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<v Speaker 1>Hi, and welcome back to The Unseen Podcast, a podcast

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<v Speaker 1>dedicated to missing people, unresolved cases, and UK true crime.

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<v Speaker 1>Today is day two of twelve days of missing person

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<v Speaker 1>cases throughout December. We're going to be exploring the disappearance

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<v Speaker 1>of Alan Murray in twenty ten. His disappearance caused immediate

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<v Speaker 1>concern for his family and friends due to the vulnerable

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<v Speaker 1>state that he was in at the time that he

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<v Speaker 1>went missing. This episode is about a missing person and

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<v Speaker 1>does not contain any descriptions of violence, but listener discretion

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<v Speaker 1>is always advised. Northfield is a residential area south of

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<v Speaker 1>the city of Birmingham. It was originally an industrial area

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<v Speaker 1>where many different industries thrived in the nineteen and early

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<v Speaker 1>twentieth centuries. It's an area with good links to the

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<v Speaker 1>city of Birmingham, as well as the area of Bonneville,

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<v Speaker 1>a model village created for the employees of the Cadbury Factory.

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<v Speaker 1>Northfield is where sixty four year old Alan Murray lived.

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<v Speaker 1>In twenty ten, Alan lived alone in Jenner's Lane. Despite

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<v Speaker 1>the fact that he did live alone, Alan had been

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<v Speaker 1>married to his wife, Sheila, and they had a son together.

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<v Speaker 1>In twenty ten, Alan and Sheila were then separated and

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<v Speaker 1>Alan was now living alone. While he lived alone, he

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<v Speaker 1>was known to have quite a few friends at the

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<v Speaker 1>Woodcock Pub, which was his local in an area called

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<v Speaker 1>Bartley Green. These friends were known to be regulars at

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<v Speaker 1>the pub along with Allan. Allan struggled with mobility problems

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<v Speaker 1>and was on medication for health issues that he had.

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<v Speaker 1>For this reason, on April fifteenth, those that knew him

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<v Speaker 1>were worried when they hadn't seen him for a few days.

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<v Speaker 1>Due to his vulnerable state and his mobility issues, his

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<v Speaker 1>friends and family became concerned when they hadn't seen him

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<v Speaker 1>at all. His family reported him missing on April fifteenth,

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<v Speaker 1>after an houring down that Allan had last been seen

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<v Speaker 1>on April the twelve. West Midland's Police became involved and

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<v Speaker 1>launched a missing person inquiry to figure out where Alan

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<v Speaker 1>could have gone. The concern was that he hadn't been

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<v Speaker 1>seen by people that knew him and the fact he

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<v Speaker 1>was listed as a vulnerable person. He had mobility problems

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<v Speaker 1>and used a walking stick. He was also on medication

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<v Speaker 1>which he needed to take daily. When police had searched

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<v Speaker 1>his home in Jenna's Lane, they found that Alan had

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<v Speaker 1>not taken his walking stick with him or his medication.

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<v Speaker 1>Why Allan had left without these things was unknown, as

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<v Speaker 1>these were things that he needed to be able to

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<v Speaker 1>get by throughout the day. As well as this, he

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<v Speaker 1>hadn't taken his glasses with him either. Alan had never

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<v Speaker 1>been missing before and so this was definitely out of

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<v Speaker 1>character for him. Police were also concerned about his vulnerable

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<v Speaker 1>mental state, given that he had a history of depression

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<v Speaker 1>and had been in a depressed state at the time

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<v Speaker 1>that his disappearance had been reported. Despite this, his family

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<v Speaker 1>felt like this disappearance was very out of the blue

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<v Speaker 1>and not something that he would normally do. Police began

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<v Speaker 1>making inquiries into where Alan had been seen. They were

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<v Speaker 1>able to narrow down that he had last been seen

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<v Speaker 1>at his home on April twelfth, at around ten forty

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<v Speaker 1>five am. Where Alan had gone after this point, however,

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<v Speaker 1>was unclear. Officers began to search the local area for

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<v Speaker 1>any sign of him, and this included searching the thick

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<v Speaker 1>gorge around Badley Reservoir. They used helicopters and sniffer dogs

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<v Speaker 1>to try and track down any sign of him. They

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<v Speaker 1>checked with the regulars at the Woodcock Pub to see

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<v Speaker 1>if anyone knew where he might have gone, but nobody

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<v Speaker 1>had seen him. Alan's bank account was also analyzed to

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<v Speaker 1>see if he had taken any money out since he'd

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<v Speaker 1>been missing. However, this also raised red flags he hadn't

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<v Speaker 1>accessed his bank account since he had been missing. Detective

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<v Speaker 1>Inspector Jim Foy said, we are doing everything we can

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<v Speaker 1>to find Alan and have conducted extensive searches of the

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<v Speaker 1>area to try and locate his whereabouts, but to no avail.

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<v Speaker 1>There have also been several unconfirmed sightings of Alan since

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<v Speaker 1>he went missing, but all leads have proved unfruitful. We

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<v Speaker 1>are concerned that Alan's bank account activity has shown no

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<v Speaker 1>notable access or activity for this missing person. This leads

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<v Speaker 1>us to be very anxious with regards to Allan's current whereabouts.

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<v Speaker 1>Our aim is to find Allan safe and well and

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<v Speaker 1>to be able to offer his family some form of

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<v Speaker 1>resolution so they can have peace of mind. If anyone

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<v Speaker 1>has any knowledge, even what may be considered minor information,

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<v Speaker 1>as to his whereabouts, we urge them to contact the police.

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<v Speaker 1>A description was issued of Alan. He was described as

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<v Speaker 1>a white male, five foot six inches tall, of medium build,

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<v Speaker 1>with sinning gray hair and a full beard. He was

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<v Speaker 1>wearing white trainers and light blue trousers when he was

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<v Speaker 1>last seen. He has numerous tattoos on his arms and body.

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<v Speaker 1>One of these tattoos was described as reading Tracy and

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<v Speaker 1>Allan inscribed inside a heart on his left hand. It

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<v Speaker 1>was hoped by issuing this description, someone would recognize him

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<v Speaker 1>or be able to give the police a lead on

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<v Speaker 1>where he had been seen. Despite this, however, if any

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<v Speaker 1>leads came forward, then nothing has been published about it.

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<v Speaker 1>Alan's family have been hoping for answers since he disappeared,

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<v Speaker 1>and his ex wife, Sheila, said about it, his disappearance

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<v Speaker 1>came out of the blue and was a huge shock

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<v Speaker 1>to the family. There's a huge hole in our family

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<v Speaker 1>now and we just want to know what has happened

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<v Speaker 1>to him. It doesn't matter where he's been or what

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<v Speaker 1>he's been doing. We just want him home or to

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<v Speaker 1>call us to say he's okay. The worst case scenario

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<v Speaker 1>has gone through everyone's mind, but we're trying to remain

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<v Speaker 1>positive that he's somewhere safe and well. It's just a

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<v Speaker 1>horrible waiting game. As well as his ex wife, Alan

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<v Speaker 1>left behind a son, who was sixteen at the time

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<v Speaker 1>of his disappearance and would be in his thirties now

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<v Speaker 1>without finding out out what happened to his dad. There

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<v Speaker 1>have been few updates since the original articles, and it

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<v Speaker 1>would seem that Alan's case, like many of the cases

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<v Speaker 1>I'm covering this December, remains at the same point that

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<v Speaker 1>it was in twenty ten. His family deserved to find

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<v Speaker 1>out what happened to him and where he is and

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<v Speaker 1>what I'm sure love answers. If you know anything about

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<v Speaker 1>the disappearance of Alan Murray, then please contact West Midlands

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<v Speaker 1>Police on one oh one. Thank you for listening to

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<v Speaker 1>today's episode. Listening in a few days to day three,

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<v Speaker 1>where we will cover another missing or unidentified person case.

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