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Unknown Passage Podcast

Welcome to Unknown Passage, a podcast telling the stories of those who have gone missing or have been murdered while travelling abroad.

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  • S1 · E249
    Yesterday · 35 sec

    Episode 249 [Part 1 & 2]: The 1809 Disappearance of Benjamin Bathurst

    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. _______________ 🇩🇪 November, 1809. British diplomat Benjamin Bathurst disappears while making a risky journey home to London from his envoy post in Vienna through then-Prussia. He took efforts to disguise himself to evade French soldiers during the height of the Napoleonic Wars. As he prepared to depart a small town in now-north-eastern Germany after several hours at an inn, he stepped behind his horses to ready them for the next leg of the journey and vanished. Benjamin Bathurst has been missing for 217 years this month, and what became of him remains a mystery.

  • S1 · E248
    November 1 · 35 sec

    Episode 248: Ben Needham - British Toddler Missing In Greece Since 1991

    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, 1991. English toddler Ben Needham is living on the Greek island of Kos with his mother and grandparents when he inexplicably vanishes one sunny summer afternoon. Ben was seen playing outside the family’s farmhouse one minute, and was gone the next. Despite 35 years of active searches and police investigations, what became of Ben Needham remains unsolved.

  • October 23 · 35 sec

    #26 Rabbit Holes: The Outback Mystery of Ray & Jennie Kehlet (Australia)

    🕳️ ‘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 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 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 The Unsolved Double Murder of Rose Burkert & Roger Atkison 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.

  • S1 · E247
    October 16 · 35 sec

    Episode 247: Andrew Moore - Vietnamese-American’s Unsolved Murder In San Diego (2000)

    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. _______________ 🇺🇸 September, 2000. Vietnamese-American Andrew “Andy” Moore, 26, is found violently murdered in his locked studio apartment in San Diego, California. The scene inside is perplexing and notably, his cherished motorcycle and a set of chef’s knives are missing. Despite persons of interest, 26 years later the question of who killed Andy remains unanswered.

  • S1 · E246
    October 7 · 35 sec

    Episode 246: The Cruise Ship Disappearance Of George Smith IV In 2005

    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, 2005. 26 year old American honeymooner George Smith IV boards a Mediterranean cruise with his new wife for 12 days of fun and relaxation in the sun. Before the week is out, George has vanished from the cruise, leaving only a large smear of blood and a lot of unanswered questions. Over 20 years on, the question remains - what happened to George?

  • S1 · E245
    September 23 · 35 sec

    Episode 245 [Part 1 & 2] Sharmini Anandavel - Sri Lankan Teenager Murdered In Canada In 1999

    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.

  • September 16 · 35 sec

    #25 Rabbit Holes: The Unsolved Double Murder of Rose Burkert & Roger Atkison (USA)

    🕳️ ‘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 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 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.

  • S1 · E244
    September 12 · 35 sec

    Episode 244: Ophélie Bretnacher - French Student’s Death In Hungary In 2008

    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?

  • S1 · E243
    September 1 · 35 sec

    Episode 243: The Murders of Ben and Catherine Mullany on Antigua in 2008

    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.

  • S1 · E224
    August 15 · 35 sec

    Episode 242 [Part 1 & 2]: Who Was Jennifer Fairgate / Fergate?

    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.

  • August 9 · 35 sec

    #24 Rabbit Holes: The Strange Case of Judy Smith (USA)

    🕳️ ‘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 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 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.

  • S1 · E241
    August 3 · 35 sec

    Episode 241: Jie Zhao Li - Chinese Child Missing In Hawaii Since 1988

    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.

  • S1 · E240
    July 24 · 35 sec

    Episode 240: Jeffrey Hodgson - British Tourist’s Mysterious Death In Spain In 2001

    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.

  • S1 · E239
    July 15 · 35 sec

    Episode 239: Maarten Dickhoff - Dutchman Missing In Belgium Since 2024

    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.

  • July 6 · 35 sec

    #23 Rabbit Holes: The Mystery Of The Patanela (Australia)

    🕳️ ‘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 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 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.

  • S1 · E238
    June 21 · 35 sec

    Episode 238 [Part 1&2]: Murder In Botswana - The Case 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. _______________ 🇧🇼 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.

  • S1 · E237
    June 12 · 35 sec

    Episode 237: Silja Trindler - Swiss Tourist Murdered In France In 2000

    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.

  • S1 · E236
    June 3 · 35 sec

    Episode 236: 225 Days: The Story of Eduardo and Jayne Valseca

    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?

  • May 22 · 35 sec

    #22 Rabbit Holes: Entombed - The Caving Deaths of Floyd Collins & John Jones (USA)

    🕳️ ‘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 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 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.

  • S1 · E235
    May 10 · 35 sec

    Episode 235 [Part 1 of 2]: Noelene & Yvana Bischoff & Food Poisoning Deaths Abroad

    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”.

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