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Case 137: Arlis Perry

19-year-old Arlis Perry took her Christian faith seriously. After fighting with her husband Bruce on the night of October 12 1974, she decided to clear her head by stopping in at the Stanford Memorial Church to pray. When she still hadn’t returned an hour later, Bruce checked the church but the doors we locked. He waited a few more hours before reporting Arlis missing. --- Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host Written by Elsha McGillResearched by Jessica ForsayethAdditional writing and editing ...

Feb 22, 20201 hr 20 min

Case 136: Azaria Chamberlain

On August 17 1980, the Chamberlain family were camping at Uluru when Lindy Chamberlain went to put her nine-week-old daughter Azaria to sleep in the tent. Moments later, the other campers heard Lindy cry out, “My God, my God, a dingo has got my baby!” --- Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host Episode written and by Elsha McGill and Erin Munro Episode researched by Erin MunroCreative Director: Milly Raso For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-136-azaria-chamberlain Hos...

Feb 15, 20201 hr 56 min

Case 135: The Santa Claus Bank Robbery

On December 23 1927, the streets of Cisco, Texas were full of festive cheer as residents prepared for Christmas. When a man dressed as Santa Clause entered the First National Bank of Cisco, customers chuckled that even Saint Nick had finances to attend to during the holiday season. --- Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host Episode written and researched by Eileen OrmsbyCreative Director: Milly Raso For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-135-the-santa-claus-bank-robber...

Dec 21, 201955 min

Case 134: Martha Puebla

16-year-old Martha Puebla was no stranger to gang violence. She lived in California’s San Fernando Valley, where Latin American organisations like the 18th Street Gang and the Vineland Boyz controlled the streets. So when Martha inadvertently witnessed a gang-related murder, she knew to keep her mouth shut. --- Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host Episode written and researched by Eileen OrmsbyCreative Director: Milly Raso For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-134-m...

Dec 14, 20191 hr 1 min

Case 133: Tom & Eileen Lonergan

When American couple Tom and Eileen Lonergan set out to visit Australia, they were particularly looking forward to putting their diving skills to good use. On January 25 1998, they took advantage of the perfect weather conditions and boarded a charter boat at the Port Douglas Marina for a day out exploring the Great Barrier Reef. --- Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host Episode written by Elsha McGill and Milly Raso Episode researched by Erin MunroCreative Director: Milly Raso For all credits ...

Dec 07, 20191 hr 11 min

Case 132: Rui Pedro Teixeira Mendonça

On March 4 1998, the parents of Rui Pedro Teixeira Mendonça grew concerned when their son failed to show up for a lesson with his tutor. The 11-year-old had last been seen riding his bike near their family home in Lousada, Portugal. P --- Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host Episode researched, written, and edited by Milly Raso, Erin Munro, and Elsha McGillCreative Director: Milly Raso For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-132-rui-pedro-teixeira-mendonca Hosted on A...

Nov 30, 20191 hr 6 min

Case 131: Mr Stinky

During the 1970s and 80s, a series of terrifying sexual assaults occurred inside homes throughout the Victorian suburb of Donvale. The unidentified perpetrator was initially referred to as The Donvale Rapist, but after several survivors described him as having a distinctly offensive odour, he was given a new nickname – ‘Mr Stinky.’ --- Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host Episode researched and written by Milly Raso and Erin MunroA special thank you to Louise Raso and Andrew Rule for their ass...

Nov 16, 20191 hr 21 min

Case 130: Joe Cinque

On Sunday, October 26 1997, an emergency services dispatcher in Canberra received a hysterical call from a young woman who refused to provide clear answers to basic questions. Between sobs, she requested an ambulance to treat a suspected heroin overdose. --- Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host Episode researched by Jessica ForsayethEpisode written by Elsha McGillCreative Director: Milly Raso For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-130-joe-cinque Hosted on Acast. See ...

Nov 09, 20191 hr

Case 129: The Dupont de Ligonnès Family

In early April 2011, several friends and relatives of Nante’s Dupont De Ligonnès family received an unexpected letter that read: “ Hi everyone! Huge surprise: we have to leave urgently for the U.S due to a very particular set of circumstances that we will explain below. When you read this letter, we will no longer be in France and won’t be able to return for an as-yet-undetermined period of time.” --- Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host Episode researched by Erin MunroEpisode written by Elsha...

Nov 02, 20191 hr 15 min

Case 128: Joan Vollmer

When 49-year-old Joan Vollmer begins acting strangely, her husband Ralph blames spiritual problems and turns to religion for answers. Rather than seeking help for Joan’s obvious mental health issues, Ralph consults with other members of the couple’s church, who believe they know the truth – that Joan has fallen victim to demonic possession. --- Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host Episode researched and written by Erin Munro Creative Director: Milly Raso For all credits and sources please visi...

Oct 18, 20191 hr 4 min

Case 127: Killer Petey

Brazilian born Pedro Rodrigues Filho first felt the desire to kill at the age of 13. It wasn’t long before he gave into his desires and claimed his first victim. Over the years that followed, Pedro’s thirst for violence grew. He soon became one of Brazil’s most prolific serial killers, with his crimes earning him the nickname of ‘Killer Petey.’ --- Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host Episode researched and written by Eileen OrmsbyCreative Director: Milly Raso For all credits and sources pleas...

Oct 12, 201958 min

Case 126: Johnny Altinger

After 38-year-old Johnny Altinger goes on a date with a woman he met online, his friends start receiving strange emails. Things appear to have gone so well that Johnny decided to join the woman on an impromptu trip to Costa Rica. He even sends a resignation letter to his work, indicating that he has no immediate plans to return to Canada. --- Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host Episode researched and written by Eileen Ormsby Creative Director: Milly Raso For all credits and sources please vis...

Oct 05, 20191 hr 11 min

Case 125: The Angels of Wynarka & Belanglo

In mid-July 2015, a motorist was travelling down the Karoonda Highway in South Australia when he pulled over near the small town of Wynarka to urinate. As he made his way into the thick bushland framing the side of the road, he noticed an array of dirty, torn children’s clothing strewn under a patch of trees. In front was an abandoned suitcase. He crouched down to unzip the case and began rummaging through its contents. Inside, he found a small human jawbone. --- Episode narrated by the Anonymou...

Sep 21, 201955 min

Case 124: Hinterkaifeck

The small rural property of Hinterkaifeck lay approximately 70 kilometres north of the German city of Munich. Members of the Gruber-Gabriel family could usually be seen milling about, but in early April 1922, locals noticed that the Hinterkaifeck farmhouse was unusually void of activity. --- Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host Episode researched and written by Erin Munro Creative Director: Milly Raso For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-124-hinterkaifeck Hosted on...

Sep 14, 201956 min

Case 123: Mark Kilroy

When 21-year-old Mark Kilroy and a group of his friends headed to South Padre Island in Texas for Spring Break, all they had in mind was sun, sand and celebration. However, when they crossed the border into the Mexican city of Matamoros to party with their fellow college students, things soon took a dark turn. --- Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host Episode researched by Erin Munro Episode written by Elsha McGill and Milly RasoCreative Director: Milly Raso For all credits and sources please v...

Sep 07, 20191 hr 3 min

Case 122: Leeann Lapham

In Australia, one woman is killed by her current or former domestic partner every week. So when 29-year-old Leeann Lapham went missing from her short term accommodation in Innisfail in 2010, suspicion was immediately cast on her boyfriend, Graeme Evans. Although the two were known to have a volatile and often violent relationship, Graeme maintained that Leeann had left on her own accord. --- Episode researched by Anonymous Host and Elsha McGill with assistance from the Queensland Police Homicide...

Aug 24, 201954 min

Case 121: The Freeway Phantom

During the early 1970s in Washington, D.C, six black girls aged between 10 and 18 were abducted and murdered in separate brutal attacks. The bodies of Carole Spinks, Darlenia Johnson, Brenda Crockett, Nenomoshia Yates, Brenda Woodard and Diane Williams were all found alongside busy roads, with most showing evidence of strangulation and sexual assault. The unidentified perpetrator, thought to be Washington’s first serial killer, became known as The Freeway Phantom. --- Episode researched and narr...

Aug 17, 20191 hr 19 min

Case 120: Bill McGuire

On May 5 2004, the first of three suitcases containing dismembered human remains washed up on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay in Virginia. Detectives had two difficult tasks ahead of them. First, they needed to identify who the remains belonged to. Secondly, they had to figure out who was responsible for the murder and why. --- Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host Episode researched by Flossie ArendEpisode written by Flossie Arend, Elsha McGill, and Milly Raso For all credits and sources plea...

Aug 10, 20191 hr 1 min

Case 119: Abigail Williams & Liberty German

Monday, February 13, 2017, was a bonus day off school for students in the small American town of Delphi, Indiana. Best friends Abigail Williams and Liberty German decided to spend the day hiking and taking photographs on the Monon High Bridge Trail, which forms part of Delphi’s Historic Trails. Later that evening, when they fail to meet Liberty’s father at their designated pick-up spot, it’s soon suspected that the two teenagers met with foul play. --- Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host Epis...

Jul 27, 20191 hr 4 min

Case 118: The Chicago Tylenol Murders

After seven residents of Chicago passed away suddenly and unexpectedly in 1982, authorities discovered they shared a common link. In the hours before their deaths, each of the individuals had taken Tylenol branded paracetamol. --- Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host Episode researched by Milly Raso and Anonymous Host Episode written by Milly Raso For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-118-the-chicago-tylenol-murders Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...

Jul 21, 20191 hr 17 min

Case 117: Hannah Foster

At 11:00 PM on March 14 2003, an emergency services operator in the United Kingdom answered a phone call on the nation’s 999 helpline. The person on the other line was silent. As was protocol, the operator transferred the call through to the ‘Silent Solutions’ department, where the call was ultimately disconnected. --- Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host Episode written by Elsha McGillEpisode researched by Erin Munro For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-117-hannah...

Jul 12, 20191 hr 9 min

Case 116: Chloe Ayling

British glamour model Chloe Ayling was ecstatic to be hired for a photoshoot in Milan. But after failing to return to the United Kingdom on her scheduled flight, it appears that the golden opportunity was too good to be true. --- Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host Researched and written by Eileen Ormsby For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-116-chloe-ayling Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jun 29, 20191 hr 16 min

Case 115: Operation Cathedral

In the mid-1990s, police caught wind of an online paedophile ring known as The Orchid Club, in which members were using chat rooms to create and trade child exploitation material. Several American men were arrested, but detectives soon discovered The Orchid Club was just the tip of the iceberg. --- Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host Researched and written by Milly Raso Edited by Elsha McGill For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-115-operation-cathedral Hosted on A...

Jun 22, 20191 hr 9 min

Case 114: Elisa Claps & Heather Barnett

When teenager Elisa Claps mysteriously disappears after going to meet a friend in the Southern Italian town of Potenza, all possibilities are explored. Initial suspicions are cast on 21-year-old Danilo Restivo, but when reported sightings of Elisa begin to come in from across Italy and as far away as Albania, the investigative waters are muddied. --- Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host Written by Elsha McGill Researched by Mike Migas and Paulina Szymanska For all credits and sources please vi...

Jun 15, 20191 hr 41 min

Case 113: Brendan Bernard

In February 2015, Victorian police were called to the eastern banks of the Maribyrnong River in Moonee Ponds after two passersby made a grim discovery. Floating downstream was a plastic grocery bag containing a human forearm. --- Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host Researched and written by Rick BestEdited by Milly Raso and Elsha McGill For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-113-brendan-bernard Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jun 01, 20191 hr 4 min

Case 112: Rachel Barber

15-year-old Rachel Barber was thrilled to make the move from a conventional high school to a special performing arts school in Melbourne’s inner-city suburb of Richmond. On the evening of March 1 1999, she waved goodbye to her classmates after making plans to meet them for breakfast the following morning. Little did they know, it was the last they’d ever see of her. --- Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host Researched and written by Gemma Harris, Elsha McGill, and Milly Raso For all credits and...

May 25, 20191 hr 7 min

Case 111: Shauna Howe

In 1992, the children of Oil City, Pennsylvania were excited as Halloween approached. But when 11-year-old Shauna Howe fails to return home after a church Halloween party on October 27, the typically festive atmosphere quickly turns to one of anxiety and fear. --- Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host Episode researched and written by Eileen Ormsby, author of ‘The Darkest Web – Drugs, Death and Destroyed Lives: The inside story of the internet’s evil twin.’ For all credits and sources please vi...

May 18, 20191 hr 8 min

Case 110: Muriel McKay

On December 29 1969, News of the World deputy chairman Alick McKay returned to his manor in London’s upscale Wimbledon district to find the place ransacked. His wife, Muriel McKay, was nowhere to be seen. --- Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host Episode researched and written by Milly Raso For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-110-muriel-mckay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

May 03, 20191 hr 22 min

Case 109: Belanglo (Part 5/5)

[Part 5 of 5] Accused serial killer, 51-year-old Ivan Milat sat motionless before the court dressed in a navy suit, white shirt and grey checkered tie... Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host Episode researched by the Anonymous Host Episode written by Elsha McGill For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-109-belanglo-part-5 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Apr 20, 20191 hr 28 min

Case 109: Belanglo (Part 4/5)

[Part 4 of 5] At 6:36 am on May 22 1994, a team of heavily armed police surrounded the Cinnabar Street home of Ivan Milat and instructed him to exit the house with his arms raised. Dumbfounded, Ivan responded: “Okie dokie. Just let me put me pants on…” --- Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host Episode researched by the Anonymous Host Episode written by Elsha McGill For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-109-belanglo-part-4 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...

Apr 13, 201959 min
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