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Episodes
  • 2024 / 11 / 2
    Case 302: The De Gruchy Family

    *** Content warnings: Child victims *** Wayne and Jennifer De Gruchy lived a comfortable life in the New South Wales suburb of Albion Park Rail with their three teenage children, Matthew, Adrian and Sarah....

  • 2024 / 10 / 26
    Case 301: Michella Welch & Jennifer Bastian

    *** Content warnings: Child sexual assault, child murder *** In 1986, two pre-teen girls from Tacoma, Washington, were abducted and murdered mere months apart. Both Michella Welch and Jennifer Bastian were...

  • 2024 / 10 / 19
    Case 300: Tegan Lane (Part 2)

    *** Content Warning: Child victim *** [Part 2 of 2] 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...

  • 2024 / 10 / 12
    Case 300: Tegan Lane (Part 1)

    *** Content Warning: Child victim *** [Part 1 of 2] 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...

  • 2024 / 10 / 5
    Case 299: Olga Chardymova

    *** Content warnings: Child victims *** 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...

  • 2024 / 9 / 28
    Case 298: Bonnie Hood

    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,...

  • 2024 / 9 / 23
    Casefile Presents: Missing Niamh

    It’s been four years since I first learned about the disappearance of Niamh Maye, an 18-year-old who went missing from the small New South Wales town of Batlow back in 2002. I don’t know if it’s because Niamh...

  • 2024 / 9 / 21
    Case 297: Bluebelle

    *** Content warnings: Mass murder, suicide *** 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...

  • 2024 / 9 / 14
    Case 296: Aaron Bacon

    *** Content warnings: Child abuse, sexual assault *** 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...

  • 2024 / 9 / 7
    Case 295: Nadia Kajouji & Mark Drybrough

    *** Content warnings: Suicide, self-harm, pregnancy loss *** When retired schoolteacher Celia Blay stumbled across an online forum where suicidal individuals shared their innermost thoughts, she had no idea...

  • 2024 / 8 / 31
    Case 294: Ray & Jennie Kehlet

    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...

  • 2024 / 8 / 24
    Case 293: Jamie Faith (Part 2)

    [Part 2 of 2] 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. --- Narration – Anonymous...

  • 2024 / 8 / 17
    Case 293: Jamie Faith (Part 1)

    [Part 1 of 2] 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...

  • 2024 / 8 / 13
    Casefile returns this weekend

    Casefile will be back with new episodes on August 17. Join private investigator Julia Robson as she reveals the incredible tale of international kidnapping, a bold escape, and toxic relationships. Listen to...

  • 2024 / 7 / 17
    See You Soon! (Mid-Year Message)

    Hello, Casefile listeners. This is a quick message to let you know that Case 292: Monster of the Andes was our last episode before we take a month-long, mid-year break. Casefile will be back with new episodes...

  • 2024 / 7 / 13
    339: Case 292: Monster of the Andes

    *** Content warnings: Child abuse, child victims, sexual assault *** In the late 1970s, young girls along the Andes mountain range in Ecuador began to disappear. By 1980, the number of missing girls had...

  • 2024 / 7 / 13
    Case 292: Monster of the Andes

    *** Content warnings: Child abuse, child victims, sexual assault *** In the late 1970s, young girls along the Andes mountain range in Ecuador began to disappear. By 1980, the number of missing girls had...

  • 2024 / 7 / 6
    338: Case 291: David Pauley, Ralph Geiger & Timothy Kern

    In October of 2011, an advertisement was posted on the website Craigslist. It read: Wanted: Caretaker For Farm. Simply watch over a 688 acre patch of hilly farmland and feed a few cows. You get 300 a week and...

  • 2024 / 7 / 6
    Case 291: David Pauley, Ralph Geiger & Timothy Kern

    In October of 2011, an advertisement was posted on the website Craigslist. It read: Wanted: Caretaker For Farm. Simply watch over a 688 acre patch of hilly farmland and feed a few cows. You get 300 a week and...

  • 2024 / 6 / 29
    337: Case 290: The Crawford Family

    ** Content warnings: Child victims *** When a Holden belonging to Glenroy man Elmer Crawford was found at the bottom of the Loch Ard Gorge in July 1970, immediate concerns were raised for the safety of...

  • 2024 / 6 / 29
    Case 290: The Crawford Family

    ** Content warnings: Child victims *** When a Holden belonging to Glenroy man Elmer Crawford was found at the bottom of the Loch Ard Gorge in July 1970, immediate concerns were raised for the safety of...

  • 2024 / 6 / 22
    337: Case 289: Stephen & Carol Baxter

    When Mersea Island couple Stephen and Carol Baxter were found dead in their favourite recliner chairs in April 2023, there were no visible injuries or an obvious cause of death. Their house was immaculate,...

  • 2024 / 6 / 22
    Case 289: Stephen & Carol Baxter

    When Mersea Island couple Stephen and Carol Baxter were found dead in their favourite recliner chairs in April 2023, there were no visible injuries or an obvious cause of death. Their house was immaculate,...

  • 2024 / 6 / 22
    336: Case 289: Stephen & Carol Baxter

    When Mersea Island couple Stephen and Carol Baxter were found dead in their favourite recliner chairs in April 2023, there were no visible injuries or an obvious cause of death. Their house was immaculate,...

  • 2024 / 6 / 16
    Casefile Presents: Troubled Waters

    Troubled Waters is a 10-part ground-breaking podcast exploring the untold story of Louisa Ioannidis' tragic and mysterious death in 2011. Louisa Ioannidis was only 24. Beautiful, courageous, and vulnerable,...

  • 2024 / 6 / 15
    Case 288: Mark Van Dongen

    *** Content warnings: Domestic violence, suicide *** Dutch national Mark van Dongen met South African Berlinah Wallace in 2010 in Bristol, England. After 5 years together, Mark decided he wanted to end the...

  • 2024 / 6 / 15
    335: Case 288: Mark Van Dongen

    *** Content warnings: Domestic violence, suicide *** Dutch national Mark van Dongen met South African Berlinah Wallace in 2010 in Bristol, England. After 5 years together, Mark decided he wanted to end the...

  • 2024 / 6 / 8
    334: Case 287: Half & Susanne Zantop

    When Half and Susanne Zantop were found brutally stabbed to death in their Etna, New Hampshire home, friends, colleagues and investigators were all at a loss to understand it. The married couple were both...

  • 2024 / 6 / 8
    Case 287: Half & Susanne Zantop

    When Half and Susanne Zantop were found brutally stabbed to death in their Etna, New Hampshire home, friends, colleagues and investigators were all at a loss to understand it. The married couple were both...

  • 2024 / 6 / 1
    Case 286: The Survivors' Network

    After two planes struck New York City’s World Trade Center on September 11 2001, Tania Head was one of the lucky few who managed to escape from above the impact zone of the South Tower. Saved by lauded 9/11...

  • 2024 / 6 / 1
    333: Case 286: The Survivors' Network

    After two planes struck New York City’s World Trade Center on September 11 2001, Tania Head was one of the lucky few who managed to escape from above the impact zone of the South Tower. Saved by lauded 9/11...

  • 2024 / 5 / 25
    Case 285: Louise Ellis

    *** Content warnings: Domestic violence *** When freelance writer Louise Ellis disappeared after leaving her Ottawa home on April 22 1995, the person leading the search for her was her devoted partner, Brett...

  • 2024 / 5 / 25
    332: Case 285: Louise Ellis

    *** Content warnings: Domestic violence *** When freelance writer Louise Ellis disappeared after leaving her Ottawa home on April 22 1995, the person leading the search for her was her devoted partner, Brett...

  • 2024 / 5 / 18
    331: Case 284: Widden Hill Farm

    *** Content warnings: Animal cruelty, gun violence *** 43-year-old Graham Backhouse lived a peaceful life with his wife and children on Widden Hill Farm in Horton, England. But in 1984, a campaign of...

  • 2024 / 5 / 18
    Case 284: Widden Hill Farm

    *** Content warnings: Animal cruelty, gun violence *** 43-year-old Graham Backhouse lived a peaceful life with his wife and children on Widden Hill Farm in Horton, England. But in 1984, a campaign of...

  • 2024 / 5 / 11
    330: Case 283: Kris Kremers & Lisanne Froon

    When Dutch friends Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon set out for a six-week adventure in Panama in 2014, they were ready for the trip of a lifetime. But after failing to show up for a planned tour in the...

  • 2024 / 5 / 11
    Case 283: Kris Kremers & Lisanne Froon

    When Dutch friends Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon set out for a six-week adventure in Panama in 2014, they were ready for the trip of a lifetime. But after failing to show up for a planned tour in the...

  • 2024 / 5 / 4
    Case 282: April Tinsley

    *** Content warnings: Child victim, sexual assault *** In 2004, several young girls around Fort Wayne, Indiana received handwritten letters threatening that they would be the next victim of a child...

  • 2024 / 4 / 27
    328: Case 281: Bibaa Henry & Nicole Smallman

    *** Content warnings: Racial violence, sexual assault *** In June of 2020, London social worker Bibaa Henry decided to celebrate her 46th birthday with a picnic at scenic Fryent Country Park. Celebrations...

  • 2024 / 4 / 27
    Case 281: Bibaa Henry & Nicole Smallman

    *** Content warnings: Racial violence, sexual assault *** In June of 2020, London social worker Bibaa Henry decided to celebrate her 46th birthday with a picnic at scenic Fryent Country Park. Celebrations...

  • 2024 / 4 / 20
    Case 280: The Stockton Arsonist

    *** Content warnings: Animal cruelty *** On a hot summer’s day in 1989, a father and son travelling through Stockton, California, discover a VHS tape left by the side of a road. When they take it home and...

  • 2024 / 4 / 20
    327: Case 280: The Stockton Arsonist

    *** Content warnings: Animal cruelty *** On a hot summer’s day in 1989, a father and son travelling through Stockton, California, discover a VHS tape left by the side of a road. When they take it home and...

  • 2024 / 4 / 13
    Case 279: Zebb Quinn

    In early January 2000, residents of Asheville, North Carolina were told to be on the lookout for 18-year-old Zebb Quinn after he failed to return home after finishing his shift at Wal-Mart. A co-worker of...

  • 2024 / 4 / 13
    326: Case 279: Zebb Quinn

    In early January 2000, residents of Asheville, North Carolina were told to be on the lookout for 18-year-old Zebb Quinn after he failed to return home after finishing his shift at Wal-Mart. A co-worker of...

  • 2024 / 4 / 6
    Case 278: Alma Tirtschke (Part 2)

    *** Content warnings: Child victim, sexual assault *** [Part 2 of 2] Colin Ross maintained his innocence for the murder of Alma Tirtschke right up until his execution. Could he have been telling the...

  • 2024 / 4 / 6
    325: Case 278: Alma Tirtschke (Part 2)

    *** Content warnings: Child victim, sexual assault *** [Part 2 of 2] Colin Ross maintained his innocence for the murder of Alma Tirtschke right up until his execution. Could he have been telling the...

  • 2024 / 3 / 30
    Case 278: Alma Tirtschke (Part 1)

    *** Content warnings: Child victim, sexual assault *** [Part 1 of 2] When 12-year-old Alma Tirtschke failed to return home after running an errand for her family, they were immediately concerned. Alma was a...

  • 2024 / 3 / 30
    324: Case 278: Alma Tirtschke (Part 1)

    *** Content warnings: Child victim, sexual assault *** [Part 1 of 2] When 12-year-old Alma Tirtschke failed to return home after running an errand for her family, they were immediately concerned. Alma was a...

  • 2024 / 3 / 23
    Case 277: Linda Slaten

    *** Content warnings: Sexual assault, domestic violence *** Jeff and Tim Slaten woke on the morning of Friday, September 4 1981, to find their home teeming with police. Their mother, Linda, had been raped...

  • 2024 / 3 / 16
    322: Case 276: Claire Acocks & Margaret Penny

    May 3 1991, was a typical Friday for 58-year-old Margaret Penny. In the afternoon, she visited the Old London Coiffure in the heart of Portland, Victoria, for her weekly hair appointment with 49-year-old...