
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.
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Sunday Nov 23, 2025
Episode 59 | Close to the Edge
Sunday Nov 23, 2025
Sunday Nov 23, 2025
There's a name that keeps appearing in this investigation - Brian Edge - and he's important, because in the early years of the investigation, he's the prime candidate to be Fred.
And, because we keep discovering more information, we've again narrowed the time window even more - and he's right in it.
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