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Feb 2026
20m 49s

The Vanishing Cyclist: 4: A Breakthrough

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<p>Missing Persons cases are never closed. In the case of Tony Parsons - the active search had ceased. But officers were ready to revisit the case if ever new information came to light. So when a phone call came in, making an extraordinary claim to know exactly what happened to Tony, officers responded immediately. This episode tells the story of that phone ... Show More
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