The Mysterious Case of Fred the Head

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.

 

Episode 17 - Unusual Dentistry and Interesting Memories

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.

Episode 16 - The Policeman and the Postman

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.

Episode 15 - The Other Missing Man

A new discovery takes me on an unexpected detour, and takes me on the trail of another missing man

Episode 14 - The Archive in the Attic

I needed to find the exact date of a story that appeared in the Burton Mail, as it could provide vital information. But how was I going to find three consecutive years of newspapers from 50 years ago - and what would they reveal?

Episode 13 - The Vanishing Man

I'm on the hunt for a man who vanished from Burton in 1971. But how do you find someone from 50 years ago who no one has been able to track down since?

Episode 12 - Conversations

A very good question leads to the next stage of the investigation, leading to a series of conversations which open up more and more lines of enquiry.

Episode 11 - Connections

My most promising lead has disappeared at a critical point of the investigation and that means that my quest to find the identity of the body is at risk.