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Case 75: Graeme Thorne
January 27, 2018 16:07 - 1 hourOn June 1 1960, Sydney resident Bazil Thorne received a phone call informing that he’d just won one hundred thousand pounds in a Sydney Opera House Lottery. Bazil couldn’t believe his ears – he’d never won anything of significance before. --- Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host Researched and written by Anna Priestland Additional research by Bonnie Lavelle Robinson For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-75-graeme-thorne
Case 74: Eric Coy
January 20, 2018 16:17 - 58 minutesOn the morning of January 24 1987, nine-year-old Eric Coy hopped on his bike to make the one-mile journey to his cousin Eddrick’s house in the Northern Californian town of Martinez. The two boys were best friends and it was a trip Eric had made countless times before. Eager to get there as quick as he could, Eric took a shortcut. --- Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host Researched and written by Anna Priestland --- OFFICIAL SKETCHES Suspect's Sketches PHONE NUMBERS Martinez PD (...
Case 73: The Lady in the Barrel
January 17, 2018 07:45 - 42 minutesOn September 15 1878, three teenage boys were tending to cattle in the woods near Silver Lake in Staten Island when they discovered a wooden barrel sticking out of the mud. Excited about the potential treasure that lay within, they frantically dug at the barrel with sticks. --- Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host Researched and written by Anna Priestland This episode's sponsor: The Alienist – New TV mystery drama based on a novel by Caleb Carr For all credits and sources please vis...
Case 72: Wilhelmina Kruger & Anna Dowlingkoa
January 13, 2018 15:51 - 56 minutesFor several weeks, 56-year-old Wilhelmina Kruger was unable to shake the feeling she was being watched. Her anxiety became so strong that on the night of January 29 1966, she had her partner drive her to her shift at the Piccadilly Centre in Wollongong, where she worked as a cleaner. It turned out Wilhelmina’s suspicions were right. The following morning, her mutilated body was found at the bottom of the basement stairs in what was considered one of the most brutal attacks in New South Wales...
Case 72: Wilhelmina Kruger and Anna Dowlingkoa
January 13, 2018 15:51 - 56 minutesWilhelmina was especially anxious. In the preceding weeks, she had developed a funny feeling that someone was watching her. It was the reason why her partner Stanley was driving her to work… Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host Researched and written by Milly Raso For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-72-wilhelmina-kruger-and-anna-dowlingkoa
Case 71: Elodie Morel
December 16, 2017 14:04 - 53 minutesOn May 2 2005, an officer at the Aigues-Mortes police station in Southern France received a phone call from a panicked man who warned, “A guy who just left my place is about to kidnap a girl. He’s armed, and I think he’s about to do something horrific.” The caller directed police to a nearby cafe and told them to be on the lookout for a man accompanied by an attractive young woman. --- Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host Researched and written by Milly Raso Special thanks to Nicolas ...
Case 70: The Kimberley Killer
December 09, 2017 16:12 - 52 minutesIn June 1987, the bodies of Phillip Walkemeyer, Julie Warren and Terry Bolt were found shot dead at a campsite at the Pentecost River Crossing in Western Australia’s Kimberley Region. Their burnt-out vehicle was found nearby. Similarities were drawn to the double homicide of father and son, Marcus and Lance Bullen, that occurred days earlier at a remote river hundreds of kilometres away in the Northern Territory. --- Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host Researched and written by Gemma ...
Case 69: Gary Patterson
December 02, 2017 16:28 - 56 minutesOn the morning of May 3 1997, 33-year-old Gary Patterson woke up early at his home in Waco, Texas. Gary was excited, as he was flying out to El Paso to complete the final stage in a series of job interviews. He had an appointment with the company’s CEO and by the end of the day, he hoped to be the new head of a large housing development project. --- Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host Researched and written by Anna Priestland For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.c...
Case 68: Escape from Alcatraz
November 25, 2017 16:13 - 1 hourFollowing the failed 1946 escape turned violent siege, safety measures at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary were made even more stringent and inmates were kept under harsher controls. In the decade following the Battle of Alcatraz, no further escapes were attempted. --- Researched and written by Milly Raso For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-68-escape-alcatraz
Case 67: The Battle of Alcatraz
November 18, 2017 16:01 - 1 hourIn the 1940s, Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary in the San Francisco Bay was a state-of-the-art facility. Deemed to be completely escape-proof, convicts from all over the United States who were regarded as dangerous and incapable of rehabilitation were often transferred to the gloomy island prison. --- Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host Researched and written by Milly Raso For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-67-battle-alcatraz
Case 66: The Black Widow
November 11, 2017 10:08 - 1 hourNorth Carolina residents James Napoleon Taylor and Raymond Reid died 13 years apart from seemingly natural causes, and doctors felt there was nothing suspicious about their deaths. --- Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host Researched and written by Anna Priestland For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-66-black-widow
Case 65: Allison Baden-Clay
November 04, 2017 17:17 - 1 hourWhen Brisbane based real estate agent Gerard Baden-Clay woke up at 6 AM on the morning of April 20 2012, there was no sign of his wife, Allison. This wasn’t completely out of the ordinary, as Allison sometimes went for early morning walks around their Brisbane neighbourhood. She was always home in time to get the couple’s three daughters ready for school, but when 7:15 rolled around, there was still no sign of her. --- Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host Researched and written by Anna ...
Case 64: Peter Weinberger
October 28, 2017 15:34 - 55 minutesThe Weinberger family was emblematic of 1950s suburban America. Husband and wife Betty and Morris lived in a modest home in Westbury, New York, where they were raising their two-year-old son Lewis and their newborn baby, Peter. ––– Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host Researched and written by Milly Raso For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-64-peter-weinberger
Case 46: The Frankston & Tynong North Serial Killer | Update
October 22, 2017 12:17 - 33 minutesAn important update on the case from Victoria police on October 21st, 2017. MAPS: Frankston North Killings map Frankston and Tynong North points of interests map For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-46-frankston-tynong-north-serial-killer
Case 46: The Frankston and Tynong North Serial Killer | Update
October 22, 2017 12:17 - 33 minutesAn important update on the case from Victoria police on October 21st, 2017. **MAPS:** * **[Frankston North Killings map](http://casefilepodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Frankston.png)** * **[Frankston and Tynong North points of interests map](http://casefilepodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/The-Frankston-and-Tynong-North-Serial-Killer-m1.jpg)** For all credits and sources please visit [**casefilepodcast.com/case-46-frankston-tynong-north-serial-killer**](http://casefi...
Case 63: Catherine Holmes & Georgina Watmore
October 14, 2017 17:59 - 40 minutesOn the evening of April 14 1987, 28-year-old Catherine Holmes hosted a small party at her home in the small New South Wales town of Cowra. When she failed to show up at work the following day, a friend went to Catherine’s home to check on her. There, they discovered Catherine’s badly beaten body, along with that of her friend and colleague, 24-year-old Georgina Watmore... --- Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-63-cather...
Case 63: Catherine Holmes and Georgina Watmore
October 14, 2017 17:59 - 40 minutesCowra is a town in the central west region of New South Wales, located about 300 kilometres west of Sydney and 189 kilometres north of Australia’s capital, Canberra. With less than ten thousand residents, it was a town where everyone knew everyone and things that happened took no time to be whispered across the bar at the pub or in the yard after church… Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-63-catherine-holmes-georgina-wa...
Case 62: The Honolulu Strangler
October 07, 2017 14:07 - 41 minutesBetween 1985 and 1986, five young women went missing on the Hawaiian island of Honolulu. The victims – Vicki Purdy, Regina Sakamoto, Denise Hughes, Louise Medeiros and Linda Pesce – were each found strangled to death with their hands bound behind their backs. --- Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host Researched and written by Anna Priestland For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-62-honolulu-strangler
Case 61: The Lin Family
September 30, 2017 16:42 - 1 hourOn the morning of July 18 2009, customers gathered outside Min Lin’s news agency in North Epping, New South Wales. The family-run business always opened on time, but on this particular day its doors were locked and there was no sign of anyone inside. --- Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host Researched and written by Anna Priestland For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-61-lin-family
Case 60: Jonestown (Part 3)
September 23, 2017 17:32 - 58 minutes[Part 3 of 3] On November 17 1978, Congressman Leo Ryan travelled to Guyana to inspect Jonestown for himself. When a number of Peoples Temple members expressed a desire to leave with him, Jim Jones was furious. What followed next would go down in history. --- Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host Researched and written by Milly Raso For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-60-jonestown-part-3
Case 60: Jonestown (Part 2)
September 16, 2017 15:55 - 59 minutes[Part 2 of 3] In the late 1970s, Jim Jones and hundreds of his followers relocated to The Peoples Temple Agricultural Project in the South American country of Guyana – more commonly known as ‘Jonestown’. --- Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host Researched and written by Milly Raso For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-60-jonestown-part-2
Case 60: Jonestown (Part 1)
September 16, 2017 15:52 - 1 hour[Part 1 of 3] During childbirth, Lynetta Jones’ deceased mother appeared to her in a vision and prophesied that the baby would one day become a great man. Lynetta’s son was Jim Warren Jones, who grew up to become the leader of a new religious movement he named ‘The Peoples Temple’. --- Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host Researched and written by Milly Raso For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-60-jonestown-part-1
Case 59: Amy Lynn Bradley
August 18, 2017 17:24 - 1 hourIn March 1998, 23-year-old Amy Lynn Bradley joined her parents and brother on a weeklong cruise through the Caribbean. While the rest of her family was excited about the trip, Amy was reluctant. She had an apprehensive feeling that she just couldn’t shake. --- Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host Researched and written by Anna Priestland For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-59-amy-lynn-bradley
Case 58: Shannon Matthews
August 12, 2017 16:33 - 1 hourNine-year-old Shannon Matthews lived with her family at the Moorside Council Estate in West Yorkshire, England. On February 19 2008, she said goodbye to her mother Karen before setting off on the half-mile walk to school. --- Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host Researched and written by Anna Priestland For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-58-shannon-matthews
Case 57: Walsh Street
July 29, 2017 16:08 - 1 hourAt 11 PM on October 11 1988, Victoria Police Constables Steven Tynan and Damian Eyre began working the night shift in the Melbourne suburb of Prahran. After attending to a number of routine policing matters, they were called out to inspect a Holden Commodore that had been abandoned in Walsh Street, South Yarra. --- Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host Researched and written by Milly Raso For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-57-walsh-street
Case 56: Anita Cobby
July 22, 2017 16:34 - 1 hourOn the morning of February 4 1986, a dairy farmer in the outer Sydney suburb of Prospect noticed his cows had been behaving strangely. For hours, they had stood gathered at one particular spot in his paddock. The farmer went to see what they were doing and found the brutalised body of 26-year-old nurse Anita Cobby. --- Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host Researched and written by Victoria Dieffenbacher For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-56-anita-cobby
Case 54: Daniel Morcombe
July 01, 2017 15:08 - 1 hourOn December 7 2003, 13-year-old Daniel Morcombe set out from his home in Queensland’s Sunshine Coast to walk the one-kilometre journey to the nearby bus stop. He was planning to go to a local shopping centre to get a haircut and buy some Christmas presents for his parents. It was a trip Daniel made often, usually with his twin brother, Bradley. --- Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host Researched and written by Milly Raso For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case...
Case 53: Bonus 2 – Interview
June 17, 2017 10:55 - 13 minutesEAR/ONS BONUS EPISODE #2 Interview with Paul Holes Contra Costa County DA Cold Case Investigator Paul Holes spoke with us for the series. You heard him discussing the “Homework Papers" found in Danville as well as his role in finding the DNA match between the East Area Rapist and the Original Night Stalker. We spoke to Paul about his theories and some key questions from our research.
Case 53: Bonus 1 – Interviews
June 15, 2017 10:10 - 32 minutesEAR/ONS BONUS EPISODE #1 Interviews with Jane Carson-Sandler & Carol Daly Jane Carson-Sandler survived the brutal attack and rape of the East Area Rapist in the October of 1976. She is the fifth known survivor. She was in bed with her three-year-old son when they were attacked. Her attack had come off the back of around a month of hang up calls. These calls had escalated, and one time, Jane told the caller to stop, the voice then told her he was going to kill her husband. Police who were ...
Case 53: The East Area Rapist/Original Night Stalker (Part 5)
June 03, 2017 17:13 - 1 hour[Part 5 of 5] In 1979, the East Area Rapist’s three-year-long crime spree came to an abrupt halt. Residents of Northern California could finally breathe a sigh of relief. Although the perpetrator hadn’t been captured, the nightmare was finally over... --- Researched and written by Anna Priestland Download the map of the attacks here Download "The Homework" files here For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-53-original-night-stalker-part-5
Case 53: The East Area Rapist 1978–1979 (Part 4)
June 03, 2017 17:09 - 1 hour[Part 4 of 5] As the 1970s drew to a close, the East Area Rapist continued terrorising residents of Northern California. His attacks became increasingly violent, with one psychologist warning that the perpetrator would most likely escalate to murder as soon as he felt killing was justified. --- Researched and written by Anna Priestland Download the map of the attacks here Download "The Homework" files here For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-53-east-area-r...
Case 53: The East Area Rapist 1977–1978 (Part 3)
May 27, 2017 17:02 - 1 hour[Part 3 of 5] Throughout the summer of 1978, the East Area Rapist continued to stalk, attack and assault women and their families. He extended his hunting grounds, moving beyond Sacramento County to target victims in other Northern California communities. --- Researched and written by Anna Priestland Download the map of the attacks here For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-53-east-area-rapist-1977-1978-part-3
Case 53: The East Area Rapist 1977 (Part 2)
May 20, 2017 18:12 - 1 hour[Part 2 of 5] By the start of 1977, panic had well and truly set in throughout Sacramento County as news of the East Area Rapist spread. Despite residents preparing for possible attacks and police forming a special task force, the perpetrator continued his crime spree unabated. --- Researched and written by Anna Priestland Download the map of the attacks here For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-53-east-area-rapist-1977-part-2
Case 53: The East Area Rapist 1976 (Part 1)
May 13, 2017 16:04 - 1 hour[Part 1 of 5] In the summer of 1976, a serial offender began terrorising several quiet, suburban communities throughout Northern California’s Sacramento County. He would stalk his victims before breaking into their homes under the cover of darkness, binding them and raping them repeatedly. By the end of the year, he’d committed a total of ten attacks. --- Researched and written by Anna Priestland Download the map of the attacks here For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodc...
Case 52: Mary & Beth Stauffer, Jason Wilkman
May 06, 2017 08:48 - 1 hourIn May 1980, Mary Stauffer was a happily married mother-of-two, living in Minnesota. She and her family were about to make a big move to the Philippines, where Mary and her husband had previously worked as Christian missionaries. In the lead up to their departure, Mary took her eight-year-old daughter Beth for a haircut at a local beauty salon. --- Researched and written by Victoria Dieffenbacher For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-52-mary-beth-stauffer-jason...
Case 51: Tina Watson
April 22, 2017 19:02 - 2 hoursThe Great Barrier Reef is one of the seven natural wonders of the world and one of Australia’s most famous tourist attractions. Its warm, clear waters and tropical marine life make it popular with scuba divers the world over. --- Researched and written by Anna Priestland For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-51-tina-watson
Case 50: Jennifer Pan
April 15, 2017 16:48 - 2 hoursOn the evening of November 8 2010, 25-year-old University of Toronto student Jennifer Pan was relaxing in the bedroom of her family home in the Ontario neighbourhood of Unionville. Her parents, Bich Ha and Hann Huei, were also home at the time. Suddenly, Jennifer heard unfamiliar voices downstairs, followed by thudding footsteps. She immediately knew that something was very wrong. --- Researched and written by Anna Priestland For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/c...
Case 49: The Moors Murders (Part 3)
April 01, 2017 18:54 - 1 hour[Part 3 of 3] After Ian Brady and Myra Hindley are arrested for the string of horrific slayings dubbed ‘The Moors Murders’, the true horror of their crimes finally comes to light. As the couple are brought to trial, the nature of their twisted relationship is scrutinised by law enforcement, the justice system, and England’s media. --- Researched and written by Victoria Dieffenbacher For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-49-moors-murders-part-3
Case 49: The Moors Murders (Part 2)
March 25, 2017 20:31 - 1 hour[Part 2 of 3] Ian Brady had fantasies about committing the “perfect murder.” After sharing his secret with his girlfriend, Myra Hindley, the fantasy soon became a reality. --- Researched and written by Victoria Dieffenbacher For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-49-moors-murders-part-2
Case 49: The Moors Murders (Part 1)
March 18, 2017 18:41 - 1 hour[Part 1 of 3] In 1963, two youths disappeared during separate incidents in and around the northern English city of Manchester. First, 16-year-old Pauline Reade vanished while on her way to a dance. Then, four months later, 12-year-old John Kilbride disappeared from a market in Ashton-under-Lyne. --- Researched and written by Victoria Dieffenbacher For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-49-moors-murders-part-1
Case 48: Suzy Lamplugh
March 04, 2017 19:32 - 55 minutesAt midday on July 28 1986, 25-year-old British real estate agent Suzy Lamplugh left work to attend an appointment. The only clue as to where she was headed was a note scrawled in her diary that read: “12:45 Mr Kipper – 37 Shorrolds Road”... --- Researched and written by Anna Priestland. For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-48-suzy-lamplugh
Case 47: Yara Gambirasio
February 25, 2017 14:06 - 43 minutesThe Italian town of Brembate di Sopra is home to a quiet, close-knit community, and like the other local youths, 13-year-old Yara Gambirasio felt safe navigating the streets alone. On November 26 2010, Yara left the town’s sports centre and didn’t hesitate to walk the 700-metre journey home by herself. However, when she failed to arrive, it turned out the streets of Brembate di Sopra weren’t as safe as everyone thought... --- Researched and written by Anna Priestland For all credits and ...
Case 46: The Frankston and Tynong North Serial Killer
February 18, 2017 18:18 - 1 hourIn the 18 month period between May 1980 and October 1981, six women went missing from the Frankston and Tynong North areas in Melbourne’s south-east. The victims – Bertha Miller, Catherine Headland, Ann-Marie Sargent, Narumol Stephenson, Allison Rooke and Joy Summers – were later found murdered and dumped in remote scrubland. Obvious efforts had been made by the offender to prevent the victims from being identified. --- Researched and written by the Anonymous Host Greatly assisted in res...
Case 45: Port Arthur
February 11, 2017 10:22 - 1 hourOn April 28 1996, a lone gunman entered the Broad Arrow Café in Tasmania’s historic Port Arthur site and opened fire. By the end of his shooting spree, 35 lives had been lost and 24 others were injured, including two young children... --- Researched and co-written by Anna Priestland For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-45-port-arthur
Case 44: Peter Falconio
January 28, 2017 17:10 - 1 hourThe desert roads of the Northern Territory are as long as they are desolate. If you stand still, the loudest sound you’ll hear is your own heartbeat. For British tourists Peter Falconio and Joanne Lees, the prospect of driving from Adelaide to Darwin along the expansive, open road was the thrill of a lifetime and unlike anything, they’d ever experienced before. --- Episode researched and co-written by Anna Priestland For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-44-pet...
Case 43: Keith Warren
January 21, 2017 19:59 - 44 minutesThe summer of 1986 was a busy one for 19-year-old Silver Spring resident, Keith Warren. Having recently graduated from John F. Kennedy High School, Keith worked two jobs to save money for college. Popular and sociable, he spent his spare time hanging out with friends and was excited about what the future held. --- For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-43-keith-warren
Case 42: Sherri Rasmussen
January 14, 2017 10:08 - 1 hourWhen 29-year-old Sherri Rasmussen married the love of her life, John Ruetten, the future looked promising. But just three months after their wedding, Sherri was found shot to death in the couples Van Nuys apartment. One thing was clear – Sherri had fought for her life until the very end... --- Assisted in research and co-written by Anna Priestland For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-42-sherri-rasmussen
Case 41: Mr Cruel
January 07, 2017 17:30 - 1 hourIn the late 1980s and early 1990s, Melbourne was gripped by fear when a masked assailant began breaking into suburban family homes and abducting young children. The attacks were particularly callous, earning the assailant the title of Mr Cruel. --- For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-41-mr-cruel
Case 26: Lisa Marie Young | Update
December 23, 2016 11:31 - 5 minutesThis is an update on the Lisa Marie Young case in Case 26. For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-26-lisa-marie-young
Case 30: The Claremont Serial Killer | Update
December 23, 2016 10:48 - 8 minutesThis is an update on the Claremont Serial Killer case in Case 30. For all credits and sources please visit [**casefilepodcast.com/claremont**](http://casefilepodcast.com/claremont/)