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Case 294: Ray & Jennie Kehlet

Casefile PremiumAug 24, 2024

Case 294: Ray & Jennie Kehlet

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 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

Milly Raso - creative direction

Mike Migas - production, music

Andrew D. B. Joslyn - music

Aug 24, 202401:23:24
Case 293: Jamie Faith (Part 2)

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.


Team:

Anonymous Host - narration

Milly Raso - research, writing

Milly Raso - creative direction

Mike Migas - production, music

Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music

Aug 17, 202401:13:54
Case 293: Jamie Faith (Part 1)

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 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.


Team:

Anonymous Host - narration

Milly Raso - research, writing

Milly Raso - creative direction

Mike Migas - production, music

Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music

Aug 17, 202401:01:13
Behind the Files & Q&A: August 2024

Behind the Files & Q&A: August 2024

In August 2024, Behind the Files and the Q&A, the Anonymous Host is joined by Erin and Elsha (and Mike!) to answer your questions and discuss the making of:


Case 289 - Stephen & Carol Baxter

Case 290 - The Crawford Family

Case 291 - David Pauley, Ralph Geiger & Timothy Kern

Case 292 - Monster of the Andes

Aug 15, 202423:17
Case 292: Monster of the Andes

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 reached national crisis proportions. Police feared the girls had been abducted by international child traffickers and sold into domestic and sexual slavery. That was until a vigilant market vendor spotted something out of the ordinary.


Team:

Anonymous Host - narration

Holly Boyd - research, writing

Milly Raso - creative direction

Mike Migas - production, music

Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music

Jul 13, 202447:57
Premium Episode 28: Ina & David Steiner

Premium Episode 28: Ina & David Steiner

In 2009, 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.


Team:

Anonymous Host - narration

Milly Raso - research, writing

Mike Migas - production, music

Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music

Milly Raso - creative direction

Jul 06, 202451:45
Behind the Files & Q&A: July 2024

Behind the Files & Q&A: July 2024

In July 2024, Behind the Files and the Q&A, the Anonymous Host is joined by Erin and Milly (and Mike!) to answer your questions and discuss the making of:


Case 285 - Louise Ellis

Case 286 - The Survivors' Network

Case 287 - Half & Susanne Zantop

Case 288 - Mark Van Dongen

Jul 04, 202431:41
Case 291: David Pauley, Ralph Geiger & Timothy Kern

Case 291: David Pauley, Ralph Geiger & Timothy Kern

In October 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 a nice 2 bedroom trailer. Someone older and single preferred but will consider all. Relocation a must. You must have a clean record and be trustworthy—this is a permanent position.


Team:

Anonymous Host - narration

Erin Munro - research, writing

Milly Raso - creative direction

Mike Migas - production, music

Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music

Jun 29, 202401:12:41
Case 290: The Crawford Family

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 Elmer, his wife Theresa and their three children, Katherine, James and Karen. But when rescue workers gained access to the vehicle, the true extent of the mystery really unfolded.


Team:

Anonymous Host - narration

Vikki Petraitis - research, writing

Milly Raso - creative direction

Mike Migas - production, music

Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music

Jun 22, 202459:04
Behind the Files & Q&A: June 2024

Behind the Files & Q&A: June 2024

In June 2024, Behind the Files and the Q&A, the Anonymous Host is joined by Elsha, Milly and Erin to answer your questions and discuss the making of:


Case 281 - Bibaa Henry & Nicole Smallman

Case 282 - April Tinsley

Case 283 - Kris Kremers & Lisanne Froon

Case 284 - Widden Hill Farm

Jun 20, 202433:23
Case 289: Stephen & Carol Baxter

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 and nothing appeared to be missing. The case was initially ruled “unexplained, but not suspicious,” until a few unusual discoveries were made.


Team:

Anonymous Host - narration

Milly Raso - research, writing

Milly Raso - creative direction

Mike Migas - production, music

Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music

Jun 15, 202401:03:47
Case 288: Mark Van Dongen

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 relationship. He finally broke it off in August 2015 when he met someone new. 
When Berlinah Wallace refused to accept Mark’s decision, she became so consumed with anger and jealousy that she did the unthinkable. Her actions lead to devastating consequences.


Team:

Anonymous Host - narration

Holly Boyd - research, writing

Milly Raso - creative direction

Mike Migas - production, music

Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music

Jun 15, 202440:28
Premium Episode 27: Keith Hibbins

Premium Episode 27: Keith Hibbins

*** Content warnings: Homophobia, sexual assault ***

On Anzac Day of 1999, life partners Keith Hibbins and David Campbell were walking through the Fitzroy Gardens in Melbourne when they were approached by two agitated young men, John Whiteside and Kristian Dieber. The young men claimed they were on the lookout for a pair of rapists who had just sexually assaulted a young woman nearby, but were they telling the truth?


Team:

Anonymous Host - narration

Elsha McGill - research, writing

Mike Migas - production, music

Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music

Milly Raso - creative direction

Jun 08, 202446:14
Case 287: Half & Susanne Zantop

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 beloved professors at Dartmouth College, and no one could think of a reason why someone would want to harm them. But a crucial clue left at the crime scene would lead investigators directly to some unlikely suspects: two high school students with a deadly plan…


Team:

Anonymous Host - narration

Erin Munro - research, writing

Milly Raso - creative direction

Mike Migas - production, music

Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music

Jun 03, 202401:09:50
Case 286: The Survivors' Network

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 hero Welles Crowther, Tania’s incredible and heartbreaking story of survival became an inspiration. Triumphing through trauma, she became the face of a support group called The Survivors’ Network. Yet, as Tania’s fame grew, she became uncharacteristically anxious. Was there more to her story?


Team:

Anonymous Host - narration

Milly Raso - research, writing

Milly Raso - creative direction

Mike Migas - production, music

Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music

May 25, 202401:16:49
Behind the Files & Q&A: May 2024

Behind the Files & Q&A: May 2024

In May 2024, Behind the Files and the Q&A, the Anonymous Host is joined by Elsha, Milly and Erin to answer your questions and discuss the making of:


Case 278 - Alma Tirtschke

Case 279 - Zebb Quinn

Case 280 - The Stockton Arsonist

May 19, 202438:50
Case 285: Louise Ellis

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 Morgan. But Brett’s criminal background made investigators suspicious and he found himself feeling more like a suspect than a victim. When he was approached by an aspiring private investigator named Marie Parent, the case suddenly took a very different turn…


Team:

Anonymous Host - narration

Erin Munro - research, writing

Milly Raso - creative direction

Mike Migas - production, music

Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music

May 18, 202459:08
Case 284: Widden Hill Farm

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 harassment directed at Graham left him fearing for his safety. 

When his wife Margaret Backhouse becomes the victim of a targeted attack, investigators consider who could have a motive to hurt the loving couple. The focus soon turns on a neighbour, Colyn Beadle-Taylor, but all is not what it seems.


Team:

Anonymous Host - narration

Holly Boyd - research, writing

Milly Raso - creative direction

Mike Migas - production, music

Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music

May 18, 202441:57
Premium Episode 26: The Tunstall Family

Premium Episode 26: The Tunstall Family

*** Content warnings: Child victims ***

On September 15 2006, detectives began investigating the sexual assault of 24-year-old Tiffany Hall from East St. Louis, Illinois. The assault had caused Tiffany to miscarry her 7-month-old foetus.


A week later, police received a tip-off that would break the case wide open, revealing unimaginable horrors that devastated a family and an entire community.


Team:

Anonymous Host - narration

Holly Boyd - research, writing

Mike Migas - production, music

Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music

Milly Raso - creative direction

May 11, 202432:30
Case 283: Kris Kremers & Lisanne Froon

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 mountain town of Boquete, search parties sprung into action. Had the two young women gotten lost while hiking the popular Pianista trail, or was something more sinister at play?


Team:

Anonymous Host - narration

Elsha McGill - research, writing

Milly Raso - creative direction

Mike Migas - production, music

Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music

May 04, 202401:13:12
Case 282: April Tinsley

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 killer. Authorities were immediately concerned. DNA from the letters matched samples they had stored from an unsolved crime that was committed more than a decade earlier - the murder of eight-year-old April Tinsley.


Team:

Anonymous Host - narration

Milly Raso - research, writing, creative direction

Mike Migas - production, music

Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music

Apr 27, 202401:05:52
Behind the Files & Q&A: April 2024

Behind the Files & Q&A: April 2024

In April 2024, 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 274 - Benjamin Amato

Case 275 - Michelle Hadley

Case 276 - Claire Acocks & Margaret Penny

Case 277 - Linda Slaten

Apr 21, 202424:34
Case 281: Bibaa Henry & Nicole Smallman

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 continued late into the night until Bibaa and her younger sister Nicole Smallman were the only partygoers remaining. When both failed to return home the following day, their family was quick to raise the alarm. Their search would lead to a teenager who believed he’d made a deal with the Devil…


Team:

Anonymous Host - narration

Erin Munro - research, writing

Mike Migas - production, music

Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music

Milly Raso - creative direction

Apr 20, 202401:16:25
Case 280: The Stockton Arsonist

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 decide to watch it, they make a disturbing discovery. The tape contains footage of a house burning to the ground and was apparently filmed by the arsonist who lit the fire.


When investigators looking into the tape hit a series of dead ends, they enlist the help of popular television series Unsolved Mysteries, and the case becomes known as that of the infamous Stockton Arsonist.


Team:

Anonymous Host - narration

Erin Munro - research, writing

Mike Migas - production, music

Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music

Milly Raso - creative direction

Apr 20, 202425:10
Premium Episode 25: Lindsay Jellett

Premium Episode 25: Lindsay Jellett

When 41-year-old Lindsay Jellett failed to return home from his evening walk around the Victorian town of Ararat in May 1994, staff at his residential care unit were immediately worried. As well as being intellectually disabled, Lindsay had epilepsy, which required nightly medication, and it wasn’t like him to lose track of time. As daybreak emerged, a grim discovery led to the question - who would want to hurt this innocent man?


Team:

Anonymous Host - narration

Vikki Petraitis - research, writing

Mike Migas - production, music

Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music

Milly Raso - creative direction

Apr 13, 202448:18
Case 279: Zebb Quinn

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 Zebb’s, Robert Jason Owens, claimed that Zebb had sped off after receiving a mysterious message on his pager.


Two weeks later, an unexpected breakthrough in the case presents some bizarre clues. But as twist after twist emerges, the prevailing question remains - did Zebb Quinn leave of his own accord, or was he the victim of foul play?


Team:

Anonymous Host - narration

Elsha McGill - research, writing

Mike Migas - production, music

Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music

Milly Raso - creative direction

Apr 06, 202401:13:03
Case 278: Alma Tirtschke (Part 2)

Case 278: Alma Tirtschke (Part 2)

[Part 2 of 2]

*** Content warning: Child victim, sexual assault ***

Seventy-one years later in 1993, a retrospective exhibition on Australian artist Charles Blackman was held at the National Gallery of Victoria. Titled ‘Schoolgirls and Angels’ it featured a series of paintings and drawings Blackman produced in the 1950s depicting bleak, deserted cityscapes reminiscent of Melbourne in the 1920s. A girl wearing a school uniform and a straw hat wandered among the streets as if lost, her eyes wide in fear.


Team:

Anonymous Host - narration

Milly Raso - research, writing

Mike Migas - production, music

Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music

Milly Raso - creative direction

Mar 30, 202401:05:54
Case 278: Alma Tirtschke (Part 1)

Case 278: Alma Tirtschke (Part 1)

[Part 1 of 2]

*** Content warning: Child victim, sexual assault ***

When 12-year-old Alma Tirstschke failed to return home after running an errand for her family, they were immediately concerned. Alma was a dutiful child who did what she was told and respected her elders. Alma’s final movements were retraced to an infamous saloon in the heart of Melbourne and its problematic owner, a man named Colin Ross.


Team:

Anonymous Host - narration

Milly Raso - research, writing

Mike Migas - production, music

Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music

Milly Raso - creative direction

Mar 23, 202401:06:21
Case 277: Linda Slaten

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 and murdered during the night.

Neither brother heard a thing, and despite the killer having left pivotal evidence behind, it quickly became clear that this wasn’t an open-and-shut case.


Team:

Anonymous Host - narration

Milly Raso - research, writing

Mike Migas - production, music

Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music

Milly Raso - creative direction

Mar 23, 202444:36
Premium Episode 24: Olga Chardymova

Premium Episode 24: Olga Chardymova

***Content warning: Child victims***


In 2002, a 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.


Team:

Anonymous Host - narration

Holly Boyd - research, writing

Mike Migas - production, music

Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music

Milly Raso - creative direction

Mar 16, 202438:54
Case 276: Claire Acocks & Margaret Penny

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 Claire Acocks. But when the two women are found stabbed to death in the salon’s shampoo room, the Portland rumour mill goes into overdrive.


Who could be motivated to commit such a brazen and vicious crime in the middle of the day, in the busiest part of town? And who was the “horrible man” with a hatred of hairdressers who had tormented Claire in the weeks before the crime?


Team:

Anonymous Host - narration

Elsha McGill - research, writing

Mike Migas - production, music

Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music

Milly Raso - creative direction

Mar 09, 202401:09:02
Behind the Files & Q&A: February 2024

Behind the Files & Q&A: February 2024

In February 2024, Behind the Files and the Q&A, the Anonymous Host is joined by Milly, Elsha and Erin to answer your questions and discuss the making of:

Case 270 - Meredith Kercher

Case 271 - Bonnie Clarke

Case 272 - The Annecy Shootings

Case 273 - The Beast of Mlawa

Mar 07, 202452:10
Case 275: Michelle Hadley

Case 275: Michelle Hadley

*** Content warnings: Sexual assault, domestic violence, stalking ***

When Angela Connell met Ian Diaz, the pair began a whirlwind romance that quickly led to marriage and a growing family. But their newfound happiness was soon disturbed by a cyberstalking campaign with real-world consequences. Angela and Ian told detectives from the Anaheim Police Department that they knew exactly who was behind the scheme: Ian’s ex-girlfriend, Michelle Hadley. But all was not as it seemed…


Team:

Anonymous Host - narration

Erin Munro & Eileen Ormsby - research, writing

Mike Migas - production, music

Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music

Milly Raso - creative direction

Mar 02, 202401:21:24
Case 274: Benjamin Amato

Case 274: Benjamin Amato

*** Content warnings: Child victim ***

On November 16 2001, two state troopers from the Pennsylvania State Police arrived to conduct a welfare check at the Poconos Mountains home of 52-year-old Benjamin Amato. Friends and neighbours had reported their concerns after noticing Ben’s car in his driveway for several days, but no sign of Ben himself. 

What they found inside the house led to an investigation full of twists, with one question at the core - could Ben’s ex-girlfriend, Cheryl Kunkle, have something to do with Ben’s death?


Team:

Anonymous Host - narration

Elsha McGill - research, writing

Mike Migas - production, music

Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music

Milly Raso - creative direction

Feb 24, 202459:34
Case 273: The Beast of Mława

Case 273: The Beast of Mława

*** Child victims, serial rapist, stalking ***

When the Koneva family fled to England to escape the war-torn Balkans, their hopes for a peaceful new beginning were soon shattered. In May 1997, an unknown intruder entered their London home and claimed the life of 12-year-old Katerina Koneva. The subsequent investigation spanned multiple countries and unravelled a frightening and prolific figure known as “The Beast.”


Team:

Anonymous Host - narration

Milly Raso - research, writing

Mike Migas - production, music

Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music

Milly Raso - creative direction

Feb 24, 202439:38
Premium Episode 23: The De Gruchy Family

Premium Episode 23: The De Gruchy Family

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. But on the morning of Wednesday March 13 1996, detectives arrived at a scene that would shake the local community to the core.


Team:

Anonymous Host - narration

Vikki Petraitis - research, writing

Mike Migas - production, music

Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music

Milly Raso - creative direction

Feb 17, 202443:59
Case 272: The Annecy Shootings

Case 272: The Annecy Shootings

On September 5 2012, a cyclist driving through the French Alps came upon a shocking scene. Married couple Saad and Iqbal al-Hilli, along with Iqbal’s elderly mother Suhaila al-Allaf, were shot execution-style while sitting in their BMW in a secluded parking spot in the woods surrounding Chevaline. 7-year-old Zainab al-Hilli clung to life on the ground nearby, while 4-year-old Zeena al-Hilli was nowhere to be seen. A local cyclist, Sylvain Mollier, was also fatally shot in the brutal killing spree. 

An international investigation quickly raised more questions than it did answers. What were the victims doing in this isolated area? Had they been targeted as part of some sinister activity or were they killed at random by a lone psychopath?


Team:

Anonymous Host - narration

Elsha McGill - research, writing

Mike Migas - production, music

Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music

Milly Raso - creative direction

Feb 10, 202401:17:24
Case 271: Bonnie Clarke

Case 271: Bonnie Clarke

*** Content warning: Child victim, child sexual assault, sexual assault/rape ***

When 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

Mike Migas - production, music

Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music

Milly Raso - creative direction

Feb 03, 202401:13:07
Case 270: Meredith Kercher

Case 270: Meredith Kercher

*** Content warning: Sexual assault ***

For 21-year-old British student Meredith Kercher, spending a year studying in Italy was a dream come true. But within months of arriving in the medieval town of Perugia, that dream quickly turned into a nightmare. What unravelled next was one of the most polarising murder cases in Italy’s history, with one young American woman at the centre of it all – 22-year-old Amanda Knox. 


Team:

Anonymous Host - narration

Elsha McGill - research, writing

Mike Migas - production, music

Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music

Milly Raso - creative direction

Feb 03, 202402:23:38
Behind the Files & Q&A: January 2024

Behind the Files & Q&A: January 2024

In January 2024, Behind the Files and the Q&A, the Anonymous Host is joined by Milly and Erin to answer your questions and discuss the making of:

Case 267 - Brian Barrett

Case 268 - Colleen Stan

Case 269 - Caroline Crouch

Jan 30, 202429:42
Behind the Files & Q&A: December 2023

Behind the Files & Q&A: December 2023

In December 2023, 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 260 - The Alpine Manor Murders

Case 263 - Kim Barry

Case 264 - Andrew Gosden

Case 265 - Marea Yann

Case 266 - Circleville Letter Writer

Sorry for being late!

Jan 01, 202441:33
Case 269: Caroline Crouch

Case 269: Caroline Crouch

*** Content warning: Animal cruelty ***

In May 2021, residents of the affluent Athens suburb of Glyka Nera were left shaken by news of a violent home invasion. Three masked intruders had killed 19-year-old Caroline Crouch as she slept beside her 11-month-old daughter before ransacking the house. 

Caroline’s husband, Babis Anagnostopoulos, was the only witness, but he’d been bound and blindfolded during the attack. The desperate search for those responsible led investigators down a path no one saw coming.


Team:

Anonymous Host - narration

Milly Raso - research, writing

Mike Migas - production, music

Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music

Milly Raso - creative direction

Dec 02, 202337:52
Behind the Files & Q&A: November 2023

Behind the Files & Q&A: November 2023

In November 2023, Behind the Files and the Q&A, the Anonymous Host is joined by Elsha, Erin and Holly to answer your questions and discuss the making of:

Case 261 - Shari Smith & Debra May Helmick

Case 262 - Samia Shahid


Episode links:

Casey's Insta: https://www.instagram.com/caseys.snaps

Mike's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz-FRglF9UiGK_58XBDQQDw

Nov 30, 202335:43
Premium Episode 22: Nadia Kajouji & Mark Drybrough

Premium Episode 22: Nadia Kajouji & Mark Drybrough

*** Content warning: 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 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 to her crimes. But nothing about Li Dao was as it seemed…


Team:

Anonymous Host - narration

Erin Munro - research, writing

Mike Migas - production, music

Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music

Milly Raso - creative direction

Nov 25, 202301:06:48
Case 268: Colleen Stan (Part 2)

Case 268: Colleen Stan (Part 2)

*** Content warning: Extreme sexual violence, captivity ***
[Part 2 of 2]

As the years of abuse, torture and confinement to the bed box continued for Colleen Stan, she remained paralysed by her fear of The Company. But one thing changed. Her captors Cameron and Janice Hooker slowly started granting Colleen small privileges, including time outside of their Red Bluff trailer. Did this mean they were finally going to set their slave free?


Team:

Anonymous Host - narration

Milly Raso - research, writing

Jessica Forsayeth - research

Mike Migas - production, music

Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music

Milly Raso - creative direction

Nov 18, 202301:26:43
Case 268: Colleen Stan (Part 1)

Case 268: Colleen Stan (Part 1)

*** Content warning: Extreme sexual violence, captivity ***

[Part 1 of 2]

When Colleen Stan’s family received an unexpected phone call from Colleen in June 1980, they were stunned. No one had seen or spoken to Colleen since she hitched a ride to California from her home in Oregon three years earlier. Colleen assured her family that all was well, but they could tell something wasn’t right. What exactly was Colleen Stan trying to hide?


Team:

Anonymous Host - narration

Milly Raso - research, writing

Jessica Forsayeth - research

Mike Migas - production, music

Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music

Milly Raso - creative direction

Nov 11, 202301:16:52
Case 267: Brian Barrett

Case 267: Brian Barrett

In the spring of 2005, two 18-year-olds met in an online chat room and immediately hit it off. Jessi went by the username TalHotBlond, while her new friend Tommy called himself MarineSniper. It wasn’t long before the two had fallen in love and gotten engaged… But less than a year into their relationship, the romance would be destroyed by a shocking revelation that ultimately led to devastating consequences…


Team:

Anonymous Host - narration

Erin Munro - research, writing

Mike Migas - production, music

Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music

Milly Raso - creative direction

Nov 04, 202351:06
Case 266: Circleville Letter Writer

Case 266: Circleville Letter Writer

In March 1977, school bus driver Mary Gillespie started receiving threatening letters delivered to her home in Circleville, Ohio. It wasn’t long before her husband, Ron Gillespie, also received the letters which accused Mary of having an affair with the local school superintendent, Gordon Massie.

When Mary Gillespie found a threatening sign hung from a fence post on her school bus route, she tore it down, only to find a booby trap inside, designed to kill her. Who wanted to target Mary? Investigation of the booby trap pointed to a prime suspect close to home, her brother-in-law Paul Freshour.


Team:

Anonymous Host - narration

Jessica Forsayeth - research, writing

Mike Migas - production, music

Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music

Milly Raso - creative direction

Nov 04, 202342:18
Premium Episode 21: Mark Van Dongen

Premium Episode 21: Mark Van Dongen

*** Content warning: 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 relationship. He finally broke it off in August 2015 when he met someone new. 

When Berlinah Wallace refused to accept Mark’s decision, she became so consumed with anger and jealousy that she did the unthinkable. Her actions lead to devastating consequences.

Team:

Anonymous Host - narration

Holly Boyd - research, writing

Mike Migas - production, music

Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music

Milly Raso - creative direction

Oct 28, 202340:07
Case 265: Marea Yann

Case 265: Marea Yann

For Marea Yann, two things mattered most in life - family and community. When the 69-year-old was found violently bludgeoned to death in her Healesville home, the small Victorian town was left shaken. It seemed impossible that anyone would want to hurt this doting grandmother and dedicated volunteer worker. But as investigators learned more about Marea’s life, it quickly became clear that Marea had been living in fear of one person in particular.


Team:

Anonymous Host - narration

Elsha McGill - research, writing

Mike Migas - production, music

Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music

Milly Raso - creative direction

Oct 21, 202301:02:20