In 1999, Ina and David Steiner founded an online newsletter called eCommerceBytes. The couple worked hard to establish themselves as knowledgeable, trustworthy and unbiased reporters in the e-commerce industry and were well respected by their niche community. Then in 2019, eCommerceBytes received a scathing message from a Twitter user who took issue with how Ina Steiner reported on the U.S multinational e-commerce company eBay.
This was Premium Episode #28, release...
2024-11-30 08:36:03 +0000 UTC
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Hello Patreon!
We floated the idea of doing some rewind episodes during the latest BTF, and a few of you reached out to say you’d love to see it happen. So, we’ve decided to give it a try!
We’ll start where it all began with Case 1: The Wanda Beach Murders. If you have any specific questions or things you’d like us to dive into about this case or the process behind it, let us know in the comments below, and we’ll do our best to cover them.
Thank you for your contin...
2024-11-27 03:16:42 +0000 UTC
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When 71-year-old Thomas Perez Senior failed to return home after a short walk to his mailbox in Fontana, California, his son Tom wasn’t overly concerned. He suspected his father had just gone to visit friends or family and would return home of his own accord. But when police arrived at the Perez home to complete a missing person’s report, they came to suspect something else entirely.
Team:
Anonymous Host - narration
Milly Raso ...
2024-11-23 08:11:07 +0000 UTC
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In November 2024, Behind the Files and the Q&A, the Anonymous Host is joined by Erin and Elsha to answer your questions and discuss the making of:
Case 300 - Tegan Lane
Case 301 - Michella Welch & Jennifer Bastian
Case 302 - The DeGruchy Family
2024-11-18 09:54:55 +0000 UTC
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When 25-year-old Josefina Rivera accepted a ride with North Philadelphia local Gary Heidnik on the night of November 26 1986, she could never have anticipated the events that were about to unfold. Josefina, along with five other women - Sandra Lindsay, Lisa Thomas, Deborah Dudley, Jackie Askins and Agnes Adams - were held captive in Heidnik’s basement while being subject to unspeakable crimes. But what really happened inside that house on Marshall Street?
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2024-11-16 08:59:15 +0000 UTC
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Some stories are so profound, so unimaginable, that they stay with us forever. The Unthinkable is the latest podcast from Casefile Presents, hosted by two of Australia's leading voices in true crime, Vikki Petraitis and Emily Webb. The series delves into tales of ordinary people who have faced extraordinary, often devastating events and emerged forever changed.
From survivors of traumatic events to victims of relentless stalking, and even those who've confronted some of Au...
2024-11-11 18:29:16 +0000 UTC
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When 60-year-old Mark Staudte of Springfield, Missouri, fell ill in early April of 2012, he suspected he just had a bad case of the flu. But the situation quickly turned critical, and Mark was soon found dead in his bed. A medical examiner concluded Mark had died from “natural causes”. Yet, when other members of the Staudte family started experiencing the same symptoms as Mark had, it was clear something was seriously amiss…
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Anonymous Host&nbs...
2024-11-09 09:21:38 +0000 UTC
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Hello everyone. It is time for the next instalment of Behind The Files and the general Q&A. The cases being covered this episode are; Case 300: Tegan Lane, Case 301: Michella Welch & Jennifer Bastian and Case 302: The DeGruchy Family. If you have any questions specific to these cases or any general questions for the team, put them in the comments below!
2024-11-04 23:23:40 +0000 UTC
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When 23-year-old Canadian ice hockey player Duncan MacPherson accepted a coaching job in Scotland, he was ready for his next adventure. But when Duncan failed to show up for the first day of his new job, serious concerns were raised about his well being. A desperate search led his parents Bob and Lynda to the Austrian Alps, kicking off a series of events they could never see coming.
Team:
Anonymous Host - narration
Elsha McGill - research, wri...
2024-11-02 08:55:37 +0000 UTC
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It was just after 8.30AM on Wednesday March 13 1996 when a team of eight detectives were called to a residence in the New South Wales suburb of Albion Park Rail. Detective Sergeant Danny Sharkey, who headed the crew, quickly drove to the address in Shearwater Boulevard accompanied by several colleagues.
This was Premium Episode #23, released in February 2024. It is not new content, it is the same episode, but as Patreon picks episodes are now going to be released on the main f...
2024-11-02 08:52:48 +0000 UTC
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In 1998, the Easter holiday in Victoria, Australia got off to a tragic beginning when 12-year-old Nicky Fleming was killed in a car accident while travelling to a family camping trip. But what initially looked like a single vehicle tragedy turned out to be a crime – and whoever had hit the Fleming family’s car had fled the scene…
Team:
Anonymous Host - narration
Vikki Petraitis - research, writing
Milly Raso - creative directi...
2024-10-26 08:04:06 +0000 UTC
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In 1986, two pre-teen girls from Tacoma, Washington were abducted and murdered mere months apart. Both Michella Welch and Jennifer Bastian were attacked, sexually assaulted and killed after cycling to a public park. Their crime scenes were eerily similar, both bodies were hidden in wooded areas, and the girls even looked alike. Investigators were quick to rule the slayings were the work of a serial killer… But it would take more than 30 years for the shocking truth to come out.
2024-10-19 09:04:18 +0000 UTC
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In October 2024, Behind the Files and the Q&A, the Anonymous Host is joined by Erin and Elsha to answer your questions and discuss the making of:
Case 296 - Aaron Bacon
Case 297 - Bluebelle
Case 298 - Bonnie Hood
Case 299 - Olga Chardymova
2024-10-18 16:44:07 +0000 UTC
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If you are looking for something to watch in between CF episodes, we just released the latest Olivia Presents video (on our YT channel), based on
Case 239: Peggy Carr
2024-10-16 11:09:34 +0000 UTC
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When Keli Lane is charged with the murder of her newborn baby Tegan in 2009, the circumstantial case sparks debate around the country. Was this star athlete a cold-blooded killer or a woman unfairly judged on her poor decision-making?
Team:
Anonymous Host - narration
Elsha McGill - research, writing
Milly Raso - creative direction
Mike Migas - production, music
Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music
2024-10-12 08:57:31 +0000 UTC
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After 24-year-old Keli Lane gave birth in 1999, she began the process of placing her newborn son for adoption. It was soon revealed that Keli had also given birth in September 1996, to a baby girl named Tegan Lee Lane who couldn’t be located. Keli claimed Tegan was with her biological father, Andrew Norris, but was she telling the truth or had something sinister happened to baby Tegan?
Team:
Anonymous Host - narration
Elsha McGill - research, writing
2024-10-05 07:50:09 +0000 UTC
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In 2002, 10-year-old Russian girl, Olga Chardymova was allowed to walk to her grandmother’s house unaccompanied for the very first time. Her journey barely began before she met a monster.
For years after her death, Olga’s parents were continually tormented by another kind of monster. What authorities eventually discovered shocked and horrified the entire nation.
This was Premium Episode #24, released in March 2024. It is not new content, it is the same episode, but as Patr...
2024-10-05 07:47:20 +0000 UTC
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Hello Patreon. The team will be recording the next instalment of BTF and the Q&A this week. The cases we are covering on this episode are; Case 296 Aaron Bacon, Case 297 Bluebelle, Case 298 Bonnie Hood and Case 299 Olga Chardymova. If you have any questions relating to those cases, or any general questions, put them in the comments below! Casey is also happy to answer any questions relating to Missing Niamh. The team will be recording on Wednesday (Australian time) so you have about 48 ho...
2024-09-29 23:55:27 +0000 UTC
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For Melbourne couple Dee and Jay Windross, saying goodbye to their terminally ill baby, Amiyah Windross, was the hardest thing they thought they’d ever have to do. But in Amiyah’s final moments, they learned the worst was yet to come.
Team:
Anonymous Host - narration
Eileen Ormsby - research, writing
Milly Raso - creative direction
Mike Migas - production, music
Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music
2024-09-28 06:19:26 +0000 UTC
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In September 2024, Behind the Files and the Q&A, the Anonymous Host is joined by Erin and Milly to answer your questions and discuss the making of:
Case 293 - Jamie Faith
Case 294 - Ray & Jennie Kehlet
Case 295 - Nadia Kajouji and Mark Drybrough
2024-09-26 09:17:15 +0000 UTC
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On August 19 1990, the tiny mountain town of Camp Nelson, California was stunned when the owner of the Camp Nelson Lodge, Bonnie Hood, was found shot to death in her private cabin. Her handyman, Rudy Manuel, was also shot in the head during the attack. While various suspects and theories emerged, it wasn’t until a separate shooting took place a little over a year later that the truth unravelled behind what some have called the strangest murder case in California's history.
Tea...
2024-09-21 07:54:46 +0000 UTC
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When the crew of an oil tanker discover a man lost at sea on November 13 1961, he tells them a harrowing tale. His name is Captain Julian Harvey, and he’s the sole survivor of a yachting disaster: his wife Mary and the Duperraults, a family of five who had chartered the yacht, were all lost when their boat, the Bluebelle, caught on fire and sank. But several days later, another survivor, 11-year-old Terry Jo Duperrault is found… and she has a very different story to tell.
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2024-09-14 07:44:39 +0000 UTC
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It's time to submit your questions for another edition of Behind the Files and the general Q&A. The cases being covered on this episode are; Case 293: Jamie Faith, Case 294: Ray & Jennie Kehlet and Case 295: Nadia Kajouji & Mark Drybrough. If you have any questions pertaining to those cases or any general questions you'd like to ask the team, put them in the comments below. Thank you!
2024-09-08 23:59:35 +0000 UTC
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On an early morning in March 1994, two strange men entered 16-year-old Aaron Bacon’s bedroom and told him they were there to take him away. Aaron’s parents had signed him up for a 63-day wilderness therapy program called North Star Expeditions, in the hopes that some time following a disciplined routine in the natural world would help Aaron kick his drug habit and regain his focus. But none of them had any idea what lay in store…
Team:
Anonymous Host - ...
2024-09-07 07:28:52 +0000 UTC
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When retired schoolteacher Celia Blay stumbled across an online forum where suicidal individuals shared their innermost thoughts, she had no idea that she was about to encounter a serial predator. Li Dao was a young nurse who trawled the forum looking for people to push over the edge. She encouraged other posters to take their own lives and gave explicit instructions. As members of the forum started to disappear, Celia Blay became determined to uncover Li Dao’s true identity and put a stop ...
2024-09-07 07:26:52 +0000 UTC
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When the SWAT team was called to the Tomball Regional Medical Centre outside of Huston, Texas on the evening of Saturday January 10 2015, they were aware that a hostage situation was unfolding inside the ICU room of critical patient George Pickering III. As the hospital was put in lock down, staff and patients were on edge as word spread that a drunk and disorderly gunman was on the loose.
Team:
Anonymous Host - narration
Eileen Ormsby - research, writi...
2024-08-31 07:34:22 +0000 UTC
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Hi everyone!
We finally added all the remaining old Casefile episodes on Patreon. It took us a while...
We cleaned up the feed and backdated the first 59 cases, so you can either scroll down your feed or click on the Casefile Episodes collection to see them.
This way, it looks like the episodes were there from the beginning, in contrast to adding them at the top of the feed, which we didn't want to do.
Thanks for your support, and enjoy!
Casefile Team
2024-08-24 17:21:07 +0000 UTC
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When married couple Ray and Jennie Kehlet went on a prospecting trip to the Western Australian outback in March 2015, they had one thing on their minds and that was to find gold. But when the couple suddenly disappeared without a trace, one of the biggest searches in WA history ensued, prompting the question - were Ray and Jennie lost or had they fallen victim to foul play?
Team:
Anonymous Host - narration
Elsha McGill - research, writing
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2024-08-24 07:35:47 +0000 UTC
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After arresting Darrin Lopez for the murder of Jamie Faith, detectives were confident they had solved the case - but the biggest revelation was yet to come.
Team:
Anonymous Host - narration
Milly Raso - research, writing, creative direction
Mike Migas - production, music
Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music
2024-08-17 07:54:52 +0000 UTC
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Married couple Jamie and Jennifer Faith lived a comfortable and happy life together in Oak Cliff, Texas. That all changed on the morning of Friday, October 9 2020, when a masked assailant confronted the couple as they took their dog on her daily walk. Jamie was gunned down, and Jennifer barely escaped with her life. Jamie Faith was well-liked in all areas of his life, so investigators were left wondering who would want this much-loved family man dead?
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2024-08-17 07:22:56 +0000 UTC
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