The Mysterious Case of the Gentleman of Heligoland

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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Episodes

Episode 17 - The Journalist

Saturday Jun 10, 2023

Saturday Jun 10, 2023

We'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.

Episode 16 - Tall Tales

Saturday Jun 03, 2023

Saturday Jun 03, 2023

We 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?

Sunday Apr 23, 2023

We 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.

Episode 14 - Seaman or Demon

Saturday Jan 14, 2023

Saturday Jan 14, 2023

We're back on the case - We learn more about isotopes and Iain makes a very intriguing discovery.

Episode 13 - The Two Davids

Sunday Sep 25, 2022

Sunday Sep 25, 2022

We 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?

Sunday Aug 07, 2022

Things are moving quickly in the investigation. New clues, new science and we're on the trail of two new potential victims

Episode 11- Developments

Tuesday Jul 26, 2022

Tuesday Jul 26, 2022

In the first of our mid-season updates - German police release a very significant scientific finding that changes their thinking on exactly from where the Gentleman may have originated. But there might be a fly in the ointment

Episode 10 - The Crooked Jaw

Saturday Jun 11, 2022

Saturday Jun 11, 2022

In the final episode of Season One, we discover that the skull may be able to tell us far more about the victim's physical appearance that we first thought. Something which may eventually be vital in identification. And, as the first season draws to a close, we pull together some loose ends and our thoughts on the case so far.

Episode 9 - A Bridge too Far?

Saturday May 28, 2022

Saturday May 28, 2022

With great help from our Facebook group members we are able to finally identify the man who fell from the Pride of Flanders, a few months before the Gentleman of Heligoland was found.
Armed with his name, we are able to start piecing together what happened, how exactly he fits into the story and where that can take us next.
 

Sunday May 15, 2022

Thanks to a listener, we discover another report on the case, which reveals critical new information. Information that allows us to analyse the injuries in more detail. What does this tell us about how the Gentleman of Heligoland met his death?
 

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