The Mysterious Case of Fred the Head

Episode 29 - 1968

I receive an offer of help on analysing Fred’s dentistry, the results of which open up a new avenue of investigation. One that links our victim to the broader political upheavals that were happening around the world in in the late 1960s. And a conversation with Zoe Kun adds more intrigue to that possibility. There’s also some interesting news I wanted to share with you.

Episode 28 - A Very Dark Character

I’m following the trail to discover more about Mr A, the man at the centre of the story in Episode 23. I manage to find and speak with someone who knew him really, really well. So here was my chance to test the accuracy of the account.
 
That call proved very interesting, but not only in the way I had imagined. I also learned something else that cast a new light on the case. One that linked to earlier stages of the investigation.

Episode 27 - The Real George Robinson

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.

Episode 26 - Looking for George

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.

Episode 25 – The Man in the Shack

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.

Episode 24 - The Story, Deconstructed

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.

Episode 23 - The Man from the North

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.

Episode 22 - An Unexpected Discovery

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.

Episode 21 - The Man at the Bar

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.

Episode 20 - The End of the Beginning

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.

Episode 19 - On the Level

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

 

Episode 18 - The Unexpected Passenger

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.