The Mysterious Case of Fred the Head https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com 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. Sun, 23 Aug 2026 08:57:49 +0100 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en Copyright 2021 All rights reserved. True Crime 1440 episodic They say that in the case of a mysterious death the first 48 hours are critical. If investigators don't get a lead in this time - the chances of solving the crime are greatly diminished. But what if you don't get a lead in in the first 48 hours, or 48 days. What if you don't get a lead in 48 years? Welcome to the mysterious case of Fred the Head - One of the UK's most curious, baffling and unsolved crimes Ken Davies Ken Davies No false https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/11132045/logo_gpa5ss.png The Mysterious Case of Fred the Head https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com 144 144 The Mysterious Case of the Blackpool Street Murder | Episode 7 | The Alternative Explanation The Mysterious Case of the Blackpool Street Murder | Episode 7 | The Alternative Explanation https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-7-the-alternative-explanation/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-7-the-alternative-explanation/#comments Sun, 23 Aug 2026 08:57:49 +0100 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/62aa31a2-8d39-3b60-bd6a-091f7f187148 Ken Davies false No 918 74 full The Mysterious Case of the Blackpool Street Murder | Episode 6 | The Prisoner The Mysterious Case of the Blackpool Street Murder | Episode 6 | The Prisoner https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/the-mysterious-case-of-the-blackpool-street-murder-episode-6-the-prisoner/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/the-mysterious-case-of-the-blackpool-street-murder-episode-6-the-prisoner/#comments Sun, 26 Jul 2026 08:45:29 +0100 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/00124261-0fc2-30bb-a6ae-71fcd865e501 We talk to someone who knew Francis Clarke on the inside of the prison system, and what this tells us about the reality of incarceration for an offender facing a life sentence, but also the crime itself.

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]]> We talk to someone who knew Francis Clarke on the inside of the prison system, and what this tells us about the reality of incarceration for an offender facing a life sentence, but also the crime itself.

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]]> Ken Davies false No 2547 73 full The Mysterious Case of the Blackpool Street Murder | Episode 5 | Two Years Earlier The Mysterious Case of the Blackpool Street Murder | Episode 5 | Two Years Earlier https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/the-mysterious-case-of-the-blackpool-street-murder-episode-5-two-years-earlier/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/the-mysterious-case-of-the-blackpool-street-murder-episode-5-two-years-earlier/#comments Sat, 27 Jun 2026 17:05:41 +0100 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/28da8ad2-6b4b-32fc-bf82-187d2f83bbb4 DCS Bob Stewart, in charge of the Tina Sellars murder investigation had history. He had been the lead detective a famous case two years earlier and had secured life sentences for those involved. It was lauded as a great success.

So he was the perfect man to lead this investigation. Or was he....

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]]> DCS Bob Stewart, in charge of the Tina Sellars murder investigation had history. He had been the lead detective a famous case two years earlier and had secured life sentences for those involved. It was lauded as a great success.

So he was the perfect man to lead this investigation. Or was he....

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]]> Ken Davies false No 2193 72 full The Mysterious Case of the Blackpool Street Murder | Episode 4 | Maybes and Certainties The Mysterious Case of the Blackpool Street Murder | Episode 4 | Maybes and Certainties https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/the-mysterious-case-of-the-blackpool-street-murder-episode-4-maybes-and-certainties/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/the-mysterious-case-of-the-blackpool-street-murder-episode-4-maybes-and-certainties/#comments Sun, 14 Jun 2026 10:10:42 +0100 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/ce7a413b-713c-3449-9048-012e9974a843 The jury was certain. Francis Clarke had murdered Tina Sellars. But as we discovered in the last episode, there are serious doubts as to whether the time required to commit the crime tallied with the window of opportunity that Clarke had to commit it.

As as we find out in this episode, there are other reasons to suspect there was a potentially entirely different explanation for the crime.

But what about the scientific evidence? That's incontrovertible surely?

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]]> The jury was certain. Francis Clarke had murdered Tina Sellars. But as we discovered in the last episode, there are serious doubts as to whether the time required to commit the crime tallied with the window of opportunity that Clarke had to commit it.

As as we find out in this episode, there are other reasons to suspect there was a potentially entirely different explanation for the crime.

But what about the scientific evidence? That's incontrovertible surely?

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]]> Ken Davies false No 1235 71 full The Mysterious Case of the Blackpool Street Murder | Episode 3 | Reasonable Doubt The Mysterious Case of the Blackpool Street Murder | Episode 3 | Reasonable Doubt https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/the-mysterious-case-of-the-balckpool-street-murder-epiosde-3-reasonable-doubt/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/the-mysterious-case-of-the-balckpool-street-murder-epiosde-3-reasonable-doubt/#comments Sat, 06 Jun 2026 16:20:28 +0100 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/f86bd378-5da8-3eb7-a966-5921f876647f Francis Clarke has been convicted of the murder of Tina Sellars and starts to serve his life sentence. But something's not quite right about this case.

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]]> Francis Clarke has been convicted of the murder of Tina Sellars and starts to serve his life sentence. But something's not quite right about this case.

For more details

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]]> Ken Davies false No 2044 70 full The Mysterious Case of the Blackpool Street Murder | Episode 2 | The Clearest of Evidence The Mysterious Case of the Blackpool Street Murder | Episode 2 | The Clearest of Evidence https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/ther-mysterious-case-of-the-blackpool-street-murder-episoede-2-the-clearest-of-evidence/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/ther-mysterious-case-of-the-blackpool-street-murder-episoede-2-the-clearest-of-evidence/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:11:41 +0100 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e5c0d47f-373f-3776-9020-8d76a051c9ab For DCS Bob Stewart the pressure to solve the Blackpool Street murder was intensifying, The violent nature of the killing suggest they were dealing with a man who had the potential to murder again. He needed to break the case and he needed to do it fast.

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]]> For DCS Bob Stewart the pressure to solve the Blackpool Street murder was intensifying, The violent nature of the killing suggest they were dealing with a man who had the potential to murder again. He needed to break the case and he needed to do it fast.

For more details

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]]> Ken Davies false No 2754 69 full The Mysterious Case of the Blackpool Street Murder | Episode 1 | The Last Bus Home The Mysterious Case of the Blackpool Street Murder | Episode 1 | The Last Bus Home https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/the-mysterious-case-of-the-blackpool-street-murder-episode-1-the-last-bus-home/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/the-mysterious-case-of-the-blackpool-street-murder-episode-1-the-last-bus-home/#comments Sat, 30 May 2026 10:22:43 +0100 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/559cc338-7945-3472-855f-de01e38647dc The night of the 15th June 1980 was drizzly and unseasonal. In the Midlands town of Burton upon Trent, an 18 year old student steps off the bus and walks back to her grandparents house.

An hour later she was found murdered and mutilated, but what exactly happened in that next hour? Welcome to the Mysterious Case of the Blackpool Street Murder.

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]]> The night of the 15th June 1980 was drizzly and unseasonal. In the Midlands town of Burton upon Trent, an 18 year old student steps off the bus and walks back to her grandparents house.

An hour later she was found murdered and mutilated, but what exactly happened in that next hour? Welcome to the Mysterious Case of the Blackpool Street Murder.

For more details

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]]> Ken Davies false No 1745 68 full Episode 64 | Tracking Hardy Episode 64 | Tracking Hardy https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-64-tracking-hardy/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-64-tracking-hardy/#comments Sat, 16 May 2026 17:16:49 +0100 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/73b30551-5ccf-3910-98a1-ffb98e2d9639 In Part 2 of our deep dive into Anthony Hardy, we're able to establish his exact whereabouts, we speak to those who knew him as a youngster and just maybe there's another Burton murder we need to concern ourselves with.

 

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]]> In Part 2 of our deep dive into Anthony Hardy, we're able to establish his exact whereabouts, we speak to those who knew him as a youngster and just maybe there's another Burton murder we need to concern ourselves with.

 

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]]> Ken Davies false No 1338 67 full Episode 63 | Much More Than Anyone Imagines Episode 63 | Much More Than Anyone Imagines https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-63-much-more-than-anyone-imagines/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-63-much-more-than-anyone-imagines/#comments Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:15:45 +0100 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/0c82601e-50bd-30f4-933e-1bef141241b5 In November 1972 a young women is murdered in a bedsit flat in Maida Vale, London. That murder is still unsolved. But how on earth could this be connected to our search for Fred?

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]]> In November 1972 a young women is murdered in a bedsit flat in Maida Vale, London. That murder is still unsolved. But how on earth could this be connected to our search for Fred?

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]]> Ken Davies false No 1506 66 full Episode 62 | Progress & Frustrations Episode 62 | Progress & Frustrations https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-62-progress-frustrations/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-62-progress-frustrations/#comments Mon, 23 Feb 2026 18:26:39 +0000 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/a83917f3-b4bd-3704-8a1e-c372e94d618d As our research continues along the points we determined where key to moving the case forward, we're met with frustrating responses, but we're making progress in other key areas. 

 

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]]> As our research continues along the points we determined where key to moving the case forward, we're met with frustrating responses, but we're making progress in other key areas. 

 

Links:

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Ken Davies

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]]> Ken Davies false No 1667 65 full Episode 61 | Rings within Rings Episode 61 | Rings within Rings https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-61-rings-within-rings/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-61-rings-within-rings/#comments Sat, 24 Jan 2026 11:29:57 +0000 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/97002ef2-f444-357b-8538-63277035c5f8 Fred was found with a plain 9ct ring on his right wedding ring finger. Surely we've found all of the information we possible could about that - Well, maybe not.

 

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]]> Fred was found with a plain 9ct ring on his right wedding ring finger. Surely we've found all of the information we possible could about that - Well, maybe not.

 

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]]> Ken Davies false No 1622 64 full Episode 60 | Analytical Clues Episode 60 | Analytical Clues https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-60-analytical-clues/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-60-analytical-clues/#comments Sun, 28 Dec 2025 10:52:29 +0000 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/6eb7c0f8-b71e-3d85-b3ab-db45f735e365 As we finish 2025. there's a lot going on with Fred and maybe we've just taken some more steps forward, but with an unexpected plot twist. 

 

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]]> As we finish 2025. there's a lot going on with Fred and maybe we've just taken some more steps forward, but with an unexpected plot twist. 

 

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]]> Ken Davies false No 1606 63 full Episode 59 | Close to the Edge Episode 59 | Close to the Edge https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-59-close-to-the-edge/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-59-close-to-the-edge/#comments Sun, 23 Nov 2025 12:42:53 +0000 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/dc5fba1e-c1b9-3919-b3ec-b10f8cd23bec 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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]]> 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.

To contact me: fredtheheadpodcast@gmail.com

or through the Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/fredtheheadpodcast?locale=en_GB

 

]]> Ken Davies false No 1661 62 full Episode 58 | The Pathologist's Notes Episode 58 | The Pathologist's Notes https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-58-the-pathologists-notes/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-58-the-pathologists-notes/#comments Sat, 25 Oct 2025 16:13:49 +0100 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/08783528-740d-3121-881d-fd5716e3538a Sometimes, when you least expect it, something happens quite of the blue, that changes everything.....

 

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]]> Sometimes, when you least expect it, something happens quite of the blue, that changes everything.....

 

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Podcast Email

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Ken Davies

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]]> Ken Davies false No 1495 61 full Episode 57 | Our Man from Stapenhill Episode 57 | Our Man from Stapenhill https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-57-our-man-from-stapenhill/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-57-our-man-from-stapenhill/#comments Sat, 16 Aug 2025 09:44:07 +0100 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/439f943c-1887-32c1-bffd-a29801b9859b The plot thickens - Why does a seemingly impossible thesis - keep surprising us. Suggesting there might be more to this case than meets the eye.

 

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]]> The plot thickens - Why does a seemingly impossible thesis - keep surprising us. Suggesting there might be more to this case than meets the eye.

 

Links:

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Ken Davies

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]]> Ken Davies false No 1786 60 full Episode 56 | The River Garden Mystery Episode 56 | The River Garden Mystery https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-56-the-river-garden-mystery/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-56-the-river-garden-mystery/#comments Sat, 07 Jun 2025 17:13:09 +0100 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/0ae24fbe-8efb-3fb6-bf34-ddb2d21e6c2a The research team have been hard at work for a few months now, and we've got a lot to report on.

But in the course of that research, something caught our eye - An unusual story that developed in Burton exactly a year before Fred was found....

]]> The research team have been hard at work for a few months now, and we've got a lot to report on.

But in the course of that research, something caught our eye - An unusual story that developed in Burton exactly a year before Fred was found....

]]> Ken Davies false No 1187 59 full Episode 55 | Face to Face Episode 55 | Face to Face https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-55-face-to-face/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-55-face-to-face/#comments Thu, 24 Apr 2025 12:30:15 +0100 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/1f97ddf7-091d-3706-a1cb-14d0d4d2546a Ever heard of super-recognisers - Well, it's a thing - people with exceptional ability to recognise people in a crowd - they are used by police and security services the world over - but what's that got to do with Fred?

 

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]]> Ever heard of super-recognisers - Well, it's a thing - people with exceptional ability to recognise people in a crowd - they are used by police and security services the world over - but what's that got to do with Fred?

 

Links:

 

Abigail's 2025 London Marathon

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]]> Ken Davies false No 859 58 full The Mysterious Case of Michael Benedict | Episode 2 | Water is Thicker than Blood The Mysterious Case of Michael Benedict | Episode 2 | Water is Thicker than Blood https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/the-mysterious-case-of-michael-benedict-episode-2-water-is-thicker-than-blood/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/the-mysterious-case-of-michael-benedict-episode-2-water-is-thicker-than-blood/#comments Thu, 17 Apr 2025 08:04:16 +0100 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/a7798bb1-98bf-3790-bfaf-fdba694cc639 So, we have the perfect crime. The finance scandal of London in 1967, a faked death, a trusted accomplice leading police astray, a beauty queen, all culminating in a successful getaway.

They'd done it, Disappeared, never to be seen again. 

Or so they thought......

In our concluding episode, we try to track them down.

 

Links:

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Fred the Head Facebook Page

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]]> So, we have the perfect crime. The finance scandal of London in 1967, a faked death, a trusted accomplice leading police astray, a beauty queen, all culminating in a successful getaway.

They'd done it, Disappeared, never to be seen again. 

Or so they thought......

In our concluding episode, we try to track them down.

 

Links:

Narrated, written and produced by Ken Davies, Managing Director, GSE Media Ltd

ken.davies@gsemedialtd.com

 

Fred the Head Facebook Page

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]]> Ken Davies false No 855 57 full The Mysterious Case of Michael Benedict | Episode 1 | Death of a Red Shirt The Mysterious Case of Michael Benedict | Episode 1 | Death of a Red Shirt https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/the-mysterious-case-of-michael-benedict-episode-1-death-of-a-red-shirt/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/the-mysterious-case-of-michael-benedict-episode-1-death-of-a-red-shirt/#comments Wed, 16 Apr 2025 11:12:23 +0100 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/7b3e6570-b5c9-3c9d-aee6-87a330214149 Sunday, 16th July 1967 was destined to be the warmest day of the year in the South of England. But in the English Channel, there was a fog.

A small dinghy pushed off the coast near Selsey on the Sussex coast, and set in motion a mystery that until this moment has never been solved.

Involving missing cash, Miss World contestants and suspicious deaths, it was the scandal of the summer that has remained unsolved ever since.....

Until Now.

 

Links:

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Fred the Head Facebook Page

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]]> Sunday, 16th July 1967 was destined to be the warmest day of the year in the South of England. But in the English Channel, there was a fog.

A small dinghy pushed off the coast near Selsey on the Sussex coast, and set in motion a mystery that until this moment has never been solved.

Involving missing cash, Miss World contestants and suspicious deaths, it was the scandal of the summer that has remained unsolved ever since.....

Until Now.

 

Links:

Narrated, written and produced by Ken Davies, Managing Director, GSE Media Ltd

ken.davies@gsemedialtd.com

Fred the Head Facebook Page

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]]> Ken Davies false No 1313 56 full Teaser - Spin Off Podcast | The Mysterious Case of Michael Benedict | Friday 18th April 2025 Teaser - Spin Off Podcast | The Mysterious Case of Michael Benedict | Friday 18th April 2025 https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/teaser-spin-off-podcast-the-mysterious-case-of-michael-benedict-friday-18th-april-2025/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/teaser-spin-off-podcast-the-mysterious-case-of-michael-benedict-friday-18th-april-2025/#comments Wed, 16 Apr 2025 08:32:20 +0100 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/b2395d27-7137-3fcd-adae-21c2f5dcfb19 From our Fred of Head investigation, we stumble upon a new case - full of intrigue, danger and glamour in London at the height of the swinging sixties. 

But after 60 years, impossible to solve surely.........

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mysterious-case-of-michael-benedict/id1808672668

]]> From our Fred of Head investigation, we stumble upon a new case - full of intrigue, danger and glamour in London at the height of the swinging sixties. 

But after 60 years, impossible to solve surely.........

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mysterious-case-of-michael-benedict/id1808672668

]]> Ken Davies false No 104 55 full Episode 54 | The Missing and The Lost Episode 54 | The Missing and The Lost https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-54-the-missing-and-the-lost/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-54-the-missing-and-the-lost/#comments Sat, 12 Apr 2025 19:03:56 +0100 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/791e0ec1-95f0-3d03-94d9-2e095c39da9d Our investigation gets into full swing, yielding its first results. We find a new report about the inquest, which unearths some new facts and we have p[progress on John Gick, and there's a very interesting side story developing.

Links:

 

Abigail's 2025 London Marathon

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]]> Our investigation gets into full swing, yielding its first results. We find a new report about the inquest, which unearths some new facts and we have p[progress on John Gick, and there's a very interesting side story developing.

Links:

 

Abigail's 2025 London Marathon

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New Facebook Page

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]]> Ken Davies false No 2192 54 full Episode 53 | The Hive Mind Episode 53 | The Hive Mind https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-53-the-hive-mind/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-53-the-hive-mind/#comments Sat, 22 Feb 2025 14:56:38 +0000 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/18498ebd-68e2-3323-b4c6-61af6814a068 2025 has started with bang, as we undertake our biggest research campaign to identify potential victims. I also have an opportunity to discuss the lifestyle of the person that Fred might have been with a key expert.

]]> 2025 has started with bang, as we undertake our biggest research campaign to identify potential victims. I also have an opportunity to discuss the lifestyle of the person that Fred might have been with a key expert.

]]> Ken Davies false No 1943 53 full Episode 52 - The Vanished Men Episode 52 - The Vanished Men https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-52-the-vanished-men/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-52-the-vanished-men/#comments Sun, 19 Jan 2025 16:21:35 +0000 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/2a0a24bc-9ec1-3cd1-9b43-2532e5bf1d39 Ken Davies false No 1349 52 full Episode 51 ~ A Quick Catch Up Episode 51 ~ A Quick Catch Up https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-51-a-quick-catch-up/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-51-a-quick-catch-up/#comments Thu, 12 Dec 2024 16:28:06 +0000 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/c48f4c3f-8978-309e-8bb0-4667cee7c65b It's about time I gave you an update on plans for Fred in 2025 - Well here goes....

]]> It's about time I gave you an update on plans for Fred in 2025 - Well here goes....

]]> Ken Davies false No 272 51 full Episode 50 | The Dossier Episode 50 | The Dossier https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-50-the-dossier/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-50-the-dossier/#comments Fri, 17 May 2024 12:45:39 +0100 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/2a257b6b-a5de-3143-b145-c8961156f36b I receive a detailed theory from the ex police colleague of the original investigating officer, Peter Hough - and it seems a good place to pause and reflect as we reach the 50th episode and map out the way forward.

 

Links:

 

The Mysterious Case of the Gentleman of Heligoland

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]]> I receive a detailed theory from the ex police colleague of the original investigating officer, Peter Hough - and it seems a good place to pause and reflect as we reach the 50th episode and map out the way forward.

 

Links:

 

The Mysterious Case of the Gentleman of Heligoland

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]]> Ken Davies false No 1673 50 full Episode 49 - Scouting for Boys Episode 49 - Scouting for Boys https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-49-scouting-for-boys/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-49-scouting-for-boys/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2024 14:53:07 +0100 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/6bac8e0c-0ff9-3f38-932f-ac73ae3b3396 We take a closer look into the discovery story and particularly the claim that Garth Hamp-Gopsill was at the Grammar School instructing shooting. We also meet a man who the police believed may have been connected to John Gick's disappearance and learn some things that might prove useful.

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]]> We take a closer look into the discovery story and particularly the claim that Garth Hamp-Gopsill was at the Grammar School instructing shooting. We also meet a man who the police believed may have been connected to John Gick's disappearance and learn some things that might prove useful.

Links

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Website

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Email

fredtheheadpodcast@gmail.com

 

]]> Ken Davies false No 2083 49 full Episode 48 - The Discovery: Revisited Episode 48 - The Discovery: Revisited https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-48-the-discovery-revisited/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-48-the-discovery-revisited/#comments Sun, 25 Feb 2024 08:17:44 +0000 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e88eb5f4-ae2d-3fea-a855-f840f6a74623 It's time to revisit the original discovery story and go over it with a fine-toothed comb. A process that yields some interesting inconsistencies. And there's some unexpected developments from the Isle of Man.

 

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]]> It's time to revisit the original discovery story and go over it with a fine-toothed comb. A process that yields some interesting inconsistencies. And there's some unexpected developments from the Isle of Man.

 

Links

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]]> Ken Davies false No 2059 48 full Episode 47 - Man to Man Episode 47 - Man to Man https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/man-to-man/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/man-to-man/#comments Sun, 28 Jan 2024 08:23:21 +0000 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/3994c1de-a6b3-3e6a-ac5b-6e6e6667591d I travel to the Isle of Man in search of more information about John Gick and return to speak to someone connected with the case who has a very clear idea of what may have happened to Fred. Oh,.... and by the way, there's something quite important I've been meaning to tell you!

 

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]]> I travel to the Isle of Man in search of more information about John Gick and return to speak to someone connected with the case who has a very clear idea of what may have happened to Fred. Oh,.... and by the way, there's something quite important I've been meaning to tell you!

 

Links

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]]> Ken Davies false No 1557 47 full Episode 46 - Close to Home Episode 46 - Close to Home https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-46-close-to-home/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-46-close-to-home/#comments Sun, 03 Dec 2023 12:55:02 +0000 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/3ad66d07-76cd-3437-a544-8d33fc2470ce There's a number of interesting conversations that reveal some new ideas, an eagle eared listener spots a very strange coincidence and there's news of our new website.

Show Notes for Episode 46

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contact@fredthehead.info

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Steve the Transit Camper YouTube Episode 

https://youtu.be/MsrB6gQ13Dk?si=yfM6l7grACDteUo1

 

 

 

]]> There's a number of interesting conversations that reveal some new ideas, an eagle eared listener spots a very strange coincidence and there's news of our new website.

Show Notes for Episode 46

www.fredthehead.info

contact@fredthehead.info

fredtheheadpodcast@gmail.com

 

Steve the Transit Camper YouTube Episode 

https://youtu.be/MsrB6gQ13Dk?si=yfM6l7grACDteUo1

 

 

 

]]> Ken Davies false No 1554 46 full Episode 45 - The Connection Episode 45 - The Connection https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-45-the-connection/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-45-the-connection/#comments Sun, 01 Oct 2023 11:43:01 +0100 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/315f562a-2482-30d9-8563-49c17029f60a What would you do in John Gick's shoes? - Our investigation in to that thought yields an astonishing potential connection - One, absolutely nobody, saw coming!

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]]> What would you do in John Gick's shoes? - Our investigation in to that thought yields an astonishing potential connection - One, absolutely nobody, saw coming!

Want to contact us? - email us at:

fredtheheadpodcast@gmail.com

]]> Ken Davies false No 650 45 full Episode 44 - Back to Work Episode 44 - Back to Work https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-44-back-to-work/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-44-back-to-work/#comments Sun, 24 Sep 2023 13:42:22 +0100 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/cc273519-e6c5-3b8c-9e53-d4f05dea483d Summer's over, so its back to work on the investigation. There's a few interesting developments to update you on on John Gick, on the Kun family emigration and the first Fred the Head meet up which was such a great success. 

]]> Summer's over, so its back to work on the investigation. There's a few interesting developments to update you on on John Gick, on the Kun family emigration and the first Fred the Head meet up which was such a great success. 

]]> Ken Davies false No 1636 44 full Episode 43 - The Scout’s Story Episode 43 - The Scout’s Story https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-43-the-scout-s-story/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-43-the-scout-s-story/#comments Sun, 02 Jul 2023 13:00:41 +0100 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/06daeec8-2c80-3c24-8b11-e07e3afd2a29 John Gick disappears without trace on Saturday 1st February 1969, leaving the scout group he had brought with him from the Isle of Man without its leader. In this episode we track down the second in command on that trip and explore what he remembers about that fateful journey and what he remembers about John Gick and the clues that emerged from the investigation that followed his disappearance.

]]> John Gick disappears without trace on Saturday 1st February 1969, leaving the scout group he had brought with him from the Isle of Man without its leader. In this episode we track down the second in command on that trip and explore what he remembers about that fateful journey and what he remembers about John Gick and the clues that emerged from the investigation that followed his disappearance.

]]> Ken Davies false No 1693 43 full Episode 42 - Digging Deeper Episode 42 - Digging Deeper https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-42-digging-deeper/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-42-digging-deeper/#comments Sat, 27 May 2023 18:14:31 +0100 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/56859b2b-c447-39d1-8bd3-51f13a16316f Ken Davies false No 1421 42 full Episode 41 - The Man who Stepped into Nowhere Episode 41 - The Man who Stepped into Nowhere https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-41-the-man-who-stepped-into-nowhere/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-41-the-man-who-stepped-into-nowhere/#comments Tue, 11 Apr 2023 17:42:01 +0100 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/dcac3d60-0741-3367-a55f-b5cbb4e5c12b Our routine investigations pay dividends - When a man emerges from the archives who seems to match Fred - and the more we dig, the more and more intriguing it becomes.

]]> Our routine investigations pay dividends - When a man emerges from the archives who seems to match Fred - and the more we dig, the more and more intriguing it becomes.

]]> Ken Davies false No 2085 41 full Episode 40 - The Witness Episode 40 - The Witness https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/the-witness/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/the-witness/#comments Sun, 09 Apr 2023 10:17:42 +0100 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/8880f3a8-aa78-3706-8567-dd8dd3e3ee77 In a long interview, we meet with the man who claims to have been an accessory to Fred's murder, who tells a remarkable tale in his own words.

]]> In a long interview, we meet with the man who claims to have been an accessory to Fred's murder, who tells a remarkable tale in his own words.

]]> Ken Davies false No 5613 40 full Episode 39 - A Glimpse behind the Curtain Episode 39 - A Glimpse behind the Curtain https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-39-a-glimpse-behind-the-curtain/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-39-a-glimpse-behind-the-curtain/#comments Sun, 26 Feb 2023 10:46:36 +0000 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/d5036868-73d1-3b14-bcaa-89c06791316a There's one final question I need to ask Zoe, I spend far more time than I should digging through the archives with interesting results and we receive an offer of some very useful help

]]> There's one final question I need to ask Zoe, I spend far more time than I should digging through the archives with interesting results and we receive an offer of some very useful help

]]> Ken Davies false No 3370 39 full Episode 38 - No Stone Unturned Episode 38 - No Stone Unturned https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-38-no-stone-unturned/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-38-no-stone-unturned/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2023 10:23:11 +0000 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/50a0b1c8-2887-3f56-adda-00fcd32272b8 Jo has been busy uncovering more about Matthew James Jackson, I'm able to speak to someone who knew Frank Kun very well and there are some intriguing questions raised by listeners.

]]> Jo has been busy uncovering more about Matthew James Jackson, I'm able to speak to someone who knew Frank Kun very well and there are some intriguing questions raised by listeners.

]]> Ken Davies false No 2237 38 full Episode 37 - Another Year Episode 37 - Another Year https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-37-another-year/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-37-another-year/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2022 16:43:36 +0000 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/f90f36d5-eb7a-3d8d-bfa8-625e81403781 In our end of year review, we try and marshall all of the salient points we have discovered so far, map out the work ahead of us and, in the process, uncover some new and potential important information about Matthew James Jackson.

]]> In our end of year review, we try and marshall all of the salient points we have discovered so far, map out the work ahead of us and, in the process, uncover some new and potential important information about Matthew James Jackson.

]]> Ken Davies false No 3607 37 full Episode 36 - The Missing Years Episode 36 - The Missing Years https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-36-the-missing-years/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-36-the-missing-years/#comments Sun, 11 Dec 2022 10:02:33 +0000 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/776e74f4-d654-3e92-9cb1-daf88b581dc8 1969 - The Cold War is at its height. The clandestine battle of secrets, spies and espionage is raging on both sides of the Iron Curtain. It sounds glamorous, but in reality espionage was a dirty, sordid, small time business. Was Fred's death related to these activities. 

]]> 1969 - The Cold War is at its height. The clandestine battle of secrets, spies and espionage is raging on both sides of the Iron Curtain. It sounds glamorous, but in reality espionage was a dirty, sordid, small time business. Was Fred's death related to these activities. 

]]> Ken Davies false No 3413 36 full Episode 35 - Down To Us Episode 35 - Down To Us https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-35-down-to-us/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-35-down-to-us/#comments Sun, 16 Oct 2022 10:36:54 +0100 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/c6a52ea8-a443-3c13-9b8d-ce2f5fe3ff67 My request to the senior levels of the Police service about Isotopic Analysis yields results of an unexpected kind and I get to speak with someone who's been working on the Fred case for far longer than me.

]]> My request to the senior levels of the Police service about Isotopic Analysis yields results of an unexpected kind and I get to speak with someone who's been working on the Fred case for far longer than me.

]]> Ken Davies false No 2646 35 full Episode 34 - The Confession? Episode 34 - The Confession? https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-34-the-confession/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-34-the-confession/#comments Sat, 01 Oct 2022 11:56:45 +0100 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/33e1a440-93bc-3f1b-b391-2a3cf8a2b4ea We hear about something that may change everything. A possible link between the body and the killer. 

]]> We hear about something that may change everything. A possible link between the body and the killer. 

]]> Ken Davies false No 2387 34 full Episode 33 - Dental Fundamentals Episode 33 - Dental Fundamentals https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-33-dental-fundamentals/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-33-dental-fundamentals/#comments Sat, 03 Sep 2022 09:54:00 +0100 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/1e04a007-0a3d-369a-b93c-5c4561d4cd66 We've got work to do in our continuing investigation into whether there was any connection between Bible John and Fred. That starts with a deep dive into the dentistry and that process generates a new idea that I need to get to the bottom of.

]]> We've got work to do in our continuing investigation into whether there was any connection between Bible John and Fred. That starts with a deep dive into the dentistry and that process generates a new idea that I need to get to the bottom of.

]]> Ken Davies false No 2566 33 full Episode 32 - The Worry List Episode 32 - The Worry List https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-32-the-worry-list/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-32-the-worry-list/#comments Sat, 13 Aug 2022 09:51:52 +0100 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/64cc1bb0-1ff4-3a10-8f1a-8197378935be We've been systematically combing through marriages in an ever-widening circle from Burton as part of an ongoing process to capture marriages in around 1969. Those few who we can't trace afterwards populate the worry list. In the meantime Iain has been on the trail of Anthony Hardy in a process that yields unexpected results, bring a completely fascinating new possibility into our thinking.

]]> We've been systematically combing through marriages in an ever-widening circle from Burton as part of an ongoing process to capture marriages in around 1969. Those few who we can't trace afterwards populate the worry list. In the meantime Iain has been on the trail of Anthony Hardy in a process that yields unexpected results, bring a completely fascinating new possibility into our thinking.

]]> Ken Davies false No 3097 32 full Episode 31 - Picking Up the Pieces Episode 31 - Picking Up the Pieces https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-31-picking-up-the-pieces/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-31-picking-up-the-pieces/#comments Sun, 17 Jul 2022 08:31:10 +0100 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/d6da9168-6a9b-384b-82bf-fd7c47ab0a8d Welcome to Season 2 - Where we learn more about Fred's dentistry. plan our campaign for the new season and investigate two incidents from the time of the murder that might have a bearing on the case.

]]> Welcome to Season 2 - Where we learn more about Fred's dentistry. plan our campaign for the new season and investigate two incidents from the time of the murder that might have a bearing on the case.

]]> Ken Davies false No 3115 31 full Episode 30 – The Hypothesis Episode 30 – The Hypothesis https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-30-%e2%80%93-the-hypothesis/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-30-%e2%80%93-the-hypothesis/#comments Sun, 13 Mar 2022 11:43:44 +0000 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/01e98bcc-0198-39e1-b1e0-e9484abe993f I need to understand more about how Czechoslovak refugees found their way to the UK in 1968 and fortunately I find someone who could help me with this, and I get to learn a great deal that could prove very useful in the fullness of time.

In the second half of the podcast, I try to construct a hypothesis of what might have happened. By taking a step back and selecting the key findings over the last year which we believe to be true, I try to formulate a working hypothesis that can form the basis of how we move forward in Season 2.

 

]]> I need to understand more about how Czechoslovak refugees found their way to the UK in 1968 and fortunately I find someone who could help me with this, and I get to learn a great deal that could prove very useful in the fullness of time.

In the second half of the podcast, I try to construct a hypothesis of what might have happened. By taking a step back and selecting the key findings over the last year which we believe to be true, I try to formulate a working hypothesis that can form the basis of how we move forward in Season 2.

 

]]> Ken Davies false No 2680 30 full Episode 29 - 1968 Episode 29 - 1968 https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-29-1968/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-29-1968/#comments Sun, 13 Feb 2022 12:31:50 +0000 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/334787d1-a29d-35b5-9408-fe938d94bb2c 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.

]]> 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.

]]> Ken Davies false No 2594 29 full Episode 28 - A Very Dark Character Episode 28 - A Very Dark Character https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-28-a-very-dark-character/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-28-a-very-dark-character/#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2022 18:26:56 +0000 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/5382c718-7cff-3019-93b6-a6c9e8d973d7 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.

]]> 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.

]]> Ken Davies false No 2148 28 full Episode 27 - The Real George Robinson Episode 27 - The Real George Robinson https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-27-the-real-george-robinson/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-27-the-real-george-robinson/#comments Sun, 16 Jan 2022 09:54:40 +0000 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/6fee73c0-df9b-3be3-8ef5-15292070e7cc 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.

]]> 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.

]]> Ken Davies false No 1770 27 full Episode 26 - Looking for George Episode 26 - Looking for George https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-26-looking-for-george/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-26-looking-for-george/#comments Sat, 01 Jan 2022 16:23:44 +0000 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/47be23f1-72af-3746-a34c-e65d41cc51ae 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.

]]> 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.

]]> Ken Davies false No 2078 26 full Episode 25 – The Man in the Shack Episode 25 – The Man in the Shack https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-25-%e2%80%93-the-man-in-the-shack/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-25-%e2%80%93-the-man-in-the-shack/#comments Sun, 19 Dec 2021 11:19:05 +0000 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/f584fba3-e8f9-3af4-a862-4a9afadf49a5 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.

]]> 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.

]]> Ken Davies false No 2405 25 full Episode 24 - The Story, Deconstructed Episode 24 - The Story, Deconstructed https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-24-the-story-deconstructed/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-24-the-story-deconstructed/#comments Sun, 28 Nov 2021 11:32:47 +0000 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/2cff3d3d-4ace-334e-9b92-1219f183b858 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.

]]> 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.

]]> Ken Davies false No 2215 24 full Episode 23 - The Man from the North Episode 23 - The Man from the North https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-23-the-man-from-the-north/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-23-the-man-from-the-north/#comments Sun, 21 Nov 2021 09:57:16 +0000 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/c18dd244-cd0a-3f65-9763-7c731fdeeced 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.

]]> 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.

]]> Ken Davies false No 1598 23 full Episode 22 - An Unexpected Discovery Episode 22 - An Unexpected Discovery https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-22-an-unexpected-discovery/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-22-an-unexpected-discovery/#comments Sat, 06 Nov 2021 12:25:42 +0000 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/a9d6ed2b-912b-37af-bab2-c17d17faea77 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.

]]> 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.

]]> Ken Davies false No 2892 22 full Episode 21 - The Man at the Bar Episode 21 - The Man at the Bar https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-21-the-man-at-the-bar/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-21-the-man-at-the-bar/#comments Fri, 15 Oct 2021 11:00:06 +0100 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/59ff41a9-b995-3807-b9ea-ebaa36851022 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.

]]> 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.

]]> Ken Davies false No 2420 21 full Episode 20 - The End of the Beginning Episode 20 - The End of the Beginning https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-the-end-of-the-beginning/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-the-end-of-the-beginning/#comments Sun, 19 Sep 2021 14:34:50 +0100 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/a4b63aca-2027-3f96-8b96-d47e10bfb162 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.

]]> 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.

]]> Ken Davies false No 2268 20 full Episode 19 - On the Level Episode 19 - On the Level https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-19-on-the-level/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-19-on-the-level/#comments Sun, 05 Sep 2021 15:57:59 +0100 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/375e2ef8-79a4-3222-adcd-56fe19cd2d57 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

 

]]> 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

 

]]> Ken Davies false No 2656 19 full Episode 18 - The Unexpected Passenger Episode 18 - The Unexpected Passenger https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-18-the-unexpected-passenger/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-18-the-unexpected-passenger/#comments Sun, 22 Aug 2021 12:39:00 +0100 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/9352c5db-d2ab-389f-8950-0c02f3b3acae 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.

 

]]> 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.

 

]]> Ken Davies false No 3587 18 full Episode 17 - Unusual Dentistry and Interesting Memories Episode 17 - Unusual Dentistry and Interesting Memories https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/unusual-dentistry-and-interesting-memories/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/unusual-dentistry-and-interesting-memories/#comments Sun, 08 Aug 2021 16:31:02 +0100 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/78c6f201-985f-3ec4-9ea2-06a26f3aaa52 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.

]]> 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.

]]> Ken Davies false No 2310 17 full Episode 16 - The Policeman and the Postman Episode 16 - The Policeman and the Postman https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-16-the-policeman-and-the-postman/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-16-the-policeman-and-the-postman/#comments Sun, 25 Jul 2021 11:53:32 +0100 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/b12532ed-a396-3381-82a9-a25c669393ca 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.

]]> 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.

]]> Ken Davies false No 2174 16 full Episode 15 - The Other Missing Man Episode 15 - The Other Missing Man https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-15-the-other-missing-man/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-15-the-other-missing-man/#comments Sun, 11 Jul 2021 11:26:08 +0100 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/a0dfa475-b8c5-32c9-8e96-b006bb33a12b A new discovery takes me on an unexpected detour, and takes me on the trail of another missing man

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

]]> Ken Davies false No 2033 15 full Episode 14 - The Archive in the Attic Episode 14 - The Archive in the Attic https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-14-the-archive-in-he-attic/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-14-the-archive-in-he-attic/#comments Sun, 27 Jun 2021 11:39:50 +0100 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/b673a889-c6c4-3b56-ac79-eebab08c68cf 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?

]]> 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?

]]> Ken Davies false No 2156 14 full Episode 13 - The Vanishing Man Episode 13 - The Vanishing Man https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-13-the-vanishing-man/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-13-the-vanishing-man/#comments Sun, 20 Jun 2021 13:13:58 +0100 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/45cf2525-7c5c-35ad-adcd-19b88c74812b 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?

]]> 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?

]]> Ken Davies false No 2282 13 full Episode 12 - Conversations Episode 12 - Conversations https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-12-conversations/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-12-conversations/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2021 19:30:38 +0100 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/67d3f8bf-4fcb-3b74-8955-143498b9db1b 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.

]]> 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.

]]> Ken Davies false No 2338 12 full Episode 11 - Connections Episode 11 - Connections https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-11-connections/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-11-connections/#comments Tue, 25 May 2021 17:33:48 +0100 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/c63f634b-b996-332f-b920-991d1909dd2a 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.

]]> 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.

]]> Ken Davies false No 1957 11 full Episode10 - The Mysterious Mr Czenner Episode10 - The Mysterious Mr Czenner https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode10-the-mysterious-mr-czenner/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode10-the-mysterious-mr-czenner/#comments Tue, 11 May 2021 14:34:49 +0100 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/ca9ba239-6923-3f2f-9dec-bfcba019eba0 I'm on the trail of Jozsef Czenner, the man who seems to be associated with a series of strange coincidences. How exactly does he fit into the investigation?

]]> I'm on the trail of Jozsef Czenner, the man who seems to be associated with a series of strange coincidences. How exactly does he fit into the investigation?

]]> Ken Davies false No 2180 10 full Episode 9 - Whatever happened to Joszi? Episode 9 - Whatever happened to Joszi? https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-9-whatever-happened-to-joszi/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-9-whatever-happened-to-joszi/#comments Tue, 27 Apr 2021 18:14:41 +0100 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/d1c30356-36dd-389b-836a-0f6c88af7781 Following the leads from the last episode, I get to work on trying to identify Joszi, the man someone had been looking for in early 1969. But then a discovery deep in the archives raises some further questions about what could have possibly happened to Joszi, and just maybe, an identity.

]]> Following the leads from the last episode, I get to work on trying to identify Joszi, the man someone had been looking for in early 1969. But then a discovery deep in the archives raises some further questions about what could have possibly happened to Joszi, and just maybe, an identity.

]]> Ken Davies false No 2063 9 full Episode 8 - The Hungarian Connection Episode 8 - The Hungarian Connection https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-8-the-hungarian-connection/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-8-the-hungarian-connection/#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2021 09:09:43 +0100 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/52e1e148-2f25-3223-94aa-576e6c150425 Sometimes, you've just got to follow the evidence wherever it leads you, and this time it led us to somebody with an amazing story to tell.

And one that brings us within touching distance of identifying the victim.

]]> Sometimes, you've just got to follow the evidence wherever it leads you, and this time it led us to somebody with an amazing story to tell.

And one that brings us within touching distance of identifying the victim.

]]> Ken Davies false No 2262 8 full Episode 7 - Two Victims and a Perpetrator Episode 7 - Two Victims and a Perpetrator https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-7-two-victims-and-a-perpetrator/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-7-two-victims-and-a-perpetrator/#comments Tue, 06 Apr 2021 16:53:24 +0100 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/371b648d-22b9-3e63-b364-2b5d43ba73d3 Over the years a number of missing people have emerged as potentially being the victim, and more recently a potential perpetrator has also emerged. We take a deep dive in to these claims and provide an update on the current investigation.

]]> Over the years a number of missing people have emerged as potentially being the victim, and more recently a potential perpetrator has also emerged. We take a deep dive in to these claims and provide an update on the current investigation.

]]> Ken Davies false No 1833 7 full Episode 6 - The Skull Reveals Some Secrets Episode 6 - The Skull Reveals Some Secrets https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-6-the-skull-reveals-some-secrets/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-6-the-skull-reveals-some-secrets/#comments Fri, 26 Mar 2021 09:30:38 +0000 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/182e2aea-db6b-32d2-9576-8fc7d621cfde I discover that in 2013, the University of Derby was involved in work to recreate the skull in 3D form, at the same time they ran some tests that gave clear indications on possible nationality of the skull. I interview the project leader, it leads to an idea that, if true, might just bring us very close indeed to exactly who Fred the Head really is.

]]> I discover that in 2013, the University of Derby was involved in work to recreate the skull in 3D form, at the same time they ran some tests that gave clear indications on possible nationality of the skull. I interview the project leader, it leads to an idea that, if true, might just bring us very close indeed to exactly who Fred the Head really is.

]]> Ken Davies false No 1884 6 full Episode 5 - Beyond the Grave Episode 5 - Beyond the Grave https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-5-beyond-the-grave/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-5-beyond-the-grave/#comments Tue, 23 Mar 2021 17:26:32 +0000 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/80731ef8-53ce-3df8-a966-90e81de62fc5 When we are trying to solve a 50-year-old cold case and I read in the local paper the headline "Man claims to speak to Fred the Head from beyond the grave", that's just too good an opportunity to miss. We interview him and this is that interview. Interesting......

]]> When we are trying to solve a 50-year-old cold case and I read in the local paper the headline "Man claims to speak to Fred the Head from beyond the grave", that's just too good an opportunity to miss. We interview him and this is that interview. Interesting......

]]> Ken Davies false No 1811 5 full Episode 4 - Occam's Razor Episode 4 - Occam's Razor https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/occams-razor-1615899423/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/occams-razor-1615899423/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2021 12:57:03 +0000 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/31510ffd-8b3f-3bbd-b5cc-ea404a6d48eb From what we have already discovered, I try and piece together the simplest explanation to the five most basic questions: When?, How?, Who?, Why? and Where?

I'm joined in the process by Andy Hough, former Head of Serious Crimes, and together we  take a deep dive into the options.

The process certainly moves things forward in my mind, and just maybe, we make a minor discovery about the date the murder took place.

]]> From what we have already discovered, I try and piece together the simplest explanation to the five most basic questions: When?, How?, Who?, Why? and Where?

I'm joined in the process by Andy Hough, former Head of Serious Crimes, and together we  take a deep dive into the options.

The process certainly moves things forward in my mind, and just maybe, we make a minor discovery about the date the murder took place.

]]> Ken Davies false No 1937 4 full Episode 3 - The Investigation Begins Episode 3 - The Investigation Begins https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-3-the-investigation-begins/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-3-the-investigation-begins/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2021 19:14:58 +0000 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/b7c2857b-aa9f-3935-aef9-81d550fa69cc As news of the discovery of a dead body spreads through Burton like wildfire, the police start their investigations. Some unique aspects of the body give cause for optimism that the identity will soon be solved.

]]> As news of the discovery of a dead body spreads through Burton like wildfire, the police start their investigations. Some unique aspects of the body give cause for optimism that the identity will soon be solved.

]]> Ken Davies false No 1795 3 full Episode 2 - The Discovery Episode 2 - The Discovery https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/the-discovery/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/the-discovery/#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2021 15:35:31 +0000 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/3f438d93-e890-3917-b3ba-e05066614fb4 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.

In Episode2, we examine the circumstances of how the body was found by talking to the man who made the gruesome discovery all those years ago.

]]> 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.

In Episode2, we examine the circumstances of how the body was found by talking to the man who made the gruesome discovery all those years ago.

]]> Ken Davies false No 1631 2 full Episode 1 - River Island Episode 1 - River Island https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/the-mysterious-case-of-fred-the-head/ https://fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/e/the-mysterious-case-of-fred-the-head/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2021 15:31:45 +0000 fredtheheadpodcast.podbean.com/39056a5a-2c3f-32ab-89f6-d23d8cf07443 They say that in the case of a mysterious death, the first 48 hours are critical. If investigators don't make a breakthrough in that time, the chances of it being solved are greatly diminished.

But what if they don't get a breakthrough in the first 48 hours, or the first 48 days. What if they don't get a breakthrough in 48 years?

On March 26th 1971, the body of a young man was found in a secluded spot, an island in the River Trent in the UK 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. 50 years ago police had no idea who he was, how he died and how he came to be buried. Today, they still don’t.

In the absence of an identification, he was given a name. Because his skull was retained by police, he became known as “Fred the Head”

To mark the 50th anniversary of his discovery, a new podcast series. “The Mysterious Case of Fred the Head” has been released which takes a deep dive into the strange nature of this unsolved crime.

]]> They say that in the case of a mysterious death, the first 48 hours are critical. If investigators don't make a breakthrough in that time, the chances of it being solved are greatly diminished.

But what if they don't get a breakthrough in the first 48 hours, or the first 48 days. What if they don't get a breakthrough in 48 years?

On March 26th 1971, the body of a young man was found in a secluded spot, an island in the River Trent in the UK 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. 50 years ago police had no idea who he was, how he died and how he came to be buried. Today, they still don’t.

In the absence of an identification, he was given a name. Because his skull was retained by police, he became known as “Fred the Head”

To mark the 50th anniversary of his discovery, a new podcast series. “The Mysterious Case of Fred the Head” has been released which takes a deep dive into the strange nature of this unsolved crime.

]]> Ken Davies false No 1370 1 full