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NEW CASEFILE PRESENTS SERIES OUT NOW

Hello Patreon,

Just a quick note to let you know that the latest Casefile Presents series is out today. It’s called Suing Diddy and was produced in collaboration with Jack Laurence, host of the podcast One Minute Remaining.

I first came across this story when I saw Jack present it live at the Adelaide Fringe Festival earlier this year. From there, we connected, started talking, and ended up producing this series together.

All seven episod...

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Message to Patreon Supporters

Hi everyone, just a quick early message about what’s coming up at the end of the year.

Our final episode of 2025 for premium subscribers drops on October 25. After that, we’ll be taking a pause in our release schedule until the new year.

In the meantime, if you’d like to put your subscription on hold or cancel it, you’re of course welcome to.

That’s why we’re sharing this message early, so you can plan accordingly.

If you choose to keep it rolling, however...

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Case 330: David Birkett

After respected dermatologist Dr David Birkett was found bludgeoned to death in his Middlesbrough home, police struggled to uncover a motive or identify a suspect for what appeared to be a targeted attack. As the months passed by with no arrests, it began to look like the assailant had succeeded in his plan to pull off the perfect murder. But then the cracks began to show. 

Team:

Anonymous Host - narration

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Behind the Files & Q&A September 2025

In September 2025, Behind the Files and the Q&A, the Anonymous Host is joined by Elsha and Erin to answer your questions and discuss the making of:

Case 325 - The Gilham Family

Case 326 - Cooper Harris

Case 327 - Rodrigo Rosenberg Marzano

Case 328 - Kirsty Jones

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Case 329: Roseanne Beckett

In mid-1989 in the small New South Wales Town of Taree, local residents and law enforcement alike began investigating a woman named Roseanne Catt. There were allegations that Roseanne was a violent and cruel woman, intent on killing her husband: it was reported that she had thrown a rock at his head, stabbed him with a knife, poisoned his drinks, and solicited hitmen. But this investigation was just the beginning of a case that would grow even stranger the more it unravelled…

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Case 328: Kirsty Jones

23-year-old Welsh backpacker Kirsty Jones had her whole life ahead of her when she set out for a two year trip across Asia, Australia and South America. Tragically, that trip was cut short just two months in when Kirsty was found strangled to death in her room at The Aree Guesthouse in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Thai police anticipated a quick arrest, but what followed was a media circus and bungled investigation that left the Jones family and young travellers everywhere desperate for answers.

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Behind the Files and Q&A

Hi everyone,

It’s time to get ready for another episode of BTF and our Q&A. We’ll be recording a little earlier than usual this time. Case 328 hasn’t dropped on the main feed just yet (it’s coming this weekend), but it has been available for a little while as a premium episode.

For this recording we’ll be chatting about:

  • Case 325: The Gilham Family

  • Case 326: Cooper Harris

  • Case 327: Rodrigo Rosenberg Marzano

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Premium Episode #38 - Mirna Salihin

When school friends Jessica Wongso and Mirna Salihin caught up for coffee in Jakarta’s upscale Olivier Cafe in January 2016, it was supposed to be a friendly get-together. Then, moments after taking a sip from her Vietnamese iced coffee, Mirna collapsed and died. What unravelled was one of Indonesia’s most controversial murder trials, with the question on everyone's lips - did Jessica Wongso poison Mirna with cyanide?

Team:

Anonymous Host ...

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Casefile Spreadsheet

We wanted to give a special shout out to Stephanie Low (also known as Lisbeth on Reddit), the creator of the Casefile episode spreadsheet that was mentioned in the latest episode of Behind the Files.

Stephanie created the spreadsheet in 2018 and has been maintaining it ever since. It has become a valuable resource for the Casefile community, providing a detailed record of every episode in the Casefile catalogue, including case numbers, names, release dates, and locations. If y...

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Case 327: Rodrigo Rosenberg Marzano

Early on the morning of Sunday May 10 2009, corporate attorney Rodrigo Rosenberg Marzano left home to take a bike ride around his neighbourhood in Guatemala City. Within minutes, he’d been shot dead. Rodrigo’s friends and family were left reeling by the violent murder, but their shock would only increase when a video emerged one day later of Rodrigo predicting his own murder… and naming the killer...

Team:

Anonymous Host - narration

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Behind the Files & Q&A August 2025

In August 2025, Behind the Files and the Q&A, the Anonymous Host is joined by Elsha and Erin to answer your questions and discuss the making of:

Case 322 - William Tyrrell

Case 323 - The GPO Girl

Case 324 - Khalil Rayyan

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Case 326: Cooper Harris

When doting mother Leanna Harris arrived to pick up her 22-month-old son Cooper Harris from daycare in Atlanta, Georgia on June 18 2014, she was shocked to find that Cooper wasn’t there. She soon discovered that her husband, Ross Harris, had made a fatal mistake, leaving Cooper to die in the backseat of his hot car after forgetting to drop him off on his way to work.

As details about Cooper’s death emerged, many questions arose. Was this another innocent family who had fallen victim...

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BTF + Q&A

Hello Patreon,

It’s time to send in your questions for the next recording of Behind the Files and our general Q&A.

This episode we’ll be discussing:

  • Case 322 – William Tyrrell

  • Case 323 – The GPO Girl

  • Case 324 – Khalil Rayyan

If you have any questions about these cases, or general questions for the team, drop them in the comments below. You’re also...

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Case 325: The Gilham Family

23-year-old Jeff Gilham showed up on his neighbours doorstep in the early morning hours of August 28 1993 with a shocking claim. His older brother Christopher Gilham had just killed their parents, Stephen and Helen, and set their bodies on fire. In return, Jeff had stabbed Christopher to death. 

The tragic news left residents of the Sydney suburb of Woronora in disbelief as they struggled to comprehend how this could happen to such a normal, happy family. But as the years went by, ...

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Case 324: Khalil Rayyan

In late 2015, a young pizza delivery man named Khalil Abu Rayyan from Dearborn Heights, Michigan met and fell in love with a woman he met online. Jannah Bride had approached Khalil via the social media platform Twitter, and the two soon became close. Over the course of several months, Khalil would start admitting disturbing things to Jannah – fantasies he had about harming others. But nothing in the relationship was as it seemed…

This was Premium Episode #34, released in April 2...

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Premium Episode #37 - Tyler Clementi

When 18-year-old Tyler Clementi began his freshman year at Rutgers University in 2010, he was eager to embrace his newfound independence. Before the semester began, Tyler applied for campus housing and was randomly assigned a roommate – another 18-year-old freshman named Dharun Ravi. But within weeks of moving in, their lives would become the focus of news headlines, sparking a national conversation about cyberbullying, LGBTQ+ rights and the devastating consequences of digital humiliation.<...

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Case 323: The GPO Girl

On Thursday October 10 2013, passersby noticed a distraught looking teenage girl, crying and shivering outside of Dublin’s General Post Office building. When police officers approached the girl, she either couldn’t, or wouldn’t, talk. The mystery teenager – soon dubbed the GPO girl – was taken into care, and experts suspected that she was a victim of sex trafficking. When attempts to identify the GPO girl failed, Irish investigators went public with the case, not realising they were...

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Case 322: William Tyrrell (Part 2/2)

As the search into the disappearance of three-year-old William Tyrrell reaches its third fruitless year, the investigation takes turn after turn until a coronial inquest is eventually called. The inquest aims to figure out what happened to William once and for all, but will it succeed or raise more questions than it answers?

Team:

Anonymous Host - narration

Elsha McGill  -  View Post

Case 322: William Tyrrell (Part 1/2)

It was a peaceful morning on Friday, September 12 2014, as three-year-old William Tyrrell played happily in the backyard of his grandmother’s home in the small New South Wales town of Kendall. One minute, William roared like a tiger, posing for a photo in his favourite Spider-Man costume. Moments later, he vanished, sparking one of the largest missing person searches in Australian history.

Team:

Anonymous Host - narration

Elsh...

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Troubled Waters - Episode 1

With Casefile on a short break, we thought this would be a great time to shine a light on some of the shows that may have flown under the radar for many of you. These are shows we've put our hearts into and are really proud of.

Today, we’re showcasing Troubled Waters – a powerful, deeply moving series that brings Louisa Ioannidis’s life and the unanswered questions surrounding her death into full focus. From an international kidnapping, a daring escape and a family’s desperate b...

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Behind the Files & Q&A July 2025

In July 2025, Behind the Files and the Q&A, the Anonymous Host is joined by Elsha and Erin to answer your questions and discuss the making of:

Case 318 - Tay Chow Lyang & Tony Tan Poh Chuan

Case 319 - Theresa Feury

Case 320 - Veronica Abouchuk & Kathleen Henry

Case 321 - Vincent Viafore

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The Frankston Murders - Episode 1

With Casefile on a short break, we thought this would be a great time to shine a light on some of the shows that may have flown under the radar for many of you. These are shows we've put our hearts into and are really proud of.

Today, we’re showcasing The Frankston Murders. When Vikki Petraitis and I found out that Paul Denyer, the man convicted of the Frankston serial murders, had applied for parole, we strongly felt that the Frankston case deserved a more in-depth series, something ...

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The Bakersfield Three - Episode 1

With Casefile on a short break, we thought this would be a great time to shine a light on some of the shows that may have flown under the radar for many of you. These are shows we've put our hearts into and are really proud of.

Today, we’re showcasing The Bakersfield Three. The Bakersfield Three is our most successful limited-run series to date. The series reached number one on the overall podcast charts in the U.S.—a first for any Casefile Presents show. If you’d like to hear the...

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Missing Niamh - Episode 1

With Casefile on a short break, we thought this would be a great time to shine a light on some of the shows that may have flown under the radar for many of you. These are shows we've put our hearts into and are really proud of.

First up is Missing Niamh—a story that’s very close to me personally. I spent years researching the case and working directly with Niamh’s family to shape the series, which I also narrated. If you’d like to hear the rest of Missing Niamh, just search for ...

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Behind the Files & Q&A

Hello Patreon, it's time for the next instalment of Behind The Files and the general Q&A. This episode will be covering Case 318 Tay Chow Lyang & Tony Tan Poh Chuan, Case 319 Theresa Feury, Case 320 Veronica Abouchuk & Kathleen Henry and Case 321 Vincent Viafore. If you have any specific questions relating to these case or any general questions for the team, put them in the comments below.

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Behind the Files & Q&A June 2025

In June 2025, Behind the Files and the Q&A, the Anonymous Host is joined by Elsha and Milly to answer your questions and discuss the making of:

Case 314 - Yarmila Falater

Case 315 - Operation Cacam

Case 316 - Gilbert Bogle & Margaret Chandler

Case 317 - Thomas Perez

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Message

This is just a quick note to apologise for some recent miscommunication. 

I mentioned that our last episode before the mid-year pause would be released on May 31st, without clarifying that this date related to episodes on the main feed. For Patrons and Premium Subscribers, who get early access to episodes, this meant that the release was one week earlier, on May 24th. 

While I tried to make sure our listeners were given adequate warning about the pause in releases, I ack...

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Case 321: Vincent Viafore

Case 321: Vincent Viafore

When 46-year-old Vincent Viafore disappeared while kayaking on the Hudson River with his fiancée, 35-year-old Angelika Graswald, it was initially believed to be a tragic accident. However, Angelika’s story and behaviour soon raised troubling questions about what really happened.

This was Premium Episode #33, released in March 2025. It is not new content, it is the same episode, but as Premium episodes are now going to be released on the main feed m...

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Premium Episode #36 - Bruce Miller

Premium Episode #36 - Bruce Miller

In November 1999, Bruce Miller, a scrapyard owner in Michigan, was found murdered in what looked like a robbery gone wrong. After three months with no solid leads, investigators feared the case would go cold. But hundreds of miles away in Missouri, the suicide of former detective Jerry Cassaday led to the discovery of a mysterious briefcase - one that held a shocking secret.

Team:

Anonymous Host - narr...

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Case 320: Veronica Abouchuk & Kathleen Henry

Case 320: Veronica Abouchuk & Kathleen Henry

In late September 2019, a woman reported that she had discovered evidence of a brutal crime. A discarded memory card she’d found on a street in Downtown Anchorage, Alaska had video and image files depicting the torture and murder of an Alaska Native woman. The investigation that followed revealed the stories of three women – Kathleen Henry, Veronica Abouchuk and Cassandra Boskofsky – who had all fallen victim to a serial killer… View Post