25 years have passed since Arlene Fraser went missing and her killer could be out of jail soon. But Arlene's family still don't know where she is.Arlene's sister explains how she is campaigning for a change in the law to ensure Arlene's killer

S2 EP5: Released

Dec 4th, 2023 26m 30s

As doubts emerge about some of the evidence used to jail the killer, the courts are left with no choice but to let him go.As he returns home, all hell breaks loose, with bar brawls and bouncers getting between warring factions.Will Arlene’s k

Q & A with host Dale Haslam

Nov 30th, 2023 1m 3s

Investigative journalist Dale Haslam, who spoke to Arlene's friends, family, and those who brought her killer to justice, answers your questions about the case.Read all the questions and answers here.

S2 EP4: The lipreader

Nov 27th, 2023 24m 44s

Frustrated by a lack of progress, detectives turn to a lipreader in an attempt to build evidence - and strike gold.It is enough to build a case against a key suspect, convince his friends to testify against him - all leading up to a dramatic c

Trailer

Trailer: Vanished

Nov 20th, 2023 30s

Introducing Vanished: A new 6-part true crime podcast series from Impact Podcasts and the DC Thomson title The Press and Journal.

S2 EP2: The ’concerned’ husband

Nov 20th, 2023 29m 58s

A crack team of detectives arrives in Elgin to investigate Arlene Fraser's disappearance - and they quickly begin to suspect her husband of foul play after a suspicious phone call.But he tries every trick in the book to the throw police off th

S2 EP1: Arlene

Nov 20th, 2023 43m 36s

How does someone just vanish?In 1998, Arlene suddenly disappears from her home in the north-east of Scotland - and she was previously known to police as a victim of domestic abuse at the hands of her husband, Nat Fraser.Investigative journali

S2 EP3: Just say nothing

Nov 20th, 2023 27m 58s

Six months have passed and there is still no clear lead in the case - and Arlene Fraser is still missing.But a new team of detectives dubbed 'the A team' arrive on the scene and make a breakthrough. Police make a key arrest - and use leverage

Bonus

S1 Bonus Ep: The making of Hunting Mr X

Sep 14th, 2023 21m 58s

In the second of our bonus episodes, we take you behind the scenes of our true crime podcast, Hunting Mr X.In a revealing conversation, host Brendan Duggan sits down with Impact Investigations reporter Dale Haslam to uncover the extensive work

Bonus

S1 Bonus Ep: A history of drugs

Sep 7th, 2023 25m 54s

In the first of two new bonus episodes of Hunting Mr X, we dive even deeper into the UK’s gritty underworld in the 1980s and 1990s.Host Brendan Duggan is joined by two guests to learn how the criminal industry evolved and the devastating impac

S1 EP5: Prison Break

Jun 14th, 2023 27m 40s

It’s not how you thought this story was going to end.Listen to the epic conclusion to Hunting Mr X and find out where each of our characters ended up after their lives were forever changed by Julian Chisholm.For more Mr X content, visit www.t

S1 EP4: The Bright Orange Van

Jun 7th, 2023 26m 29s

The net closes in on the gang as police and customs officers swoop after weeks of covert surveillance stretching from Spain to Scotland.Customs investigator Graham Dick races to intercept the huge drugs haul, which is packed in a bright orange

S1 EP3: The Storm

Jun 1st, 2023 21m 10s

After being put in a car during the middle of the night, on the orders of Julian Chisholm, Chris Howarth and Noel Hawkins eventually find themselves in Gibraltar where they then set off on a journey across the Atlantic to pick up 500kg of cocai

S1 EP2: Operation Klondyke

Jun 1st, 2023 22m 30s

From Spain to Ullapool, customs officer Graham Dick and his team keep a watchful eye on the gang’s movements. As they begin to build a case against Julian Chisholm, Graham has a hunch Chisholm, who later became known as Mr X, is planning someth

S1 EP1: Anthrax Island

Jun 1st, 2023 25m 4s

A young and ambitious diver from the Highland village of Straffpeffer travels to Aberdeen in search of fortune but his sights aren’t just set on oil money. Julian Chisholm forms a gang with the intention of smuggling drugs into Scotland through