652 // The Haunting Disappearance of "Peter Bergmann"

About this episode

The episode discusses the mysterious disappearance of Peter Bergmann in Sligo, Ireland, in 2009.

In this new episode, ⁠Crawlspace Media⁠'s Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna discuss the mysterious disappearance of the man known as Peter Bergmann from Sligo, Ireland in June of 2009. In 2009, a man using the alias "Peter Bergmann" arrived in Sligo, Ireland, to pull off the ultimate disappearing act. Despite battling terminal cancer, he spent his final days dodging CCTV, discarding his belongings, and cutting every label from his clothes before being found dead on a beach. Over 15 years later, he remains a total ghost—an unidentified man who meticulously erased his past to ensure he’d never be found. Check out Quince: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://quince.com/MISSING⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. We have an upcoming live show with Another F*cking Horror Podcast! It's called Criminally Stupid - The Search For the World's Dumbest Criminal. For tickets, go to: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.eventbrite.com/e/criminally-stupid-the-search-for-the-worlds-dumbest-criminal-tickets-1984625623665⁠⁠⁠. Sources: The Last Days of Peter Bergmann short documentary: https://youtu.be/bVOZ7YPOakI?si=KOtPwCs-dlZnPR3U An Garda Síochána (Irish Police)…

People in this episode

Hosts: Tim Pilleri, Lance Reenstierna

Topics covered

• true crime
• mystery
• disappearance
• society
• culture

Keywords

• Peter Bergmann
• Sligo
• Ireland
• disappearing act
• terminal cancer
• CCTV
• unidentified man
• beach

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Quince

Books & works: Another F*cking Horror Podcast, Criminally Stupid - The Search For the World's Dumbest Criminal, criminally-stupid-the-search, The Last Days of Peter Bergmann

Places: Sligo, Ireland

More episodes of Missing

• 677 // Andrea Gunning on Betrayal · June 8, 2026 · 40 min
• 672 // The Undisclosed w/ Rabia Chaudry & Colin Miller · May 25, 2026 · 44 min
• 671 // The Cult of Natureboy w/ Survivor Jenaé Newell & Director Ben Zand · May 21, 2026 · 1h 4m
• 670 // Springfield Three · May 18, 2026 · 54 min
• 669 // Judith Anne Brown · May 14, 2026 · 54 min
• 667 // Jared McColloch w/ Mom Tammie - Part 2 of 2 · May 8, 2026 · 38 min