
Fifty years ago, on March 26th 1971, the body of a young man was found in a secluded spot, an island in the River Trent with extremely limited access. He was buried in a kneeling position, naked except for socks and a wedding ring. His hands and ankles had been bound. So began one of the UK’s most baffling murder mysteries, a grisly crime that has remained unsolved to this day.
Episodes

3 days ago
Episode 44 - Back to Work
3 days ago
3 days ago
Summer's over, so its back to work on the investigation. There's a few interesting developments to update you on on John Gick, on the Kun family emigration and the first Fred the Head meet up which was such a great success.

Sunday Jul 02, 2023
Episode 43 - The Scout’s Story
Sunday Jul 02, 2023
Sunday Jul 02, 2023
John Gick disappears without trace on Saturday 1st February 1969, leaving the scout group he had brought with him from the Isle of Man without its leader. In this episode we track down the second in command on that trip and explore what he remembers about that fateful journey and what he remembers about John Gick and the clues that emerged from the investigation that followed his disappearance.

Saturday May 27, 2023
Episode 42 - Digging Deeper
Saturday May 27, 2023
Saturday May 27, 2023

Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
Episode 41 - The Man who Stepped into Nowhere
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
Tuesday Apr 11, 2023
Our routine investigations pay dividends - When a man emerges from the archives who seems to match Fred - and the more we dig, the more and more intriguing it becomes.

Sunday Apr 09, 2023
Episode 40 - The Witness
Sunday Apr 09, 2023
Sunday Apr 09, 2023
In a long interview, we meet with the man who claims to have been an accessory to Fred's murder, who tells a remarkable tale in his own words.

Sunday Feb 26, 2023
Episode 39 - A Glimpse behind the Curtain
Sunday Feb 26, 2023
Sunday Feb 26, 2023
There's one final question I need to ask Zoe, I spend far more time than I should digging through the archives with interesting results and we receive an offer of some very useful help

Sunday Jan 29, 2023
Episode 38 - No Stone Unturned
Sunday Jan 29, 2023
Sunday Jan 29, 2023
Jo has been busy uncovering more about Matthew James Jackson, I'm able to speak to someone who knew Frank Kun very well and there are some intriguing questions raised by listeners.

Wednesday Dec 28, 2022
Episode 37 - Another Year
Wednesday Dec 28, 2022
Wednesday Dec 28, 2022
In our end of year review, we try and marshall all of the salient points we have discovered so far, map out the work ahead of us and, in the process, uncover some new and potential important information about Matthew James Jackson.

Sunday Dec 11, 2022
Episode 36 - The Missing Years
Sunday Dec 11, 2022
Sunday Dec 11, 2022
1969 - The Cold War is at its height. The clandestine battle of secrets, spies and espionage is raging on both sides of the Iron Curtain. It sounds glamorous, but in reality espionage was a dirty, sordid, small time business. Was Fred's death related to these activities.

Sunday Oct 16, 2022
Episode 35 - Down To Us
Sunday Oct 16, 2022
Sunday Oct 16, 2022
My request to the senior levels of the Police service about Isotopic Analysis yields results of an unexpected kind and I get to speak with someone who's been working on the Fred case for far longer than me.

Saturday Oct 01, 2022
Episode 34 - The Confession?
Saturday Oct 01, 2022
Saturday Oct 01, 2022
We hear about something that may change everything. A possible link between the body and the killer.

Saturday Sep 03, 2022
Episode 33 - Dental Fundamentals
Saturday Sep 03, 2022
Saturday Sep 03, 2022
We've got work to do in our continuing investigation into whether there was any connection between Bible John and Fred. That starts with a deep dive into the dentistry and that process generates a new idea that I need to get to the bottom of.