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Fact is scarier than fiction. Casefile, a new true crime podcast. Each episode explores a new case. We cover the shocking, the terrifying, the strange, and the unsolved.

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Case 53: The Golden State K...

12.05.2020

[Part 6] In early 1975, Beth Snelling was overcome with a growing sense of unease. The 16-year-old’s instincts were telling her that she was being watched. Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host (https://twitter.com/casefilehost) Researched and written by Elsha McGill, Erin ...

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12.05.2020 Case 53: The Golden State Killer (Part 6) [Part 6] In early 1975, Beth Snelling was overcome with a growing sense of unease. The 16-year-old’s instincts were telling her that she was being watched. Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host (https://twitter.com/casefilehost) Researched and written by Elsha McGill, Erin ...
11.07.2020 Case 161: The Yosemite Sightseer Murders (Part 2) [Part 2 of 2] In the summer of 1997, Cedar Lodge owner Gerald Fisher hired a young man to carry out general maintenance duties and upkeep... Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host (https://twitter.com/casefilehost) Researched by Jessica Forsayeth Written by Elsha ...
09.05.2020 Case 155: Danniella Vian By 4:00 pm, Julie still hadn’t heard from Danniella. She went over to her apartment, only to find the note the building manager had pinned to the front door was still there... Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host (https://twitter.com/casefilehost) Written ...
08.29.2020 Case 154: Steven Stayner Monday, December 4 was a regular day in the Stayner household. After breakfast, Kay inspected her four eldest children to make sure they were presentable for school, while the youngest Cory wasn’t yet old enough to attend. Episode narrated by ...
08.15.2020 Case 153: Anni Hindocha Approximately one hour later, at 11:12 pm, a 33-year-old government employee named Simbonile Matokazi was returning to his home near the Cape Flats township of Khayelitsha... Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host (https://twitter.com/casefilehost) Researched by Holly Boyd Written by Erin ...
08.01.2020 Case 151: Dan O’Connell & James Ellison In the early afternoon of Tuesday, February 5 2002, Saint Croix County Medical Officer Marty Shanklin headed over to The O’Connell Family Funeral Home to conduct a routine visit. Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host (https://twitter.com/casefilehost) Researched by Jessica Forsayeth ...
07.11.2020 Case 149: Anan Liu Thinking the toddler might have been lost, the couple approached and attempted to speak to her. When she didn’t respond, they beckoned a Victoria Rail employee over to see if he could help... Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host (https://twitter.com/casefilehost) ...
07.04.2020 Case 148: The Miyazawa Family On the morning of Sunday, December 31 2001, Haruko tried to phone her daughter, as she did most mornings, but the call wouldn’t go through. By 10:00 am, Haruko still hadn’t seen or heard from Yasuko or the rest of ...
06.06.2020 Case 145: Michael Dippolito Newlyweds Dalia and Michael Dippolito lived in the newly developed community of Renaissance Commons in Boynton Beach, a coastal city in Palm Beach County, Florida... Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host (https://twitter.com/casefilehost) Researched by Holly Boyd Written by Elsha McGill ...
05.23.2020 Case 144: The Muswell Hill Murderer (Part 3) [Part 3 of 3] With Dennis Nilsen committed to stand trial for the murders of six men and the attempted murder of two others, the public and press questioned how he could have gotten away with the crimes for so ...
04.25.2020 Case 143: Leigh Leigh At 7:00 pm, Robyn dropped her daughter Leigh off at Roberto’s Pizza Bar, where she had planned to meet her fellow party-going friends... Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host (https://twitter.com/casefilehost) Researched and written by Eileen Ormsby Creative Director: Milly Raso ...
04.18.2020 Case 142: The Churchill Fire On Friday, February 6, State Premier John Brumby cautioned Victorians about the extreme weather conditions forecast for the next day, announcing that Saturday, February 7, 2009, would be “the worst day in the history of the state.” Episode narrated by ...
03.28.2020 Case 140: Richmond Hill At ten minutes past eleven on the night of Saturday, November 10 2012, a loud and frightening sound erupted several miles south of the American city of Indianapolis... Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host (https://twitter.com/casefilehost) Researched and written by Elsha ...
02.01.2020 Case 78: Exposing a War Crime with Justin Watt \| Interview In late 2019, Casefile spoke with a special guest related to one of our most controversial episodes. The interview was initially intended for our companion podcast, From the Files, but as we’ve since put that show on hiatus, we’ve decided ...
12.14.2019 Case 134: Martha Puebla In the early hours of Wednesday, November 27 2002, 16-year-old Martha Puebla was lying in bed in her home on the corner of Lull Street and Case Avenue in Sun Valley... Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host (https://twitter.com/casefilehost) Episode written ...
11.09.2019 Case 130: Joe Cinque At the beginning of 1995, Joe Cinque joined his mates for a night out at a club in Newcastle called The Brewery. There he met 22-year-old Anu Singh... Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host (https://twitter.com/casefilehost) Episode researched by Jessica Forsayeth ...
10.12.2019 Case 127: Killer Petey Pedro Rodrigues Filho, or Pedrinho as he came to be called, was born on June 17 1954. He had a misshapen skull due to a deliberate kick his mother, Manuela, had received to her pregnant belly from her husband, Pedro ...
10.05.2019 Case 126: Johnny Altinger On the night of Friday, October 3 2008, a Canadian couple, Trevor and Marisa, were out walking their dog in the quiet, suburban district of Mill Woods in Edmonton’s south, when a young, dark-haired man suddenly staggered into their path ...
08.24.2019 Case 122: Leeann Lapham Casefile would like to thank The Queensland Police Homicide Investigation Unit, The White Ribbon Foundation, and the family of Leeann Lapham for their assistance and support in creating this episode and highlighting the issues raised... Episode researched by Anonymous Host ...
08.17.2019 Case 121: The Freeway Phantom Inside the pocket of her coat was a piece of white notebook paper with a handwritten message that read: “This is tantamount to my insensitivity to people, especially women. I will admit the others when you catch me if you ...
07.12.2019 Case 117: Hannah Foster At 11:00 pm on Friday, March 14 2003, a call was placed to the United Kingdom’s emergency services telephone number, 999. As per standard procedure, the operator answered by requesting which emergency service department the caller required – fire, police, ...
06.15.2019 Case 114: Elisa Claps & Heather Barnett On September 12 1993, the Claps family were preparing for a relaxing Sunday ahead. It was a sunny day in their hometown of Potenza, a mountain city in the Basilicata Region of Southern Italy... Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host ...
05.03.2019 Case 110: Muriel McKay During the 1950s and ’60s, Australian reporter and journalist Rupert Murdoch became the senior executive of his own private news proprietor company... Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host (https://twitter.com/casefilehost) Episode researched and written by Milly Raso This episode's sponsors SimpliSafe ...
04.20.2019 Case 109: Belanglo (Part 5) [Part 5 of 5] Accused serial killer, 51-year-old Ivan Milat sat motionless before the court dressed in a navy suit, white shirt and grey checkered tie... Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host (https://twitter.com/casefilehost) Episode researched by the Anonymous Host (https://twitter.com/casefilehost) ...
04.06.2019 Case 109: Belanglo (Part 3) [Part 3 of 5] 23-year-old Paul Onions arrived in Australia from his hometown of Birmingham, England on December 22 1989. He spent the first six weeks of his trip… Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host (https://twitter.com/casefilehost) Episode researched by the ...
03.02.2019 Case 108: The Kicevo Monster The Macedonian city of Kicevo is situated within the slopes of Bistra Mountain... Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host (https://twitter.com/casefilehost) Episode researched by Mike Migas (http://mikemigas.com/) and Paulina Szymanska Episode written by Elsha McGill For all credits and sources please ...
01.27.2019 Case 28: Lindsay Buziak \| Update This is an update on the Lindsay Buziak case in Case 28. For all credits and sources please visit [casefilepodcast.com/case-28-lindsay-buziak](https://casefilepodcast.com/case-28-lindsay-buziak/)
12.22.2018 Case 104: Mark and John First responders rushed into the alley after receiving reports of a stabbing. Towards the dead-end of the narrow passageway, they found a teenage boy... Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host (https://twitter.com/casefilehost) Episode researched and written by Eileen Ormsby, author of ...
12.15.2018 Case 103: The Gonzales Family In mid-2004, Australian real estate group LJ Hooker posted a for sale sign on the front lawn of a vacant address in North Ryde, a cosmopolitan suburb in north-western Sydney... Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host (https://twitter.com/casefilehost) Episode researched and ...
10.27.2018 Case 98: The Pillow Pyro California is ranked as the US state most prone to wildfire, with over two million households at extreme risk at any time. The state has seen some of the most devastating fires in American history... Episode narrated by the Anonymous ...
10.20.2018 Case 97: Rebecca Schaeffer In 1986, young actress Rebecca Schaeffer landed her dream job. Beating out thousands of Hollywood hopefuls, Rebecca was offered the second lead in a new Hollywood sitcom... Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host (https://twitter.com/casefilehost) Episode researched and written by Eileen ...
09.22.2018 Case 96: The Toy Box (Part 1) [Part 1 of 3] It was 3:22 pm on March 22 1999, when Sierra County’s 9-1-1 Emergency Central Dispatch received a call from a local residential number... Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host (https://twitter.com/casefilehost) Episode researched and written by Victoria ...
09.08.2018 Case 95: The Vampire of Krakow Tales of vampires have been found in nearly every culture around the world, dating back centuries. In 17th and 18th century Poland, belief in such legends was rife... Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host (https://twitter.com/casefilehost) Episode researched by Paulina Szymanska ...
06.16.2018 Case 87: Elaine O’Hara Sheila stood vigil; eyes transfixed on Elaine’s apartment. She waited for Elaine’s car to pull up, light to flicker on, her shadow to move past a window… Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host Episode researched by Bonnie Lavelle Robinson (https://twitter.com/bonnielrobinson) ...
05.12.2018 Case 84: Lesley Molseed (Part 1) [Part 1 of 2] On Sunday, October 5, 1975, April Molseed was making her way through a list of chores in her home on Delamere Road in Rochdale, a town at the foothills of the moor countryside in Northern England... ...
05.05.2018 Case 83: Chantelle & Leela McDougall, Tony Popic Teenager Chantelle McDougall fully embraced and absorbed Simon Kadwell’s teachings. He often told her she was not from this world, that she was different... Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host (https://twitter.com/casefilehost) For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-83-chantelle-leela-mcdougall-tony-popic (https://casefilepodcast.com/case-83-chantelle-leela-mcdougall-tony-popic/)
02.24.2018 Case 76: Silk Road (Part 3) [Part 3 of 3] As the two agents walked towards the front door of 2260 Fifteenth Avenue, one of them pulled out the fake IDs to have another look before asking questions... Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host (https://twitter.com/casefilehost) Researched ...
02.17.2018 Case 76: Silk Road (Part 2) [Part 2 of 3] Nob and the Dread Pirate Roberts started to communicate regularly. The Dread Pirate Roberts had no idea he was really speaking to a DEA agent. And the DEA agent had no idea about the true identity ...
12.09.2017 Case 70: The Kimberley Killer The Kimberley is one of the most remote areas in Australia. Tourists are advised not to leave the main roads and to avoid driving at dawn or during the night – mainly because of the dangers of wildlife and the ...
11.25.2017 Case 68: Escape from Alcatraz Although Alcatraz Prison had since been repaired to a workable condition, the battle scars of Bernie Coy’s 1946 violent failed escape remained visible throughout the cell house. Areas of the floor were chipped, cracked, and faded black from where grenades ...
11.11.2017 Case 66: The Black Widow “Even the judge will tell you that good character, a good name that’s built by good character traits, is to be considered by you because the law allows that a person with good traits and a good name is less ...
11.04.2017 Case 65: Allison Baden-Clay Gerard woke up around 6 am. Allison wasn’t in bed. Their three daughters, then aged ten, eight and five weren’t awake yet. Gerard got out of bed and walked through the house to see if Allison was already up, or ...
10.28.2017 Case 64: Peter Weinberger “Attention. I’m sorry this had to happen but I am in bad need of money and couldn’t get it any other way. Don’t tell anyone or go to the police about this because I am watching you closely. I am ...
10.22.2017 Case 46: The Frankston and Tynong North Serial Killer \| Update An important update on the case from Victoria police on October 21st, 2017. MAPS: * [Frankston North Killings map](http://casefilepodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Frankston.png) * [Frankston and Tynong North points of interests map](http://casefilepodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/The-Frankston-and-Tynong-North-Serial-Killer-m1.jpg) For all credits and sources please visit [casefilepodcast.com/case-46-frankston-tynong-north-serial-killer](http://casefilepodcast.com/case-46-frankston-tynong-north-serial-killer/)
09.30.2017 Case 61: The Lin Family The newsagency was always open on time, especially on Saturdays, the busiest morning on the shopping strip. People were standing out the front of the newsagency, staring at a huge pile of papers still bundled on the footpath, and when ...
09.16.2017 Case 60: Jonestown (Part 2) [Part 2 of 3] You may think you know the story, but do you… Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host (https://twitter.com/casefilehost) Researched and written by Milly Raso For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-60-jonestown-part-2 (http://casefilepodcast.com/case-60-jonestown-part-2/)
08.18.2017 Case 59: Amy Lynn Bradley In the autumn of 1998, 23-year-old Amy Lynn Bradley was told by her parents that they had been gifted a Caribbean cruise. Amy wasn’t excited by the news like they were, she had only just moved into her own apartment ...
08.12.2017 Case 58: Shannon Matthews It was a school morning, and for once Shannon Matthews had something to look forward to. Her fourth-year class had their first swimming lesson that day, and she had been looking forward to it for ages. Despite the freezing room, ...
06.17.2017 Case 53: Bonus 2 – Interview EAR/ONS BONUS EPISODE #2 Interview with Paul Holes Contra Costa County DA Cold Case Investigator Paul Holes spoke with us for the series. You heard him discussing the “Homework Papers" found in Danville as well as his role in finding ...
06.03.2017 Case 53: The East Area Rapist/Original Night Stalker (Part 5) [Part 5 of 5] When Part 4 began, it was August 1978. Sergeant Jim Bevins and Lieutenant Ray Root from the Sacramento Task Force held a special meeting with law enforcement agencies in Contra Costa County… Researched and written by ...

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