Podcast
The Mysterious Case of the Gentleman of Heligoland
Hosted by Ken Davies / Iain Mackay · EN
In July 1994, the body a man was fished out of the North Sea, near the German Island of Heligoland.
Dressed smartly and with a complete absence of identifying information, the body was simply named ”The Gentleman”. Nearly thirty years later the body is still unnamed and unclaimed. And with injuries that suggested foul play, his killers have got away with murder.
From the team that brought you The Mysterious Case of Fred the Head, join us as we take a deep dive into one of Europe’s coldest cases, and try to piece together what might have happened. Uncovering new clues, new possibilities and, just maybe, the truth.
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Episode 21 | The Coin Toss
Sep 27, 202400:35:59Tap to summarizeWe continue our efforts to dig deeper into the Julian Chisholm story. Can he really be the Gentleman? Contacts thegentlemanofheligoland@gmail.com ken.davies@gsemedialtd.com
Transcribe →Episode 20 | The Age Old Story
Aug 24, 202400:39:03Tap to summarizeWe have Julian Chisholm firmly in our sights and for good reason; he goes missing at exactly the right time and we've discovered he shares a very unusual jaw deformity with the victim. But there's a problem - the German police are convinced the Gentleman of Heligoland is between 45-50 years of age, and Julian Chisholm is only 30 when he goes missing. Surely that rules Julian Chisholm out......? Contacts thegentlemanofheligoland@gmail.com ken.davies@gsemedialtd.com
Transcribe →Episode 19 | The Cornerstones
Jul 16, 202400:25:52Tap to summarizeNo description available
Transcribe →Episode 18 | Hunting Mr X
Jun 21, 202400:34:35Tap to summarizeIt's been a year, but we're back - and we're back because of a tip off. A suggestion that we might look at an intriguing case from the early 1990s and see where it takes us. And as it turns out, it proves to be well worth investigating. For more information on the man we are looking at. There's a great podcast here: https://pressandjournal.podbean.com/e/trailer-hunting-mr-x/
Transcribe →Episode 17 - The Journalist
Jun 10, 202300:41:51Tap to summarizeWe've found ourselves focussing on a series of horrific crimes perpetrated in Belgium. A crime spree that involved a very tall man - A man known as The Giant by the Belgian police. We needed to know more about this man to see if there was any potential link to the Gentleman. There was one person who we could turn to; A journalist who has been covering that case for over 20 years - and it's a fascinating story.
Transcribe →Episode 16 - Tall Tales
Jun 3, 202300:41:08Tap to summarizeWe are on the lookout for Giants, and we've found a 6'5" man who is acquitted of murder, with striking similarities to the Gentleman, but that all depends on what happens to him afterwards? And is he the only giant we need to be taking a much closer look at?
Transcribe →Episode15 - Tall Guy, Fall Guy
Apr 23, 202300:36:17Tap to summarizeWe need to catch up on the victims of the Barbel, we take a new approach to looking for potential people who may be the Gentleman with positive results, and the investigation takes a European turn.
Transcribe →Episode 14 - Seaman or Demon
Jan 14, 202300:30:15Tap to summarizeWe're back on the case - We learn more about isotopes and Iain makes a very intriguing discovery.
Transcribe →Episode 13 - The Two Davids
Sep 25, 202200:35:26Tap to summarizeWe have two men in our sights as our search for the Gentleman of Heligoland continues. David Martin, the Australian millionaire who went missing in 1992 and David Krueger, the 6'5" German man missing from Canada - But how can we rule them in or out?
Transcribe →Episode 12 - On the Scent of the Gent
Aug 7, 202200:45:45Tap to summarizeThings are moving quickly in the investigation. New clues, new science and we're on the trail of two new potential victims
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