It’s the very early morning hours of September 23rd 2007, and 20-year-old Matthew Leveson is in Arq nightclub, on Sydney’s Oxford Street. At around 3am, one of Matty's friends realises that he hasn’t seen Matty for a while, and they exchange  a few short text messages. This will be the last communication anybody has with him, and he’ll never be seen alive again.

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On a chilly Autumn morning on the 9th October 2009, the Jamison family journeyed into Oklahoma’s San Bois Mountains, where Bobby and Sherilynn were considering buying a 40-acre plot. Nine days later, their truck was found on a remote mud road, with their dog Maisie still inside but alive. Also discovered were the family's ID cards, wallets, mobile phones, GPS system and about US$32,000 in cash.

Note: We had some technical issues this week, and apologise for the audio quality.

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On the 18th August 1992, Australian schoolgirl Ebony Simpson came home and told her mother that students had received a talk during a school assembly about stranger danger. Ebony's mother recalls "I said to her, if anything ever comes up in your life, if anything ever happens, come home any tell me. Then I read her a story and she went to bed. And the next day, when she went to school, she didn't come home."

Sources:

Crimes that Shook Australia - The Murder of Ebony Simpson

Garforth's Application for Special Leave: https://www8.austlii.edu.au/au/other/HCATrans/1994/149.rtf

Sentencing for "Life" in New South Wales, Research in Progress by John Anderson: https://anzsoc.org/files/conferencearchives/1998/anderson.pdf

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In 1993, three eight-year-old boys (Steve Branch, Michael Moore, and Christopher Byers) are reported missing in West Memphis, Arkansas. Their bodies are found the following day.  This case will go on to generate decades of widespread controversy, and will be subject of several documentaries beginning with HBO's 'Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills'. It will be known as the case of the 'West Memphis Three'.

Sources: 

- 'Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three' by Mara Leveritt

- Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117293

- Paradise Lost: Revelations: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0239894

- Paradise Lost: Purgatory: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2028530

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In 1993, three eight-year-old boys (Steve Branch, Michael Moore, and Christopher Byers) are reported missing in West Memphis, Arkansas. Their bodies are found the following day.  This case will go on to generate decades of widespread controversy, and will be subject of several documentaries beginning with HBO's 'Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills'. It will be known as the case of the 'West Memphis Three'.

Sources: 'Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three' by Mara Leveritt

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On July 15 2008, Cindy Anthony phoned Orlando police to report that her car had been stolen, and that she wished to bring somebody in to have them placed in police custody. Over the course of multiple calls, it is revealed that the person is her own daughter, 22-year-old Casey Anthony. Furthermore, Casey's 2-year-old daughter Caylee is missing, and has not been seen for 31 days.

Clare presents this week's case, and this is Part 2 of 2.

Court audio from https://www.youtube.com/@WESH

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On July 15 2008, Cindy Anthony phoned Orlando police to report that her car had been stolen, and that she wished to bring somebody in to have them placed in police custody. Over the course of multiple calls, it is revealed that the person is her own daughter, 22-year-old Casey Anthony. Furthermore, Casey's 2-year-old daughter Caylee is missing, and has not been seen for 31 days.

Clare presents this week's case, and this is Part 1 of 2.

Court audio from https://www.youtube.com/@WESH

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It's April 1935 in Sydney, Australia. In Coogee, a beachside suburb in the east, there's a new attraction called the 'Coogee Aquarium Baths'. The owner and his son head out on the harbour determined to bring in Sydney's next must-see attraction: a one-tonne tiger shark. A series of unexpected events will soon occur, leading police to investigate multiple suspected homicides... 

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Joss Stone is an English singer, songwriter and actress. She rose to prominence in late 2003 with her multi-platinum debut album, The Soul Sessions. But what does this artist have to do with two men, a map, and a samurai sword? Lizzie covers this fascinating case.

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In this bonus episode, Benny covers the 1986 abduction of a toddler by his 16 year old babysitter and half-sister, Sarah Williams.

#Labyrinth #DavidBowie #JimHenson #JenniferConnelly

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