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
Sunday Jan 16, 2022
Episode 27 - The Real George Robinson
Sunday Jan 16, 2022
Sunday Jan 16, 2022
Trying to trace George Robinson, who died in his shack in Stapenhill is proving difficult, very difficult, but we’ve simply got to find him. But in the process of trying to find him, I discover another witness. Someone who can tell me much, much more about one of the other main characters in the story. Mr A – the man at the centre of the murder.
Saturday Jan 01, 2022
Episode 26 - Looking for George
Saturday Jan 01, 2022
Saturday Jan 01, 2022
I’m trying to find the identity of the man in the shack, to understand who he was and whether he was involved in the case in any way. That investigation leads us down another fascinating avenue.
Sunday Dec 19, 2021
Episode 25 – The Man in the Shack
Sunday Dec 19, 2021
Sunday Dec 19, 2021
I needed to dig deeper and deeper into the story that we had been told, and that involved another conversation with the person who told me the story. That conversation revealed something I hadn’t quite understood…. Exactly when he was told about the murder, and if thats true, it could have major repercussions for the investigation.
Sunday Nov 28, 2021
Episode 24 - The Story, Deconstructed
Sunday Nov 28, 2021
Sunday Nov 28, 2021
We’d heard a compelling account of what had happened – but was it true? - I needed to take a deep dive to investigate the truthfulness of the account. However during that investigation I'd learn something new that cast a completely different light on the case.
Sunday Nov 21, 2021
Episode 23 - The Man from the North
Sunday Nov 21, 2021
Sunday Nov 21, 2021
When I receive a message from someone who claims to have told the police the real story of what had happened to Fred over 12 months ago, and now wants to tell me, I’m interested. This episode is his story, and it’s fascinating.
Saturday Nov 06, 2021
Episode 22 - An Unexpected Discovery
Saturday Nov 06, 2021
Saturday Nov 06, 2021
Trying to find the identity of the man at the bar, I stumble upon something unforeseen that casts a new light on the early stages of the police investigation that may have fascinating implications.
Friday Oct 15, 2021
Episode 21 - The Man at the Bar
Friday Oct 15, 2021
Friday Oct 15, 2021
I finally get to speak to someone I’d been trying to speak to for a few months – and something they say stops me in my tracks. Something that links a living person in 1969 with the body found in 1971.
Sunday Sep 19, 2021
Episode 20 - The End of the Beginning
Sunday Sep 19, 2021
Sunday Sep 19, 2021
We receive a second anonymous letter, but are things exactly what they appear to be? We dig deeper into who was living on the Level and at Frank Kun’s old addresses which yields another mystery, and I have a fascinating conversation with someone who worked on Bass’s Meadow in the 1960s, which makes me think more about what might have been going on there.
Sunday Sep 05, 2021
Episode 19 - On the Level
Sunday Sep 05, 2021
Sunday Sep 05, 2021
I try and retrace the car journey to identify exactly where the young man was dropped off. We discover the final pieces of the Mr Czenner story and uncover another address I really need to investigate
Sunday Aug 22, 2021
Episode 18 - The Unexpected Passenger
Sunday Aug 22, 2021
Sunday Aug 22, 2021
In a longer than usual episode, I’m on the track of Matthew James Jackson and with the help of some great detective work from a listener, we are able to inch closer to the truth. And having spoken to one of Zoe’s old school friends, another long conversation with Zoe really intrigues me.
Sunday Aug 08, 2021
Episode 17 - Unusual Dentistry and Interesting Memories
Sunday Aug 08, 2021
Sunday Aug 08, 2021
I uncover the reason why the police believed the dentistry to be unusual, and what that tells us about the police investigation and the victim. Developing other lines of enquiry leads me back to Zoe in Australia, who shares even more intriguing memories.
Sunday Jul 25, 2021
Episode 16 - The Policeman and the Postman
Sunday Jul 25, 2021
Sunday Jul 25, 2021
I manage to find the Scenes of Crimes Officer from the time of the discovery of the body, the man who dug the body out of the ground and the first person to see the body since the murderer, and I learn some fascinating new facts. Then, things take an unexpected and intriguing turn.