In the midst of the COVID19 pandemic, a mother goes missing with her young son after going out to do some shopping. When they are discovered it leaves more questions than answers.

This is the mysterious death of Viviana Parisi and Gioele Mondello.

Trigger warning: this case discusses the death of a child, and discussions of suicide.

If you have any information on the deaths of Viviana Parisi and Gioele Mondello please contact the Turin Police Headquarters on +39 011 55881.

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Again we’re heading to the 1990s, 1994 to be exact. A 13 year old head’s out late in the evening to pick up some cornflakes for breakfast, and CCTV captures her in the supermarket. But when she doesn’t turn up for her paper round the next morning, the alarm is raised but it is 5 long months before there are any answers. This is the murder of Lindsay Rimer.

Lindsay Rimer was murdered somewhere in the Hebden Bridge area, West-Yorkshire, on or around the night of the November 7th, 1994. If you have any information on Lindsay or her murder, please contact West-Yorkshire Police on 0845 6060606, or if you want to remain anonymous you can call crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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It’s a normal day when a 16 year old is dropped off at school by her grandmother, but when she doesn’t appear at pick-up time, it turns out she never actually went into the school that day. Investigations discover that she spent the day walking around town and enquiring about hotels and buses, but then she seemed to disappear, into thin air. This is the disappearance of Mekayla Bali.

Mekayla Bali disappeared from Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada on April 12th, 2016. At the time of her disappearance she was 16 years old, and she would be 21 now. She is described as a white female who stands around 5 foot 2 inches tall and weighed around 114 pounds. She had blonde hair and blue eyes, though she was known to regularly change her hair style and colour. On the day she disappeared, Mekayla was wearing dark blue jeans with a white sparkle design ont he back pockets, a purple jacket, a teal scarf and brown ankle boots. She was also believed to have been wearing her teal glasses and was last seen carrying a plaid backpack.

There is a reward of $25,000 for any information that leads to the arrest and charge of the person or people responsible for Mekayl’s disappearance. If you have any information on Mekayla her disappearance, please call the Yorkton Royal Canadian Mounted Police on 250-567-222, or you can call Crime Stoppers on 1-800-222-8477 or contact them online, if you would like to remain anonymous.

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In this deep-dive episode, we’re going to be talking about an element of the criminal justice system, more specifically, a line of defence that had seen growing popularity in the last two decades, until, in the UK at least, activists stepped in and campaigned to change the law. Cases of strangulation related deaths, most often involving intimate partners, have hit the news not just for their brutal nature, but for the tactics employed by the accused and their defence team – she asked me to strangle her, they cry! She wanted this! It just went too far. And in some cases, juries listened.

So, join me as we find out a bit more, in this deep-dive episode into the Rough-Sex Defence.

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It's the 80s, so when a young pregnant woman’s car breaks down on the motorway, she has no choice but to leave her children in the car and walk up the hard shoulder to the emergency phone. What could possibly happen in the space of 4 minute? This is the murder of Marie Wilkes

Marie Wilkes was murdered near to or on the side of the M50 motorway near Ledbury, heading towards Worcester on June 18th 1988.

If you have any information on the murder of Marie, please contact the West Mercia police by dialling 101 and asking for West Mercia force. If you want to remain anonymous you can call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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During a tumultuous time in her marriage, a woman had arranged to get a lift to stay with some friends. When that lift fell through, she decided to start walking. She hasn’t been seen since she left. This is the disappearance of Mary Johnson. 

At the time of her disappearance Mary Johnson was 39 years old and she would now be 40. She is described as being 5-foot-6, weighing around 115 pounds with long black hair and brown eyes. She has a tattoo of a sunburst on her upper right arm. 

The FBI are offering a reward of up to $10,000, and the Tulalip Tribes are also offering $50,000 for any information that leads to the identification, arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for Mary’s disappearance. If you have any information on Mary or her disappearance, please contact the FBI’s Seattle Field Office at 206 622-0460. 

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Without a Trace is back for Season Two!

At a party by a lake, two young women set up a tent so that they don't have to drive home drunk, but when one leaves in the middle of the night with her boyfriend, the other is left to spend the night alone. She never returns home from the party, but her tent and truck remain. This is the disappearance of Madison Scott.

Madison Scott disappeared from Hogs Back Lake, close to Vanderhoof, British Columbia on Friday May 27th, 2011. At the time of her disappearance she was 20 years old and she would now be 30. She is described as a white with auburn hair, hazel eyes, a medium build, and is around 5 foot 4. She has her ears and nostril pierced, and a bird silhouette tattoo on the inside of her left wrist.

Madison's family are offering a reward of $100,000 dollars for any information that leads to the arrest and charge of the person or people responsible for Madison's dissapearance. If you have any information on Madison or her disappearance, please call the Vanderhoof Royal Canadian Mounted Police on 250-567-222, or you can call Crime Stoppers on 1-800-222-8477 if you would like to remain anonymous.

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That's right, Without a Trace is back for a second season! I've been busy researching and writing up some cases that I think you're all going to find very interesting, so make sure you're subscribe to or following the podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts so that you can be one of the first to hear the new season when it drops - stay tuned. 

Why do some victims get more sympathy than others? Does societies perception of a crime and a victim affect how well the police and criminal justice system respond to it? What things should we be aware of as consumers and producers of the true crime genre? I'll be trying to answer as many of these questions as possible in this deep-dive episode into the Ideal Victim theory.

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A mother heads out for a pre-thanksgiving walk but never comes home, though it takes over a day for her husband to report her missing. Where she is found leaves more questions than answers, and leads seem to have dried up over time.

If you have any information on the murder of Leslie Conrad, please call the Rewrds for Major Unsolved Crimes Program on 1-888-710-9090. You can also contact the Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers on 1-800-222-8477. If you were in or around the Nova Scotia area on the 5th October 2006, to have a think about if there was anything odd that you noticed. No matter how small or insignificant you think your information is, I urge you to reach out because you never know where it might lead!

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