Case 271: Bonnie Clarke
Added 2024-02-03 09:51:28 +0000 UTCWhen six-year-old Bonnie Clarke is murdered in her bed in the middle of the night just four nights before Christmas in 1982, Melbourne detectives are certain they know who’s responsible: Bonnie’s mother, Marion. Yet Marion insists an intruder must have broken into their home while she was sleeping. It would take 20 years, two other crimes, and an undercover investigation for the truth to unravel…
Team:
Anonymous Host - narration
Erin Munro - research, writing
Milly Raso - creative direction
Mike Migas - production, music
Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music
Comments
What's the name of the film?
Caiti
2024-10-30 12:28:03 +0000 UTCIt’s super easy to accidentally hit 1.5x speed-I’ve done it too!
Jane Richardson
2024-02-18 12:49:07 +0000 UTCI can’t even begin to imagine the guilt she must have felt not letting Bonnie sleep with her on that night. The world really is an evil place.
fiona liston
2024-02-11 05:28:08 +0000 UTCCasey is talking faster?
Marie Gough
2024-02-09 23:25:09 +0000 UTCOh 100% it wouldn’t work these days after how publicly they shared how they got Cowan ! Would take a special dumb criminal to fall for that again 😂
Andrea
2024-02-09 01:05:09 +0000 UTCI feel like the "Mr. Big" m.o. is so well known at this point that if i were a criminal in Australia or Canada and a new friend just happened to work for a crime ring, I'd be like "nah" way way before they even got to the part where his boss miraculously wanted to fix my case but only if i confessed to the crime!
AR
2024-02-09 00:04:50 +0000 UTCWow the detailed similarities between the undercover police work in this case and Daniel morcombes is almost identical. They definitely must of used this case a reference for when they went undercover for Cowan
Andrea
2024-02-08 15:44:53 +0000 UTCI can't believe he only got 4 years for the 3 hour rape torture he done to that poor woman.
Sammy
2024-02-06 08:00:20 +0000 UTCThere’s a feature film inspired by this case, the end of the episode was so familiar until it clicked
Dean Willcox
2024-02-05 08:47:25 +0000 UTCHow devastating that they located solid leads and an incompetent detective derailed the case for years. Thank goodness Det. Iddles was willing to devote his time to the case and rework the evidence. Poor Bonnie.
Demi
2024-02-05 00:18:37 +0000 UTCAbsolutely devastating. That poor mother. 😢
Mandy G
2024-02-04 23:51:24 +0000 UTCAssaulted with a finger (digit)
Demi
2024-02-04 23:33:54 +0000 UTCIt took me a lot of searching to find him. Can't remember how I found him in the end though. But there was no question it was him, not a namesake.
Bob Trenwith
2024-02-04 10:20:37 +0000 UTCFor the Australians: if you have Binge, check out “The Good Cop” season 1, ep 2. It discusses this case from detective Ron Iddles perspective
Mai Nguyen
2024-02-04 07:14:27 +0000 UTCThat's how you start a new season of Casefile. Meticulously written, brilliantly narrated. A story highlighting old stereotypes, lazy policing, but with a narrative arc that ends with the very best of detectives and the ultimate satisfaction of justice. What an episode!
Michael Brodie
2024-02-04 06:32:44 +0000 UTCI can’t find any info on the web about him
Caitlyn Nearhood
2024-02-04 03:00:28 +0000 UTCWhat is digital ra**?
David Rogosaroff
2024-02-04 00:04:16 +0000 UTCI’m so glad you covered this case… RIP Bonnie Clark
Rosie
2024-02-03 23:40:11 +0000 UTCMy brother lives in the house where Bonnie Clark was murdered
Rosie
2024-02-03 23:39:13 +0000 UTCHey, I have the link added to Pocketcast, but the new episodes does not show?? I tried re-entering the link, but still nothing 🥲🥲
Kris He1
2024-02-03 12:19:20 +0000 UTCPerhaps Casefile might like to create a Wikipedia page for Bonnie.
Bob Trenwith
2024-02-03 12:13:36 +0000 UTCEric Lillie has since passed away.
Bob Trenwith
2024-02-03 12:12:56 +0000 UTCSo what happened to the POS "detective" Lillie? Was he ever reprimanded for his bullshit biased tunnel vision?? I hope he feels guilty everyday for the young woman who Mal Clarke murdered after murdering Bonnie, which could have been prevented had he actually done just the minimum work required for his job. I mean, he didn't even bother to verify his alibi! Marion deserves a public apology from Lillie, irrespective of it being posthumous.
Jaye Leppky
2024-02-03 11:24:15 +0000 UTCWelcome back guys! ❤️
Courtney Mackey
2024-02-03 11:17:44 +0000 UTCAaaayyyyeeee double banger! Nice one Casefile.
SalBee
2024-02-03 11:08:52 +0000 UTCYou're spoiling us rotten! 😍
Annie G
2024-02-03 10:33:50 +0000 UTC🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡
Parrots Liz
2024-02-03 10:12:20 +0000 UTCHooray!! 🙌
Jo Black
2024-02-03 09:59:18 +0000 UTCMy day just got better
Keiran Curry
2024-02-03 09:54:47 +0000 UTCWelcome back 🎉
Janine Botfield
2024-02-03 09:54:27 +0000 UTC
