4: The Winshill Man

On the 27th March 1971, a special constable walking along the River Trent in the village of Winshill came across a gruesome discovery. What he had originally thought was a bag of cement sticking up from the ground turned out to be a human skull. On...

An episode of the The Unseen Podcast podcast, hosted by The Unseen Podcast, titled "4: The Winshill Man" was published on December 8, 2018 and runs 22 minutes.

December 8, 2018 ·22m · The Unseen Podcast

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On the 27th March 1971, a special constable walking along the River Trent in the village of Winshill came across a gruesome discovery. What he had originally thought was a bag of cement sticking up from the ground turned out to be a human skull. On closer inspection by police a whole body was discovered. A man kneeling with his hands and feet tied behind his back and wearing only socks had been found buried in a shallow grave. The police have spent the next 50 years trying to figure out some important questions. Who was this man and what happened to him? Important information provided by:www.findmypast.co.uk https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/local-news/who-fred-head-murdered-mans-849215https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/local-news/fred-head-murder-cops-baffled-142217https://www.staffordshire-live.co.uk/news/burton-news/bbc-one-crimewatch-roadshow-reveals-142702https://www.staffordshire-live.co.uk/news/history/mysterious-case-fred-head-grisly-2291243https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/nostalgia/riddle-kneeling-body-pink-socks-13400356https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/face-man-found-dumped-shallow-10697436https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-40407011https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-45561514http://missingpersons.police.uk/en-gb/homeCrimestoppers contact number: 0800 555 111Further Reading: Fred the Head and other unsolved mysteries by Michael Posner Music by: www.dl-sounds.comFollow us on social media:Twitter- @theunseenpodFacebook- The Unseen PodcastInstagram - TheUnseenPod

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