Unknown Passage

August, 2010. Australian living in Canada, Owen Rooney, 24, disappears while making his way home from a music festival. Owen was last seen leaving a rural hospital where he was being treated for injuries from an assault. Owen’s remains are discovered seven years later, but the question remains. What happened to Owen Rooney? Theme music: ⁣ Undertow by Scott Buckley | https://soundcloud.com/scottbuckley⁣ Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com⁣ Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4...

September, 2005. A body washes up just outside of Stockholm, Sweden. It is soon identified as Spanish tourist Miguel Angel Martinez. But serious problems with the identification and autopsy of the body soon cast doubt on whether it is in fact Miguel at all. Theme music: ⁣ Undertow by Scott Buckley | https://soundcloud.com/scottbuckley⁣ Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com⁣ Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)⁣ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Some updates on cases and answering some of your frequently asked questions.

April, 1989. Swedish backpackers Urban Hoglin and Heidi Paakkonen disappear while hiking in the wilderness of New Zealand. The police soon charge a man who spends 20 years in prison for their murders - but has an innocent man been wrongfully accused? What happened to Urban and Heidi? Theme music: ⁣ Undertow by Scott Buckley | https://soundcloud.com/scottbuckley⁣ Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com⁣ Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)⁣ https://creativecommons...

January 2, 2016. 21 year old American tourist Otto Warmbier is arrested in North Korea. After being sentenced to 15 years hard labour, Otto is not heard from again. In 2017, Otto is returned to the USA in a vegetative state. He died just days later. How did Otto end up like this? Was he tortured? Did he attempt suicide? This is the story of Otto Warmbier’s imprisonment in North Korea. Theme music: ⁣ Undertow by Scott Buckley | https://soundcloud.com/scottbuckley⁣ Music promoted by https://www...

January 2, 2016. 21 year old American tourist Otto Warmbier is arrested in North Korea. After being sentenced to 15 years hard labour, Otto is not heard from again. In 2017, Otto is returned to the USA in a vegetative state. He died just days later. How did Otto end up like this? Was he tortured? Did he attempt suicide? This is the story of Otto Warmbier’s imprisonment in North Korea. Theme music: ⁣ Undertow by Scott Buckley | https://soundcloud.com/scottbuckley⁣ Music promoted by https://www...

September, 2006. American Tammy Grogan, 35, boards a cruise ship for a relaxing trip down to Mexico. On the return leg, Tammy disappears. As police investigate, the suspicious actions and the complex relationship of Tammy’s fellow vacation-goers only adds to a mystery that is still unsolved almost 15 years on. Theme music: ⁣ Undertow by Scott Buckley | https://soundcloud.com/scottbuckley⁣ Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com⁣ Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4...

2011. Hilary Hayward-Thomas from Boston's American accent vanishes after meeting actor Alec Baldwin. Where did it go and can it be found? This is a bonus episode with guest Laureena about Hollyweird, accents and life in general. Foul language is to be expected.

Part 4 of a multi-part series on Australian Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange.

Part 3 of a multi-part series on Australian Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange.