Maria Aldridge

About this episode

This episode discusses the mysterious disappearance of 17-year-old Maria Aldridge in 1968.

Day 12 of 12 days of missing person episodes. In 1968, 17 year old Maria Aldridge was training to be a nurse in Birmingham. She has just moved out to live on her own when her family got some unexpected news. Maria had disappeared from her quarters at the hospital without taking any of her belongings with her. She has been missing every since. Important information provided by: Missing People profile: https://www.missingpeople.org.uk/help-us-find/maria-aldridge-03-000658 The Missing Podcast: https://shows.acast.com/themissingpodcast/episodes/maria-bernadette-aldridge https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c740541jyz4o https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2025/october/appeal-for-information-to-help-find-woman-missing-since-1968 / https://www.itv.com/news/central/2017-01-15/sister-of-nurse-missing-for-50-years-says-i-hope-shes-dead https://www.nursingtimes.net/hospital-nursing/police-re-open-case-of-missing-nurse-from-1960s-13-09-2009/ https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2600569/maria-aldridge-student-nurse-vanished/ 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…

People in this episode

Host: The Unseen Podcast

Topics covered

• missing persons
• true crime
• nursing
• 1960s history
• Birmingham

Keywords

• Maria Aldridge
• missing person
• nurse
• Birmingham
• 1968
• true crime
• unsolved case

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Missing People, The Missing Podcast, BBC, West Midlands Police, ITV, Nursing Times, dl-sounds.com

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