Over a five-week period in 1986, four young women went missing from around Perth in Western Australia. 22-year-old Mary Neilson, 15-year-old Susannah Candy, 31-year-old Noelene Patterson and 21-year-old Denise Brown all disappeared without a trace, but police were sceptical that some were runaways and no links were drawn between the missing women.
That was until November 10 1986, when a man standing outside a vacuum cleaner store was suddenly approached by a hysterical, barefoot young w...
2016-08-27 16:00:00 +0000 UTC
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This episode of Casefile was released in 2016 when the case was still unresolved. Major developments have since occurred and as a result, we have elected to remove the episode, with a view to releasing an updated version in the future.
2016-08-20 16:00:00 +0000 UTC
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The 80-year-old retired publisher Joseph Clever lived with his wife Hilda at Burgate House, a secluded mansion on the edge of New Forest in Hampshire, England. On the evening of September 1 1986, they invited their son Tom and his wife Wendy over for dinner. The following morning, two maintenance workers arrived to find the property engulfed in smoke.
Investigators rushed to the scene soon realised that fire was the least of the problems. As they ventured further inside Burgate House, i...
2016-08-13 16:00:00 +0000 UTC
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24-year-old Lindsay Buziak loved her job as a Vancouver Island real estate agent and was looking forward to carving an impressive career for herself. So in early 2008, she was eager to please when she received a phone call from a woman who had recently relocated to the area and wanted Lindsay’s help in finding a one million dollar property that was available immediately.
On February 2, Lindsay organised to meet the woman and her husband at a house in the suburb of Saanich. She ...
2016-08-06 16:00:00 +0000 UTC
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The eastern side of the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, is closed in by mountains. On the city’s west side, a mesa rises out of the Rio Grande Valley.
In 2005, subdivisions and new housing were being built along the West Mesa. The construction pressed up against the vast desert that stretches beyond where you will find tumbleweeds, high tension wires and trash. It is a desolate isolated spot.
Team:
Anonymous Host - research, writing, narration
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2016-07-30 16:00:00 +0000 UTC
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Vancouver Island. Known for its breathtaking scenery, astonishing postcard beauty and amazing wildlife. Heaven on earth.
But on certain parts of the island, beneath the beauty, some will tell you there lies a dark underbelly. And in the early hours of the morning, June 30th, 2002, that underbelly came to the surface.
Team:
Anonymous Host - research, writing, narration
Mike Migas - production, music
Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music
2016-07-23 16:00:00 +0000 UTC
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“If any bastard ever thought about going to the cops about us, they’ll be killed and so will their fucking families. And if we don’t get them, our mates will. It would be a shame if anything happened to your sweet little Prue, wouldn’t it”.
Those words were allegedly said by one of the men convicted for the Russell Street Bombing that we covered the last episode.
The person he said those words to? Paul Hetzel…
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2016-07-16 16:00:00 +0000 UTC
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We left part one just after the government announced a 500 thousand dollar reward for any information to help solve the case. It was hoped this large reward would be enough to entice a male caller to make contact again.
He had already called numerous times before, claiming to know who the bombers were…
Team:
Anonymous Host - research, writing, narration
Mike Migas - production, music
Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music
2016-07-09 16:00:00 +0000 UTC
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Haros Avenue in Nunawading (Melbourne) presented a problem for the police surveillance team following the red Jaguar. It was a small dead-end street. No way to observe the house there bank robbery suspect was heading to, without being obvious…
To avoid being detected the police had no choice but to let the suspect out of there sight. There was only one way in and out of Haros Avenue, so the suspect would have to come back past them eventually…
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2016-07-02 16:00:00 +0000 UTC
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(Part 2/2)
Part 2 of the Frankston Serial Killer. At the end of part 1 police had found out who owned the suspicious vehicle parked on Skye Road at the time of Natalie Russell's murder. Will it get them anywhere though?
Team:
Anonymous Host - research, writing, narration
Mike Migas - production, music
Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music
2016-06-25 16:00:00 +0000 UTC
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(Part 1/2)
Donna had recently received a few prank calls and she was getting nervous. She had a young baby and didn’t like the idea of being alone at night. Her boyfriend Les worked as a pizza delivery driver, and she decided to spend the night driving around in the car with him, rather than stay home alone.
The first thing Donna saw when she returned home was her cat on the lounge room floor, dead. The words “Donna you’re dead”, were written in blood up on the wall. In th...
2016-06-18 16:00:00 +0000 UTC
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It was Wednesday the 2nd of August 1989. 41-year-old Marguerite Edwards started the day like any other. Making sure her three daughters were up, and ready for school.
Marguerite was happily married to Iain Edwards, a successful orthodontist with a surgery in Bondi. They lived in a two-storey house on Victoria Road, Woollahra in Sydney’s Eastern suburbs.
After getting her daughters organised, Marguerite dropped them at Ascham school, in the nearby suburb of Edgecliffe. She then m...
2016-06-11 16:00:00 +0000 UTC
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On Monday the 23rd of May 1994, a violent storm hit the city of Perth, Western Australia. Peter Lawrence was starting to become concerned.
It was getting late and his wife Pamela Lawrence hadn’t gotten home from work yet. He called her at 6:15 pm, when he didn’t get an answer he decided he had better go down and check on her….
Team:
Anonymous Host - research, writing, narration
Mike Migas - production, music
Andrew D.B. Joslyn -...
2016-05-28 16:00:00 +0000 UTC
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The details of this case are extremely difficult to hear. Extreme child abuse and child murder are involved. This episode won't be for everybody. There is far more courtroom audio than narration. It is a one-off for this episode. It is not something that will be a regular feature in the future. The courtroom confession is detailed and horrific. Listener discretion is advised.
Team:
Anonymous Host - research, writing, narration
Mike Migas - produc...
2016-05-21 16:00:00 +0000 UTC
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This episode was released in the early days of Casefile. Since then, we have been made aware that incorrect terminology was used in the script. Out of respect for the LGBTQIA community, we have decided to remove the episode, with a view to rewriting and re-releasing it in the future.
2016-05-14 16:00:00 +0000 UTC
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On the 28th of February 1997 Los Angeles police officers, Perello and Farrell were on routine patrol driving along Laurel Canyon Blvd, North Hollywood.
As they were driving past the Bank of America they saw two large figures enter the bank. Both were dressed in black, both were wearing ski masks and both were carrying automatic rifles. What followed, was 44 minutes of mayhem…
Team:
Anonymous Host - research, writing, narration
Mike Migas ...
2016-05-07 16:00:00 +0000 UTC
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On the 17th of May 2008, two motorway patrol officers attended to a call that a pedestrian had been hit by a vehicle on the M6 motorway, near the city Stoke-on-Trent, in England.
Expecting the worst, the two officers were surprised when they arrived to see two pedestrians standing calmly and uninjured on the shoulder of the motorway. It didn’t look like much was going on at all…
Team:
Anonymous Host - research, writing, narration
Mike Migas&...
2016-04-30 16:00:00 +0000 UTC
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Chris and Cru Kahui were twins, aged just three months old when they died in hospital, both suffering from traumatic brain injury. Their death was the result o a severe impact, either from direct blows or being hit, thrown or slammed against a hard surface.
Violent shaking was another possible cause, and couldn’t be ruled out. What was clear was that the twins' injuries weren’t accidental…
Team:
Anonymous Host - research, writing, narration
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2016-04-23 16:00:00 +0000 UTC
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In the early 80’s a series of attacks occurred in the twin city area of Minnesota, USA. The victims were all women. Police struggled in the initial part of the investigation. There was no physical evidence, and there were no witnesses.
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Anonymous Host - research, writing, narration
Mike Migas - production, music
2016-04-16 16:00:00 +0000 UTC
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On the 23rd of July 2008 young mother, Helen Munnings disappeared from the port city of Burnie, on the North West Coast of Tasmania, Australia.
She was last seen by the father of her child Adam Taylor, who picked her up for a drive that afternoon. His actions later that night were described as “interesting”. Extensive searches have been conducted, but no trace of Helen has ever been found…
Team:
Anonymous Host - research, writing, narration
<...
2016-04-09 16:00:00 +0000 UTC
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This episode of Casefile was released in 2016 when the case was still unresolved. Major developments have since occurred and as a result, we have elected to remove the episode, with a view to releasing an updated version in the future.
2016-04-02 17:00:00 +0000 UTC
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The crime scene was described as looking more like the set of a horror movie, than real life. It is one of the most horrific crimes ever committed.
Not only did it shock the small town of Aberdeen in country NSW, where the crime occurred, it shocked the entire nation of Australia and parts of the world. What could possibly drive somebody to do this? A psychiatric illness? Or premeditated, pre-planned, pure evil?
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Anonymous Host - research, writin...
2016-03-26 18:00:00 +0000 UTC
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First came the seizures and sleep paralysis. Then came the hallucinations and violent behaviour.
Anneliese Michel made endless visits to doctor’s and specialists only to be either referred to another doctor or placed on medication that wasn’t helping her. Her condition became so bad that at times she started to growl and speak in a horrific deep voice…
Team:
Anonymous Host - research, writing, narration
Mike Migas - production, music<...
2016-03-19 18:00:00 +0000 UTC
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The 7th of May 2005 was a typical run of the mill day for Shirley Withers. She worked the full day in her Melbourne fashion boutique and once the shop had closed, she bought a take-out meal and headed to the North Caufield mansion of her millionaire boyfriend Peter Shellard…
Team:
Anonymous Host - research, writing, narration
Mike Migas - production, music
2016-03-12 18:00:00 +0000 UTC
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He was implicated in a case of missing money from a courthouse evidence vault. He was facing allegations of misconduct and illegal handling of a witness in a major drug trafficking trial, which lead to the judge ordering a federal investigation.
One way to stop that federal investigation would be to come up with a quick plea deal to end the case. One problem, there was no way to do the plea deal without violating federal law.
And unfortunately, for US assistant attorney Jonathan L...
2016-03-05 18:00:00 +0000 UTC
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On the 4th of August 2002, best friends Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman disappeared from the small town of Sohom in England.
One of England’s biggest ever manhunts followed. The media became critical of the lack of progress police were making on the case….but they did have a suspect.
Team:
Anonymous Host - research, writing, narration
Mike Migas - production, music
2016-02-27 18:00:00 +0000 UTC
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On the 4th of March 2008, Julian Buchwald and his girlfriend Carolynne Watson went for a romantic picnic lunch in country Victoria. They didn't return home.
It wasn't long before a terrifying, threatening note was located. Was this really the work of a satanic cult? Or was there something even more sinister going on…
Team:
Anonymous Host - research, writing, narration
Mike Migas - production, music
2016-02-20 18:00:00 +0000 UTC
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"You won't believe it, but it was like, satan saying to me that it's the right thing to do."
In the early hours of the 18th of November 2011 a fire was deliberately lit at the Quakers Hill Nursing Home. The nursing home housed 89 residents, a lot of whom were highly dependent patients who were immobile, suffering dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
Team:
Anonymous Host - research, writing, narration
Mike Migas - production, music
2016-02-13 18:00:00 +0000 UTC
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On Tuesday the 2nd of November 1999 Donna Wheeler was found murdered in her home in Berala, Western Sydney. There were several suspects.
Was it her ex-husband John who found her body and called the police? Was it her violent ex-boyfriend Keith who was recently arrested for assaulting Donna. Keith wasn't happy that Donna was spending a lot of time with his brother Colin since they separated…
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Anonymous Host - research, writing, narration
M...
2016-02-06 18:00:00 +0000 UTC
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On the 18th of April 1943, four boys discovered a skeleton buried in the hollow of a wych-elm tree in Hagley Woods, England.
Police immediately got to work on identifying the remains and trying to determine the cause of death, however, the investigation hit a wall…
Team:
Anonymous Host - research, writing, narration
Mike Migas - production, music
2016-01-30 18:00:00 +0000 UTC
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