Show overview
The Mysterious Case of Fred the Head has been publishing since 2021, and across the 5 years since has built a catalogue of 66 episodes. That works out to roughly 40 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a monthly cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 27 min and 39 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language True Crime show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 1 months ago, with 3 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2021, with 25 episodes published. Published by Ken Davies.
From the publisher
Fifty years ago, on March 26th 1971, the body of a young man was found in a secluded spot, an island in the River Trent with extremely limited access. He was buried in a kneeling position, naked except for socks and a wedding ring. His hands and ankles had been bound. So began one of the UK’s most baffling murder mysteries, a grisly crime that has remained unsolved to this day.
Latest Episodes
View all 66 episodesEpisode 63 ` Much More Than Anyone Imagines
Ep 65Episode 62 - Progress & Frustrations
As our research continues along the points we determined where key to moving the case forward, we're met with frustrating responses, but we're making progress in other key areas.
Ep 64Episode 61 - Rings within Rings
Fred was found with a plain 9ct ring on his right wedding ring finger. Surely we've found all of the information we possible could about that - Well, maybe not. Links: New Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/groups/fredtheheadpodcast/ Podcast Email [email protected] Ken Davies [email protected]
Ep 63Episode 60 - Analytical Clues
As we finish 2025. there's a lot going on with Fred and maybe we've just taken some more steps forward, but with an unexpected plot twist. Links: New Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/groups/fredtheheadpodcast/ Podcast Email [email protected] Ken Davies [email protected]
Ep 62Episode 59 | Close to the Edge
There's a name that keeps appearing in this investigation - Brian Edge - and he's important, because in the early years of the investigation, he's the prime candidate to be Fred. And, because we keep discovering more information, we've again narrowed the time window even more - and he's right in it. To contact me: [email protected] or through the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/fredtheheadpodcast?locale=en_GB
Ep 61Episode 58 | The Pathologist's Notes
Sometimes, when you least expect it, something happens quite of the blue, that changes everything..... Links: New Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/groups/fredtheheadpodcast/ Podcast Email [email protected] Ken Davies [email protected]
Ep 60Episode 57 | Our Man from Stapenhill
The plot thickens - Why does a seemingly impossible thesis - keep surprising us. Suggesting there might be more to this case than meets the eye. Links: New Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/groups/fredtheheadpodcast/ Podcast Email [email protected] Ken Davies [email protected]
Ep 59Episode 56 | The River Garden Mystery
The research team have been hard at work for a few months now, and we've got a lot to report on. But in the course of that research, something caught our eye - An unusual story that developed in Burton exactly a year before Fred was found....
Ep 58Episode 55 | Face to Face
Ever heard of super-recognisers - Well, it's a thing - people with exceptional ability to recognise people in a crowd - they are used by police and security services the world over - but what's that got to do with Fred? Links: Abigail's 2025 London Marathon https://2025tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/abigail-davies New Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/groups/fredtheheadpodcast/ Website www.fredthehead.info Podcast Email [email protected] Ken Davies [email protected]
Ep 57The Mysterious Case of Michael Benedict | Episode 2 | Water is Thicker than Blood
So, we have the perfect crime. The finance scandal of London in 1967, a faked death, a trusted accomplice leading police astray, a beauty queen, all culminating in a successful getaway. They'd done it, Disappeared, never to be seen again. Or so they thought...... In our concluding episode, we try to track them down. Links: Narrated, written and produced by Ken Davies, Managing Director, GSE Media Ltd [email protected] Fred the Head Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/groups/fredtheheadpodcast/ The Mysterious Case of Michael Benedict is a copyrighted GSE Media Ltd production - the content of this podcast, including the audio recordings, scripts, and any original material, is subject to copyright protection. © 2025 GSE Media Ltd
Ep 56The Mysterious Case of Michael Benedict | Episode 1 | Death of a Red Shirt
Sunday, 16th July 1967 was destined to be the warmest day of the year in the South of England. But in the English Channel, there was a fog. A small dinghy pushed off the coast near Selsey on the Sussex coast, and set in motion a mystery that until this moment has never been solved. Involving missing cash, Miss World contestants and suspicious deaths, it was the scandal of the summer that has remained unsolved ever since..... Until Now. Links: Narrated, written and produced by Ken Davies, Managing Director, GSE Media Ltd [email protected] Fred the Head Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/groups/fredtheheadpodcast/ The Mysterious Case of Michael Benedict is a copyrighted GSE Media Ltd production - the content of thus podcast, including the audio recordings, scripts, and any original material, is subject to copyright protection. © 2025 GSE Media Ltd
Ep 55Teaser - Spin Off Podcast | The Mysterious Case of Michael Benedict | Friday 18th April 2025
From our Fred of Head investigation, we stumble upon a new case - full of intrigue, danger and glamour in London at the height of the swinging sixties. But after 60 years, impossible to solve surely......... https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mysterious-case-of-michael-benedict/id1808672668
Ep 54Episode 54 | The Missing and The Lost
Our investigation gets into full swing, yielding its first results. We find a new report about the inquest, which unearths some new facts and we have p[progress on John Gick, and there's a very interesting side story developing. Links: Abigail's 2025 London Marathon https://2025tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/abigail-davies New Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/groups/fredtheheadpodcast/ Website www.fredthehead.info Podcast Email [email protected] Ken Davies [email protected]
Ep 53Episode 53 | The Hive Mind
2025 has started with bang, as we undertake our biggest research campaign to identify potential victims. I also have an opportunity to discuss the lifestyle of the person that Fred might have been with a key expert.
Ep 52Episode 52 - The Vanished Men
Ep 51Episode 51 ~ A Quick Catch Up
It's about time I gave you an update on plans for Fred in 2025 - Well here goes....
Ep 50Episode 50 | The Dossier
I receive a detailed theory from the ex police colleague of the original investigating officer, Peter Hough - and it seems a good place to pause and reflect as we reach the 50th episode and map out the way forward. Links: The Mysterious Case of the Gentleman of Heligoland https://open.spotify.com/show/5ZdZyq4kWHyRDzdMQ3DZYZ?si=82fe5dce6630471c New Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/groups/fredtheheadpodcast/ Website www.fredthehead.info Podcast Email [email protected] Ken Davies [email protected]
Ep 49Episode 49 - Scouting for Boys
We take a closer look into the discovery story and particularly the claim that Garth Hamp-Gopsill was at the Grammar School instructing shooting. We also meet a man who the police believed may have been connected to John Gick's disappearance and learn some things that might prove useful. Links New Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/groups/fredtheheadpodcast/ Website www.fredthehead.info Email [email protected]
Ep 48Episode 48 - The Discovery: Revisited
It's time to revisit the original discovery story and go over it with a fine-toothed comb. A process that yields some interesting inconsistencies. And there's some unexpected developments from the Isle of Man. Links New Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/groups/fredtheheadpodcast/ Website www.fredthehead.info Email [email protected]
Ep 47Episode 47 - Man to Man
I travel to the Isle of Man in search of more information about John Gick and return to speak to someone connected with the case who has a very clear idea of what may have happened to Fred. Oh,.... and by the way, there's something quite important I've been meaning to tell you! Links New Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/groups/fredtheheadpodcast/ Website www.fredthehead.info Email [email protected]