About this episode
The episode discusses the mysterious murder of Darren Carley, whose remains were found in 2002 and identified in 2018.
In June 2002, the remains of a man was found in Charnock Richard in Chorley, Lancashire. In 2018, he was eventually identified as 24 year old Darren Carley who had disappeared from Swindon in January 2002. He had been murdered but by whom and how he had ended up there is still a mystery. Important information provided by: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-47444453 https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2018-10-04/missing-darren-carley-skeleton-identified-after-15-years https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/19315207.darren-carley-murder-suspects-remain-investigation-2-years-arrests/ https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/two-arrested-over-murder-of-man-who-went-missing-in-2002/37426434.html https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/mum-who-waited-16-years-15248324 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-45879257 https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/17474708.timeline-darren-carley-case/ https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/phone-records-lead-darren-carley-2613368 Music by: dl-sounds.com Follow the Unseen Podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-unseen-podcast/id1318473466?uo=4 Follow the Unseen Podcast…
Topics covered
- murder investigation
- missing persons
- true crime
- unsolved mysteries
- forensic identification
Keywords
- Darren Carley
- murder
- missing person
- Chorley
- forensic identification
- unsolved case
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Charnock Richard, Chorley, Lancashire, Swindon
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