The Mysterious Case of the Gentleman of Heligoland

Ken Davies / Iain Mackay
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 is still unnamed and unclaimed. From the team that brought you The Mysterious Case of Fred the Head, we take a deep dive into one of Europe’s coldest cases, and try to price together what might have happened. Join us in real time as we uncover new clues, new options and maybe the truth.

  1. SEP 27

    Episode 21 | The Coin Toss

    We 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

    36 min

  2. AUG 24

    Episode 20 | The Age Old Story

    We 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

    39 min

  3. JUL 16

    Episode 19 | The Cornerstones

    The Mysterious Case of the Gentleman of Heligoland

    26 min

  4. JUN 21

    Episode 18 | Hunting Mr X

    It'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/

    35 min

  5. 06/10/2023

    Episode 17 - The Journalist

    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.

    42 min

  6. 06/03/2023

    Episode 16 - Tall Tales

    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?

    41 min

  7. 04/23/2023

    Episode15 - Tall Guy, Fall Guy

    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.

    36 min

  8. 01/14/2023

    Episode 14 - Seaman or Demon

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

    30 min
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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 is still unnamed and unclaimed. From the team that brought you The Mysterious Case of Fred the Head, we take a deep dive into one of Europe’s coldest cases, and try to price together what might have happened. Join us in real time as we uncover new clues, new options and maybe the truth.

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