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In 2011, the body of a woman was discovered in a California vineyard.

The scene was utterly surreal. Disturbing, yet eerily clean. It was unlike anything investigators had encountered before. The killer had seemingly gone to extraordinary lengths to make sure the victim couldn’t be identified. And yet, they had left her somewhere she was certain to be found.

For more than a decade, she was known only as Jane Doe. Then detectives finally got a name: Ada. But identifying her didn’t solve the mystery. It opened an entirely new one.

Through years of reporting, and the discovery of unusual newspaper columns and deeply personal writings Ada left behind, a portrait emerges of a brilliant, complicated woman. The more her life comes into focus, the stranger her already bizarre murder becomes.

Who was Ada? Why was she killed? And why did someone seemingly try to erase her identity?

Ada is a seven part investigative series about an unforgettable crime and the woman at its center.

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*** Content Warning: Crimes against children, animal cruelty, suicide ***

In September 1978, 11-month-old Chad Shelton is admitted to a Nebraska hospital with suspected food poisoning. Doctors are baffled when his symptoms take a terrifying turn, and two days later, he dies. Within hours, in another part of the city, a healthy 24-year-old man collapses with the very same symptoms.

As the death count rises, health officials scramble to contain the outbreak, and the city of Omaha braces for an epidemic. Then a nurse makes a chance discovery that turns a medical mystery into something far more sinister.

Casefile Extra features bonus episodes exploring compelling cases, stories and topics beyond our regular weekly releases.

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Narration – Anonymous Host

Research & writing – Jessica Larsen

Production & music – Mike Migas

Audio editing – Anthony Telfer

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*** Content Warning: Child sexual abuse, child abduction, murder of a child ***

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Melbourne was gripped by fear when a masked assailant began breaking into suburban family homes and abducting young children. The attacks were particularly callous, earning the assailant the moniker of ‘Mr Cruel’.

10-year-old Sharon Wills, 13-year-old Nicola Lynas and an unnamed 11-year-old girl were amongst the survivors of Mr Cruel’. Mr Cruel also became a prime suspect in the abduction and murder of 13-year-old Karmein Chan. But who exactly was the man behind the mask?

Casefile Revisited features newly re-recorded versions of classic episodes, revisiting the stories with enhanced production, fresh narration, and updated research where possible. The Mr Cruel episode was originally released in January 2017.

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Narration – Anonymous Host

Research & writing – Anonymous Host and Victoria Dieffenbacher

Additional writing & editing – Erin Munro

Production & music – Mike Migas

Audio editing – Anthony Telfer

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When 20-year-old newlywed Elena Milagro Hoyos was diagnosed with tuberculosis in the spring of 1930, her family took her to the Marine Hospital in Key West, Florida, for treatment.

There, they met a German-born scientist named Carl Tanzler, who promised that he – and he alone – could save Elena from certain death. The Hoyos family’s despair quickly turned to hope, but little did they know the disturbing lengths Carl would go to preserve Elena’s life.

Casefile Extra features bonus episodes exploring compelling cases, stories and topics beyond our regular weekly releases.

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Narration – Anonymous Host

Research & writing – Brianne Jaskulski

Production & music – Mike Migas

Audio editing – Anthony Telfer

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*** Content warnings: Sexual assault, rape, femicide, child sexual abuse ***

For more than a decade, the investigation into the Gilgo Beach serial killings was stalled by corruption and apathy. But in 2022, a new task force would identify a clue that Suffolk County police had held in their possession since the very beginning of the investigation. A clue that would lead directly to the worst serial killer Long Island had ever seen…

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Narration – Anonymous Host

Research & writing – Erin Munro

Production & music – Mike Migas

Audio editing – Anthony Telfer

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[Part 1 of 2]

*** Content warnings: Sexual assault, rape, femicide ***

In the late 2000s, women started going missing after travelling to Long Island, New York. Initially, their disappearances were only noticed by their families, but when a fifth victim named Shannan Gilbert went missing on May 1 2010, the search for her would reveal a series of horrific crimes…

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Narration – Anonymous Host

Research & writing – Erin Munro

Production & music – Mike Migas

Audio editing – Anthony Telfer

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*** Content warnings: Crimes against children ***

In July 1997, residents of Moe, Victoria were left reeling after their town was put on the map for all the wrong reasons. A 14-month-old boy named Jaidyn Leskie had gone missing under the most bizarre of circumstances, prompting a media circus. 

The boyfriend of Jaidyn’s mother, 28-year-old Greg Domaszewicz, immediately came under police suspicion as he had been looking after Jaidyn on the night he disappeared. But as the case progressed and more details emerged, not everyone was convinced.

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Narration – Anonymous Host

Research & writing – Elsha McGill

Production & music – Mike Migas

Audio editing – Anthony Telfer

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New Hampshire couple Pamela and Gregory Smart had only recently married when their lives took a shocking turn. Gregory was murdered in their home in what appeared to be a burglary gone wrong. As Pamela navigated life in the public eye as a newly grieving widow, an anonymous phone call to police unraveled a complex web of secrets that no one could predict.

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Narration – Anonymous Host

Research & writing – Milly Raso

Production & music – Mike Migas

Audio editing – Anthony Telfer

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*** Content warnings: Child victim, child sexual assault ***

On April 22 2003, Queensland police arrived at a suburban home in Brisbane’s Bridgeman Downs to find a confronting scene. Three siblings, Neelma, Kunal and Sidhi Singh, had been killed while their parents were overseas, their bodies left in a spa bath with the taps running. Detectives quickly honed in on Neelma’s ex-boyfriend, Max Sica, but according to Max, the real suspect was much closer to home.

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Narration – Anonymous Host

Research & writing – Elsha McGill

Production & music – Mike Migas

Audio editing – Anthony Telfer

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*** Content warnings: Sexual assault, racism ***

After college student Alice Sebold was violently raped in 1981, a 21-year-old man named Tony Broadwater was promptly arrested and subsequently convicted of the crime. Alice later wrote a powerful memoir about her ordeal, called Lucky, which became a bestseller. But Alice’s book would reveal more than anyone could have realised…

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Narration – Anonymous Host

Research & writing – Emily Shirley

Production & music – Mike Migas

Audio editing – Anthony Telfer

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