17 episodes

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.

The Mysterious Case of the Gentleman of Heligoland Ken Davies / Iain Mackay

    • True Crime
    • 4.8 • 29 Ratings

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.

    Episode 17 - The Journalist

    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.

    • 41 min
    Episode 16 - Tall Tales

    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
    Episode15 - Tall Guy, Fall Guy

    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
    Episode 14 - Seaman or Demon

    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
    Episode 13 - The Two Davids

    Episode 13 - The Two Davids

    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?

    • 35 min
    Episode 12 - On the Scent of the Gent

    Episode 12 - On the Scent of the Gent

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

    • 45 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
29 Ratings

29 Ratings

Kourtneyy 1000 ,

Great stories

Love this podcast and Ken’s dedication to these old cases. Please keep the good work coming.

doverchick71 ,

Great podcast !

Ken does a great job, so thoroughly researched. Really happy he is doing another pod.

Seamussf ,

Fantastic research

Great research! Well produced and as I said, fantastic research! Looking forward to future episodes and will definitely check out the earlier season.

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