Trigger warning for this episode, dealing with suicide.

This month Marti is covering the tragic death of Caroline Byrne in NSW Australia in 1995 and it might ring some familiar bells with the Melissa Caddick case we covered recently. 

Caroline Byrne was a normal 24-year-old living a normal life with a boyfriend she had just moved in with, started a new job she loved and had a relatively happy family life, why then on the 7th of June would she suddenly take her own life, or was she murdered?

We also talk about the UK apparently being in the top 5  most depressing places to live in the world! - guess where we fared? 

Effie's latest obsession, makeover shows, fashion in the 2000s  and morgue visits in primary school!  Yes you read that right, no wonder we're so screwed up.

Sources for this episode
A model daughter  the killing of Caroline Byrne 2009 tv movie 
Four Corners Trial & Error Documentary
ABC news reports 

Hosted by & Researched & written by Marti Jeremiah-Shelley & Effie McDonald

Edited & Produced by Erin Ferguson https://www.instagram.com/erinfaudio/
Since 2023 ( earlier episodes are badly edited by us!)

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In this episode, (this is a listener request from our amazing friend Wayne over at Eerie Edinburgh) - go check out his podcast and youtube channel.
 
Effie covers the 1893  Ardlamont Estate Mystery in Argyll & Bute - a peninsula off the West Coast Of Scotland and a horrible murder/accident that occurred?
 This one is a brilliant ep for our historical pod fans!

We also talk about Saltburn for way too long!!!! ( spoilers if you haven't seen it!)

Sources for this episode:
The book Ardlamont Mystery the real-life mystery behind  Sherlock Holmes - by Daniel Smith 
The Poisoner Cabinet Podcast
The Scotsman
The National 
The Daily Mail
The Surgeons Hall Museum

Hosted by & Researched & written by Marti Jeremiah-Shelley & Effie McDonald

Edited & Produced by Erin Ferguson https://www.instagram.com/erinfaudio/
Since 2023 ( earlier episodes are badly edited by us!)

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We were recently asked to be guests on one of our favourite podcasts with one of our favourite podcasters - Dawn from the Scottish Murders podcast ( go check it out and give it a binge listen if you don't know it!)

Where Effie tells the horrifying story of Jason Downie who in November 2010 brutally murdered his 16 year old girlfriend Chantelle Rowe and both of her parents in a horrific killing spree.

There are a lot of Scottish accents in this episode, so you're in for a treat!

Hosted by & Researched & written by Marti Jeremiah-Shelley & Effie McDonald

Edited & Produced by Erin Ferguson https://www.instagram.com/erinfaudio/
Since 2023 ( earlier episodes are badly edited by us!)

Theme Music Vampire Strut by Joybean @AudioJungle

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Just to give you a heads up - this episode deals with the subject of Suicide so if you're not feeling in a place to listen to this please give this episode a miss

Melissa Caddick was a high-flying entrepreneur with an amazing lifestyle, fancy cars and a fancy wardrobe to match!

Until one day she mysteriously disappeared from her mansion in Dover Heights leaving a wake of financial tragedy behind her..

We also talk about salted hot cross buns ewww, Effie's obsession with middle-aged people going on cruises and haddock and running with podcasts!

Sources for this episode are:
 The real vanishing act - missing millionaires
Vanishing Act  mini-series ( currently on ITV Player)
The Liar Liar podcast
The Sydney Morning Herald

Anthony the hairdresser's song
https://www.news.com.au/finance/business/melissa-caddicks-husband-targeted-asic-investigator-with-rap-songs-police-allege/news-story/1839dc396f183cdacb8589ec4307d0b2

There was a recent update on this case:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13176341/Conwoman-Melissa-Caddick-edgecliff-penthouse-finally-sold.html

Come see us at Crimecon Glasgow on Saturday April 27th
https://crimeconuk.seetickets.com/tour/crimecon-uk
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Hosted by & Researched & written by Marti Jeremiah-Shelley & Effie McDonald

Edited & Produced by Erin Ferguson https://www.instagram.com/erinfaudio/
Since 2023 ( earlier episodes are badly edited by us!)

Theme Music Vampire Strut by Joybean @AudioJungle

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We're back!!
Thank you for being so patient whilst we had a bit of an extended break but we are so excited to be back with you for 2024! 

And with some exciting news..

In case you didn't know on April the 27th we are heading to Crimecon Glasgow
with our very own stand!

A ticket includes a full day of speakers, you get to meet your favourite true crime podcasters and a buffet lunch!  We might even have a little gift for you!
It's the perfect Mothers Day gift!

Head to crimecon.co.uk to get your ticket and use the code Mums10 for your Mums Mysteries & Murder discount.

In our first ep of 2024, we're in Edinburgh!!
It's a listener request from our gorgeous editor Erin and it's the Salisbury Crags murder! 

Otherwise known as the " Cliffy Hills murder" which spans Germany to Scotland.

The sad story of Twenty-one-year-old Ernest Dumoulin and 18-year-old Helga Konrad who came to Edinburgh to elope and ended in murrrrrrrduuuuuur!

We also chat about a possible "nice episode" where nothing happens to anyone, getting married at 16, and German stereotypes. 

Sources for this episode are:
Edinburgh Reporter 
Square Mile of Murder Podcast 
Edinburgh News 
Daily Record 
The Scotsman
Murder They Wrote Podcast

Hosted by & Researched & written by Marti Jeremiah-Shelley & Effie McDonald

Edited & Produced by Erin Ferguson https://www.instagram.com/erinfaudio/
Since 2023 ( earlier episodes are badly edited by us!)

Theme Music Vampire Strut by Joybean @AudioJungle

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Merry Christmas !!
We're dropping you a bonus episode as a little Christmas present from us to you!
And, as Effie requested it's slightly more lighthearted but sadly people do still die.

We're talking about Cyclone Tracy 
It struck Australia on Christmas Day in 1974 killing 71 people.
Cyclone Tracy has been described as the most significant tropical cyclone in Australia's history and it changed how we viewed the threat of tropical cyclones to northern Australia.

We also talk about Christmas in Australia
Christmas films and the real-life Polar Express
Our favourite things about Christmas
And Effie's visions!!!

Sources for this episode are:
National Museum of Australia
Marti's sister Michelle who lives in Queensland where cyclones happen
ABC News
ABC Emergency
Remembering Tracy

You can hear the very creepy cyclone warning here:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-20/standard-emergency-warning-signal-sews/101792264

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Hosted by & Researched & written by Marti Jeremiah-Shelley & Effie McDonald

Edited & Produced by Erin Ferguson https://www.instagram.com/erinfaudio/
Since 2023 ( earlier episodes are badly edited by us!)

Theme Music Vampire Strut by Joybean @AudioJungle

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In this episode, Effie covers the unsolved murder ( spoiler alert ) of Sandy Drummond just outside of St Andrews in Boarhills Scotland.

Huge thanks to Dawn from the Scottish Murders podcast for the recommendation.

 Sources for this ep are:
Crimewatch Uk
Unsolved
Daily Record
The Courier
David Wilsons Crimefiles

We also talk Christmas films, inappropriate clothing in the snow, murder mystery weekends, and dodgy accents!!

A huge thank you to our amazing pod sponsors Fox Box Detectives
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Hosted by & Researched & written by Marti Jeremiah-Shelley & Effie McDonald

Edited & Produced by Erin Ferguson https://www.instagram.com/erinfaudio/
Since 2023 ( earlier episodes are badly edited by us!)

Theme Music Vampire Strut by Joybean @AudioJungle

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We are covering the most recent Australian true crime story that has shocked Australia and apparently the world! Though we hadn't heard of it until it hit ITV news and it only happened in July of this year and sort of "wrapped up" on November 3rd so its almost too new!

The sad story of Erin Patterson dubbed "the mushroom murderer" who poisoned her family with a lethal beef wellington.

We also talk about our current favourite podcast listens, Halloween,  and lots and lots of chat about mushrooms!

We recorded this one on Zoom so it's a little bit glitchy this month, but huge big up to our amazing pod editor Erin for the super quick turnaround on this ep.

Sources for this ep:
Mail online
Skynews.com.au
News.com.au
Under Investigation with Liz Hayes documentary - The Lunch
Ninenews.com.au

A huge thank you to our amazing pod sponsors Fox Box Detectives
Grab your exclusive Mums Mysteries & Murder discount by using the code Crime10
https://www.etsy.com/shop/foxboxdetectives/?etsrc=sdt
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Hosted by & Researched & written by Marti Jeremiah-Shelley & Effie McDonald

Edited & Produced by Erin Ferguson https://www.instagram.com/erinfaudio/
Since 2023 ( earlier episodes are badly edited by us!)

Theme Music Vampire Strut by Joybean @AudioJungle

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Happy Halloween!!!

As a special treat, we have Part 2 of our Halloween Special and some more ghostly goings-on with Wayne from Eerie Edinburgh.
 
We are doing a true crime/ghost crossover for this special episode where Wayne tells us the story about a ghost who solved a crime!!   

It's a Mums Mysteries & Murder / Eerie Edinburgh collab perfection!

We also chat about ghostly images caught on camera, liquified caterpillars ( trust me it's fascinating)   Wayne's beliefs in ghostly goings on, something called Infrasound & the Stone Tape Theory!

There is no Effie but there's lots of ghostly banter and loads of questions as per usual and youre going to love it. 

A huge thank you to Wayne for taking the time to have a chat on Mum's Mysteries and Murder - Please go check out Eerie Edinburgh & let us know what you thought of the creepy ghost captures.

Follow Wayne on Instagram here:  https://www.instagram.com/eerie_edinburgh/

Go and check out Wayne's website Eeerie Edinburgh: https://eerieedinburgh.com/

The Amityville Horror Podcast: we talk about with Donnie Wahlberg is called
Very Scary People and you can listen here:  https://open.spotify.com/show/2F8CtIdCAyZTFOakkZlPQM?si=0069b666cf4748f8

Bannockburn House: https://www.bannockburnhouse.scot/our-house/

A huge thank you to our amazing pod sponsors Fox Box Detectives
Grab your exclusive Mums Mysteries & Murder discount by using the code Crime10
https://www.etsy.com/shop/foxboxdetectives/?etsrc=sdt
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Hosted by & Researched & written by Marti Jeremiah-Shelley & Effie McDonald

Edited & Produced by Erin Ferguson https://www.instagram.com/erinfaudio/
Since 2023 ( earlier episodes are badly edited by us!)

Theme Music Vampire Strut by Joybean @AudioJungle

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It's October and you know what that means Halloween Special time & we have such a huge treat for you with a special guest John from North Edinburgh Nightmares.

You will have seen John on our Instagram grid many many times and in stories when we've taken part in John's walking historical ghost story tours.

We are both huge fans of John and his storytelling style in fact I forgot during this conversation that I was recording a podcast and almost forgot the Outro ( you'll notice it's a little rushed!!)

In this episode John talks about his thoughts on ghosts and tells the story that might just have swayed him, we talk creepy castles, spindly legs - particularly creepy - you've been warned, an amazing story about a lost grave that gave me goosebumps and a gorgeous story to finish with that might've just brought a tear to my eye!

Go & give John & his Edinburgh tours a follow on Instagram at
https://www.instagram.com/north_edinburgh_nightmares/

Check out John's You Tube channel for some amazing stories
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwcujOw8crc9oykgjiLvqhA

You can check out Johns books on Amazon
https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/John-S-Tantalon/author/B08N2L3ZKC?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

And check out Johns website to find out about his upcoming tours at:
https://northedinburghnightmares.wordpress.com/

A huge thank you to our amazing pod sponsors Fox Box Detectives
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Lastly were in the top 50 murder mystery podcasts on Feedspot
check out the others and see where we rate here
https://podcasts.feedspot.com/murder_mystery_podcasts/

Hosted by & Researched & written by Marti Jeremiah-Shelley & Effie McDonald

Edited & Produced by Erin Ferguson https://www.instagram.com/erinfaudio/
Since 2023 ( earlier episodes are badly edited by us!)

Theme Music Vampire Strut by Joybean @AudioJungle

Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mumsmysteriesandmurder/

You can also support the pod and buy us a coffee at 
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And we would love it if you could give us a cheeky review & subscribe to make sure you don't miss an episode. 

Send us a text - we'd love to hear your thoughts about this episode & if there are any cases youd like us to cover please get in touch