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EPISODE · May 11, 2025 · 17 MIN

Edmund Simpson

from The Unseen Podcast · host The Unseen Podcast

On the 9th August 1982, 58 year old Edmund Simpson was working in the book shop that he had been working in for the past 36 years in Manchester city centre. His friend and partner found him in a pool of blood in the mid afternoon after he had been hit by several blows to the head. His case is still unsolved over 40 years later. Important information provided by: https://www.burytimes.co.uk/news/13780807.police-launch-new-inquiry-into-death-of-prestwich-bookseller-edmund-simpson-who-was-murdered-33-years-ago/ https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/mystery-true-gent-book-seller-30407694 https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/murder-innocent-bookseller-battered-death-10088910 Contemporary articles: https://www.findmypast.co.uk/home Music by: dl-sounds.com Follow the Unseen Podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-unseen-podcast/id1318473466?uo=4 Follow the Unseen Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0xWK7Mu3bTP6oziZvxrwSK?si=QxvyPkZ2TdCDscnfxyeRaw Join our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/unseenpod Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theunseenpod Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theunseenpod/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theunseenpod?fan_landing=true Subscribe to 10 Minute True Crime: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/10-minute-true-crime/id1591474862

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