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*** Content warnings: Crimes against children ***

In July 1997, residents of Moe, Victoria were left reeling after their town was put on the map for all the wrong reasons. A 14-month-old boy named Jaidyn Leskie had gone missing under the most bizarre of circumstances, prompting a media circus. 

The boyfriend of Jaidyn’s mother, 28-year-old Greg Domaszewicz, immediately came under police suspicion as he had been looking after Jaidyn on the night he disappeared. But as the case progressed and more details emerged, not everyone was convinced.

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Narration – Anonymous Host

Research & writing – Elsha McGill

Production & music – Mike Migas

Audio editing – Anthony Telfer

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New Hampshire couple Pamela and Gregory Smart had only recently married when their lives took a shocking turn. Gregory was murdered in their home in what appeared to be a burglary gone wrong. As Pamela navigated life in the public eye as a newly grieving widow, an anonymous phone call to police unraveled a complex web of secrets that no one could predict.

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Narration – Anonymous Host

Research & writing – Milly Raso

Production & music – Mike Migas

Audio editing – Anthony Telfer

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*** Content warnings: Child victim, child sexual assault ***

On April 22 2003, Queensland police arrived at a suburban home in Brisbane’s Bridgeman Downs to find a confronting scene. Three siblings, Neelma, Kunal and Sidhi Singh, had been killed while their parents were overseas, their bodies left in a spa bath with the taps running. Detectives quickly honed in on Neelma’s ex-boyfriend, Max Sica, but according to Max, the real suspect was much closer to home.

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Narration – Anonymous Host

Research & writing – Elsha McGill

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*** Content warnings: Sexual assault, racism ***

After college student Alice Sebold was violently raped in 1981, a 21-year-old man named Tony Broadwater was promptly arrested and subsequently convicted of the crime. Alice later wrote a powerful memoir about her ordeal, called Lucky, which became a bestseller. But Alice’s book would reveal more than anyone could have realised…

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Narration – Anonymous Host

Research & writing – Emily Shirley

Production & music – Mike Migas

Audio editing – Anthony Telfer

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In 2000, the Wallace family is shattered when patriarch Michael dies of apparent heart disease. Years later, his widow Stacey remarries David Castor. Tragedy strikes again when David is found dead in a pool of his own vomit, apparently the result of suicide. But as inconsistencies begin to surface and investigators take a closer look, attention turns to Stacey herself…

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Research & writing – Milly Raso

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*** Content warnings: Violence against women, femicide ***

When 24-year-old Toyah Cordingley went missing while walking her dog, her loved ones quickly launched a search at Wangetti Beach near Cairns, where she was last seen. In the early morning hours of October 22 2018, Toyah’s father Troy Cordingley made a devastating discovery: his daughter had been murdered and buried in the sand, at a place where she’d always felt safe. The search for Toyah’s killer gripped Far North Queensland, but the answers to the crime lay much further away…

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Narration – Anonymous Host

Research & writing – Erin Munro

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When 35-year-old Maria Cruz failed to show up for work on April 14 2003, her colleagues immediately knew something was wrong. A visit to her Manhattan apartment revealed no signs of a struggle and no indication of where she might have gone.

As investigators retraced her movements from the day before, they discovered she had attended a medical appointment. But when they tried to contact her doctor, nothing was as it seemed.

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Narration – Anonymous Host

Research & writing – Jessica Larsen

Production & music – Mike Migas

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When Mosman Park jewellery store owner Pamela Lawrence was late to return home from work on May 23 1994, her husband Peter went to check if everything was okay. There, he found Pamela clinging to life with serious head injuries, which she later succumbed to in the hospital.

Despite a lack of physical evidence or any DNA tying him to the crime scene, accused thief Andrew Mallard was soon arrested for Pamela’s murder. But was the hypothetical murder scenario that Mallard described a confession, or did the police have the wrong man?

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Narration – Anonymous Host

Research & writing – Anonymous Host

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When 55-year-old Greg Fleniken was found dead inside his hotel room in Beaumont, Texas, nothing about the scene appeared suspicious. There were no signs of forced entry, no obvious wounds, and no indication of a struggle. At first, it seemed Greg had died suddenly from natural causes.

But an autopsy revealed something far more troubling. Greg had suffered catastrophic internal injuries, leading investigators to treat his death as a homicide. The problem was that nothing inside Room 348 explained how those injuries had occurred.

With no clear suspect, no apparent motive, and a crime scene that made little sense, the case quickly reached a dead end. What had happened inside Room 348?

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Research & writing – Matthew Dawe

Production & music – Mike Migas

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*** Content warnings: Child abuse, crimes against children, sexual assault ***

When 10-year-old Zahra Baker was reported missing by her father and stepmum in Hickory, North Carolina, one Saturday afternoon in 2010, it sparked the largest missing persons investigation in the city's history. Police worked around the clock, hoping for a miracle, but people close to the family said they'd been expecting something like this to happen for a long time. 

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Research & writing – Emily Shirley

Production & music – Mike Migas

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*** Content warnings: Child abduction ***

When 13-year-old Megumi Yokota failed to return home from her regular badminton practice on November 15 1977, her parents immediately raised the alarm.

The police in Niigata, Japan, conducted one of the city’s largest ever investigations, but no trace of Megumi was ever found. Two decades later, the case took a shocking turn that would rock the entire nation of Japan and have geopolitical ramifications…

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Research & writing – Erin Munro

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*** Content warnings: Sexual assault, drug use, suicide, homophobia ***

Over a 16-month period between 2014 and 2015, four young men—Anthony Walgate, Gabriel Kovari, Daniel Whitworth and Jack Taylor—each died under unusual circumstances in the East London suburb of Barking.

While the police initially palmed the deaths off as isolated incidents, the families of the four men believed something suspicious was at play. All of the men had been found near or in a churchyard, all had died from dangerously high levels of GHB, and none had a reason to be in the area. When CCTV footage forced detectives to revisit the evidence, what they uncovered was shocking.

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In the tense weeks following the September 11 terror attacks in 2001, a new and invisible threat emerged across the United States. Letters laced with weaponised anthrax began arriving through the mail, infecting ordinary people and spreading fear nationwide.

As the possibility of bioterrorism gripped the country, a massive federal investigation codenamed Amerithrax was launched to uncover who was behind the attacks…

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Research & writing – Milly Raso

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*** Content warnings: Child victims, sexual assault ***

On February 28 1976, the suburban community of Hales Corners, Wisconsin, was rocked when the body of missing schoolboy, 14-year-old John Zera, was discovered in a local park. The teenager hadn’t been seen for over a week, having gone missing in the middle of the school day without so much as a word.

Over the next few years, the investigation into John’s brutal murder was plagued by mistakes and misconduct before eventually going cold. Thirty years later, the case was resurrected after police discovered a chilling scene.

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Research & writing – Brianne Jaskulski

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When 52-year-old Julia Wallace was found brutally murdered in her Liverpool home in 1931, no one could have anticipated the complex and challenging investigation that would follow, centring on her husband, William, and a mysterious figure known only as R. M. Qualtrough.

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*** Content warning: Child sexual abuse ***

Late in 1991, a child said something strange to his mother: ‘I don’t like Peter’s black penis.’ Believing this was an indication that her son was being abused by Peter Ellis, a 33-year-old employee at the Christchurch Civic Creche her son attended, the concerned mother quickly filed a report. The case would soon snowball into one of New Zealand’s biggest and most controversial criminal cases…

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*** Content warning: Sexual assault ***

When 22-year-old aspiring journalist Elisabeth Membrey failed to answer her phone on December 7 1994, her loved ones knew something was wrong. A visit to her Ringwood East unit confirmed their suspicions when blood stains were found on the carpet, but Elisabeth herself was nowhere to be seen. 

With Elisabeth’s disappearance declared to be a homicide, her parents, Roger and Joy Membrey, refused to give up the search for answers. But with one twist after another, they could never have anticipated the journey that lay ahead. 

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*** Content warnings: Gun violence ***

When Larry Phillips Junior and Emil Mătăsăreanu entered the North Hollywood branch of the Bank of America on February 28 1997, no one could have predicted the chaos that was about to ensue. What followed was 44 minutes of pure mayhem.

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On Friday, August 20 2010, officers from the Holmes County Sheriff's Department were called to Vortex Spring, a commercially operated dive park just outside the Florida town of Ponce de Leon. A 30-year-old scuba diver from Tennessee by the name of Ben McDaniel had failed to resurface after diving into the narrow cave network under the basin of the spring two nights earlier, and nobody had seen or heard from him since. 

When a recovery mission failed to find any sign of Ben, his loved ones and members of the cave diving community were left in shock. Was Ben stuck in an unexplored part of the cave somewhere, or was something else entirely at play?

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*** Content warnings: serial killer, extreme violence, animal cruelty ***

In early 1993, Frankston resident Donna received a series of unnerving prank calls. Afraid of being home alone, she accompanied her boyfriend during his pizza delivery shift, only to return home to find her worst fears had come true. 

Her pet cats had been killed, and written in blood on the lounge room wall were the words: ‘Donna, you’re dead.’ This marked the beginning of a five-month crime spree that terrorised locals and resulted in the murders of three young women – Elizabeth Stevens, Deborah Fream and Natalie Russell. 

The perpetrator was dubbed ‘The Frankston Serial Killer’, but who was he, and when would he strike again?

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Research & writing – Anonymous Host

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[Part 3 of 3]

*** Content warning: Gun violence, sexual abuse, child sexual abuse, child abuse ***

The standoff between the FBI and the Branch Davidians held firm for more than a month, with David Koresh and his followers refusing to surrender. After attempting both negotiation tactics and more aggressive approaches for 51 days, the FBI implements a plan to force the Branch Davidians out, a plan that will have devastating consequences and will change the face of the United States forever.

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[Part 2 of 3]

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In 1992, a chance discovery by a UPS delivery driver would lead to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives – commonly known as the ATF – launching an investigation into David Koresh’s activities at Mount Carmel in Waco, Texas. Upon discovering that Koresh’s Branch Davidians were stockpiling illegal weapons, the agency began planning a raid that was also intended to boost their image with the public… but the consequences would be disastrous.

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Case 339 Waco

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[Part 2 of 3]

In 1992, a chance discovery by a UPS delivery driver would lead to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives – commonly known as the ATF – launching an investigation into David Koresh’s activities at Mount Carmel in Waco, Texas. Upon discovering that Koresh’s Branch Davidians were stockpiling illegal weapons, the agency began planning a raid that was also intended to boost their image with the public… but the consequences would be disastrous.

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Narration – Anonymous Host

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Report of the Department of Treasury on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms investigation of Vernon Wayne Howell, also known as David Koresh

Report to the Deputy Attorney General on the Events at Waco, Texas

Waco – Jeff Guinn

Waco: A Survivor’s Story – David Thibodeau

Why Waco? – James D. Tabor & Eugene V. Gallagher

Stalling for Time – Gary Noesner

Inside the Cult – Marc Breault & Martin King

Memories of the Branch Davidians: The autobiography of David Koresh’s mother – Bonnie Haldeman

What are the 7 Seals in Revelation? – Bibleinfo.com

Cultists believe their leader can open mysterious Seven Seals – UPI.com

David Koresh’s Seven Seals teaching – watchman.org

The Sinful Messiah – Waco Tribune-Herald

Tragedy at Waco: hungry for truth – Adventist Record

What really happened at Waco – Texas Monthly

Sacred and profane – The New Yorker

Planet Koresh: Inside the Mount Carmel compound in Waco, Texas – Literary Hub

I will give thee Madonna – London Review of Books

Former Waco cult member opens up about escaping David Koresh in new documentary – Fox News

Who was Rachel Koresh, the doomed wife of Branch Davidian leader David Koresh – All That’s Interesting

For Rachel Koresh and kin, a deadly devotion – The Washington Post

Who was David Koresh: ex-followers describe life inside apocalyptic religious sect – ABC News

Lessons from Waco: what happens to kids? – ABC News

20 Years after Waco: the standoff, the negotiations, and ill-fated plan – Police1.com

No more Wacos – Cato Institute

Mother allowed to leave cult compound – Los Angeles Times

Waco cult: How David Koresh persuaded 30 Britons to join – BBC

Officers investigate Rodenville shooting – Waco Tribune-Herald

Judge rules casket out as evidence on Roden – Waco Tribune-Herald

Mistrial declared for 1 Davidian – Waco Tribune-Herald

Waco: The Inside Story

Waco: The Rules of Engagement

Waco: American Apocalypse

The Branch Davidians and the politics of power and intimidation – Lawrence J. Rifkind & Loretta F. Harper

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[Part 1 of 3]

*** Content warning: Gun violence, sexual abuse, child sexual abuse, child abuse ***

In 1981, a 20-year-old named Vernon Howell drove more than two hours from his hometown in east Texas to visit a church near Waco that was home to a group known as the Branch Davidians. Vernon would be welcomed into the church’s fold, setting off a course of events that would ultimately end in tragedy and permanently alter the United States of America.

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Case 339 Waco

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[Part 1 of 3]

In 1981, a 20-year-old named Vernon Howell drove more than two hours from his hometown in east Texas to visit a church near Waco that was home to a group known as the Branch Davidians. Vernon would be welcomed into the church’s fold, setting off a course of events that would ultimately end in tragedy and permanently alter the United States of America.

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Research & writing – Elsha McGill

Narration – Anonymous Host

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Audio production – Mike Migas 

Scoring – Mike Migas

Audio editing – Anthony Telfer

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Report of the Department of Treasury on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms investigation of Vernon Wayne Howell, also known as David Koresh

Report to the Deputy Attorney General on the Events at Waco, Texas

Waco – Jeff Guinn

Waco: A Survivor’s Story – David Thibodeau

Why Waco? – James D. Tabor & Eugene V. Gallagher

Stalling for Time – Gary Noesner

Inside the Cult – Marc Breault & Martin King

Memories of the Branch Davidians: The autobiography of David Koresh’s mother – Bonnie Haldeman

What are the 7 Seals in Revelation? – Bibleinfo.com

Cultists believe their leader can open mysterious Seven Seals – UPI.com

David Koresh’s Seven Seals teaching – watchman.org

The Sinful Messiah – Waco Tribune-Herald

Tragedy at Waco: hungry for truth – Adventist Record

What really happened at Waco – Texas Monthly

Sacred and profane – The New Yorker

Planet Koresh: Inside the Mount Carmel compound in Waco, Texas – Literary Hub

I will give thee Madonna – London Review of Books

Former Waco cult member opens up about escaping David Koresh in new documentary – Fox News

Who was Rachel Koresh, the doomed wife of Branch Davidian leader David Koresh – All That’s Interesting

For Rachel Koresh and kin, a deadly devotion – The Washington Post

Who was David Koresh: ex-followers describe life inside apocalyptic religious sect – ABC News

Lessons from Waco: what happens to kids? – ABC News

20 Years after Waco: the standoff, the negotiations, and ill-fated plan – Police1.com

No more Wacos – Cato Institute

Mother allowed to leave cult compound – Los Angeles Times

Waco cult: How David Koresh persuaded 30 Britons to join – BBC

Officers investigate Rodenville shooting – Waco Tribune-Herald

Judge rules casket out as evidence on Roden – Waco Tribune-Herald

Mistrial declared for 1 Davidian – Waco Tribune-Herald

Waco: The Inside Story

Waco: The Rules of Engagement

Waco: American Apocalypse

The Branch Davidians and the politics of power and intimidation – Lawrence J. Rifkind & Loretta F. Harper

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[Part 2 of 2]

*** Content warning: child victims ***

As police looked into the deaths of Caleb, Patrick, Sarah and Laura Folbigg, they were introduced to Meadows Law – the theory that one infant death is a tragedy, two is suspicious, but three is murder. With suspicion mounting against Kathleen Folbigg, years of investigation eventually led to a legal outcome that no one could have ever seen coming.

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Case 338 The Folbigg Children

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[Part 2 of 2]

As police looked into the deaths of Caleb, Patrick, Sarah and Laura Folbigg, they were introduced to Meadows Law – the theory that one infant death is a tragedy, two is suspicious, but three is murder. With suspicion mounting against Kathleen Folbigg, years of investigation eventually led to a legal outcome that no one could have ever seen coming.

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Research & writing – Elsha McGill

Narration – Anonymous Host

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Report of the Inquiry into the convictions of Kathleen Megan Folbigg 2019

2022 Inquiry into the convictions of Kathleen Megan Folbigg 

Kathleen Folbigg Chronology of Events

Meadow’s Law – Quentin McDermott 

Kathleen Folbigg: Australia’s Worst Female Serial Killer – Matthew Benns (previously published under the title ‘When the Bough Breaks’) 

Folbigg inquiry: Family of Craig Folbigg gives emotional statement outside court – 7News

Judging Kathleen Folbigg – Inside Story 

The two ways to read Kathleen Folbigg’s diaries – Mamamia 

Kathleen Folbigg was demonised by a legal system that even punished efforts to establish her innocence – The Guardian

Genetics, Truth & Justice – Australian National University

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[Part 1 of 2]

*** Content warning: child victims ***

Married couple Craig and Kathleen Folbigg wanted nothing more than to be parents. Throughout the late 1980s and 1990s, Kathleen gave birth to four children—Caleb, Patrick, Sarah and Laura—but tragically, none of them survived past their second birthdays. While each death was initially attributed to natural causes, the question started to emerge – had Kathleen done something to harm her children?

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Case 338 The Folbigg Children

*** Content Warning: child victims ***

[Part 1 of 2]

Married couple Craig and Kathleen Folbigg wanted nothing more than to be parents. Throughout the late 1980s and 1990s, Kathleen gave birth to four children—Caleb, Patrick, Sarah and Laura—but tragically, none of them survived past their second birthdays. While each death was initially attributed to natural causes, the question started to emerge – had Kathleen done something to harm her children?

Casefile Presents

Research & writing – Elsha McGill

Narration – Anonymous Host

‘Flatline intro’ and ‘Come play with me’ intro and outro – www.dl-sounds.com

Audio production – Mike Migas 

Scoring – Mike Migas

Audio editing – Anthony Telfer

Logo and website design – Paulina Szymanska

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Report of the Inquiry into the convictions of Kathleen Megan Folbigg 2019

2022 Inquiry into the convictions of Kathleen Megan Folbigg 

Kathleen Folbigg Chronology of Events

Meadow’s Law – Quentin McDermott 

Kathleen Folbigg: Australia’s Worst Female Serial Killer – Matthew Benns (previously published under the title ‘When the Bough Breaks’) 

Folbigg inquiry: Family of Craig Folbigg gives emotional statement outside court – 7News

Judging Kathleen Folbigg – Inside Story 

The two ways to read Kathleen Folbigg’s diaries – Mamamia 

Kathleen Folbigg was demonised by a legal system that even punished efforts to establish her innocence – The Guardian

Genetics, Truth & Justice – Australian National University

The post Case 338: The Folbigg Children (Part 1/2) appeared first on Casefile: True Crime Podcast.

[Part 4 of 4]

*** Content warning: child victims ***

As police closed in on the elusive B.T.K, they received a floppy disk that contained some stunning information – including the name: Dennis...

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Narration – Anonymous Host

Research & writing – Milly Raso

Production & music – Mike Migas

Audio editing – Anthony Telfer

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Case 337 Test A.rtf

*** Content Warning: child victims ***

[Part 4 of 4]

As police closed in on the elusive B.T.K, they received a floppy disk that contained some stunning information – including the name: Dennis…

Casefile Presents

Research & writing – Milly Raso

Narration – Anonymous Host

‘Flatline intro’ and ‘Come play with me’ intro and outro – www.dl-sounds.com

Audio production – Mike Migas 

Scoring – Mike Migas

Audio editing – Anthony Telfer

Logo and website design – Paulina Szymanska

Although Casefile episodes are free for all listeners, those who want to support us financially can do so by becoming a member of Patreon, Apple Premium or Spotify Premium. Paid subscribers receive access to exclusive content including behind-the-scenes discussions with the Casefile team, interviews, early releases and ad-free episodes.

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Bind, Torture, Kill: The Inside Story of the Serial Killer Next Door – Roy Wenzl

Confession of a Serial Killer: The Untold Story of Dennis Rader, The BTK Killer – Katherine Ramsland

Four in Wichita family found brutally slain – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 16 1974

Victims’ children return home – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 16 1974

Doctors comb scene of slaying to give medical side of evidence – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 17 1974

Police baffled on motive in mass killing – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 17 1974

‘Otero proud, a comedian’ – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 17 1974

Venetian blind cord bound murder victims – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 17 1974

Police still blanked in probe of slayings – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 18 1974

Fingerprints yield a clue to slayings – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 19 1974

Reward offered in murders – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 20 1974

Hannon awaits break in case as Otero bodies flown home – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 22 1974

Otero survivors to move – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 22 1974

Talk of the town – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 22 1974

Otero car main clue to slayings – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 23 1974

Murder clues sparse – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 23 1974

Judicious Decision – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 24 1974

Neighbors jumpy after murders – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 25 1974

Obscene calls increase – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 29 1974

Rumors on Oteros dispelled – The Wichita Beacon, Feb 1 1974

Otero investigation leads Wichita police to Puerto Rico, Canal Zone – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 9 1974

Police find Otero leads – The Wichita Beacon, Feb 14 1974

Otero case reward put on deadline – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 23 1974

Girl, 20, fatally stabbed, brother shot by intruder – The Wichita Eagle, April 5 1974

Murder adds to theory – The Wichita Beacon, April 5 1974

No arrests in slaying – The Wichita Beacon, April 11 1974

Police release drawing of slay suspect – The Wichita Eagle, April 24 1974

‘Lucky’ – The Wichita Beacon, April 30 1974

Wichita police seek Otero slaying suspect – The Wichita Eagle, Oct 10 1974

Otero suspect examined at mental ward – The Wichita Beacon, Oct 18 1974

Talk of the town – The Wichita Beacon, Oct 31 1974

Letter may be from Otero killer – The Wichita Eagle, Dec 12 1974

Oteros found slain one year ago – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 15 1975

Police ask help in murder – The Wichita Beacon, March 18 1977

Ex-husband to be questioned in slaying – The Wichita Beacon, May 5 1977

Young woman found slain – The Wichita Beacon, Dec 9 1977

No suspect identified in slaying of woman in SE Wichita home – The Wichita Eagle, Dec 10 1977

Police seek caller in strangling – The Wichita Eagle, Dec 11 1977

Police beef up slayings probe – The Wichita Eagle, Dec 14 1977

City’s ‘BTK Strangler’ claims he’s killed 7 – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 11 1978

BTK Strangler has sense of grandiosity, psychiatrist says – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 11 1978

Separating the mail – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 12 1978

Mood in city – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 12 1978

Hundreds of phone tips pour in as police stalk ‘BTK Strangler’ – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 12 1978

No solid leads reported in BTK Strangler case – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 15 1978

Police say BTK is winning cat-and-mouse game – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 16 1978

Bright killing ‘most logical’ as BTK’s 7th – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 17 1978

‘I’m BTK,’ cranks say; police aren’t laughing – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 19 1978

Killer left many clues, police say – The Wichita Eagle, May 8 1985

After 13 years, BTK still baffles police – The Wichita Eagle, Oct 25 1987

Father, 2 girls are found dead – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 1 1988

Autopsies show cause of 3 deaths – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 2 1988

BTK case unsolved, 30 years later – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 17 2004

BTK resurfaces after 25 years – The Wichita Eagle, March 25 2004

BTK author: Parcel may be killer’s – The Wichita Eagle, July 20 2004

A friend recalls final chat – The Wichita Eagle, July 21 2004

BTK letter prompts security warnings – The Wichita Eagle, July 23 2004

BTK delivers self portrait – The Wichita Eagle, Dec 1 2004

Killer’s language raises doubts about his military background – The Wichita Eagle, Dec 1 2004

Final judgement – The Wichita Eagle, Aug 19 2005

‘BTK’ made first contact through newspaper in ‘74 – The Wichita Eagle

Killer’s letter still haunting 30 years later – The Seattle Times

Startup paper was first to tell public of BTK – The Wichita Eagle

Survivor recalls serial killer’s attack – The Oklahoman

Teen’s death stuns town – Lawrence Journal-World

How legal tech helped catch the BTK Killer – Legaltech News

How vanity and a rogue Microsoft Word document led to the capture of evil ‘BTK’ serial killer – Nine News

BTK victims’ families speak out in hearing – CNN

Families of BTK serial killer’s victims remember their loved ones: ‘My life changed instantly’ – ABC News

State’s summary of the evidence

BTK, 10 years after gallery – The Wichita Eagle

PHOTOS: Communications from BTK – The Wichita Eagle

FBI Records: Dennis Rader

The post Case 337: Test A.rtf (Part 4/4) appeared first on Casefile: True Crime Podcast.

[Part 3 of 4]

*** Content warning: child victims ***

B.T.K resumed his cat-and-mouse game with police, who raced to identify and capture the serial killer before he could strike again…

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Narration – Anonymous Host

Research & writing – Milly Raso

Production & music – Mike Migas

Audio editing – Anthony Telfer

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Case 337 Test A.rtf

*** Content Warning: child victims ***

[Part 3 of 4]

B.T.K resumed his cat-and-mouse game with police, who raced to identify and capture the serial killer before he could strike again…

Casefile Presents

Research & writing – Milly Raso

Narration – Anonymous Host

‘Flatline intro’ and ‘Come play with me’ intro and outro – www.dl-sounds.com

Audio production – Mike Migas 

Scoring – Mike Migas

Audio editing – Anthony Telfer

Logo and website design – Paulina Szymanska

Although Casefile episodes are free for all listeners, those who want to support us financially can do so by becoming a member of Patreon, Apple Premium or Spotify Premium. Paid subscribers receive access to exclusive content including behind-the-scenes discussions with the Casefile team, interviews, early releases and ad-free episodes.

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Bind, Torture, Kill: The Inside Story of the Serial Killer Next Door – Roy Wenzl

Confession of a Serial Killer: The Untold Story of Dennis Rader, The BTK Killer – Katherine Ramsland

Four in Wichita family found brutally slain – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 16 1974

Victims’ children return home – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 16 1974

Doctors comb scene of slaying to give medical side of evidence – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 17 1974

Police baffled on motive in mass killing – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 17 1974

‘Otero proud, a comedian’ – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 17 1974

Venetian blind cord bound murder victims – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 17 1974

Police still blanked in probe of slayings – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 18 1974

Fingerprints yield a clue to slayings – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 19 1974

Reward offered in murders – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 20 1974

Hannon awaits break in case as Otero bodies flown home – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 22 1974

Otero survivors to move – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 22 1974

Talk of the town – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 22 1974

Otero car main clue to slayings – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 23 1974

Murder clues sparse – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 23 1974

Judicious Decision – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 24 1974

Neighbors jumpy after murders – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 25 1974

Obscene calls increase – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 29 1974

Rumors on Oteros dispelled – The Wichita Beacon, Feb 1 1974

Otero investigation leads Wichita police to Puerto Rico, Canal Zone – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 9 1974

Police find Otero leads – The Wichita Beacon, Feb 14 1974

Otero case reward put on deadline – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 23 1974

Girl, 20, fatally stabbed, brother shot by intruder – The Wichita Eagle, April 5 1974

Murder adds to theory – The Wichita Beacon, April 5 1974

No arrests in slaying – The Wichita Beacon, April 11 1974

Police release drawing of slay suspect – The Wichita Eagle, April 24 1974

‘Lucky’ – The Wichita Beacon, April 30 1974

Wichita police seek Otero slaying suspect – The Wichita Eagle, Oct 10 1974

Otero suspect examined at mental ward – The Wichita Beacon, Oct 18 1974

Talk of the town – The Wichita Beacon, Oct 31 1974

Letter may be from Otero killer – The Wichita Eagle, Dec 12 1974

Oteros found slain one year ago – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 15 1975

Police ask help in murder – The Wichita Beacon, March 18 1977

Ex-husband to be questioned in slaying – The Wichita Beacon, May 5 1977

Young woman found slain – The Wichita Beacon, Dec 9 1977

No suspect identified in slaying of woman in SE Wichita home – The Wichita Eagle, Dec 10 1977

Police seek caller in strangling – The Wichita Eagle, Dec 11 1977

Police beef up slayings probe – The Wichita Eagle, Dec 14 1977

City’s ‘BTK Strangler’ claims he’s killed 7 – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 11 1978

BTK Strangler has sense of grandiosity, psychiatrist says – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 11 1978

Separating the mail – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 12 1978

Mood in city – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 12 1978

Hundreds of phone tips pour in as police stalk ‘BTK Strangler’ – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 12 1978

No solid leads reported in BTK Strangler case – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 15 1978

Police say BTK is winning cat-and-mouse game – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 16 1978

Bright killing ‘most logical’ as BTK’s 7th – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 17 1978

‘I’m BTK,’ cranks say; police aren’t laughing – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 19 1978

Killer left many clues, police say – The Wichita Eagle, May 8 1985

After 13 years, BTK still baffles police – The Wichita Eagle, Oct 25 1987

Father, 2 girls are found dead – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 1 1988

Autopsies show cause of 3 deaths – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 2 1988

BTK case unsolved, 30 years later – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 17 2004

BTK resurfaces after 25 years – The Wichita Eagle, March 25 2004

BTK author: Parcel may be killer’s – The Wichita Eagle, July 20 2004

A friend recalls final chat – The Wichita Eagle, July 21 2004

BTK letter prompts security warnings – The Wichita Eagle, July 23 2004

BTK delivers self portrait – The Wichita Eagle, Dec 1 2004

Killer’s language raises doubts about his military background – The Wichita Eagle, Dec 1 2004

Final judgement – The Wichita Eagle, Aug 19 2005

‘BTK’ made first contact through newspaper in ‘74 – The Wichita Eagle

Killer’s letter still haunting 30 years later – The Seattle Times

Startup paper was first to tell public of BTK – The Wichita Eagle

Survivor recalls serial killer’s attack – The Oklahoman

Teen’s death stuns town – Lawrence Journal-World

How legal tech helped catch the BTK Killer – Legaltech News

How vanity and a rogue Microsoft Word document led to the capture of evil ‘BTK’ serial killer – Nine News

BTK victims’ families speak out in hearing – CNN

Families of BTK serial killer’s victims remember their loved ones: ‘My life changed instantly’ – ABC News

State’s summary of the evidence

BTK, 10 years after gallery – The Wichita Eagle

PHOTOS: Communications from BTK – The Wichita Eagle

FBI Records: Dennis Rader

The post Case 337: Test A.rtf (Part 3/4) appeared first on Casefile: True Crime Podcast.

[Part 2 of 4]

*** Content warning: child victims ***

After claiming seven victims and terrorising Wichita for nearly three decades, the unidentified killer known as B.T.K. suddenly fell silent.

Then, in 2004, a letter bearing his unmistakable signature arrived at a local newspaper…

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Narration – Anonymous Host

Research & writing – Milly Raso

Production & music – Mike Migas

Audio editing – Anthony Telfer

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Case 337 Test A.rtf

*** Content Warning: child victims ***

[Part 2 of 4]

After claiming seven victims and terrorising Wichita for nearly three decades, the unidentified killer known as B.T.K. suddenly fell silent.

Then, in 2004, a letter bearing his unmistakable signature arrived at a local newspaper…

Casefile Presents

Research & writing – Milly Raso

Narration – Anonymous Host

‘Flatline intro’ and ‘Come play with me’ intro and outro – www.dl-sounds.com

Audio production – Mike Migas 

Scoring – Mike Migas

Audio editing – Anthony Telfer

Logo and website design – Paulina Szymanska

Although Casefile episodes are free for all listeners, those who want to support us financially can do so by becoming a member of Patreon, Apple Premium or Spotify Premium. Paid subscribers receive access to exclusive content including behind-the-scenes discussions with the Casefile team, interviews, early releases and ad-free episodes.

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Bind, Torture, Kill: The Inside Story of the Serial Killer Next Door – Roy Wenzl

Confession of a Serial Killer: The Untold Story of Dennis Rader, The BTK Killer – Katherine Ramsland

Four in Wichita family found brutally slain – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 16 1974

Victims’ children return home – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 16 1974

Doctors comb scene of slaying to give medical side of evidence – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 17 1974

Police baffled on motive in mass killing – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 17 1974

‘Otero proud, a comedian’ – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 17 1974

Venetian blind cord bound murder victims – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 17 1974

Police still blanked in probe of slayings – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 18 1974

Fingerprints yield a clue to slayings – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 19 1974

Reward offered in murders – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 20 1974

Hannon awaits break in case as Otero bodies flown home – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 22 1974

Otero survivors to move – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 22 1974

Talk of the town – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 22 1974

Otero car main clue to slayings – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 23 1974

Murder clues sparse – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 23 1974

Judicious Decision – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 24 1974

Neighbors jumpy after murders – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 25 1974

Obscene calls increase – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 29 1974

Rumors on Oteros dispelled – The Wichita Beacon, Feb 1 1974

Otero investigation leads Wichita police to Puerto Rico, Canal Zone – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 9 1974

Police find Otero leads – The Wichita Beacon, Feb 14 1974

Otero case reward put on deadline – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 23 1974

Girl, 20, fatally stabbed, brother shot by intruder – The Wichita Eagle, April 5 1974

Murder adds to theory – The Wichita Beacon, April 5 1974

No arrests in slaying – The Wichita Beacon, April 11 1974

Police release drawing of slay suspect – The Wichita Eagle, April 24 1974

‘Lucky’ – The Wichita Beacon, April 30 1974

Wichita police seek Otero slaying suspect – The Wichita Eagle, Oct 10 1974

Otero suspect examined at mental ward – The Wichita Beacon, Oct 18 1974

Talk of the town – The Wichita Beacon, Oct 31 1974

Letter may be from Otero killer – The Wichita Eagle, Dec 12 1974

Oteros found slain one year ago – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 15 1975

Police ask help in murder – The Wichita Beacon, March 18 1977

Ex-husband to be questioned in slaying – The Wichita Beacon, May 5 1977

Young woman found slain – The Wichita Beacon, Dec 9 1977

No suspect identified in slaying of woman in SE Wichita home – The Wichita Eagle, Dec 10 1977

Police seek caller in strangling – The Wichita Eagle, Dec 11 1977

Police beef up slayings probe – The Wichita Eagle, Dec 14 1977

City’s ‘BTK Strangler’ claims he’s killed 7 – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 11 1978

BTK Strangler has sense of grandiosity, psychiatrist says – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 11 1978

Separating the mail – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 12 1978

Mood in city – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 12 1978

Hundreds of phone tips pour in as police stalk ‘BTK Strangler’ – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 12 1978

No solid leads reported in BTK Strangler case – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 15 1978

Police say BTK is winning cat-and-mouse game – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 16 1978

Bright killing ‘most logical’ as BTK’s 7th – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 17 1978

‘I’m BTK,’ cranks say; police aren’t laughing – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 19 1978

Killer left many clues, police say – The Wichita Eagle, May 8 1985

After 13 years, BTK still baffles police – The Wichita Eagle, Oct 25 1987

Father, 2 girls are found dead – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 1 1988

Autopsies show cause of 3 deaths – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 2 1988

BTK case unsolved, 30 years later – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 17 2004

BTK resurfaces after 25 years – The Wichita Eagle, March 25 2004

BTK author: Parcel may be killer’s – The Wichita Eagle, July 20 2004

A friend recalls final chat – The Wichita Eagle, July 21 2004

BTK letter prompts security warnings – The Wichita Eagle, July 23 2004

BTK delivers self portrait – The Wichita Eagle, Dec 1 2004

Killer’s language raises doubts about his military background – The Wichita Eagle, Dec 1 2004

Final judgement – The Wichita Eagle, Aug 19 2005

‘BTK’ made first contact through newspaper in ‘74 – The Wichita Eagle

Killer’s letter still haunting 30 years later – The Seattle Times

Startup paper was first to tell public of BTK – The Wichita Eagle

Survivor recalls serial killer’s attack – The Oklahoman

Teen’s death stuns town – Lawrence Journal-World

How legal tech helped catch the BTK Killer – Legaltech News

How vanity and a rogue Microsoft Word document led to the capture of evil ‘BTK’ serial killer – Nine News

BTK victims’ families speak out in hearing – CNN

Families of BTK serial killer’s victims remember their loved ones: ‘My life changed instantly’ – ABC News

State’s summary of the evidence

BTK, 10 years after gallery – The Wichita Eagle

PHOTOS: Communications from BTK – The Wichita Eagle

FBI Records: Dennis Rader

The post Case 337: Test A.rtf (Part 2/4) appeared first on Casefile: True Crime Podcast.

[Part 1 of 4]

*** Content warning: child victims ***

The quiet suburban life of Wichita, Kansas, was shattered in 1974 when four members of the Otero family, Joe, Julie and their two youngest children, Josie and Joey, were found brutally murdered in their home. 

Nine months later, a letter was discovered inside a public library book that contained detailed, accurate, insider-knowledge about the crime. Worse still, the writer claimed responsibility for the murders and threatened to kill again.

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Narration – Anonymous Host

Research & writing – Milly Raso

Production & music – Mike Migas

Audio editing – Anthony Telfer

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Case 337 Test A.rtf

*** Content Warning: child victims ***

[Part 1 of 4]

The quiet suburban life of Wichita, Kansas was shattered in 1974 when four members of the Otero family, Joe, Julie and their two youngest children, Josie and Joey, were found brutally murdered in their home. 

Nine months later, a letter was discovered inside a public library book that contained detailed, accurate, insider-knowledge about the crime. Worse still, the writer claimed responsibility for the murders and threatened to kill again.

Casefile Presents

Research & writing – Milly Raso

Narration – Anonymous Host

‘Flatline intro’ and ‘Come play with me’ intro and outro – www.dl-sounds.com

Audio production – Mike Migas 

Scoring – Mike Migas

Audio editing – Anthony Telfer

Logo and website design – Paulina Szymanska

Although Casefile episodes are free for all listeners, those who want to support us financially can do so by becoming a member of Patreon, Apple Premium or Spotify Premium. Paid subscribers receive access to exclusive content including behind-the-scenes discussions with the Casefile team, interviews, early releases and ad-free episodes.

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Bind, Torture, Kill: The Inside Story of the Serial Killer Next Door – Roy Wenzl

Confession of a Serial Killer: The Untold Story of Dennis Rader, The BTK Killer – Katherine Ramsland

Four in Wichita family found brutally slain – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 16 1974

Victims’ children return home – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 16 1974

Doctors comb scene of slaying to give medical side of evidence – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 17 1974

Police baffled on motive in mass killing – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 17 1974

‘Otero proud, a comedian’ – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 17 1974

Venetian blind cord bound murder victims – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 17 1974

Police still blanked in probe of slayings – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 18 1974

Fingerprints yield a clue to slayings – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 19 1974

Reward offered in murders – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 20 1974

Hannon awaits break in case as Otero bodies flown home – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 22 1974

Otero survivors to move – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 22 1974

Talk of the town – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 22 1974

Otero car main clue to slayings – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 23 1974

Murder clues sparse – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 23 1974

Judicious Decision – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 24 1974

Neighbors jumpy after murders – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 25 1974

Obscene calls increase – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 29 1974

Rumors on Oteros dispelled – The Wichita Beacon, Feb 1 1974

Otero investigation leads Wichita police to Puerto Rico, Canal Zone – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 9 1974

Police find Otero leads – The Wichita Beacon, Feb 14 1974

Otero case reward put on deadline – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 23 1974

Girl, 20, fatally stabbed, brother shot by intruder – The Wichita Eagle, April 5 1974

Murder adds to theory – The Wichita Beacon, April 5 1974

No arrests in slaying – The Wichita Beacon, April 11 1974

Police release drawing of slay suspect – The Wichita Eagle, April 24 1974

‘Lucky’ – The Wichita Beacon, April 30 1974

Wichita police seek Otero slaying suspect – The Wichita Eagle, Oct 10 1974

Otero suspect examined at mental ward – The Wichita Beacon, Oct 18 1974

Talk of the town – The Wichita Beacon, Oct 31 1974

Letter may be from Otero killer – The Wichita Eagle, Dec 12 1974

Oteros found slain one year ago – The Wichita Beacon, Jan 15 1975

Police ask help in murder – The Wichita Beacon, March 18 1977

Ex-husband to be questioned in slaying – The Wichita Beacon, May 5 1977

Young woman found slain – The Wichita Beacon, Dec 9 1977

No suspect identified in slaying of woman in SE Wichita home – The Wichita Eagle, Dec 10 1977

Police seek caller in strangling – The Wichita Eagle, Dec 11 1977

Police beef up slayings probe – The Wichita Eagle, Dec 14 1977

City’s ‘BTK Strangler’ claims he’s killed 7 – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 11 1978

BTK Strangler has sense of grandiosity, psychiatrist says – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 11 1978

Separating the mail – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 12 1978

Mood in city – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 12 1978

Hundreds of phone tips pour in as police stalk ‘BTK Strangler’ – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 12 1978

No solid leads reported in BTK Strangler case – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 15 1978

Police say BTK is winning cat-and-mouse game – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 16 1978

Bright killing ‘most logical’ as BTK’s 7th – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 17 1978

‘I’m BTK,’ cranks say; police aren’t laughing – The Wichita Eagle, Feb 19 1978

Killer left many clues, police say – The Wichita Eagle, May 8 1985

After 13 years, BTK still baffles police – The Wichita Eagle, Oct 25 1987

Father, 2 girls are found dead – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 1 1988

Autopsies show cause of 3 deaths – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 2 1988

BTK case unsolved, 30 years later – The Wichita Eagle, Jan 17 2004

BTK resurfaces after 25 years – The Wichita Eagle, March 25 2004

BTK author: Parcel may be killer’s – The Wichita Eagle, July 20 2004

A friend recalls final chat – The Wichita Eagle, July 21 2004

BTK letter prompts security warnings – The Wichita Eagle, July 23 2004

BTK delivers self portrait – The Wichita Eagle, Dec 1 2004

Killer’s language raises doubts about his military background – The Wichita Eagle, Dec 1 2004

Final judgement – The Wichita Eagle, Aug 19 2005

‘BTK’ made first contact through newspaper in ‘74 – The Wichita Eagle

Killer’s letter still haunting 30 years later – The Seattle Times

Startup paper was first to tell public of BTK – The Wichita Eagle

Survivor recalls serial killer’s attack – The Oklahoman

Teen’s death stuns town – Lawrence Journal-World

How legal tech helped catch the BTK Killer – Legaltech News

How vanity and a rogue Microsoft Word document led to the capture of evil ‘BTK’ serial killer – Nine News

BTK victims’ families speak out in hearing – CNN

Families of BTK serial killer’s victims remember their loved ones: ‘My life changed instantly’ – ABC News

State’s summary of the evidence

BTK, 10 years after gallery – The Wichita Eagle

PHOTOS: Communications from BTK – The Wichita Eagle

FBI Records: Dennis Rader

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On September 15 2006, detectives began investigating the sexual assault of 24-year-old Tiffany Hall from East St. Louis, Illinois. The assault had caused Tiffany to miscarry her 7-month old foetus. 

A week later, police received a tip-off that would break the case wide open, revealing unimaginable horrors that devastated a family and an entire community.

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Casefile Archives 8 The Tunstall Family

*** Content Warning: child victims ***

On September 15 2006, detectives began investigating the sexual assault of 24-year-old Tiffany Hall from East St. Louis, Illinois. The assault had caused Tiffany to miscarry her 7-month old foetus. 

A week later, police received a tip-off that would break the case wide open, revealing unimaginable horrors that devastated a family and an entire community.

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Narration – Anonymous Host

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Woman found dead outside ESL home – The Belleville News Democrat 

FBI joins in search for 3 missing children – The Belleville News Democrat 

Three young children found dead – The Belleville News Democrat 

Kids found dead in washer, dryer – Chicago Tribune 

Suspect’s behaviour gave no hint of crime –  St. Louis-Post Dispatch 

Juvenile records show troubled life – The Belleville News Democrat 

Testing OK’d for murder suspect – Chicago Tribune 

Friend says Tunstall wanted stable home – The Belleville News Democrat 

Hall case saddens St. Louis investigator – St. Louis-Post Dispatch 

700 say goodbye to slain mom and kids – Chicago Tribune 

Hall is imprisoned for life – The Belleville News Democrat 

Fetus of slain mother is buried – The Belleville News Democrat

Judge denies request by Hall – The Belleville News Democrat

Fetal abductions: historical perspectives, methodology and motives – October 2022, Minerva Forensic Medicine 142(1)

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*** Content warnings: Crime against a child ***

In 1998, the Easter holiday in Victoria, Australia, got off to a tragic beginning when 12-year-old Nicky Fleming was killed in a car accident while travelling to a family camping trip. But what initially looked like a single vehicle tragedy turned out to be a crime. And whoever had hit the Fleming family’s car had fled the scene…

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Casefile Archives 7 Nicky Fleming

*** Content Warning: crime against a child ***

In 1998, the Easter holiday in Victoria, Australia, got off to a tragic beginning when 12-year-old Nicky Fleming was killed in a car accident while travelling to a family camping trip.

But what initially looked like a single vehicle tragedy turned out to be a crime. And whoever had hit the Fleming family’s car had fled the scene…

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Research & writing – Vikki Petraitis

Narration – Anonymous Host

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Audio production – Mike Migas 

Scoring – Mike Migas and Andrew D.B. Joslyn

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Boy, 12, killed in highway hit-run – The Age, April 11 1998

Hunt for hit-run truckie widens – The Age, April 13 1998

Highway hum says no escape for killer – The Age, April 14 1998

Picking up the pieces of a hit-run tragedy – The Age, April 19 1998

Hit-run case breakthrough – The Age, Oct 8 1998

Truck driver caused boy’s death – The Age, March 21 2000

Forensics – Vikki Petraitis

TV segment by Crime Investigation Australia

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*** Content warnings: Self-harm ***

On May 17 2008, Swedish twin sisters Ursula and Sabina Eriksson boarded a bus from Liverpool to London. After a routine road stop, the bus driver noticed the twins were acting suspiciously and were clinging tightly to their bags. Concerned, the driver refused to let Ursula and Sabina back on board. 

Soon after, two patrol officers were called to an incident on the M6 motorway near the English city of Stoke-on-Trent. Expecting the worst, the officers were surprised to find the Erikkson twins standing calmly and unscathed on the shoulder of the motorway. But within a few minutes, the seemingly calm situation took a frightening turn.

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Casefile Archives 6 The Eriksson Twins

*** Content Warning: self-harm ***

On May 17 2008, Swedish twin sisters Ursula and Sabina Eriksson boarded a bus from Liverpool to London. After a routine road stop, the bus driver noticed the twins were acting suspiciously and were clinging tightly to their bags. Concerned, the driver refused to let Ursula and Sabina back on board. 

Soon after, two patrol officers were called to an incident on the M6 motorway near the English city of Stoke-on-Trent. Expecting the worst, the officers were surprised to find the Erikkson twins standing calmly and unscathed on the shoulder of the motorway. But within a few minutes, the seemingly calm situation took a frightening turn.

Casefile Presents

Research & writing – Anonymous Host

Narration – Anonymous Host

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Audio production – Mike Migas 

Scoring – Mike Migas 

Audio editing – Anthony Telfer

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A Madness Shared by Two: True Story of the M6 Eriksson Twins & the Murder of Glenn Hollinshead – Mr David Cann,‎ Miss Sharon Mackellar

Devastated family call for answers over killing – This is Staffordshire

M6 dash woman jailed over killing – BBC

TV Preview: Madness in the Fast Lane – This is Staffordshire

How killer Sabina Eriksson ended up in Stoke-on-Trent to stab Glenn Hollinshead to death – The Sentinel

Dicing With Death– BBC Motorway Cops

Madness in the Fast Lane – Swedish Sisters – BBC

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*** Content warnings: Child victims ***

Oklahoma teenager Ashley Freeman celebrated her sixteenth birthday by inviting her best friend, Lauria Bible, over for a sleepover. It was a pleasant yet uneventful evening, until the following morning of December 30 1999, when neighbours noticed that the Freemans’ house was engulfed in flames. 

Emergency services quickly arrived at the scene, where they found the charred remains of Ashley’s mother, Kathy. She had also been shot in the head. The fire was ruled to be arson, but where were Lauria, Ashley or Ashley’s father, Danny?

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Casefile Archives 5 Lauria Bible & Ashley Freeman

*** Content Warning: child victims ***

Oklahoma teenager Ashley Freeman celebrated her sixteenth birthday by inviting her best friend, Lauria Bible, over for a sleepover. It was a pleasant yet uneventful evening, until the following morning of December 30 1999, when neighbours noticed that the Freemans’ house was engulfed in flames.

Emergency services quickly arrived at the scene, where they found the charred remains of Ashley’s mother, Kathy. She had also been shot in the head. The fire was ruled to be arson, but where were Lauria, Ashley or Ashley’s father, Danny?

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Research & writing – Anonymous Host

Additional writing – Elsha McGill

Narration – Anonymous Host

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Audio production – Mike Migas 

Scoring – Mike Migas 

Audio editing – Anthony Telfer

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The State of Oklahoma VS Ronnie Dean Busick

Victim impact statement from Lorene Bible

The Welch Girls: A look inside the decades-old Oklahoma cold case – KOCO News 5

More than 12 people kept their mouths shut in the case of Oklahoma girls missing since 1999 – Oklahoma News 4

Accused killer of missing teens charged following new evidence almost 20 years later – News.com.au 

Mother of Lauria Bible speaks to alleged perpetrator – ABC8 Tulsa

UPDATED: Busick sentenced in Freeman-Bible murder case – The Joplin Globe

Man convicted in Welch girls case released from prison; ‘I’m going to be watching,’ victim’s mother says – Tulsa World

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When school friends Jessica Wongso and Mirna Salihin caught up for coffee in Jakarta’s upscale Olivier Cafe in January 2016, it was supposed to be a friendly get together. Then, moments after taking a sip from her Vietnamese iced coffee, Mirna collapsed and died. What unravelled was one of Indonesia’s most controversial murder trials with the question on everyone's lips - did Jessica Wongso poison Mirna with cyanide?

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*** Content warnings: Sexual assault, child sexual assault, arson, animal cruelty ***

When 32-year-old Tina Herrmann didn’t show up for work on Wednesday, November 10 2010, her manager immediately alerted the authorities. Soon they found that not only had Tina vanished, but so had her two children - 13-year-old Sarah Maynard and 11-year-old Kody Maynard - and her best friend, 41-year-old Stephanie Sprang. To make matters worse, there were bloodstains discovered throughout Tina’s home. Soon, clues would lead detectives to a disconcerting scene - a rundown house filled from top to bottom with leaves…

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In December 1948, the body of an unidentified male was found on Somerton Beach in Adelaide, South Australia. It initially appeared the man had simply passed away in his sleep, but as police looked into his death, they discovered a series of bizarre and unexplainable clues that presented more questions than answers. Was the Somerton Man an international spy? If so, what was he doing in Adelaide? And what significance did the ancient Persian text found in his pocket hold?

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*** Content warnings: child victims, child sexual assault ***

On January 11, 1965, 15-year-old Christine Sharrock and Marianne Schmidt spent the day at Cronulla Beach with Marianne's four younger siblings. After lunch, the two teenagers went for a walk into the nearby sandhills at Wanda Beach, but never returned.

The following day, their bodies were found in the sand dunes. The murders shocked the nation, triggering one of the largest homicide investigations in Australian history. Despite an exhaustive inquiry, police were unable to identify the killer. Decades on, the mystery remains.

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Casefile Archives 4 Mirna Salihin

When school friends Jessica Wongso and Mirna Salihin caught up for coffee in Jakarta’s upscale Olivier Cafe in January 2016, it was supposed to be a friendly get together. Then, moments after taking a sip from her Vietnamese iced coffee, Mirna collapsed and died.

What unravelled was one of Indonesia’s most controversial murder trials, with the question on everyone’s lips – did Jessica Wongso poison Mirna with cyanide?

Casefile Presents

Research & writing – Elsha McGill

Narration – Anonymous Host

‘Flatline intro’ and ‘Come play with me’ intro and outro – www.dl-sounds.com

Audio production – Mike Migas 

Scoring – Mike Migas 

Audio editing – Anthony Telfer

Logo and website design – Paulina Szymanska

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Death in a Cafe (Part 1) – 60 Minutes

Death in a Cafe (Part 2) – 60 Minutes 

Ice Cold: Murder, Coffee & Jessica Wongso – Netflix 

Iced Coffee Killer – 7News Spotlight

Australian charged with cyanide-coffee killing in Indonesia may have been jealous, consultant says – ABC News

Corrosive substance found in sudden death victim’s body – Jakarta Post 

Jessica showed suspicious behavior long before murder: Mirna’s father – Jakarta Post 

Alleged cyanide killer has mental health problems, AFP report reveals – ABC News

All You Need to Know about Jessica Kumala Wongso Official Arrest – Liputan 6

Police Deny $5m Insurance Claim in Cyanide Coffee Case – Jakarta Globe

Indonesia’s Murder Melodrama Has The Whole Country Watching – Foreign Policy 

Olivier staff, Jessica reenact ‘Vietnamese coffee’ incident in court – Jakarta Post 

Mirna reluctant to meet Jessica alone, Hani says – Jakarta Post 

Mirna is gone and will never come back – Kompas

Doctor who examined Jessica, Hani gives testimony – Jakarta Post 

Mirna’s husband accuses journalist of bribery – Jakarta Post 

These are Jessica’s suspicious movements on CCTV revealed by expert witness – Detik News 

Defense lawyer tells court Olivier barista paid to kill Mirna – Jakarta Post

Accused murderer told me: ‘If I want to kill someone, I know how’ – News.com.au 

Jessica’s lawyer questions validity of coffee evidence – Jakarta Post

Accused cyanide murderer ‘narcissistic’ – SBS News

Criminologist needs psychologist’s help to examine behavior: Witness – Jakarta Post

Inside the murder trial of Jessica Kumala Wongso accused of killing her friend Wayan Mirna Salihin with a cyanide-laced iced coffee – news.com.au 

Lawyer raises suspicion about insurance claims – Jakarta Post

Cyanide accused denies Aust legal trouble – SBS News

I’m only interested in men: Jessica – Jakarta Post 

Toxicologist questions police’s method in determining cyanide as Mirna’s killer – Jakarta Post 

Third Australian expert questions cyanide death in alleged coffee murder – Sydney Morning Herald

Mirna did not know anything about my ex-boyfriend – Jakarta Post 

The long journey of Jessica’s trial – Kompas 

Why has public opinion flipped on Indonesia’s ‘iced coffee murderer’? – ABC News

Indonesia’s Criminal Justice System on Trial: The Jessica Wongso Case by Simon Butt – New Criminal Law Review (2021) 

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