About this episode

The episode explores the unsolved disappearance of postman Larry Griffin on Christmas Day 1929 in Stradbally, Ireland.

On Christmas Day 1929, postman Larry Griffin rode into the village of Stradbally to deliver the mail and vanished. His bike was found abandoned the next morning, but his body was never recovered. Nearly a century later, the disappearance of Ireland’s “missing postman” remains unsolved. Sources  Mystery still surrounds 1929 disappearance of Co Waterford postman The strange case of the country postman who vanished one Christmas Day CSÍ The Missing Postman Part One The missing postman | Irish Independent Remembering The Missing Postman - The Munster Express The Case Of The Missing Postman | Liveline - RTÉ Radio 1 To access bonus weekly episodes of Red Room join Patreon HERE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Jenny Claffey

Topics covered

• disappearance
• true crime
• Irish history
• unsolved mysteries
• postal service

Keywords

• Larry Griffin
• disappearance
• Stradbally
• Ireland
• true crime
• unsolved
• postal service
• 1929

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Irish Independent, The Munster Express, RTÉ Radio 1

Books & works: The Missing Postman Part One

Places: Stradbally, Ireland

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