Atlantic Podcast: The Unsolved Mystery of Peter Bergmann, Episode 1: Land of Heart’s Desire

Episode 1: Land of Heart's Desire

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CCTV: Peter Bergmann at Sligo bus station in June 2009, in a Garda photograph of security footage
CCTV: Peter Bergmann at Sligo bus station in June 2009, in a Garda photograph of security footage

In Atlantic, an original podcast from The Irish Times, Senior Features Writer Rosita Boland explores in detail the decade-long mystery of a man who came to Sligo to disappear.

In June 2009, the body of a man was found on Rosses Point beach in Co Sligo. He had checked into a Sligo hotel five days previously using the name Peter Bergmann.

No one came forward to claim the body and gardaí in Sligo gradually began to realise they were dealing with a mystery.

The Atlantic Podcast is a three-part mini-series, first published in 2019. Listen to all episodes on our Atlantic website and read indepth reports and analysis of the case.

Rosita Boland

Rosita Boland

Rosita Boland is Senior Features Writer with The Irish Times. She was named NewsBrands Ireland Journalist of the Year for 2018