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From the path that quiet spot on Redcar Beach in North Yorkshire was concealed by sand dunes.

As the tide was going out on the crisp morning of April 30, 1977, the body of a man was held in place by the saturated sand.

Eventually hours after the sun had come up, he was found.

There were no apparent signs that he had been injured, and bystanders wondered what happened.

Welcome to Season 9, Episode 6 of They Walk Among Us, a podcast dedicated to UK true crime.

Brian Victor Chapman was identified as the man found on the beach that morning.

The letter was recovered from his pocket address to Brian's estranged wife.

He wrote about taking his life, an indicator that Brian Chapman entered the sea by choice.

The results of the post-mortem confirmed that Brian's cause of death was drowning.

His lungs contained water.

There appeared to be no other injuries, and certainly nothing that would indicate foul play.

So that was that.

Open and shut.

A 30-year-old man ended his life at the local beach because he was in turmoil over his marriage.

His death was recorded as suicide by drowning.

Weeks, then months passed,

before questions started to be asked about Brian Chapman's passing.

In July 1977, nearly three months after Brian's body was discovered, an unexpected visitor at the local police station changed everything.

A woman in her late 30s claimed to have information about Brian's death.

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