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Persons Unknown

Persons Unknown

Written by: John Dobson
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A true crime podcast dedicated to unsolved murders and disappearances. Based in Wales, UK. Covering cases from Wales, the rest of the UK and the wider world.© 2026 John Dobson Social Sciences True Crime World
Episodes
  • Donna Healey (Suspicious Death)
    Jan 19 2026

    In March 1988, on the eve of her 18th birthday, Donna Healey left her family home in Bradford for the last time. She was never seen alive by her loved ones again. More than 15 years later, a DNA breakthrough would reveal Donna's fate and raise serious questions about the treatment of missing vulnerable young people.

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    29 mins
  • Trevor Metcalfe (Unsolved Murder)
    Dec 8 2025

    Early in the morning of September 16th 1989, the battered body of 25-year-old Trevor Metcalfe was found on playing fields in Dormanstown, near Middlesbrough. This was a location Trevor had no known ties to, and police were puzzled as to what led him there.

    Following a family tragedy, Trevor had developed a solvent addiction, and he was attacked and killed while he was intoxicated and at his most vulnerable. His killer or killers showed him no mercy and beat him while he lay defenceless on the ground.

    Over the years, there have been numerous leads, as well as several anonymous letters and calls to local police. Still, the most chilling development was a message painted on a changing block close to the murder scene, which read "Catch me if you can".


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    Email: personsunknownpod@gmail.com

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    28 mins
  • George Barksdale and Solomon Rose (Missing Persons)
    Nov 17 2025

    George Barksdale was just four years old when he disappeared from Baltimore, Maryland in April 1969. The little boy was last seen sitting on the steps of a church opposite his home. One lead suggests he may have been taken by a 70 year old woman. Three years later, on April 1st 1972, three year old Solomon Rose vanished during a trip to a shopping mall in West Baltimore. He has not been seen since and is believed to have been abducted.

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    Email: personsunknownpod@gmail.com

    Website with Transcripts:
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    28 mins
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