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28: The Disappearance of Sheila Fox Jun 09, 2019

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On the 18th August 1944, 6 year old Sheila Fox went to school at St James Primary School in Farnworth, Bolton as usual. She left school to walk home but was never seen again. Her case became national news and was known in the press as the Girl in the Green Mac. Over the years tips have come in and other crimes in the area have been investigated. What did happen to Sheila Fox?
Important information provided by:
http://www.historicbolton.yolasite.com/sheila-fox.php
https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/6022930.the-last-time-i-saw-sheila-alive/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-51530/Garden-dig-body-girl-vanished-57-years-ago.html
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2001/jun/06/helencarter
https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/6026742.i-hope-my-sister-can-finally-have-a-christian-burial/
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/search-continues-60-years-on-1119203
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
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27: Peter Bergmann Jun 02, 2019

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On the 16th June 2009 a man was discovered on Rosses Point beach in County Sligo in the Republic of Ireland. 10 years later the man is yet to be identified.

26: The Ilford Murder May 26, 2019

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On the 3rd October 1922, Percy and Edith Thompson were on their way home from the theatre and had just arrived in Ilford, East London, close to where they lived. A man appeared out of the bushes and began to attack Percy while Edith looked on horrified.

25: Body 115 May 19, 2019

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On the 18th November 1987, passengers at the Kings Cross St Pancras station were busy travelling home or visiting tourist attractions in the capital. It was around 7:30pm and one of the passengers would notice some flames appearing from underneath the escalator. At 7:45pm these flames would spread into one of the deadliest fires ever seen on the London Underground. Its effects were devastating and 31 people died and many more were fatally injured. One of these people however that could not be identified was a man who for many years was named body 115.
Important information provided by:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/jan/22/transport.uk
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3419647.stm
https://www.btp.police.uk/latest_news/alexander_fallon.aspx
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_Cross_fire
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/victim-no115-is-identified-6944009.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-206361/Final-Kings-Cross-victim-named.html
https://www.irishnews.com/magazine/daily/2017/11/18/news/king-s-cross-fire-it-s-been-30-years-since-a-single-match-started-a-deadly-blaze-1191007/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjKi9II8rwk

24: Malika De Fernandez May 12, 2019

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On the 13th May 1983, workers at Lindow Moss peat bog came across something unusual. While cutting the peat the men came across a preserved human head. This was taken to Macclesfield police who quickly made a connection to a missing woman by the name of Malika De Fernandez. The later investigation would uncover a number of secrets and a huge discovery would later change what everybody had initially thought. Malika's story would contain a discovery, a confession and a surprising link to Archaeology.
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https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindow_Woman
https://mg.co.za/article/1998-04-09-unearthing-the-living-dead
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=892&dat=19831214&id=maRaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2k8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4415,2987263&hl=en
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23: The Disappearance of Alan Addis May 05, 2019

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On the 8th August 1980, Marine Alan Addis went out on a mission with two other marines in the Falkland Islands. The men's job was to travel from the capital Stanley to an isolated settlement called North Arm on East Falkland. They were then to travel to Fitzroy, a settlement close to Stanley, to train some locals. That night at around 8pm the men went out to the social club in North Arm to wind down. It was only when the men set off the next morning back to Fitzroy that they noticed that Alan was missing.
Important information provided by:
https://www.forces.net/news/missing-falklands-what-happened-marine-addis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DFYmiAuXn4 (Episodes 1-4)
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Royal_Marine_Alan_Addis
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/final-act-in-a-falklands-drama-1598465.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/falklands-arrests-over-missing-marine-two-arrested-over-falklands-marine-1603200.html
Also for further reading Anne Addis published a book called Missing on Patrol which provides an in depth look at her battle to get answers about what happened.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Missing-Patrol-Sarah-Ann-Addis/dp/072233494X
This episode is dedicated to the memory of Alan Addis.
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22: The Porthole Murder Apr 28, 2019

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On the 10th October 1947, the ship the Durban Castle was travelling from Capetown in South Africa to Southampton in the UK. 21 year old actress Eileen Gibson or Gay as was her stage name was travelling alone in first class cabin number 126\. In the early hours of the morning the lights outside her cabin were lit which alerted the nightwatchman Fred Steer. The next morning the passengers and staff on the ship were greeted with a strange mystery; Gay Gibson was nowhere to be found.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-43478495
https://www.cruiseshipdeaths.com/1947/10/18/actress-eileen-gay-gibson-cruise-ship-murder-on-durban-castle/
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6j88dg
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
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21: The Cutt Mill Murders Apr 14, 2019

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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-4860878
http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/history-from-police-archives/RB1/Pt2/pt2CutMill32.html
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/nov/26/law.stuartjeffries
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
www.dl-sounds.com
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20: The Bedgebury Forest Woman Apr 07, 2019

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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_Woman
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/778172.stm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFufAt4_f0U&app=desktop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7qi_czNhJg&app=desktop
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7056796.stm
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/new-appeal-over-murder-mystery-a32811/
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/new-test-reopens-unsolved-murders-1071002.html
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/may/06/2
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19: Adnan Abdul Hameed Al-Sane Mar 31, 2019

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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-8197394
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/headless-man-link-with-double-shooting-1371370.html
https://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.com
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