Jacqueline Thomas

On August 18th 1961, 15 year old Jacqueline Thomas went to a funfair with her sister in a suburb of Birmingham. She did not return and her body was found in some long grass a week later, she had been murdered. Her case would be extensively...

An episode of the The Unseen Podcast podcast, hosted by The Unseen Podcast, titled "Jacqueline Thomas" was published on August 3, 2025 and runs 40 minutes.

August 3, 2025 ·40m · The Unseen Podcast

Summary

On August 18th 1961, 15 year old Jacqueline Thomas went to a funfair with her sister in a suburb of Birmingham. She did not return and her body was found in some long grass a week later, she had been murdered. Her case would be extensively investigated however remained unsolved until progress was made in 2007. This would be a surprising and also disappointing turn of events and would link her case to another case that happened in 1967.Important information provided by:Contemporary reports: https://www.findmypast.co.uk/homehttps://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/notorious-1960s-murderer-dies-in-prison-166655https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/local-news/lifer-70-spared-murder-trial-68028https://www.business-live.co.uk/economic-development/unsolved-murder-too-long-ago-3956687http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7118450.stmMusic by: dl-sounds.comFollow the Unseen Podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-unseen-podcast/id1318473466?uo=4Follow the Unseen Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0xWK7Mu3bTP6oziZvxrwSK?si=QxvyPkZ2TdCDscnfxyeRawJoin our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/unseenpodFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theunseenpodFollow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theunseenpod/Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theunseenpod?fan_landing=trueSubscribe to 10 Minute True Crime: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/10-minute-true-crime/id1591474862

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