Unknown Passage

All episodes from 169 onwards are Patreon-only. I explain this on my last public episode. I will continue to update this feed and the website so that people know the Patreon is active. Listen to all episodes 169 and beyond in the Patreon feed. Join the Patreon community from $1 a month here: https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcast Unknown Passage is only available via Patreon and official podcast platforms. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previously owned podcast website (before I went private only Patreon) are unauthorised._______________🇨🇦 June, 1999. 15 year old Sri Lankan living in Canada, Sharmini Anandavel left her family’s apartment in the northern suburbs of Toronto, for the first day of a new job just blocks away. She was excited to make some money for herself, but she never returned home. It soon became apparent the job Sharmini was offered was a fabrication. 27 years on the identity of who murdered Sharmini Anandavel remains unknown.

🕳️ ‘Rabbit Holes’ - a monthly side series of Unknown Passage. Join the Patreon from $1 a month for access to main episodes as well as Rabbit Holes instalments. https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcast Cases covered so far on this varied side series…The Murders of Carol Clay & Russell HillThe Alec Baldwin Trial The Easey Street Murders Violet Jessop & Arthur Priest The Delphi Verdict & Juries Cursed ObjectsThe Disappearance of Trevor Deely Ivan Milat & The Backpacker MurdersKaren Read The Abduction of Joanne Ratcliffe & Kirste Gordon Bali & Drug Smuggling The Abduction & Murder of Frauke Liebs The Idaho 4 Donna AdelsonThe Mary Morris Murders The Disappearance of Juan Pedro MartinezThe Unsolved Murder of Penny Bell The Disappearance of Lenny Dirickson The Disappearance of Larry Griffin The Disappearance of Nancy Guthrie The Unsolved Murders of Julia Wallace & Ann Heron Entombed - The Caving Deaths of Floyd Collins & John Jones The Patanela The Mysterious Death of Judy Smith Plus many more to come! Unknown Passage is only available via Patreon. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previous podcast website (before I went private only Patreon) are unauthorised.

All episodes from 169 onwards are Patreon-only. I explain this on my last public episode. I will continue to update this feed and the website so that people know the Patreon is active. Listen to all episodes 169 and beyond in the Patreon feed. Join the Patreon community from $1 a month here: https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcast Unknown Passage is only available via Patreon and official podcast platforms. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previously owned podcast website (before I went private only Patreon) are unauthorised._______________🇭🇺 December, 2008. French exchange Ophélie Bretnacher, 22, is at the tail end of her semester abroad in Budapest, Hungary. She leaves a holiday party at a popular bar, intending to walk home across the iconic Chain Bridge. But Ophélie never arrives home. Half an hour after she is last seen, her bag is found by passers by at the foot of one of the bridge's pillars. Almost 18 years later, her family is still asking - what happened to Ophélie?

All episodes from 169 onwards are Patreon-only. I explain this on my last public episode. I will continue to update this feed and the website so that people know the Patreon is active. Listen to all episodes 169 and beyond in the Patreon feed. Join the Patreon community from $1 a month here: https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcast Unknown Passage is only available via Patreon and official podcast platforms. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previously owned podcast website (before I went private only Patreon) are unauthorised._______________🇦🇬 July, 2008. Welsh newlyweds Ben and Catherine Mullany jet off for their two week honeymoon on the idyllic Caribbean island of Antigua. Their vacation is perfect, but on the final night they are both murdered in cold blood. The case of the newly married couple caused a diplomatic rift between the UK and Antigua, who were concerned that an unsolved case could pose a threat to the island's "very survival", as tourism is its backbone.

All episodes from 169 onwards are Patreon-only. I explain this on my last public episode. I will continue to update this feed and the website so that people know the Patreon is active. Listen to all episodes 169 and beyond in the Patreon feed. Join the Patreon community from $1 a month here: https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcast Unknown Passage is only available via Patreon and official podcast platforms. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previously owned podcast website (before I went private only Patreon) are unauthorised._______________🇳🇴 May 31, 1995. A chic young woman checks into a high-end luxury hotel in the heart of the Norwegian capital, Oslo. She is foreign and alone, and her movements over the following few days remain a mystery. On June 3, she is found dead in her room. The ensuing investigation reveals that her entire life - including the name she provided - was a carefully constructed lie. More than 30 years later, the identity of Jennifer Fairgate, and what happened to her, remain a mystery.

🕳️ ‘Rabbit Holes’ - a monthly side series of Unknown Passage. Join the Patreon from $1 a month for access to main episodes as well as Rabbit Holes instalments. https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcast Cases covered so far on this varied side series…The Murders of Carol Clay & Russell HillThe Alec Baldwin Trial The Easey Street Murders Violet Jessop & Arthur Priest The Delphi Verdict & Juries Cursed ObjectsThe Disappearance of Trevor Deely Ivan Milat & The Backpacker MurdersKaren Read The Abduction of Joanne Ratcliffe & Kirste Gordon Bali & Drug Smuggling The Abduction & Murder of Frauke Liebs The Idaho 4 Donna AdelsonThe Mary Morris Murders The Disappearance of Juan Pedro MartinezThe Unsolved Murder of Penny Bell The Disappearance of Lenny Dirickson The Disappearance of Larry Griffin The Disappearance of Nancy Guthrie The Unsolved Murders of Julia Wallace & Ann Heron Entombed - The Caving Deaths of Floyd Collins & John Jones The Patanela Plus many more to come! Unknown Passage is only available via Patreon. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previous podcast website (before I went private only Patreon) are unauthorised.

All episodes from 169 onwards are Patreon-only. I explain this on my last public episode. I will continue to update this feed and the website so that people know the Patreon is active. Listen to all episodes 169 and beyond in the Patreon feed. Join the Patreon community from $1 a month here: https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcast Unknown Passage is only available via Patreon and official podcast platforms. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previously owned podcast website (before I went private only Patreon) are unauthorised._______________🇺🇸 February, 1988. Chinese-born 12 year old Jie Zhao Li vanishes while selling fundraising tickets near her home in Honolulu, Hawaii. Jie and her family had only arrived on the island the year before, hoping for a better life. Despite extensive searches that spanned years, Jie has never been found, and what became of the little girl continues to be a mystery. 

All episodes from 169 onwards are Patreon-only. I explain this on my last public episode. I will continue to update this feed and the website so that people know the Patreon is active. Listen to all episodes 169 and beyond in the Patreon feed. Join the Patreon community from $1 a month here: https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcast Unknown Passage is only available via Patreon and official podcast platforms. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previously owned podcast website (before I went private only Patreon) are unauthorised._______________🇪🇸 July, 2001. English tourist Jeffrey Hodgson, 38, arrives on the Spanish island of Ibiza with his parents for a summer holiday. Before the first day of their vacation was over, Jeffrey had vanished. The developmentally delayed man had 24/7 support requirements but he wasn’t seen again, until 15 months after his disappearance. 25 years later , the mystery of what happened to Jeff endures. 

All episodes from 169 onwards are Patreon-only. I explain this on my last public episode. I will continue to update this feed and the website so that people know the Patreon is active. Listen to all episodes 169 and beyond in the Patreon feed. Join the Patreon community from $1 a month here: https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcast Unknown Passage is only available via Patreon and official podcast platforms. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previously owned podcast website (before I went private only Patreon) are unauthorised._______________🇧🇪 January, 2024. On a damp winter day, Dutch man Maarten Dickhoff, 44, makes the almost three hour drive from his home in the Netherlands for a brief break on Belgium’s coast. Over the next 24 hours, he would make numerous trips back and forth across the same border, before finally leaving his car at a market town on the Belgian side and disappearing. Maarten has not been seen again and his tight-knit family have spent the last two and a half years searching for him.

🕳️ ‘Rabbit Holes’ - a monthly side series of Unknown Passage. Join the Patreon from $1 a month for access to main episodes as well as Rabbit Holes instalments. https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcast Cases covered so far on this varied side series…The Murders of Carol Clay & Russell HillThe Alec Baldwin Trial The Easey Street Murders Violet Jessop & Arthur Priest The Delphi Verdict & Juries Cursed ObjectsThe Disappearance of Trevor Deely Ivan Milat & The Backpacker MurdersKaren Read The Abduction of Joanne Ratcliffe & Kirste Gordon Bali & Drug Smuggling The Abduction & Murder of Frauke Liebs The Idaho 4 Donna AdelsonThe Mary Morris Murders The Disappearance of Juan Pedro MartinezThe Unsolved Murder of Penny Bell The Disappearance of Lenny Dirickson The Disappearance of Larry Griffin The Disappearance of Nancy Guthrie The Unsolved Murders of Julia Wallace & Ann Heron Entombed - The Caving Deaths of Floyd Collins & John Jones Plus many more to come! Unknown Passage is only available via Patreon. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previous podcast website (before I went private only Patreon) are unauthorised.

All episodes from 169 onwards are Patreon-only. I explain this on my last public episode. I will continue to update this feed and the website so that people know the Patreon is active. Listen to all episodes 169 and beyond in the Patreon feed. Join the Patreon community from $1 a month here: https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcast Unknown Passage is only available via Patreon and official podcast platforms. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previously owned podcast website (before I went private only Patreon) are unauthorised._______________🇧🇼 June, 1996. South African expat living in Botswana, Ria Wolmarans, is gunned down in her home in a safe neighbourhood of the African nation’s capital. Initially investigated as a botched robbery, attention soon turned to Ria’s best friend, fellow South African Mariette Bosch. Could someone kill the person who was a shoulder to cry on through the loss of their husband? And why? This is the history-making tale of Mariette Bosch.

All episodes from 169 onwards are Patreon-only. I explain this on my last public episode. I will continue to update this feed and the website so that people know the Patreon is active. Listen to all episodes 169 and beyond in the Patreon feed. Join the Patreon community from $1 a month here: https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcast Unknown Passage is only available via Patreon and official podcast platforms. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previously owned podcast website (before I went private only Patreon) are unauthorised._______________🇫🇷 August, 2000. 18 year old Swiss woman, Silja Trindler, is at the tail end of a summer beach camping vacation in southwestern France. The holiday had been marked by melancholy on Silja’s behalf, something that was also an issue at home. After increasingly paranoid behaviour, Silja stormed off and didn’t return to the campsite. Her body was found the following day, 2km from the site and partially hidden in the sand dunes that separate the Atlantic Ocean from the region’s lake. Silja had been murdered. Over 25 years on, the murder of Silja Trindler remains unsolved.

All episodes from 169 onwards are Patreon-only. I explain this on my last public episode. I will continue to update this feed and the website so that people know the Patreon is active. Listen to all episodes 169 and beyond in the Patreon feed. Join the Patreon community from $1 a month here: https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcast Unknown Passage is only available via Patreon and official podcast platforms. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previously owned podcast website (before I went private only Patreon) are unauthorised._______________🇲🇽 June, 2007. Eduardo and Jayne Valseca are living an idyllic life with their children on a sprawling ranch in Mexico’s central highlands. One morning, Mexican-born Eduardo is abducted by a heavily armed gang, who ask for $8 million dollars for his return. American Jayne is left alone in a strange land, negotiating for her husband’s life. This situation would break most people. But Jayne is no ordinary woman: This is a twisting tale that will leave you asking - how far would you go for love?

🕳️ ‘Rabbit Holes’ - a monthly side series of Unknown Passage. Join the Patreon from $1 a month for access to main episodes as well as Rabbit Holes instalments. https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcast Cases and topics covered so far on this varied side series…The Murders of Carol Clay & Russell HillThe Alec Baldwin Trial The Easey Street Murders Violet Jessop & Arthur Priest The Delphi Verdict & Juries Cursed ObjectsThe Disappearance of Trevor Deely Ivan Milat & The Backpacker MurdersKaren Read The Abduction of Joanne Ratcliffe & Kirste Gordon Bali & Drug Smuggling The Abduction & Murder of Frauke Liebs The Idaho 4 Donna AdelsonThe Mary Morris Murders The Disappearance of Juan Pedro MartinezThe Unsolved Murder of Penny Bell The Disappearance of Lenny Dirickson The Disappearance of Larry Griffin The Disappearance of Nancy Guthrie The Unsolved Murders of Julia Wallace & Ann Heron Plus many more to come! Unknown Passage is only available via Patreon. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previous podcast website (before I went private only Patreon) are unauthorised.

All episodes from 169 onwards are Patreon-only. I explain this on my last public episode. I will continue to update this feed and the website so that people know the Patreon is active. Listen to all episodes 169 and beyond in the Patreon feed. Join the Patreon community from $1 a month here: https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcast Unknown Passage is only available via Patreon and official podcast platforms. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previously owned podcast website (before I went private only Patreon) are unauthorised._______________🇮🇩 January, 2014. Australian mother and daughter Noelene and Yvana Bischoff are enjoying a highly-anticipated summer holiday to Bali. For days, they take in some of the Indonesian island’s most beautiful and cultural sights. On the night of January 3 they eat dinner in their restaurant hotel. Within hours both the devoted single mother and her teenage daughter are dead. What caused their deaths was referred to by the coroner as “one in a million”. 

All episodes from 169 onwards are Patreon-only. I explain this on my last public episode. I will continue to update this feed and the website so that people know the Patreon is active. Listen to all episodes 169 and beyond in the Patreon feed. Join the Patreon community from $1 a month here: https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcast Unknown Passage is only available via Patreon and official podcast platforms. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previously owned podcast website (before I went private only Patreon) are unauthorised._______________🇦🇺 June 7, 1995. Sydney, Australia. Australian model and deportment coach Caroline Byrne, 24, leaps to her death at the city’s most notorious lookout point, leaving her family and friends devastated but confused. Caroline’s live-in boyfriend, English-born Gordon Wood, insists she was depressed. But his ever-evolving versions of events - and their connections to well known Sydney social personalities - put this case in the media. For over 30 years, the case of what truly happened to Caroline Byrne has remained undetermined, with twists and turns throughout. Gordon Wood maintains he is an innocent man, Caroline’s family and friends maintain he threw her to her death. This week on Unknown Passage, we go deep into the unsolved case of Caroline Byrne, where every detail, every statement and every minute matter.

🕳️ ‘Rabbit Holes’ - a monthly side series of Unknown Passage. Join the Patreon from $1 a month for access to main episodes as well as Rabbit Holes instalments. https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcast Cases covered so far on this varied side series…The Murders of Carol Clay & Russell HillThe Alec Baldwin Trial The Easey Street Murders Violet Jessop & Arthur Priest The Delphi Verdict & Juries Cursed ObjectsThe Disappearance of Trevor Deely Ivan Milat & The Backpacker MurdersKaren Read The Abduction of Joanne Ratcliffe & Kirste Gordon Bali & Drug Smuggling The Abduction & Murder of Frauke Liebs The Idaho 4 Donna AdelsonThe Mary Morris Murders The Disappearance of Juan Pedro MartinezThe Unsolved Murder of Penny Bell The Disappearance of Lenny Dirickson The Disappearance of Larry Griffin The Disappearance of Nancy Guthrie Plus many more to come! Unknown Passage is only available via Patreon. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previous podcast website (before I went private only Patreon) are unauthorised.

🕳️ ‘Rabbit Holes’ - a monthly side series of Unknown Passage. Join the Patreon from $1 a month for access to main episodes as well as Rabbit Holes instalments. https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcast Cases covered so far on this varied side series…The Murders of Carol Clay & Russell HillThe Alec Baldwin Trial The Easey Street Murders Violet Jessop & Arthur Priest The Delphi Verdict & Juries Cursed ObjectsThe Disappearance of Trevor Deely Ivan Milat & The Backpacker MurdersKaren Read The Abduction of Joanne Ratcliffe & Kirste Gordon Bali & Drug Smuggling The Abduction & Murder of Frauke Liebs The Idaho 4 Donna AdelsonThe Mary Morris Murders The Disappearance of Juan Pedro MartinezThe Unsolved Murder of Penny Bell The Disappearance of Lenny Dirickson The Disappearance of Larry Griffin The Disappearance of Nancy Guthrie Plus many more to come! Unknown Passage is only available via Patreon. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previous podcast website (before I went private only Patreon) are unauthorised.

All episodes from 169 onwards are Patreon-only. I explain this on my last public episode. I will continue to update this feed and the website so that people know the Patreon is active. Listen to all episodes 169 and beyond in the Patreon feed. Join the Patreon community from $1 a month here: https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcast Unknown Passage is only available via Patreon and official podcast platforms. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previously owned podcast website are unauthorised._______________🇺🇸 December, 1998. Four days before her senior essay is due, Yale student Suzanne Jovin, 21, is found brutally murdered near the prestigious university campus. The bright and idealistic student’s last known movements could be key to solving this still-unsolved murder. But many mysteries remain. This week on Unknown Passage we take an in-depth look at the Yale murder cold case of Suzanne Jovin.  

All episodes from 169 onwards are Patreon-only. I explain this on my last public episode. I will continue to update this feed and the website so that people know the Patreon is active. Listen to all episodes 169 and beyond in the Patreon feed. Join the Patreon community from $1 a month here: https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcast Unknown Passage is only available via Patreon and official podcast platforms. Any websites claiming affiliation are unauthorised._______________🇧🇿 April, 2017. Canadian property manager and seasonal expat in Belize, Francesca Matus, is found murdered in a sugar cane field, alongside her American lover, Drew DeVoursney. The ensuing investigation into the double murder is restricted by a local lack of resources and potential corruption. Almost nine years on, the murders of these two foreigners in one of Belize’s most serene locations remains unsolved. 

🕳️ ‘Rabbit Holes’ - a monthly side series of Unknown Passage. Join the Patreon from $1 a month for access to main episodes as well as Rabbit Holes instalments. https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcast Cases covered so far on this varied side series since its launch last year…The Murders of Carol Clay & Russell HillThe Alec Baldwin Trial The Easey Street Murders Violet Jessop & Arthur Priest The Delphi Verdict & Juries Cursed ObjectsThe Disappearance of Trevor Deely Ivan Milat & The Backpacker MurdersKaren Read The Abduction of Joanne Ratcliffe & Kirste Gordon Bali & Drug Smuggling The Abduction & Murder of Frauke Liebs The Idaho 4 Donna AdelsonThe Mary Morris Murders The Disappearance of Juan Pedro MartinezThe Unsolved Murder of Penny Bell The Disappearance of Lenny Dirickson. The Disappearance of Larry Griffin Plus many more to come! Unknown Passage is only available via Patreon. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previous podcast website (before I went private only Patreon) are unauthorised.

All episodes from 169 onwards are Patreon-only. I explain this on my last public episode. I will continue to update this feed and the website so that people know the Patreon is active. Listen to all episodes 169 and beyond in the Patreon feed. Join the Patreon community from $1 a month here: https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcast Unknown Passage is only available via Patreon and official podcast platforms. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previously owned podcast website (before I went private only Patreon) are unauthorised._______________🇨🇱 April, 2018. 85 year old Peruvian-born pensioner Fermín Delgado Pinto returns to his adopted country of Chile after an enjoyable visit home. He lands at Santiago’s large international airport and never appears where his family is waiting to collect him. His family soon realise they will have to push for answers themselves. Almost eight years on, beloved father and grandfather Fermín is still missing and the question remains. Did he go missing in one of South America’s busiest airports?  

🕳️ ‘Rabbit Holes’ - a monthly side series of Unknown Passage. Join the Patreon from $1 a month for access to main episodes as well as Rabbit Holes instalments. https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcast Cases covered so far on this varied side series since its launch last year…The Murders of Carol Clay & Russell HillThe Alec Baldwin Trial The Easey Street Murders Violet Jessop & Arthur Priest The Delphi Verdict & Juries Cursed ObjectsThe Disappearance of Trevor Deely Ivan Milat & The Backpacker MurdersKaren Read The Abduction of Joanne Ratcliffe & Kirste Gordon Bali & Drug Smuggling The Abduction & Murder of Frauke Liebs The Idaho 4 Donna AdelsonThe Mary Morris Murders The Disappearance of Juan Pedro MartinezThe Unsolved Murder of Penny Bell The Disappearance of Larry Griffin Plus many more to come! Unknown Passage is only available via Patreon. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previous podcast website (before I went private only Patreon) are unauthorised.

All episodes from 169 onwards are Patreon-only. I explain this on my last public episode. I will continue to update this feed so that people know the Patreon is active. Listen to all episodes 169 and beyond in the Patreon feed. Join the Patreon community from $1 a month here: https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcast Unknown Passage is only available via Patreon. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previously owned podcast website (before I went private only Patreon) are unauthorised._______________🇬🇧 Christmas time, 1995. Irish mechanic Alan Holmes lives a quiet life on his own in the heart of London. Each day for decades, he has kept a small circle and been a loyal employee at the local police station. Until Alan doesn’t return to work after Christmas break. Police soon perform a welfare check and what follows remains a mystery 30 years on. This is the still unsolved murder of Alan Holmes. 

All episodes from 169 onwards are Patreon-only. I explain this on my last public episode. I will continue to update this feed so that people know the Patreon is active. Listen to all episodes 169 and beyond in the Patreon feed. Join the Patreon community from $1 a month here: https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcast Unknown Passage is only available via Patreon. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previous podcast website (before I went private only Patreon) are unauthorised.___________________🇸🇬 January, 1998. Indonesian hotel worker in Singapore, Dini Haryati, steps off her late night train home after a long shift. The 19 year old never makes it home. Two days later her broken body is discovered just steps from the train station. 28 years later, Dini's murder remains unsolved. In a country with such a low crime rate and strict penalties for murder, it calls into question how this is still an open case, and whether Dini's case is linked to other unsolved attacks on women and children in the southeast Asian city-state.

🕳️ ‘Rabbit Holes’ - a monthly side series of Unknown Passage. Join the Patreon from $1 a month for access to main episodes as well as Rabbit Holes instalments. https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcast Cases covered so far on this varied side series since its launch last year…The Murders of Carol Clay & Russell HillThe Alec Baldwin Trial The Easey Street Murders Violet Jessop & Arthur Priest The Delphi Verdict & Juries Cursed ObjectsThe Disappearance of Trevor Deely Ivan Milat & The Backpacker MurdersKaren Read The Abduction of Joanne Ratcliffe & Kirste Gordon Bali & Drug Smuggling The Abduction & Murder of Frauke Liebs The Idaho 4 Donna AdelsonThe Mary Morris Murders The Disappearance of Juan Pedro MartinezThe Unsolved Murder of Penny Bell Plus many more to come! Unknown Passage is only available via Patreon. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previous podcast website (before I went private only Patreon) are unauthorised.

All episodes from 169 onwards are Patreon-only. I explain this on my last public episode. I will continue to update this feed so that people know the Patreon is active. Listen to all episodes 169 and beyond in the Patreon feed. Join the Patreon community from $1 a month here: https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcast Unknown Passage is only available via Patreon. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previous podcast website (before I went private only Patreon) are unauthorised.___________________🇦🇺 1990s, Australia. Two home invasions of elderly couples. One in Melbourne, one in Canberra. In each case, one was murdered and another barely escaped with their life. Two totally unrelated cases, that highlight the need for added security for our most vulnerable. While one is still a cold case, the other proves that even decades-old cases may have breakthroughs. On the final episode of Unknown Passage for 2025, we look at the murders of Douglas Phillpott and Irma Palasics. 

All episodes from 169 onwards are Patreon-only. I explain this on my last public episode. I will continue to update this feed so that people know the Patreon is active. Listen to all episodes 169 and beyond (plus bonus series!) in the Patreon feed. Join the Patreon community from $1 a month here: https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcast Unknown Passage is only available via Patreon. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previous podcast website (before I went private only Patreon) are unauthorised.______________🇲🇾 December 7, 2017. Dutch-Malaysian model Ivana Smit, 18, is found dead on the 6th floor balcony of a Kuala Lumpur high-rise. She had fallen from the balcony of an apartment on the 20th floor. After being ruled misadventure for eight years, the investigation into the young woman’s untimely death has been reopened. Will her family finally have answers as to what actually happened to Ivana? 

🕳️ Announcing ‘Rabbit Holes’ - a monthly side series of Unknown Passage. Join the Patreon from $1 a month for access to main episodes as well as Rabbit Holes instalments. https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcast Cases covered so far on this varied side series since its launch last year…​The Murders of Carol Clay & Russell Hill​The Alec Baldwin Trial ​The Easey Street Murders ​Violet Jessop & Arthur Priest ​The Delphi Verdict & Juries ​Cursed Objects​The Disappearance of Trevor Deely ​Ivan Milat & The Backpacker Murders​Karen Read ​The Abduction of Joanne Ratcliffe & Kirste Gordon ​Bali & Drug Smuggling ​The Abduction & Murder of Frauke Liebs ​The Idaho 4 ​Donna Adelson​The Mary Morris Murders ​The Disappearance of Juan Pedro Martinez​The Unsolved Murder of Penny Bell Plus many more to come! Unknown Passage is only available via Patreon. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previous podcast website (before I went private only Patreon) are unauthorised.

All episodes from 169 onwards are Patreon-only. I explain this on my last public episode. I will continue to update this feed so that people know the Patreon is active. Listen to all episodes 169 and beyond in the Patreon feed. Join the Patreon community from $1 a month here: https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcast Unknown Passage is only available via Patreon. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previous podcast website (before I went private only Patreon) are unauthorised._____________🇹🇭 November, 2007. Japanese tourist Tomoko Kawashita, 27, visits Thailand for a solo vacation. She makes her way to an ancient historical park in the country’s north in time to experience a national cultural festival. There, in the tourist park, Tomoko was murdered. 18 years to the day I record this. Her killer remains unidentified, and Thailand has a 20 year statute of limitations on murder.

All episodes from 169 onwards are Patreon-only. I explain this on my last public episode. I will continue to update this feed so that people know the Patreon is active. Listen to all episodes 169 and beyond in the Patreon feed. Join the Patreon community from $1 a month here: https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcast Unknown Passage is only available via Patreon. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previous podcast website (before I went private only Patreon) are unauthorised.______________🇵🇹 June, 1996. German six-year-old Rene Hasee disappears on a quiet beach in Portugal’s Algarve region while holidaying with his mother and stepfather. One minute he was walking in front of them, the next he was gone forever. Almost 11 years later, a British three-year-old would become the most famous name in the world, after also vanishing in the Western Algarve. Are the two cases connected? This week on Unknown Passage we look at a number of unsolved cases in the Algarve.

All episodes from 169 onwards are Patreon-only. I explain this on my last public episode. I will continue to update this feed so that people know the Patreon is active. Listen to all episodes 169 and beyond in the Patreon feed. Join the Patreon community from $1 a month here: https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcastUnknown Passage is only available via Patreon. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previous podcast website (before I went private only Patreon) are unauthorised._________________🇨🇳 June, 2008. 22 year old Canadian model, Diana O’Brien, arrives in Shanghai to commence a three-month contract with a Chinese modelling agency. Within days she realises she wants to go home. Within 12 days of her arrival, she is violently murdered in the stairwell of her apartment. Diana’s case laid bare the dangers associated with modelling in many unregulated foreign markets, and she isn’t the only young woman to fall victim in China’s largest city.

All episodes from 169 onwards are Patreon-only. I explain this on my last public episode. I will continue to update this feed so that people know the Patreon is active. Listen to all episodes 169 and beyond in the Patreon feed. Join the Patreon community from $1 a month here: https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcastUnknown Passage is only available via Patreon. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previous podcast website (before I went private only Patreon) are unauthorised.___________________🇬🇧 September, 2016. Scottish airman Corrie Mckeague, 23, disappears after an alcohol-fuelled night out in a quaint English market town. Despite considerable searches and media attention, the expectant father’s body has never been found. What became of Corrie Mckeague?

All episodes from 169 onwards are Patreon-only. I explain this on my last public episode. I will continue to update this feed so that people know the Patreon is active. Listen to all episodes 169 and beyond in the Patreon feed. Join the Patreon community from $1 a month here: https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcastUnknown Passage is only available via Patreon. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previous podcast website (before I went private only Patreon) are unauthorised.______________🇧🇷 The wilds of the Brazilian Amazon. British explorer Percy Fawcett vanishes while on an expedition to find the “Lost City of Z”. Inspired by the story of El Dorado, Percy had made many trips to the Amazon, and felt he was close to finding what he called “Z” when he disappeared, along with his son and his son’s best friend. For exactly 100 years, the fate of Percy Fawcett has remained a mystery. Today, we dive into its origins, Percy’s life and whether or not he was close to discovering an ancient civilisation.

All episodes from 169 onwards are Patreon-only. I explain this on my last public episode. I will continue to update this feed so that people know the Patreon is active. Listen to all episodes 169 and beyond in the Patreon feed. Join the Patreon community from $1 a month here: https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcastUnknown Passage is only available via Patreon. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previous podcast website (before I went private only Patreon) are unauthorised._______________🇳🇿 August, 2019. Australian surfer Sean McKinnon flies to New Zealand to meet up with his Canadian fiancée and to enjoy a holiday. While sleeping in their campervan, Sean and Bianca are attacked and Sean is shot in cold blood in front of the love of his love. Sean’s death forever impacted his family, friends and community, and his life was taken by someone who was the opposite of everything Sean was. This is the story of Sean McKinnon.

All episodes from 169 onwards are Patreon-only. I explain this on my last public episode. I will continue to update this feed and the website so that people know the Patreon is active. Listen to all episodes 169 and beyond in the Patreon feed. Join the Patreon community from $1 a month here: https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcast__________________🚢 August, 1993. A lone man is found floating in a life raft in the North Sea. He claims the ship he worked on caught fire and he’s been floating for two days in the ocean. The transport ship, the Bärbel, is soon found, It is partially burnt out, but the interior is covered in blood. Soon the man’s story of a fire onboard changes, but he maintains he is a victim in what happened. What is the truth of what happened on the Bärbel?

All episodes from 169 onwards are Patreon-only. I explain this on my last public episode. I will continue to update this feed so that people know the Patreon is active. Listen to all episodes 169 and beyond in the Patreon feed. Join the Patreon community from $1 a month here: https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcastUnknown Passage is only available via Patreon. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previous podcast website (before I went private only Patreon) are unauthorised.________________🇦🇺 December, 2017. 70 year old Irishman Paddy Moriarty lives a very routine life in one of Australia’s most remote and sparsely populated towns, Larrimah in the country’s Northern Territory. His days involve working before spending his afternoons on his perch at the local pub. His kelpie Kellie is never far away. That is, until Paddy and Kellie one night vanish from their home. It’s been almost eight years since Paddy Moriarty and his dog disappeared, presumed murdered, and his case remains open and unsolved. 11 residents. 11 suspects. Simmering town tensions and motives to murder abound in this Outback murder mystery.

All episodes from 169 onwards are Patreon-only. I explain this on my last public episode. I will continue to update this feed so that people know the Patreon is active. Listen to all episodes 169 and beyond in the Patreon feed. Join the Patreon community from $1 a month here: https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcastUnknown Passage is only available via Patreon. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previous podcast website (before I went private only Patreon) are unauthorised.__________________🎾 Sport is meant to unite people - to inspire, to celebrate human achievement and to bring people together across the globe. But behind the glory and admiration, many athletes face a much darker reality. In this episode of Unknown Passage, we explore some of the most violent headlines that took place both on and off the field or the court, from stalking and home invasions to murder and missing persons.

All episodes from 169 onwards are Patreon-only. I explain this on my last public episode. I will continue to update this feed so that people know the Patreon is active. Listen to all episodes 169 and beyond in the Patreon feed. Join the Patreon community from $1 a month here: https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcastUnknown Passage is only available via Patreon. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previous podcast website (before I went private only Patreon) are unauthorised.____________________🚢 Just before Christmas, 1988. An 82 foot freighter embarks Miami for the Caribbean island of Haiti. On board are nine people, including Haitian workers, a German captain and a young American journalism student. The boat never arrived at its destination and has never been seen again. Or has it? This week we untangle the mysterious disappearance of the “Freedon”.

All episodes from 169 onwards are Patreon-only. I explain this on my last public episode. I will continue to update this feed so that people know the Patreon is active. Listen to all episodes 169 and beyond in the Patreon feed. Join the Patreon community from $1 a month here: https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcastUnknown Passage is only available via Patreon. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previous podcast website (before I went private only Patreon) are unauthorised.____________________🇮🇹 Summer or autumn, 79AD. At the height of the Roman Empire, more than 100,000 people live under the looming presence of Mount Vesuvius on the Bay of Naples, and the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum are home to many of them. Their towering backdrop hadn’t erupted for hundreds of years, but she would soon unleash her fiery fury. Many of the people of these towns quickly met violent and disturbing ends, and to this day, their cities - and their stories - are still being unearthed.

All episodes from 169 onwards are Patreon-only. I explain this on my last public episode. I will continue to update this feed so that potential new Patrons know the Patreon is active. Listen to all episodes 169 and beyond - plus lots of additional content - in the Patreon feed. Join the Patreon community from $1 a month here: https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcastUnknown Passage is only available via Patreon. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previous podcast website (before I went private only Patreon) are unauthorised._________________🇮🇳 April, 2013. 24 year old British backpacker Sarah Groves travels to the politically unstable region of Kashmir while on a lengthy trip abroad. Sarah was brutally murdered while in a seemingly safe place, and 12 years on, her family’s battle for answers - and for justice - continues.

All episodes from 169 onwards are Patreon-only. I explain this on my last public episode. I will continue to update this feed so that people know the Patreon is active. Listen to all episodes 169 and beyond in the Patreon feed. Join the Patreon community from $1 a month here: https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcastUnknown Passage is only available via Patreon. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previous podcast website (before I went private only Patreon) are unauthorised._______________🇵🇱 March, 2018. Polish man living in Germany, Mateusz Kawecki, sets out on a long drive home from Hanover to witness the birth of his first child. But he never arrives. His family and girlfriend search for him to no avail, across two countries. Then months later, a discovery is made that cracks the case wide open, one that potentially leaves more questions than answers.

All episodes from 169 onwards are Patreon-only. I explain this on my last public episode. I will continue to update this feed so that people know the Patreon is active. Listen to all episodes 169 and beyond in the Patreon feed. Join the Patreon community from $1 a month here: https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcastUnknown Passage is only available via Patreon. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previous podcast website (before I went private only Patreon) are unauthorised.______________🌎 Every year, millions of people leave their home countries to travel abroad for cut price plastic and cosmetic surgery. Many don’t make it home. On this week’s Unknown Passage, I look at four countries and deaths under the knife that have befallen medical tourists there.

All episodes from 169 onwards are Patreon-only. I explain this on my last public episode. I will continue to update this feed so that people know the Patreon is active. Listen to all episodes 169 and beyond in the Patreon feed. Join the Patreon community from $1 a month here: https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcastUnknown Passage is only available via Patreon. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previous podcast website (before I went private only Patreon) are unauthorised.___________________🇮🇪 June, 2009. A solitary figure steps off a bus in the peaceful Irish town of Sligo. He checks into a hotel. Over the next few days, he is sighted on CCTV across town. Then, he is found dead on a quiet local beach. When the Gardai attempt to identify the man, they realise that the man who signed into his accommodation as Peter Bergmann does not exist. He went to great lengths to ensure he was never identified. And to this day, he hasn’t been. This is the story of Peter Bergmann, Ireland’s John Doe.

All episodes from 169 onwards are Patreon-only. I explain this on my last public episode. I will continue to update this feed so that people know the Patreon is active. Listen to all episodes 169 and beyond in the Patreon feed. Join the Patreon community from $1 a month here: https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcastUnknown Passage is only available via Patreon. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previous podcast website (before I went private on Patreon) are unauthorised.__________________🛥️ 1983. Somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. 23 year old Tami Oldham is left adrift and alone after a Category 4 hurricane severely damages her yacht and sends her more experienced fiancé overboard. She survived 41 days alone, starving and hallucinating in a boat half full of water. This is the inspiring story of Tami Oldham Ashcraft.

All episodes from 169 onwards are Patreon-only. I explain this on my last public episode. I will continue to update this feed so that people know the Patreon is active. Listen to all episodes 169 and beyond in the Patreon feed. Join the Patreon community from $1 a month here: https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcastUnknown Passage is only available via Patreon. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previous podcast website (before I went private on Patreon) are unauthorised._________________🇫🇷 August, 1986. Engaged British teachers, Paul Bellion and Lorraine Glasby, enjoy a month-long summer cycling trip through France. When they don’t return to begin the new school year, the alarm is raised. Paul and Lorraine would later be found brutally murdered in a quiet cornfield, just a few miles from the coastal city they intended on sailing home from just days after they were last seen. Despite many separate investigations, almosf 40 years on, the murders of this young and adventurous couple remain unsolved.

All episodes from 169 onwards are Patreon-only. I explain this on my last public episode. I will continue to update this feed so that people know the Patreon is active. Listen to all episodes 169 and beyond in the Patreon feed. Join the Patreon community from $1 a month here: https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcastUnknown Passage is only available via Patreon. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previous podcast website (before I went private on Patreon) are unauthorised.________________🇲🇽 July, 2021. 35 year old Texas firefighter Elijah Snow and his wife jet down to sunny Cancun for their wedding anniversary. After their first night at their resort, his wife awakes to find him missing. Elijah is soon found dead, but in a bizarre way. Three and a half years on, the family and the Mexican authorities are at odds as to what happened to Elijah, and whether his death was accidental or murder.

All episodes from 169 onwards are Patreon-only. I explain this on my last public episode. I will continue to update this feed so that people know the Patreon is active. Listen to all episodes 169 and beyond in the Patreon feed. Join the Patreon community from $1 a month here: https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcastUnknown Passage is only available via Patreon. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previous podcast website (before I went private on Patreon) are unauthorised.__________________🇧🇳 July, 1994. 26 year old Australian newlywed Anthea Bradshaw visits her husband at his new job in the tiny southeast Asian nation of Brunei. Anthea intended on moving there in mere months, once her work contract at home finished. But Anthea would never make it home to pack and head back start her new life abroad. The bubbly young woman was murdered during her brief visit, in the apartment she shared with her husband. 30 years on, Anthea’s murderer is yet to face justice. And is her murderer even the person many believe it to be? This is the story of Anthea “Annie” Bradshaw.

All episodes from 169 onwards are Patreon-only. I explain this on my last public episode. I will continue to update this feed so that people know the Patreon is active. Listen to all episodes 169 and beyond in the Patreon feed. Join the Patreon community from $1 a month here: https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcastUnknown Passage is only available via Patreon. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previous podcast website (before I went private on Patreon) are unauthorised._________________🇹🇴 1975. 23 year old American Peace Corps volunteer Deborah Gardner starts a two year placement teaching on the developing Pacific Island nation of Tonga. What promised to be a fulfilling, adventure-filled escape from her life in Washington State soon descended into a nightmare, as Deborah became the focus of a fellow volunteer’s obsession. Almost 50 years since the controversial murder of Deborah Gardner in the Pacific’s last remaining kingdom, many feel that this beautiful young woman never received justice. This is the story of Deborah Gardner.

All episodes from 169 onwards are Patreon-only. I explain this on my last public episode. I will continue to update this feed so that people know the Patreon is active. Listen to all episodes 169 and beyond in the Patreon feed. Join the Patreon community from $1 a month here: https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcast Unknown Passage is only available via Patreon. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previous podcast website (before I went private on Patreon) are unauthorised.___________________🇦🇺 September, 1988. Italian-born concreter Salvatore “Sam” Rotiroti is bludgeoned to death in his driveway in the suburbs of the city of Geelong, less than an hour from Melbourne. An eerie series of events had preceded Sam’s murder, which only added to the mystery. All but one of Salvatore’s children, plus his wife, have stayed silent about what they know until this very day. 36 years have passed since this dedicated father and husband was senselessly murdered as he returned home from work and a $1 million dolllar reward stands for the apprehension of his killer. Is blood thicker than water? You decide.