The Unsolved Podcast

On this weeks episode, I cover the case of Tamla Horsford, who attended an adults sleep over in 2018 to celebrate a friends birthday, but who was found dead in the backyard the following morning after falling from a 15ft balcony. The case was deemed accidental and wasn't widely publicised, that is until 2020, when the death of George Floyd sparked the Black Live Matter protests and people began to share Tamla's case as they believed it hadn't been fully investigated - celebrities such as 50 Cent and Kim Kardashian signed and shared it, and suddenly, Tamla's case was widely discussed and scrutinised with many believing it was in fact a homicide. A reinvestigation was carried out - no further answers have been given.This episode uses AI - for a breakdown of the autopsy and the voice of R. Fernandes. If you have a story in mind that you would like featured, please email sslpod.kd@gmail.com, you can also find me on instagram and TikTokIf you would like to sponsor the podcast, you can do so via buymeacoffee Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rebecca Coriam was 24 and working onboard the Disney Wonder cruise line within the Youth Entertainment team, her bright, bubbly and always happy nature secured her the job with Disney.On the 21st March 2011, the Disney Wonder set sail for it's Mexican Riveria cruise, the magic of the horns rang out "When You Wish Upon a Star" as the ship left the Port of Los Angeles, guests were queuing for a picture with Mickey Mouse, and the staff began their work to entertain adults and children aboard.Rebecca Coriam had sent a Facebook message to her parents to say she would call them the following day, but that call never happened, because on 22nd March 2011, Rebecca vanished from the ship - the Captain claimed it be a rogue wave that swept Rebecca from Deck 5, others feel she may have jumped but friends and family strongly believe there to be a cover up. A pair of flip flops which were the main reason for the rogue wave idea, led to further questions being ask, but the main question was - Are Disney hiding something?Jon Ronson Article for The IndependentIf you have a story in mind that you would like featured, please email sslpod.kd@gmail.com, you can also find me on instagram and TikTokIf you would like to sponsor the podcast, you can do so via buymeacoffee Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

*WARNING* This episode discusses mental health, drug use and suicide. Kurt Cobain, a name that many people will know and maybe you're one of the 36 million monthly listeners on Spotify of Nirvana.Sadly, we've been left with three albums worth of music to listen to on a loop for 31 years because in April 1994, Kurt was found dead in his Seattle home. Police determined it to be a suicide, Kurt had taken a lot of Heroin and appeared to have shot himself - but for many years, this theory has been questioned, many people speculated as to whether he really did take his own life. Last week, in February 2026 - news broke that a team of specialist forensics had re-looked into Kurt's case, and they believe the evidence strongly suggest her was in fact murdered. In this weeks episode, we cover Kurt as a person, his life in the band, his death and these new theories. If you have a story in mind that you would like featured, please email sslpod.kd@gmail.com, you can also find me on instagram and TikTokIf you would like to sponsor the podcast, you can do so via buymeacoffee Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, The Unsolved Podcast is giving you a three for one with the mini series of Gareth Williams. Gareth William's was a highly intelligent 31 year old, who was working for MI6 in 2010. In August 2010, following a call for concern, police visited Gareth's London flat, what they found would be the start of a story that to this day, is no closer to having a resolve, because in Gareth's bath was red holdall bag, that had been zipped shut and a padlocked. Inside the bag, was Gareth's naked body.Very little DNA was found at the scene, there were no fingerprints on or inside the bag, despite the city facing a heatwave, the flats thermostat had been left on high. Some items in the flat that were found flooded the news which led the story on a different path. There were three main theories for Gareth, we'll explore these plus other areas of Gareth's life, work and potential connections to similar deaths in the years before and after. Episode 1 covers who Gareth was, his intellegence and the job he held with GCHQ and MI6, plus the discovery of his body and the initial findings. If you have a story in mind that you would like featured, please email sslpod.kd@gmail.com, you can also find me on instagram and TikTokIf you would like to sponsor the podcast, you can do so via buymeacoffee Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, The Unsolved Podcast is giving you a three for one with the mini series of Gareth Williams. Gareth William's was a highly intelligent 31 year old, who was working for MI6 in 2010.  In August 2010, following a call for concern, police visited Gareth's London flat, what they found would be the start of a story that to this day, is no closer to having a resolve, because in Gareth's bath was red holdall bag, that had been zipped shut and a padlocked. Inside the bag, was Gareth's naked body.Very little DNA was found at the scene, there were no fingerprints on or inside the bag, despite the city facing a heatwave, the flats thermostat had been left on high. Some items in the flat that were found flooded the news which led the story on a different path. There were three main theories for Gareth, we'll explore these plus other areas of Gareth's life, work and potential connections to similar deaths in the years before and after.  In Episode 2 we cover the three main theories considered to have happened to Gareth, from him getting into the bag himself, a consensual experiment or murder! If you have a story in mind that you would like featured, please email sslpod.kd@gmail.com, you can also find me on instagram and TikTokIf you would like to sponsor the podcast, you can do so via buymeacoffee Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, The Unsolved Podcast is giving you a three for one with the mini series of Gareth Williams. Gareth William's was a highly intelligent 31 year old, who was working for MI6 in 2010.  In August 2010, following a call for concern, police visited Gareth's London flat, what they found would be the start of a story that to this day, is no closer to having a resolve, because in Gareth's bath was red holdall bag, that had been zipped shut and a padlocked. Inside the bag, was Gareth's naked body.Very little DNA was found at the scene, there were no fingerprints on or inside the bag, despite the city facing a heatwave, the flats thermostat had been left on high. Some items in the flat that were found flooded the news which led the story on a different path. There were three main theories for Gareth, we'll explore these plus other areas of Gareth's life, work and potential connections to similar deaths in the years before and after.  In the final episode, we tie in the links with Gareth's job and Russia, and the established 4th theory to come from the inquest. As well as looking at similar deaths around the timeframe that could be a connection. If you have a story in mind that you would like featured, please email sslpod.kd@gmail.com, you can also find me on instagram and TikTokIf you would like to sponsor the podcast, you can do so via buymeacoffee Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

*WARNING* This episode covers the abduction and murder of a child, extra care must be taken prior to listening. It was the 1970's when The Grimmer family decided to spend a hot Australian's summer day on Fairy Meadow beach but what started with sandcastles and splashing in the sea, ended with he disappearance of the a three year old girl.The Grimmer family had not long moved to Australia from the UK due to dad, Vince, being in the army. Mum, Carole and her four children, Ricky, Stephen, Paul and Cheryl had decided to spend the hot day on the beach, when the weather suddenly took a dramatic turn, Carole started to tidy up their belongings whilst the children when the shower block to clean up, but when cheeky three year old Cheryl refused to come out of the woman's showers, older brother Ricky went to fetch Carole, when they returned to the changing rooms - Cheryl was gone. Being the 70's police only had witness statements to go on, until 18 months later when a 17 year old boy voluntarily went to police with information on Cheryl's disappearance - but it wasn't just information he had...he also had a confession. This week, I cover why 55 years after that confession there still hasn't been any charges brought against anyone in connection with Cheryl's abduction and murder. 60 Minutes Australia If you have a story in mind that you would like featured, please email sslpod.kd@gmail.com, you can also find me on instagram and TikTokIf you would like to sponsor the podcast, you can do so via buymeacoffee Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 30th June 1999, a badly decomposed body was found in a corn field in Missouri, through finger prints police were able to confirm it was the body of 41 year old Ricky McCormick, although there was a small suspicion that he had been murdered, due to the decomposition and the wobbly timeline around his date of death, the case fell cold. To start with, Ricky's case wasn't well known, it got a small mention in a local newspaper - his family were told that no clues had been found in connection to his death, but behind the scenes police had found something, two handwritten notes that appeared to be in code or a cipher. They handed them to the FBI who spent 12 years trying to crack the cipher in hopes it would give the answers around Ricky's potential murder, when they failed to crack they code, they made the notes public in March 2011 and suddenly, Ricky's death was thrown into the spotlight, amateur codebreakers around the world took the chance to beat the FBI to cracking the notes left - but to this day they have never been solved. But, were they ever meant to be solved? Are they even a cipher at all?To view copies of the notes left, head over to my instagram. If you have a story in mind that you would like featured, please email sslpod.kd@gmail.com, you can also find me on instagram and TikTokIf you would like to sponsor the podcast, you can do so via buymeacoffee Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 26th January 2011, Sam Goldberg returned to his apartment he shared with his fiancé, Ellen Greenberg, following using the gym and found the door closed from the inside, he tired to gain access by calling Ellen's name, sending texts and banging on the door - eventually, he broke the door down and found Ellen lying on their. kitchen floor dead and surrounded by blood. The autopsy that followed found that Ellen had 20 stabs wounds to her body, including 10 to back of her head and neck, with the final blow appearing to be to her heart, the first autopsy confirmed homicide as the cause of death - medical professionals over the years have stated that the areas stabbed to her neck would've left her incapacitated however, despite this, her cause of death was later ruled as suicide. Nearly 15 years later, and with multiple reviews of the case - the cause of death has remained the same, but with police failings meaning that the apartment was search following crime scene clean up, and failing to obtain statements, could Ellen's death really be murder? Is there a plausible way that she could've taken her own life with what eventually turned out to be 23 stabs of a knife to herself? This weeks episode tells the initial story Ellen's truly harrowing tale, and the covers what has been learnt in the 15 years that followed. Full 911 call If you have a story in mind that you would like featured, please email sslpod.kd@gmail.com, you can also find me on instagram and TikTokIf you would like to sponsor the podcast, you can do so via buymeacoffee Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 31st March 2006, 27 year old medical student, Brian Shaffer decided to go bar hopping with a friend in Columbus, Ohio to celebrate the end of his mid terms. On Monday 3rd April, he was due to fly to Miami with his girlfriend where it was thought he may propose, the vacation was a gift from Brian's mother who had recently passed away from cancer. The evening of drinking was normal, two young men, hopping into bars, enjoying a drink. When they bumped into another friend, they headed back to the bar the two men started in, The Ugly Tuna Salooner, with CCTV picking up Brian and his friends entering at 1:15am on the 1st April 2006. At 1:55am, Brian is seen on the same CCTV talking to two women outside, before heading back into The Ugly Tuna Salooner - this is the last sighting of him, from this point on, Brian has vanished!What happened to Brian? Where did he go? Is it possible for someone to just vanish into thin air? 20 years on, Brian's case still remains a mystery but is still widely spoken about with rumours and theories circulating on forums. If you have a story in mind that you would like featured, please email sslpod.kd@gmail.com, you can also find me on instagram and TikTokIf you would like to sponsor the podcast, you can do so via buymeacoffee Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this weeks episode, I am joined by the wonderful Penny, Jo and Helen who have been fighting for over 30 years to get answers and be heard in relation to their Sister/Aunts unsolved murder. Joy Hewer was just 52 when she was murdered in her own home on the evening of 17th October 1995 - Joy was a private and security conscious person, who had a small circle of friends, she was a devout christian, a teacher and spent time volunteering. There was no sign of forced entry meaning that it must have been someone close to Joy who is responsible. Joy's story is easy to "research" - but the story you get in the newspapers and Crimewatch is actually very different to what happened to her. Over the next three episodes, Penny, Jo and Helen decide now is the time to really tell all on the case, from the police failings, the theories and what really happened to Joy. You can follow them on TikTok here! If you have a story in mind that you would like featured, please email sslpod.kd@gmail.com, you can also find me on instagram and TikTokIf you would like to sponsor the podcast, you can do so via buymeacoffee Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

*Warning, this episode contains details of sexual assault - extra care must be taken when listening*In this episode, Penny, Jo and Helen join me and we cover Joy's family being denied access from seeing her body, the inquest and the theory of The London Healing Project.We also talk about Joy's cause of death, which is not what is reported across news platforms, the inquest where the family where told to remain silent and not ask questions.This episode is hard hitting, and makes reference to a potential cult.Scottish HeraldYou can follow Penny, Jo and Helen on TikTok here. If you have a story in mind that you would like featured, please email sslpod.kd@gmail.com, you can also find me on instagram and TikTokIf you would like to sponsor the podcast, you can do so via buymeacoffee Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the final episode of The Real Story of Joy Hewer, Penny tells us of the debacle Joy's family faced when it came to obtaining her ashes following the funeral. Penny, Jo and Helen talk about the constant changes of detectives leading the case and how there appears to be a pattern of them seeming keen and then going quiet. A revelation comes to light when Penny tells the story of finally being shown a picture of Joy following the fire brigade finding her.You can follow any updates on Joy's case by following the TikTok page created by Jo and Helen. If you have a story in mind that you would like featured, please email sslpod.kd@gmail.com, you can also find me on instagram and TikTokIf you would like to sponsor the podcast, you can do so via buymeacoffee Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Something a little different coming to you this week - and it may make you ask the question "Does this belong on a true crime podcast?"On the 8th March 2014 at Kuala Lumpa International Airport a Malaysia Airlines flight was preparing to take off on a regularly scheduled red eye flight to Beijing, China.The night was calm and clear, the pilot was experienced and there was no indication of anything going wrong on this flight, the pilot remained in contact with ATC until the point it was meant to check in with Vietnam ATC - it never did! Instead, the plane turned south and was uncontactable and untraceable.But in the background, the plane was sending handshakes and was, for a while, tracked by the military,But then they lost contact too - everything fell silent, there were no SQUAWKs sent, no distress signals yet somehow, this plane carried on flying for 7 hours.Why had the planed turned around? Where was it heading?We'll be covering the theories of what may have happened - and here's where the true crime part comes in! You'll have to listen to find out.If you have a story in mind that you would like featured, please email sslpod.kd@gmail.com, you can also find me on instagram and TikTokIf you would like to sponsor the podcast, you can do so via buymeacoffee Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WARNING - This episode discusses mental health and suicide, extra care must be taken when listening. On this weeks episode of The Unsolved Podcast, we delve into one of America's biggest missing children mysteries, Timmothy Pitzen was just 6 years old when his mother, Amy Fry Pitzen, checked him out of kindergarten early stating there was a family emergency on 11th May 2011.Over the next two days, Amy treated Timmothy to trips to the zoo and two water parks, with regular sightings of the pair being caught on CCTV, but by May 13th - Amy was only seen on CCTV alone, buying paper and pens. Later that day, she was found dead in a hotel room and Timmothy was no where to be found. In 2019, a cruel hoax caused Timmothy's family to gain hope that would then be slashed, and to this day - where Timmothy is or whether he's still alive, remains the biggest question. If you have a story in mind that you would like featured, please email sslpod.kd@gmail.com, you can also find me on instagram and TikTokIf you would like to sponsor the podcast, you can do so via buymeacoffee Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, you'll get two episodes to listen too and we dive into one of the UKs biggest unsolved mysteries.Claudia Lawrence was a 35 year old chef from Heworth, York when she went missing in March 2009. Not. trace left as to where she had gone, or who had taken her. After 5 weeks missing, North Yorkshire Police ungraded Claudia's case from missing to a murder inquiry. In the first episode, we'll cover the lead up to her disappearance and the initial investigation carried out, as well as the bombshell revelation police revealed on an episode of the BBC's Crimewatch that turned the case on it's head. If you have a story in mind that you would like featured, please email sslpod.kd@gmail.com, you can also find me on instagram and TikTokIf you would like to sponsor the podcast, you can do so via buymeacoffee Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to the the second instalment of Caudia Lawrence's disappearance. In this episode, we look at how the the disclosure on Crimewatch with regards to Claudia's personal life changed the shape of this investigation and how instead of it encouraging people to come forward, it instead, made them stay quiet.We'll also discuss why police turned their attention to the holiday destination of Cyprus. In 2013, the case was taken over by a new department within North Yorkshire Police and further developments were made, DNA and fingerprints were found and there were even some arrests. Claudia's disappearance is one of the biggest unsolved cases in the UK, but some good has come from it also in the form of Claudia's law.CCTV Footage North Yorkshire Police - with information on how to report any information you may have on Claudia's case. If you have a story in mind that you would like featured, please email sslpod.kd@gmail.com, you can also find me on instagram and TikTokIf you would like to sponsor the podcast, you can do so via buymeacoffee Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this weeks episode, we cover two missing peoples cases from the popular holiday destination of the Canary Islands.On 16th March 2023, Gary Shearer decided to take a weeks holiday in Lanzarote on his own to celebrate St Patrick's day. Having flown from Scotland to the Las Palmas, Gary got changed and shared on social media his excitement at visiting Bar 67 that evening but sadly, it would seem that Gary didn't get the chance to enjoy even a full day of his holiday, as the last sighting of him was caught on CCTV in the early hours of the morning of 17th March. Find Gary Shearer - Facebook PageOn 3rd August 2022, Oliver Heise travelled from his home of Hanover, Germany, to Gran Canaria where he had planned to spend 13 days exploring the non tourist parts of Tenerife, La Gomera and Gran Caneria. Oliver loved learning about culture and had planned to sleep in the caves dotted around the three islands as well as spend time with the hippy communities on La Gomera. Oliver had been in contact with various friends and his mum whilst on his travels and even shared a story to his instagram on the 5th August from Tenerife - but this post is now the last Oliver has ever made. His phone is picked up at various Pilons between Tenerife & Gran Canaria and he has not been heard from since this day. Looking For Oliver - Website Both families continue to share their appeals in hopes that someone may hold a key piece of information that could lead them to finding out what happened to the two men.If you have a story in mind that you would like featured, please email sslpod.kd@gmail.com, you can also find me on instagram and TikTokIf you would like to sponsor the podcast, you can do so via buymeacoffee Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode makes reference to sexual assaults on children, extra precaution must be taken when listening to it. In the late 80's to early 90's - families of suburban Melbourne found them selves in fear! The reason? Mr Cruel!Mr Cruel's reign of terror included abduction and sexual assault on young girls, but one question still remains, did he murder Kermein Chan?Kermein's abduction from her home on the evening 13th April 1991 had the hallmarks of Mr Cruel, he had abducted two other girls in the years before - Sharon Wills and Nicki Lynas - but there was one big difference, as Sharon and Nicki were returned, but Kermein? She was murdered. Did Kermein manager to see the identity of Mr Cruel, forcing him to become a murderer? Or was his intentions to take her for the purpose of murder? Over 30 years on and Victoria Police have never been able to catch the man behind the name of Mr Cruel, although, there is a long list of suspects - with one admitting to the murder! If you have a story in mind that you would like featured, please email sslpod.kd@gmail.com, you can also find me on instagram and TikTokIf you would like to sponsor the podcast, you can do so via buymeacoffee Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Thursday 11th May 2006, Luke Durbin had a night out planned with two of his closest friends but by Saturday 13th May he was reported as missing. As police started to investigate Luke's disappearance, it became apparent that he was dealing in drugs and potentially was part of what is now known as County Lines. In 2010, Luke's case was upgraded from a missing person to a murder inquiry, but as of today, Luke has never been found. Luke's involvement with drugs was kept quiet in the press until a documentary on Channel 5 - Missing or Murdered - when it delved into the full story but the focus remains on what happened to Luke.Despite it being nearly 20 years since Luke was last seen, his case remains open and people still come forward with information. If you have any information in regards to Luke's disappearance, you can find the details on how to report these on the link below - this link also shows the CCTV clips of people within the vicinity of Luke's last known presence that police would like to talk too: https://www.suffolk.police.uk/news/suffolk/news/missing/2023/october/missing---luke-durbin/If you have a story in mind that you would like featured, please email sslpod.kd@gmail.com, you can also find me on instagram and TikTokIf you would like to sponsor the podcast, you can do so via buymeacoffee Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.