The Mysterious Case of Fred the Head
By Ken Davies
They say that in the case of a mysterious death the first 48 hours are critical. If investigators don't get a lead in this time - the chances of solving the crime are greatly diminished.But what if you don't get a lead in in the first 48 hours, or 48 days.What if you don't get a lead in 48 years?Welcome to the mysterious case of Fred the Head - One of the UK's most curious, baffling and unsolved crimes
Episodes (4)
The Mysterious Case of Fred the Head
The Mysterious Case of the Blackpool Street Murder | Episode 1 | The Last Bus Home
On a damp June night in 1980, 18-year-old Tina Sellers stepped off a bus in Burton, unaware she was being watched. Within minutes, she was murdered in her grandparents’ home on Blackpool Street—a brutal, premeditated attack involving rape, mutilation, and a de
The Mysterious Case of Fred the Head
THer Mysterious Case of the Blackpool Street Murder | EpisoEde 2 | The Clearest of Evidence
In 1981, Francis William Leonard Clarke was sentenced to life in prison for the brutal murder of 18-year-old Tina Sellers in her Blackpool Street home, based on forensic evidence linking him to the crime and a confession obtained after hours of interrogation.
The Mysterious Case of Fred the Head
The Mysterious Case of the Blackpool Street Murder | Episode 3 | Reasonable Doubt
The third episode of 'The Mysterious Case of Fred the Head' dismantles the conviction of Francis Clark for the murder of Tina Sellers by exposing a cascade of flaws in the prosecution's case. The host argues that the crime, as reconstructed from forensic evide
The Mysterious Case of Fred the Head
The Mysterious Case of the Blackpool Street Murder | Episode 4 | Maybes and Certainties
The fourth episode of 'The Mysterious Case of Fred the Head' dismantles the scientific foundation of Francis Clark’s conviction in the murder of Tina Sellers, revealing that the so-called 'conclusive' evidence was, in fact, nothing more than statistical possib
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