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  Podimo & What's The Story Sounds  

Can you help find ‘The Missing?’ Hosted by journalist Pandora Sykes, ‘The Missing’ is a returning Podimo podcast that looks into the cases of the long-term missing and asks you, the listener, to help. Brought to you in association with charities Locate International and Missing People, every week we explore a different case, hear original interviews with family and friends, and ask the questions that need to be answered. Where did they go? What happened to them? And does anyone listening have any information? In the UK alone, a person is reported missing every 90 seconds. In this series, we ask you to become part of the search. With your help, some of these cases could be solved. From Podimo and What's The Story Sounds - ‘The Missing’ is made in association with Locate International and Missing People. To learn more or if you have information on any of the cases covered in the podcast, please visit http://TheMissingPodcast.org

Can you help find ‘The Missing?’ Hosted by journalist Pandora Sykes, ‘The Missing’ is a returning Podimo podcast that looks into the cases of the long-term missing and asks you, the listener, to help. Brought to you in association with charities Locate International and Missing People, every week we explore a different case, hear original interviews with family and friends, and ask the questions that need to be answered. Where did they go? What happened to them? And does anyone listening have any information? In the UK alone, a person is reported missing every 90 seconds. In this series, we ask you to become part of the search. With your help, some of these cases could be solved. From Podimo and What's The Story Sounds - ‘The Missing’ is made in association with Locate International and Missing People. To learn more or if you have information on any of the cases covered in the podcast, please visit http://TheMissingPodcast.org

 

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#55

S5 Ep10: Lisa Pour

 When it comes to long term missing person's cases, you never quite know when you're going to catch a break. Most lay dormant for years at a time, with nothing in the way of new clues or leads, leaving relatives and authorities alike feeling like they've exhausted every avenue of inquiry... Such was the case for Lauren Saffery, whose mother Lisa Pour was last seen in Willesden Green in north west London on the 16th of January, 2013. For close to a decade, there wasn’t a shred of fresh evidence regarding Lisa’s whereabouts. Then, out of the blue, an anonymous phone call was made to the Metropolitan police…and the mysterious voice at the end of the line claimed to have information vital to the case… For more information on every episode from all five series visit [https://themissingpodcast.org] (https://themissingpodcast.org/) New episodes every Monday. Presented by: Pandora Sykes [https://www.instagram.com/pandorasykes] (https://www.instagram.com/pandorasykes) From Podimo and What's The Story Sounds [https://podimo.com/uk] (https://podimo.com/uk) [https://whatsthestorysounds.com/] (https://whatsthestorysounds.com/) The series is made with the support of Missing People and Locate International [https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/] (https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/) [https://locate.international/] (https://locate.international/) The series is Researched and Produced by Jack O’Kennedy Executive Producers for Podimo: Jake Chudnow & Matt White Executive Producers for What’s the Story: Darrell Brown & Sophie Ellis ... Read more

13 Aug 2023

30 MINS

30:12

13 Aug 2023

#54

S5 Ep9: Sandra Collins

It's a sad fact of life that in the major cities of the world, missing person cases are a dime a dozen. In places like London, New York and Tokyo, tens of thousands of people vanish every year, to the point where they’re barely even newsworthy. But in a quiet seaside village like Killala, on the west coast of Ireland, the disappearance of just one person can upend an entire community. That’s what happened when twenty eight year old Sandra Collins left her home on a wet December night in the year 2000…and never came back. For her brother Patrick, her disappearance has cast a long, dark shadow over the region and has haunted the Collins family ever since. For more information on every episode from all five series visit [https://themissingpodcast.org] (https://themissingpodcast.org/) New episodes every Monday. Presented by: Pandora Sykes [https://www.instagram.com/pandorasykes] (https://www.instagram.com/pandorasykes) From Podimo and What's The Story Sounds [https://podimo.com/uk] (https://podimo.com/uk) [https://whatsthestorysounds.com/] (https://whatsthestorysounds.com/) The series is made with the support of Missing People and Locate International [https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/] (https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/) [https://locate.international/] (https://locate.international/) The series is Researched and Produced by Jack O’Kennedy Executive Producers for Podimo: Jake Chudnow & Matt White Executive Producers for What’s the Story: Darrell Brown & Sophie Ellis ... Read more

06 Aug 2023

34 MINS

34:40

06 Aug 2023

#53

S5 Ep8: James Miller

On the 23rd of March 2020, due to the growing threat posed by the coronavirus, the United Kingdom locked down. For most of us, it marked the start of many months spent trapped in our homes, where the lack of freedom and face to face contact with others, had a profound effect on our collective mental health.  One such person was James Miller, a thirty-seven year old mechanic, who on the night of December 22nd 2020 walked out of his family home, never to return. James was already wrestling with depression and the break up of his marriage…Did he reach the end of his tether after spending the better part of a year unable to meet his friends in the pub, or watch his beloved Warrington Wolves in action? It's a question his sister, Emma, desperately needs answered… For more information on every episode from all five series visit [https://themissingpodcast.org] (https://themissingpodcast.org/) New episodes every Monday. Presented by: Pandora Sykes [https://www.instagram.com/pandorasykes] (https://www.instagram.com/pandorasykes) From Podimo and What's The Story Sounds [https://podimo.com/uk] (https://podimo.com/uk) [https://whatsthestorysounds.com/] (https://whatsthestorysounds.com/) The series is made with the support of Missing People and Locate International [https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/] (https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/) [https://locate.international/] (https://locate.international/) The series is Researched and Produced by Jack O’Kennedy Executive Producers for Podimo: Jake Chudnow & Matt White Executive Producers for What’s the Story: Darrell Brown & Sophie Ellis ... Read more

30 Jul 2023

37 MINS

37:23

30 Jul 2023

#52

S5 Ep7: Kevin Hicks

500 yards is a relatively short distance. Its about the length of four and a half football pitches, a journey most of us could make in six minutes or less. It also happens to be the distance between Sperrings community shop on Lower Addiscombe Road in Croydon and the home of the Hicks family. On a cold spring night in 1986, sixteen year old Kevin Hicks walked out his front door with nothing but a pound in his pocket and headed in the direction of the local shop to buy some eggs. He never came back. Over thirty five years later, his younger sister Alex is still waiting for Kevin to come home… For more information on every episode from all five series visit [https://themissingpodcast.org] (https://themissingpodcast.org/) New episodes every Monday. Presented by: Pandora Sykes [https://www.instagram.com/pandorasykes] (https://www.instagram.com/pandorasykes) From Podimo and What's The Story Sounds [https://podimo.com/uk] (https://podimo.com/uk) [https://whatsthestorysounds.com/] (https://whatsthestorysounds.com/) The series is made with the support of Missing People and Locate International [https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/] (https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/) [https://locate.international/] (https://locate.international/) The series is Researched and Produced by Jack O’Kennedy Executive Producers for Podimo: Jake Chudnow & Matt White Executive Producers for What’s the Story: Darrell Brown & Sophie Ellis ... Read more

23 Jul 2023

34 MINS

34:06

23 Jul 2023

#51

S5 Ep6: Simon Hodgson-Greaves

Rachel Pickthall has been birdwatching for as long as she can remember. It's a passion she shared with her older brother Simon and as children, the pair spent many an evening together camped out in their back garden, bird guide in one hand and binoculars in the other. In late December 2013, Simon, then aged 48, travelled to Bempton Cliffs on the Yorkshire coast, the UK's largest mainland seabird colony. The last few years hadn't been kind to him. His marriage had broken down and he had recently been diagnosed as bipolar. At the time, Rachel was living in Dubai, over 5,000 miles away. That's where she was when she got the phonecall telling her that Simon's beloved campervan had been found abandoned in the sanctuary's car park and that her brother was nowhere to be found. For more information on every episode from all five series visit [https://themissingpodcast.org] (https://themissingpodcast.org/) New episodes every Monday. Presented by: Pandora Sykes [https://www.instagram.com/pandorasykes] (https://www.instagram.com/pandorasykes) From Podimo and What's The Story Sounds [https://podimo.com/uk] (https://podimo.com/uk) [https://whatsthestorysounds.com/] (https://whatsthestorysounds.com/) The series is made with the support of Missing People and Locate International [https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/] (https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/) [https://locate.international/] (https://locate.international/) The series is Researched and Produced by Jack O’Kennedy Executive Producers for Podimo: Jake Chudnow & Matt White Executive Producers for What’s the Story: Darrell Brown & Sophie Ellis ... Read more

16 Jul 2023

42 MINS

42:30

16 Jul 2023

#50

S5 Ep5: Sandra Gant

Sandra Gant of Clacton-on-Sea in Essex has three daughters, Carrie, Michaela and Lauren. Their relationship with their mother has always been fraught, complicated as it was by her struggles with alcoholism. Sandra lost a lot of battles with her demons over the years but as we all know, addiction is a war…one Sandra was very much still fighting when she disappeared on the 14th of November, 2003. The Gant siblings knew the police could only be so helpful...Only they knew their mother's routine, the places she liked to frequent and, most importantly, the colourful cast of drinking companions she had accumulated over the years. Jumping into Carrie's car, they realised it would be up to them to piece together her movements and try to bring their mother home... For more information on every episode from all five series visit [https://themissingpodcast.org] (https://themissingpodcast.org/) New episodes every Monday. Presented by Pandora Sykes [https://www.instagram.com/pandorasykes] (https://www.instagram.com/pandorasykes) From Podimo and What's The Story Sounds [https://podimo.com/uk] (https://podimo.com/uk) [https://whatsthestorysounds.com/] (https://whatsthestorysounds.com/) The series is made with the support of Missing People and Locate International [https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/] (https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/) [https://locate.international/] (https://locate.international/) The series is Researched and Produced by Jack O'Kennedy Executive Producers for Podimo: Jake Chudnow & Matt White Executive Producers for What's The Story: Darrell Brown & Sophie Ellis ... Read more

09 Jul 2023

37 MINS

37:41

09 Jul 2023

#49

S5 Ep4: Jean Tighe

Consider what the average person goes through when they’re trying to locate a missing loved one. For starters there’s the ongoing dialogue with the authorities, where you’re doing your utmost to provide the investigation with the information it needs to progress. Then you have the media, as well as poster and online campaigns to manage, in an effort to get the word out as quickly as possible. Finally there’s fraught emotions to contend with, those of your immediate family first and foremost, who all need to be kept in the loop at all times, and then of course your own…Now add to that already nightmarish equation a foreign country and an uncooperative police force. That’s what Leona Tighe has been dealing with since her 38 year old sister Jean, from county Cavan in Ireland, walked out of her hostel in Portugal on July 13th 2020 and vanished without a trace.  For more information on every episode from all five series visit [https://themissingpodcast.org] (https://themissingpodcast.org) New episodes every Monday.  Presented by Pandora Sykes [https://www.instagram.com/pandorasykes] (https://www.instagram.com/pandorasykes) From Podimo and What's The Story Sounds [https://podimo.com/uk] (https://podimo.com/uk) [https://whatsthestorysounds.com/] (https://whatsthestorysounds.com/) The series is made with the support of Missing People and Locate International [https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/] (https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/) [https://locate.international/] (https://locate.international/) The series is Researched and Produced by Jack O'Kennedy Executive Producers for Podimo: Jake Chudnow & Matt White Executive Producers for What's The Story: Darrell Brown & Sophie Ellis ... Read more

02 Jul 2023

32 MINS

32:37

02 Jul 2023

#48

S5 Ep3: James Nutley

It doesn’t matter how old your children get, whenever they go on a trip you’re always dreading that phone call…The one that often comes in the early hours of the morning…The one with the solemn voice at the end of the line.  The Nutley family of the Welsh village of Caerwent, received one such call in October 2004. James, who at 25 was the eldest son, had failed to return to his hotel after the first night of a golfing trip. His mother Catherine, wasting no time, immediately drove the hundred odd miles to the seaside town of Tenby, where the tournament was taking place. It's a drive she and her husband Jeff make twice a year to this day, a pilgrimage they have no intention of stopping, until they find out the truth about what happened to James that night…  For more information on every episode from all five series visit [https://themissingpodcast.org] (https://themissingpodcast.org) New episodes every Monday. Presented by Pandora Sykes [https://www.instagram.com/pandorasykes] (https://www.instagram.com/pandorasykes) From Podimo and What's The Story Sounds [https://podimo.com/uk] (https://podimo.com/uk) [https://whatsthestorysounds.com/] (https://whatsthestorysounds.com/) The series is made with the support of charities Missing People and Locate International [https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/] (https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/) [Https://locate.international/] (Https://locate.international/) The series is Researched and Produced by Jack O'Kennedy Executive Producers for Podimo: Jake Chudnow & Matt White Executive Producers for What's The Story: Darrell Brown & Sophie Ellis ... Read more

25 Jun 2023

33 MINS

33:28

25 Jun 2023

#47

S5 Ep2: Carmel Fenech

When Carmel Fenech went missing in London in the summer of 1998, her mother Deirdre, of Broadfield, Crawley, didn’t panic. She was well practised at bringing her daughter home.This wasn't the first, second or even tenth time her child had gone AWOL. Carmel had a well documented drug problem, one that had pulled her into the orbit of people and places that no-one, let alone a sixteen year old girl, should find themselves. Deirdre knew exactly what corners to go to and what doors to knock on…But what happens when you search all of the usual haunts and come up empty? How do you convince the authorities that this isn't like the other times? That you're not going to hear the unmistakable rattle of her key in the door at some ungodly hour a day, a week or even a month from now? Decades later, Deirdre, and the rest of the Fenech family, are no closer to learning the truth.  For more information on every episode from all five series visit [https://themissingpodcast.org] (https://themissingpodcast.org/) New episodes every Monday. Presented by: Pandora Sykes [https://www.instagram.com/pandorasykes] (https://www.instagram.com/pandorasykes) From Podimo and What's The Story Sounds [https://podimo.com/uk] (https://podimo.com/uk) [https://whatsthestorysounds.com/] (https://whatsthestorysounds.com/) The series is made with the support of Missing People and Locate International [https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/] (https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/) [https://locate.international/] (https://locate.international/) The series is Researched and Produced by Jack O’Kennedy Executive Producers for Podimo: Jake Chudnow & Matt White Executive Producers for What’s the Story: Darrell Brown & Sophie Ellis ... Read more

18 Jun 2023

35 MINS

35:38

18 Jun 2023

#46

S5 Ep1: Steven Clark

What would you do if the police knocked on your door one day and told you they had just arrested your parents for your brother’s murder? That was the nightmare scenario facing Victoria Orr, whose beloved mother and father were taken into custody in September 2020, suspected of killing their own son. Steven Clark had vanished during a walk in the seaside village of Saltburn almost two decades earlier, when he was twenty-three years old. The media frenzy that followed is a textbook example of the modern true crime machine, as the authorities pushed, the media pulled and the Clark family found themselves at the centre of a story that threatened to swallow them whole.    For more information on every episode from all five series visit [https://themissingpodcast.org] (https://themissingpodcast.org)   New episodes every Monday.  Presented by: Pandora Sykes  [https://www.instagram.com/pandorasykes] (https://www.instagram.com/pandorasykes)   From Podimo and What's The Story Sounds  [https://podimo.com/uk] (https://podimo.com/uk) [https://whatsthestorysounds.com/] (https://whatsthestorysounds.com/) The series is made with the support of Missing People and Locate International [https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/] (https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/) [https://locate.international/] (https://locate.international/) The series is Researched and Produced by Jack O’Kennedy Executive Producers for Podimo: Jake Chudnow & Matt White Executive Producers for What’s the Story: Darrell Brown & Sophie Ellis ... Read more

11 Jun 2023

42 MINS

42:33

11 Jun 2023

#45

S5: Season 5 is COMING - on June 12th

The Missing is BACK - Launching on June 12th - a brand new series with TEN more stories of long-term missing people. Once again brought to you with the support of the charities Locate International and Missing People, and Podimo UK, and hosted by Pandora Sykes. A What's The Story Sounds Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

05 Jun 2023

02 MINS

02:43

05 Jun 2023

#44

S4 Ep10: Human Trafficking

Take a look on the list of missing people on the missingpeople website, and you’ll see a large number of them are Vietnamese nationals. For years, traffickers have been bringing young people into the country from Vietnam – often illegally – and these people have then gone missing. This episode explores this issue – asking how they arrive in the country, why they vanish, and why it’s often the case that they’ll escape the relative safety of local authority care to once again disappear. If you have information on any of the cases covered in the podcast, please visit  [TheMissingPodcast.org] (https://www.themissingpodcast.org/) , where you can find contact information as well as contribute and discuss on the Locate International forum. The Missing is a Podimo podcast series hosted by Pandora Sykes. It is produced by What's The Story Sounds and made in association with investigation specialists  [Locate International] (https://locate.international/)  and the charity  [Missing People] (https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

09 Sep 2022

35 MINS

35:24

09 Sep 2022

#43

S4 Ep9: Anthony Stammers

Anthony was 27 years old when he vanished in 2012, near his home in Colchester, Essex. He withdrew cash at an ATM a few minutes walk from the house he shared with his parents. But from there… he seemingly vanished. Police investigators used data from his phone to reveal he’d last been around 2-3 miles from home, but they had no clue exactly where he had gone, or why. And for ten years there has been no further sightings. If you have information on any of the cases covered in the podcast, please visit  [TheMissingPodcast.org] (https://www.themissingpodcast.org/) , where you can find contact information as well as contribute and discuss on the Locate International forum. The Missing is a Podimo podcast series hosted by Pandora Sykes. It is produced by What's The Story Sounds and made in association with investigation specialists  [Locate International] (https://locate.international/)  and the charity  [Missing People] (https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

26 Aug 2022

32 MINS

32:07

26 Aug 2022

#42

S4 Ep8: Lorraine Freeman

Lorraine was 35-years-old and lived in Essex. She was last seen by her partner, in 1998, waving him off in a taxi as he took a trip abroad. When he returned, there was no sign of Lorraine, and there have been no sightings since. This episode tells Lorraine’s story and asks listeners if they might hold the vital clue which could finally resolve this mystery. If you have information on any of the cases covered in the podcast, please visit  [TheMissingPodcast.org] (https://www.themissingpodcast.org/) , where you can find contact information as well as contribute and discuss on the Locate International forum. The Missing is a Podimo podcast series hosted by Pandora Sykes. It is produced by What's The Story Sounds and made in association with investigation specialists  [Locate International] (https://locate.international/)  and the charity  [Missing People] (https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

12 Aug 2022

24 MINS

24:24

12 Aug 2022

#41

S4 Ep7: Philip Fudge

Philip was 21 years old when he was last seen leaving a Christmas party, at a Navy barracks in Liverpool. He was last seen getting into a taxi with two women and another man. But from there – what happened to Philip isn’t known. Helicopters and police divers searched 200 miles of coastline, with no trace of him. This episode explores the events around his disappearance, and the efforts from his family to track down the answers they so badly need. If you have information on any of the cases covered in the podcast, please visit  [TheMissingPodcast.org] (https://www.themissingpodcast.org/) , where you can find contact information as well as contribute and discuss on the Locate International forum. The Missing is a Podimo podcast series hosted by Pandora Sykes. It is produced by What's The Story Sounds and made in association with investigation specialists  [Locate International] (https://locate.international/)  and the charity  [Missing People] (https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/) . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit [megaphone.fm/adchoices] (https://megaphone.fm/adchoices) ... Read more

29 Jul 2022

32 MINS

32:25

29 Jul 2022