan_landing=trueSubscribe to 10 Minute True Crime: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/10-minute-true-crime/id1591474862

On the 1st of March 2004, 23 year old Camille Gordon was working at the Blue Bunny club in Soho to fund her studies to become a nursery assistant. At just after 7pm, she was fatally stabbed in the doorway. The killer has never been brought to justice after 20 years. There is a £20 000 reward for any information about Camille's murder.Important information provided by; https://news.met.police.uk/news/detectives-offer-20000-pounds-reward-in-relation-to-2004-murder-of-camille-gordon-in-soho-489324https://news.sky.com/story/new-cctv-images-released-over-2004-murder-of-student-at-london-club-13234515https://www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/the-twenty-year-hunt-for-sohos-bunny-club-killerhttps://www.standard.co.uk/hp/front/shock-at-double-life-6957109.htmlhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13965775/camille-soho-strip-club-worker-unsolved-murder.htmlhttps://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/cctv-soho-club-murder-met-police-reward-london-camille-gordon-b1188136.htmlhttps://www.westminsterextra.co.uk/article/reward-offer-in-hunt-for-camilles-killerhttps://www.thesun.co.uk/news/31105949/murder-bunny-club-woman-stabbed-cctv-killer/If you have information please contact the incident room on 020 8785 8267 or Information can also be submitted online here: mipp.police.uk. You can also call Crimestoppers at 0800 555 111.Music by: dl-sounds.comFollow the Unseen Podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-unseen-podcast/id1318473466?uo=4Follow the Unseen Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0xWK7Mu3bTP6oziZvxrwSK?si=QxvyPkZ2TdCDscnfxyeRawJoin our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/unseenpodFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theunseenpodFollow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theunseenpod/Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theunseenpod?fan_landing=trueSubscribe to 10 Minute True Crime: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/10-minute-true-crime/id1591474862

On September 28th 1990, 27 year old Andrew Bedford left his home in Ramsey, Cambridgeshire and did not return despite telling his girlfriend he would be home that night. Andrew has still never been found and the police believe that something may have happened to him. His family believe Andrew and definitely answers are still out there.Important information provided by:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-53985168https://www.huntspost.co.uk/news/24906610.andrew-bedford-disappearance-cold-case-re-open/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jan/06/eight-arrested-murder-1990-andrew-bedfordhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-32231070https://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/crime/sister-of-man-presumed-murdered-30-years-ago-still-hopes-to-see-him-again-as-police-close-case-2956572https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2020-09-03/andrew-bedford-remains-missing-as-police-close-case-after-30-yearsMusic by: dl-sounds.comFollow the Unseen Podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-unseen-podcast/id1318473466?uo=4Follow the Unseen Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0xWK7Mu3bTP6oziZvxrwSK?si=QxvyPkZ2TdCDscnfxyeRawJoin our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/unseenpodFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theunseenpodFollow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theunseenpod/Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theunseenpod?fan_landing=trueSubscribe to 10 Minute True Crime: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/10-minute-true-crime/id1591474862

On February 9th 2022, a man entered a flat in Digbeth in Birmingham and stabbed 41 year old Jimming Zhang. He died from the fatal wounds and despite an extensive investigation by West Midlands police and obtaining a DNA profile, the killer has never been identified. Police are appealing for information and a £20 000 reward has been offered.Important information provided by:Forensics: CSI on BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m0004p7f/forensics-the-real-csihttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgj55vz317lohttps://crimestoppers-uk.org/news-media/news/2022/apr/west-midlands-reward-of-20-000-over-jinming-zhang-murderhttps://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2025/february/dedicated-teams-in-the-spotlight-in-new-forensics-the-real-csi/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-60994891Music by: dl-sounds.comFollow the Unseen Podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-unseen-podcast/id1318473466?uo=4Follow the Unseen Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0xWK7Mu3bTP6oziZvxrwSK?si=QxvyPkZ2TdCDscnfxyeRawJoin our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/unseenpodFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theunseenpodFollow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theunseenpod/Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theunseenpod?fan_landing=trueSubscribe to 10 Minute True Crime: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/10-minute-true-crime/id1591474862