On August 2nd 2006, thirty-two year old Robert Wone was finishing up work late. It was 10:24pm when he cabbed to the residence of a friend whose house he planned on staying at overnight. At 11:49pm, emergency services received a call for help, saying that someone in the residence had been stabbed by an intruder.

Sources:

The Prosecutors Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-prosecutors/id1513765512

'Who Killed Robert Wone?' (Peacock Documentary)

'Positive prostate-specific antigen (PSA) reaction in post-mortem rectal swabs: a cautionary note' https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19733329/

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On the 22nd of November 2024, a group of eleven Lithuanians were attempting a multi-day rafting expedition down Tasmania's Franklin River when disaster struck.

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On Sunday March 23 1997, emergency services received a call from 16-year-old Mark Duke, crying uncontrollably and saying "they killed my family". Investigators would find symbols associated with local gangs had been carved into the walls of the family home.

Warning: this case contains graphic details and involves crimes against children. 

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Benny presents the mysterious and disastrous story about a Broadway musical back in 2012, which will be plagued with problems beyond the usual missed cues, technical glitches, and poor ticket sales. We’re talking about multi-million lawsuits, shadowy figures who will do anything to make sure the production goes ahead, anonymous threats, FBI raids, and the revelation that somebody within its production wants to see it fail... This is the story of Rebecca: the Musical.

Sources:

Wait in the Wings: https://youtu.be/roIueOG7_N4

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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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