Casefile: True Crime Podcast

Case 318 Tay Chow Lyang & Tony Tan Poh Chuan

On September 15 2003, Singaporean student Ram Tiwary awoke in his Sydney apartment to find his two flatmates, Tony Tan Poh Chuan and Tay Chow Lyang, had been brutally murdered. A suspicious car seen in the area leads police on a hunt for the killers, until another suspect emerges closer to home.

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Research & writing – Elsha McGill

Creative direction – Milly Raso

Narration – Anonymous Host

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Audio production – Mike Migas 

Scoring – Mike Migas 

Audio editing – Anthony Telfer

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REGINA v TIWARY [2006] 

TIWARY v R [2008]

R v TIWARY [2009] 

Tiwary v R [2021 appeal]

99 Months: The Case of the Sydney Double Murders – Ram Tiwary

Crime Scene Asia: Forensic Evidence Becomes the Silent Witness – Liz Porter

The Sydney Murders Mystery – Get Real

A Violent Act – SBS

Cold-blooded killings unexplained – The Australian

Money, chores created friction among flatmates – The Straits Times

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When 71-year-old Thomas Perez Senior failed to return home after a short walk to his mailbox in Fontana, California, his son Tom wasn’t overly concerned. He suspected his father had just gone to visit friends or family and would return home of his own accord. But when police arrived at the Perez home to complete a missing person’s report, they came to suspect something else entirely.

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Research & writing – Milly Raso

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Music – Andrew D.B. Joslyn

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Case 317 Thomas Perez

When 71-year-old Thomas Perez Senior failed to return home after a short walk to his mailbox in Fontana, California, his son Tom wasn’t overly concerned. He suspected his father had just gone to visit friends or family and would return home of his own accord. But when police arrived at the Perez home to complete a missing person’s report, they came to suspect something else entirely.

Casefile Presents

Research & writing – Milly Raso

Creative direction – 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 & Andrew Joslyn

Audio editing – Anthony Telfer

Logo and website design – Paulina Szymanska

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Thomas Anthony Perez v. City of Fontana

Memorandum of Contentions of Fact and Law filed by Defendants

Order re Defendants’ Motion For Summary Judgment

Fontana denies wrongdoing in 2018 police interrogation characterized as ‘psychological torture’ – The Sun

Fontana pays nearly $900,000 for ‘psychological torture’ inflicted by police to get false confession – The Sun

California man wins $1m after 17-hour police interrogation falsely accusing him of killing father, who was alive – Independent

Police pressured him to confess to a murder that never happened – CNN

Fontana reaches $900K settlement with man who was pressured to confess murder that never happened – ABC7

‘Psychologically tortured’: California city pays man nearly $1M after 17-hour police interrogation – The Guardian

Fontana Police Department issues news release in regard to $900,000 settlement – Fontana Herald News

City to pay $900K for making man confess to murder that never happened – The Washington Post

$900,000 settlement after ‘psychological torture’ spurs false murder confession – HuffPost

California cops threaten to kill man’s dog if he does not falsely confess to killing father – Daily Mail

Fontana police got him to admit to a murder that never happened. How is this possible – Los Angeles Times

He called police for help… what happened next is stunning – CNN

Police interrogate Fontana man for 17 hours until he makes false murder confession – KCAL News

Man gets nearly $1M after confessing to a murder he never committed – CBS

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When the bodies of Doctor Gilbert Bogle and Margaret Chandler were found along the banks of Sydney’s Lane Cove River on New Year’s Day 1963, scandal and suspicion erupted. The two were married – but not to each other – raising immediate questions of foul play. Yet as investigators peeled back the layers of this bizarre case, they found themselves tangled in a mystery far stranger than anyone had imagined.

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Case 316 Gilbert Bogle & Margaret Chandler

When the bodies of Doctor Gilbert Bogle and Margaret Chandler were found along the banks of Sydney’s Lane Cove River on New Year’s Day 1963, scandal and suspicion erupted. The two were married – but not to each other – raising immediate questions of foul play.

Yet as investigators peeled back the layers of this bizarre case, they found themselves tangled in a mystery far stranger than anyone had imagined.

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Research & writing – Elsha McGill

Creative direction – Milly Raso

Narration – Anonymous Host

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Audio production – Mike Migas 

Scoring – Mike Migas 

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So You Think I Did It – Geoffrey Chandler (1969) 

Dr Chandler & Mrs Bogle: The Confession – Peter Butt (2023)

Strychnine hint on riverbank deaths – The Sydney Morning Herald, Jan 3 1963

Who gave the fatal dose? – The Sydney Morning Herald, Jan 6 1963

Coroner visits death scene – The Sydney Morning Herald, May 10 1963

Coroner hears Bogle-Chandler inquest evidence from police sergeant – The Sydney Morning Herald, May 15 1963

Chandler in witness box – The Canberra Times, May 23 1963

Chandler says wife attracted by Bogle – The Canberra Times, May 23 1963

City coroner hears evidence from Geoffrey Chandler at double death inquest – The Sydney Morning Herald, May 23 1963

Eight witnesses give evidence as end of Bogle-Chandler inquest nears – The Sydney Morning Heald, May 25 1963

Chandler seen ‘heading West’ – The Canberra Times, May 25 1963

Bogle, Chandler – how they died – The Sydney Morning Herald, May 27 1989

Bogle and Chandler Death by LSD – The Sydney Morning Herald, Jan 20 1996

Who Killed Dr Bogle & Mrs Chandler?

Sydney Push – Wikipedia 

Gilbert Stanley Bogle – Australian Dictionary of Biography

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

In 2013, a forum appeared on the dark web called Hurt2theCore. Run by an anonymous user known only as Lux, it was a digital cesspool dedicated to one of the most vile subgenres of illicit pornography. It quickly became Lux’s most notorious creation and drew the attention of global law enforcement.

As investigators delved into its murky depths, they found themselves up against one of the dark web’s most depraved predators - a shadowy figure known only as 666Devil…

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Case 315 Operation Cacam

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

In 2013, a forum appeared on the dark web called Hurt2theCore. Run by an anonymous user known only as Lux, it was a digital cesspool dedicated to one of the most vile subgenres of illicit pornography. It quickly became Lux’s most notorious creation and drew the attention of global law enforcement.

As investigators delved into its murky depths, they found themselves up against one of the dark web’s most depraved predators – a shadowy figure known only as 666Devil…

Casefile Presents

Research & writing – Milly Raso

Creative direction – Milly Raso

Narration – Anonymous Host

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Audio production – Mike Migas 

Scoring – Mike Migas 

Audio editing – Anthony Telfer

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The Darkest Web – Eileen Ormsby

Inside the repulsive world of ‘hurtcore’, the worst crimes imaginable – Vice

Hackers take down child pornography sites – BBC News

Internet’s worst pedophile abruptly shuts down his ‘PedoEmpire’ – Cashmere Magazine

How Matthew David Graham’s ‘hurtcore’ paedophile habit began on the dark web – The Age

Lux captured: The simple error that brought down the world’s worst hurtcore paedophile – The Sydney Morning Herald

Melbourne man admits using dark web to advise paedophiles on kidnap, rape and torture – ABC News

Everything we know about Australian teen who founded a child porn empire – Vice

Scientist unmasked at dark-web sex fiend ‘Evilmind’ – The Times

Matthew Falder: How global taskforce caught Birmingham paedophile – BBC

How a 16-year-old babysitter helped international authorities catch ‘pervert’ Matthew Falder – News.com.au

The double life of one of Britain’s worst online paedophiles – The Daily Mail

Matthew Falder posed as female artist for online sex attacks – BBC

Dark web paedophile Matthew Falder blackmailed victims – BBC

Moment ‘Britain’s worst ever paedophile’ is arrested after a four year manhunt – The Daily Mail

‘Depraved’ online paedophile given 32-year prison sentence – SBS News

Paedophile victim: How I fell into Matthew Falder’s trap – Sky News

Matthew Falder victim tells how she licked toilets and ate dog food – North Wales Live

Matthew Falder: The scientist who was unmasked as one of Britain’s most sadistic sex offenders – ITVX

‘Worst of the worst’ paedophile placed secret cameras in Welsh house to film people undressing – Wales Online

Who is Dr Matthew Falder? – The Sun

How one brave 16-year-old girl helped cops nail Matthew Falder – The Sun

‘Britain’s worst paedo’ who blackmailed victims into eating dog food and sending sick pictures has sentenced slashed by seven years – The Sun

Dark web paedophile Matthew Falder’s sentence reduced – BBC

Prime Suspect: Hunting the Predators S01E01 – Matthew Falder

‘I was ashamed of what I’d done’ – BBC

Rap Sheet From Hell – Underworld: Behind the Scenes of the NCA EP2 – National Crime Agency

You wanted darker web? – Eileen Ormsby

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On a January night in 1997, Yarmila Falater was brutally stabbed and drowned in the family’s backyard pool. Her husband, Scott Falater, was caught red-handed, but claimed he had no memory of the crime. What followed was a high-profile trial that pitted science against suspicion, as experts debated whether Yarmila’s death was a tragic accident or deliberate murder. 

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Case 314 Yarmila Falater

On a January night in 1997, Yarmila Falater was brutally stabbed and drowned in the family’s backyard pool. Her husband, Scott Falater, was caught red-handed, but claimed he had no memory of the crime. What followed was a high-profile trial that pitted science against suspicion, as experts debated whether Yarmila’s death was a tragic accident or deliberate murder.

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Research & writing – Milly Raso

Creative direction – Milly Raso

Narration – Anonymous Host

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Audio production – Mike Migas 

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Forgive Me for Killing You: The true story of Yarmila and Scott Falater – Marci Olsen Blau

Husband accused of killing wife in pool – The Arizona Republic, Jan 18 1997

Suspect plans sleep defence – The Arizona Republic, Jan 27 1998

Wife-killer says he was asleep while stabbing her – The Palm Beach Post, Jan 28 1998

Sleepwalker threw her, sister testifies – Tucson Citizen, Jun 04 1999

‘Sleepwalking’ killer Scott Falater of Phoenix still wracked with guilt over murdering wife – ABC15

A man who sleeps while killing his own wife – Medium

Wake-up call – Phoenix New Times

A killer sleep disorder – Phoenix New Times

If you kill someone in your sleep, are you a murderer? – The Guardian

While He Was Sleeping – ABC 20/20

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*** Content warnings: Sexual assault, homophobia***

On Anzac Day of 1999, life partners Keith Hibbins and David Campbell were walking through the Fitzroy Gardens in Melbourne when they were approached by two agitated young men, John Whiteside and Kristian Dieber. The young men claimed they were on the lookout for a pair of rapists who had just sexually assaulted a young woman nearby, but were they telling the truth?

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Music – Andrew Joslyn

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Case 313 Keith Hibbins

*** Content warnings: Sexual assault, homophobia ***

On Anzac Day of 1999, life partners Keith Hibbins and David Campbell were walking through the Fitzroy Gardens in Melbourne when they were approached by two agitated young men, John Whiteside and Kristian Dieber. The young men claimed they were on the lookout for a pair of rapists who had just sexually assaulted a young woman nearby, but were they telling the truth?

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Research & writing – Elsha McGill

Creative direction – Milly Raso

Narration – Anonymous Host

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Audio production – Mike Migas 

Scoring – Mike Migas, Andrew Joslyn 

Audio editing – Anthony Telfer

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R v Whiteside & Deiber [2000] – Sentencing

DPP v Whiteside & Dieber [2000] – Appeal

Gay – Steve Dow

Reasonable Doubt: Bizarre Tales of Death & Justice – Wayne Howell

‘Rape’ woman cries over killing – The Age, 24 November 1999

Death in the Park – The Age, 10 December 2000 

Two who killed rape accused go free – The Age, 24 June 2000

Opinion – The Age, 27 June 2000 

The inequality of mercy – The Age, 29 June 2000

Petition seeks tougher penalty for killers – The Age, 29 July 2000

Appeal lodged in gay killing case – The Age,  19 July 2000

‘Liquor, not chivalry, drove vigilante killers’ – Sydney Morning Herald, 5 August 2000

Sentence reflects a life was taken: gay partner – The Age, 5 August 2000

Streets of shame: The victims of Victoria’s secret crime wave – The Herald Sun 

Average of 20 gay men bashed every day for over 40 years, NSW inquiry told – The Guardian

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*** Content warnings: Sexual assault ***

When first responders arrived at the Roberts family home in the small town of Early, Iowa, on December 13 2001, they found 20-year-old Dustin Wehde lying in a pool of his own blood. The homeowner, Tracey Roberts, claimed she’d shot Dustin in an act of self-defence after he and another unknown assailant broke in and threatened to kill her and her children. As investigators looked into possible suspects, several persons of interest emerged. But all was not as it seemed.

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Research & writing – Elsha McGill

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Music – Andrew Joslyn

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Case 312 Dustin Wehde

*** Content warnings: Sexual assault ***

When first responders arrived at the Roberts family home in the small town of Early, Iowa on December 13 2001, they found 20-year-old Dustin Wehde lying in a pool of his own blood. The homeowner, Tracey Roberts, claimed she’d shot Dustin in an act of self defence after he and another unknown assailant broke in and threatened to kill her and her children. As investigators looked into possible suspects, several persons of interest emerged. But all was not as it seemed.

Casefile Presents

Research & writing – Elsha McGill

Editing – Erin Munro

Creative direction – Milly Raso

Narration – Anonymous Host

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Audio production – Mike Migas 

Scoring – Mike Migas, Andrew Joslyn 

Audio editing – Anthony Telfer

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In Re the Marriage of Michael Ross Roberts and Tracey Richter Roberts (Iowa Court of Appeals 2008) 

State vs Richter (Iowa Court of Appeal 2013) 

State vs Richter (Iowa Court of Appeals 2017)

Beautifully Cruel – M. William Phelps

Kill or Be Killed: Shots in the Dark – Oxygen

Twisted – Dateline NBC (S22 E52) 

A Father’s Fight – 60 Minutes

Woman arrested in 2001 Sac County slaying – Sioux City Journal

Woman accused in slaying will appeal bond – Sioux City Journal

Dentist: Richter tried to extort him – Sioux City Journal

Mom in Iowa murder case wrote to Wis. sex offender – Deseret News 

Case asks: Is she a heroic mom or a shrewd killer? – NBC News

Hero mom or killer? Iowa jury deciding – CBS News

Town at odds over man’s death – The Gazette (Dec 19 2001) 

Early attack victim wonders ‘why me, and why my family’ – The Des Moines Register (Dec 21 2001) 

Early women questions motive of attack – The Des Moines Register (Dec 21 2001) 

Woman still rattled 7 months after attack – The Des Moines Register (July 29 2002) 

Richter: Wehde’s mother breaks down – Sioux City Journal (Nov 2 2011)

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*** Content warnings: Gun violence, animal cruelty ***

When 74-year-old Russell Hill and 73-year-old Carol Clay vanished while camping in Victoria’s rugged High Country, their disappearance brought many hidden secrets to light. People theorised that the pair had run away together, were the victims of a murder-suicide, or had accidentally been killed by hunters. But there was only one person out there who knew the truth.

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Research & writing – Eileen Ormsby

Editing – Erin Munro

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Music – Andrew Joslyn

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Case 311 Russell Hill & Carol Clay

*** Content warnings: Gun violence, animal cruelty ***

When 74-year-old Russell Hill and 73-year-old Carol Clay vanished while camping in Victoria’s rugged High Country, their disappearance brought many hidden secrets to light. People theorised that the pair had run away together, were the victims of a murder-suicide, or had accidentally been killed by hunters. But there was only one person out there who knew the truth.

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Research & writing – Eileen Ormsby

Editing – Erin Munro

Creative direction – Milly Raso

Narration – Anonymous Host

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Audio production – Mike Migas 

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Greg Lynn lodges appeal against his murder verdict and sentence over the death of Carol Clay – ABC News

Supreme Court releases details of convicted murderer Greg Lynn’s appeal over camper Carol Clay’s death – ABC News

Crime scene to court: Why the jury didn’t buy Greg Lynn’s story – The Age

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

After 14-year-old Kalinka Bamberski is found dead in her own bed in the German town of Lindau, her French father, André Bamberski, refuses to accept that she died of natural causes. The further he digs, he starts to suspect that foul play was involved and that the person responsible was none other than Kalinka’s stepfather, Doctor Dieter Krombach. Will André’s suspicions be taken seriously, or will he be forced to take matters into his own hands?

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Case 310 Kalinka Bamberski

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

After 14-year-old Kalinka Bamberski is found dead in her own bed in the German town of Lindau, her French father, André Bamberski, refuses to accept that she died of natural causes. The further he digs, he starts to suspect that foul play was involved and that the person responsible was none other than Kalinka’s stepfather, Doctor Dieter Krombach. Will André’s suspicions be taken seriously, or will he be forced to take matters into his own hands?

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Creative direction – Milly Raso

Narration – Anonymous Host

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Audio editing – Anthony Telfer

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Fourth Chamber of the Court of Appeal of Paris – Indictment Referral to the Assize Court

Judgment of 9 October 1997 by the Regional Court in Kempten

Krombach V France (Judgement)

My Daughters Killer 

Bring in the Accused – André Bamberski’s Promise to Kalinka 

The Kalinka Bamberski Case

Thirty years in search of justice – The Guardian 

Father’s crusade in name of ‘murdered’ teen – BBC News

For my daughter – Die Welt 

Kidnapped German doctor to face killing trial in France – BBC News 

Doctor in court after father’s 29-year fight for justice for dead daughter – The Guardian 

Kidnapped doctor Dieter Krombach loses fight to halt murder trial – The Guardian

Krombach trial: “Until then, I never imagined that he could have hurt my daughter” – Le Monde 

Abducted doctor Krombach jailed for stepdaughter death – BBC News

German doctor jailed for killing stepdaughter – Reuters 

Krombach trial: Kalinka’s mother, a woman between two men – Le Nouvel Obs

Kalinka was 14 when she was killed. Thirty years later, her father captured the man responsible – The Independent 

For three decades, French father pursued justice for his daughter – The New York Times

Frenchman had stepfather abducted to avenge daughter’s death – Sydney Morning Herald

The Kalinka Affair – The Atavist

Justice For Kalinka

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When 41-year-old Lindsay Jellett failed to return home from his evening walk around the Victorian town of Ararat in May 1994, staff at his residential care unit were immediately worried. As well as being intellectually disabled, Lindsay had epilepsy, which required nightly medication, and it wasn’t like him to lose track of time. As daybreak emerged, a grim discovery led to the question – who would want to hurt this innocent man?

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Case 309 Lindsay Jellett

When 41-year-old Lindsay Jellett failed to return home from his evening walk around the Victorian town of Ararat in May 1994, staff at his residential care unit were immediately worried. As well as being intellectually disabled, Lindsay had epilepsy, which required nightly medication, and it wasn’t like him to lose track of time. As daybreak emerged, a grim discovery led to the question – who would want to hurt this innocent man?

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Research & writing – Vikki Petraitis

Creative direction – 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 and Andrew Joslyn

Audio editing – Anthony Telfer

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Inside the Law – Vikki Petraitis

Deadly Women, S11 E11

£15,000 Award for Child – The Canberra Times

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*** Content warnings: Sexual abuse ***

In the late 1970s, Wichita secretary Ruth Finley began to receive cryptic letters and chilling threats from a mysterious figure known only as ‘The Poet.’ For years, The Poet tormented Ruth and her husband, Ed, leaving them in a constant state of confusion and fear. Despite relentless efforts from the police, The Poet continued to evade detection. But as the investigation unfolded, the truth that emerged left everyone questioning what was real.

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Narration – Anonymous Host

Research & writing – Milly Raso

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Case 308 Ruth Finley

*** Content warnings: Sexual abuse ***

In the late 1970s, Wichita secretary Ruth Finley began to receive cryptic letters and chilling threats from a mysterious figure known only as ‘The Poet.’ For years, The Poet tormented Ruth and her husband, Ed, leaving them in a constant state of confusion and fear. Despite relentless efforts from the police, The Poet continued to evade detection. But as the investigation unfolded, the truth that emerged left everyone questioning what was real.

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Little Girl Fly Away – Gene Stone

Chloroform fiend brands Fort Scott girl with flatiron – The Wichita Eagle, Oct 16 1946

Sadist mutilates highschool girl – The Parsons Sun, Oct 16 1946

Sadist burns Kansas girl – The Wichita Beacon, Oct 16 1946

“Branded” – The Iola Register, Oct 18 1946

Poet’s ‘victim’ admits she’s Poet – The Wichita Eagle, Oct 02 1981

A chronology of the events of Ruth Finley’s ordeal – The Wichita Eagle, Oct 02 1981

Officials await psychiatric tests before they decide on charges – The Wichita Eagle, Oct 03 1981

Finley carried hoax out to the letter – which led to the end – The Wichita Eagle, Oct 03 1981

The Poet – Medium

Sick letters Ruth Finley received from ‘The Poet’ before cops realized she was tormenting herself and uncovered her motive – The U.S. Sun

Victim and perpetrator of ‘the Poet’ crime hoax in Wichita four decades ago has died – The Wichita Eagle

Ruth Finley Obituary

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[Part 2 of 2]

*** Content Warning: Sexual assault, gun violence, child victims ***

By mid-1963, The Night Caller’s reign of terror had altered Perth forever, and he still remained at large and unidentified. Following another execution-style slaying in Perth’s wealthy western suburbs, investigators set a trap that would expose his identity as Eric Edgar Cooke. Cooke’s capture would ultimately lead to the unravelling of countless terrible secrets…

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Case 307 The Night Caller

*** Content Warning: Sexual assault, gun violence, child victims ***

[Part 2 of 2]

By mid-1963, The Night Caller’s reign of terror had altered Perth forever, and he still remained at large and unidentified. Following another execution-style slaying in Perth’s wealthy western suburbs, investigators set a trap that would expose his identity as Eric Edgar Cooke. Cooke’s capture would ultimately lead to the unravelling of countless terrible secrets…

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Broken Lives – Estelle Blackburn

Presumed Guilty – Bret Christian

The Shark Net – Robert Drewe

After the Night (2020)

ABC Australian Story – Murder He Wrote (part 1)

ABC Australian Story – Murder He Wrote (part 2)

Button v The Queen (2002)

Beamish v The Queen (2005)

A case of science and justice – The Skeptic

The making of a serial killer – The West Australian

Ex gratia payment for wrongly jailed man – The Sydney Morning Herald

Book reviews: The Beamish Case – Western Australian Law Review

Serial killer Eric Edgar Cooke’s voice heard 53 years after his execution – ABC News

Estelle Blackburn

Networked Knowledge

Australian Dictionary of Biography – Eric Edgar Cooke

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[Part 1 of 2]

*** Content Warning: Sexual assault, gun violence, child victims ***

The city of Perth in Western Australia is sometimes described as the most isolated city in the world. During the late 1950s, Perth’s idyllic beaches, laidback lifestyle and small town atmosphere made it feel like a safe, protected place to live. But that sense of safety would be abruptly shattered by a man who would come to be known as The Night Caller.

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Case 307 The Night Caller

*** Content Warning: Sexual assault, gun violence, child victims ***

[Part 1 of 2]

The city of Perth in Western Australia is sometimes described as the most isolated city in the world. During the late 1950s, Perth’s idyllic beaches, laidback lifestyle and small town atmosphere made it feel like a safe, protected place to live. But that sense of safety would be abruptly shattered by a man who would come to be known as The Night Caller.

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Broken Lives – Estelle Blackburn

Presumed Guilty – Bret Christian

The Shark Net – Robert Drewe

After the Night (2020)

ABC Australian Story – Murder He Wrote (part 1)

ABC Australian Story – Murder He Wrote (part 2)

Button v The Queen (2002)

Beamish v The Queen (2005)

A case of science and justice – The Skeptic

The making of a serial killer – The West Australian

Ex gratia payment for wrongly jailed man – The Sydney Morning Herald

Book reviews: The Beamish Case – Western Australian Law Review

Serial killer Eric Edgar Cooke’s voice heard 53 years after his execution – ABC News

Estelle Blackburn

Networked Knowledge

Australian Dictionary of Biography – Eric Edgar Cooke

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Case 306 Ina & David Steiner

In 1999, Ina and David Steiner founded an online newsletter called eCommerceBytes. The couple worked hard to establish themselves as knowledgeable, trustworthy and unbiased reporters in the e-commerce industry and were well respected by their niche community. Then in 2019, eCommerceBytes received a scathing message from a Twitter user who took issue with how Ina Steiner reported on the U.S multinational e-commerce company eBay.

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Steiner v eBay Inc.

eBay CEO Devin Wenig earns 152 times that of employees – eCommerceBytes

eBay RICO lawsuit meant to curb seller exodus to Amazon? – eCommerceBytes

Elliott Management sends letter to Board of Directors of eBay – Business Wire

Inside eBay’s cockroach cult: the ghastly story of a stalking scandal – The New York Times

eBay issues statement on agreement reached with DOJ over cyberstalking crimes – eCommerceBytes

‘Infuriating’: How a Silicon Valley insider got away with eBay scandal – San Jose Spotlight

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Case 305 Marshall Street

*** Content warnings: Extreme sexual violence, torture, captivity, racism, domestic violence ***

When 25-year-old Josefina Rivera accepted a ride with North Philadelphia local Gary Heidnik on the night of November 26 1986, she could never have anticipated the events that were about to unfold. Josefina, along with five other women – Sandra Lindsay, Lisa Thomas, Deborah Dudley, Jackie Askins and Agnes Adams – were held captive in Heidnik’s basement while being subject to unspeakable crimes. But what really happened inside that house on Marshall Street?

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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Gary Michael Heidnik

United States Court of Appeals, In Re Heidnik 

Perkins v. City of Philadelphia

Cellar of Horror: The Story of Gary Heidnik – Ken Englade 

Cellar Girl – Josefina Rivera

Killer Profile – Gary “The Basement Killer” Heidnik – Crime + Investigation 

Monster Preacher – Oxygen

Inside the House of Heidnik – Philadelphia Magazine 

Black Women Report of Sex, Torture, Murder At Hands of White Philadelphia ‘Bishop’ – Jet Magazine 

Bail Withheld for Pair in Shackling Case – Los Angeles Times

Heidnik’s alleged accomplice freed – UPI

Convicted murderer gets death sentence – The Press Courier 

His gruesome crimes were a basis for ‘Silence of the Lambs.’ The sister of one of his victims has mixed feelings about his execution – CNN

Horrors’ Killer Gets His Wish Victims’ Kin Watch As Gary Heidnik Gets Lethal Injection – The Philadelphia Inquirer 

‘Thank you, Jesus’: Gary Heidnik, ‘House of Horrors’ killer, was the last person to be executed in Pa. – Penn Live

Kidnap Victim Jackie Askins Describes Her Struggles Nearly 30 Years After Being Held Captive – Huff Post 

Gary Heidnik’s Unspeakable Crimes: An Interview with the Serial Killer’s Attorney – A&E

I was kept in a cellar and fed human flesh – The Daily Mirror

Police hunt for 3rd body – Philadelphia Daily News (March 26 1987) 

‘79 report warned court on Heidnik – The Philadelphia Inquirer (April 3 1987) 

An odd twist on a disability rating – The Philadelphia Inquirer (April 3 1987) 

Pushers overshadowed at the ‘OK Corral’ – Philadelphia Daily News (March 26 1987) 

A childhood of racism and abuse is revealed – The Philadelphia Inquirer (April 3 1987) 

For families, a long wait ends – The Philadelphia Inquirer (July 7 1999) 

As I see it: Lethal Injection – The Patriot News (14 July 1999)

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Case 304 The Staudte Family

*** Content warnings: Self-harm ***

When 60-year-old Mark Staudte of Springfield, Missouri, fell ill in early April of 2012, he suspected he just had a bad case of the flu. But the situation quickly turned critical, and Mark was soon found dead in his bed. A medical examiner concluded Mark had died from “natural causes”. Yet, when other members of the Staudte family started experiencing the same symptoms as Mark had, it was clear something was seriously amiss…

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Complicated portrait of Staudte family emerges – Springfield News-Leader

Mom, daughter describe killing family members with antifreeze in never-before-seen interrogation tapes – ABC News

“I forgive my mom for what she did…” daughter speaks as mom admits to poisoning family – Springfield News-Leader

Missouri woman recalls moment she suspected her mom tried to kill her – ABC News

Diane Staudte – a deeper look into the Staudte family murder – Medium

How a mom’s horrifying scheme to poison husband and kids was revealed – thanks to her pastor – People

How Diane and Rachel Staudte killed their family with antifreeze – A&E

Mother convicted of poisoning her family maintains her innocence – ABC News

Just the two of us – Medium

A Family Plot – ABC 20/20

Interrogation of Diane Staudte

Interrogation of Rachel Staudte

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Case 303 Duncan MacPherson

When 23-year-old Canadian ice hockey player Duncan MacPherson accepted a coaching job in Scotland, he was ready for his next adventure. But when Duncan failed to show up for the first day of his new job, serious concerns were raised about his well being. A desperate search led his parents Bob and Lynda to the Austrian Alps, kicking off a series of events they could never see coming.

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Cold a Long Time: An Alpine Mystery – John Leake

The mysterious disappearance of Canadian hockey player Duncan MacPherson – The Fifth Estate (2006)

What happened to the Canadian hockey player found frozen in the Alps? – The Fifth Estate (2011)

The Man in the Ice – Esquire 

On Thin Ice – Datum Magazine

Brave Soul – ESPN

Sask. hockey player Duncan MacPherson died in Austria 35 years ago. His parents still search for answers – CTV News

Cold a Long Time: An Alpine Mystery – John Leake’s website dedicated to the case 

Reflections with words and photos – blog by Judy Wigmore

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Case 302 The De Gruchy Family

*** Content warnings: Child victims ***

Wayne and Jennifer De Gruchy lived a comfortable life in the New South Wales suburb of Albion Park Rail with their three teenage children, Matthew, Adrian and Sarah. But on the morning of Wednesday March 13 1996, detectives arrived at a scene that would shake the local community to the core.

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Forensics – Vikki Petraitis

Under Siege – Belinda Neil

Forensic Investigators: Matthew De Gruchy

Matthew De Gruchy granted parole after 23 years in jail for murder

Illawarra triple murderer Matthew De Gruchy walks from Long Bay Jail on parole

Matthew De Gruchy, who bludgeoned to death three family members, has parole hearing 

Family killer Matthew De Gruchy could be free from prison within weeks – Nine News Australia 

Albion Park Rail teen killer Matthew De Gruchy could snap again says ex-cop – The Canberra Times

De Gruchy v The Queen S252/2001 [2002] HCATrans 103 (7 March 2002)

R v De Gruchy [2000] NSWCCA 51 (2 March 2000)

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Case 301 Michella Welch & Jennifer Bastian

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

In 1986, two pre-teen girls from Tacoma, Washington, were abducted and murdered mere months apart. Both Michella Welch and Jennifer Bastian were attacked, sexually assaulted and killed after cycling to a public park. Their crime scenes were eerily similar; both bodies were hidden in wooded areas, and the girls even looked alike. Investigators were quick to rule the slayings were the work of a serial killer… But it would take more than 30 years for the shocking truth to come out.

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Narration – Anonymous Host

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In My DNA – Lindsey Wade

Who was Robert Washburn in the 1980s? – The News Tribune

Tacoma police release timelines for cold case murders – Komo News

Court papers: Man arrested in death of child had called police about another murder – Komo News

“After all this time, justice is Jennie’s”: Bastian’s mom speaks about arrest in daughter’s death – The News Tribune

The man who killed Jennifer Bastian in 1986 in Tacoma has been sentenced – The News Tribune

Here is a timeline for the case of Michella Welch, a 12-year-old killed in Tacoma park – The News Tribune

Man who killed 12-year-old Michella Welch in a Tacoma park in 1986 has been sentenced – The News Tribune

Man who killed Tacoma girl in 1986 sentenced – The Seattle Times

Who killed 2 Washington pre-teens who disappeared on bike rides months apart in 1986? – Oxygen

DNA in a genealogy database and a used napkin link suspect to Michella Welch murder – The News Tribune

How the murder of Jennifer Bastian motivated a kid to become a detective and find her killer – A&E

Court file: DNA on restaurant napkin led to suspect in 1986 killing of Tacoma girl – Komo News

Former psych ward nurse convicted in cold case murder of 12-year-old in 1986 – Oxygen

A discarded napkin and a DNA website just solved a 32-year-old murder case – Buzzfeed News

Murder victim’s sister speaks out after novel DNA approach helps crack 1986 cold case – ABC News

Washington’s new DNA law named for two murdered Tacoma girls – King5

Tacoma schoolgirl slain – The News Tribune

Girl’s love, caring may have led to her killing – The News Tribune

Michella Welch, slain at age 12, left love behind – The News Tribune

A year later, Michella’s killer still free – The News Tribune

Girl’s murders casts pall over park where kids play – The Daily Herald

Grief travels from dream to nightmare – The News Tribune

Detectives battle to avoid dead end – The News Tribune

Fear stalks area near park where girl was slain – The News Tribune

Police seek man seen in Puget Park – The News Tribune

Park watch planned at slaying site – The News Tribune

Reward seeks killer – The Oregonian

Tacoma girl missing in another park case – The Daily Herald

Posters held last hope for many – The News Tribune

Another mother feels sympathy for Bastians – The News Tribune

Killings of two girls in parks could be work of serial killer, experts say – The News Tribune

Police: Evidence link exists in park slayings – The Olympian

“They were just innocent little girls” – The News Tribune

Decades after 12-year-old’s slaying, family in court to face man accused of killing her – The News Tribune

State v. Hartman

DNA: ID – episodes Jennifer Bastian Part 1 of 2, Jennifer Bastian Part 2 of 2, and Michella Welch

Parabon Nanolabs write up

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Case 300 Tegan Lane

*** Content Warning: Child victim ***

[Part 2 of 2]

When Keli Lane is charged with the murder of her newborn baby Tegan in 2009, the circumstantial case sparks debate around the country. Was this star athlete a cold blooded killer or a woman unfairly judged on her poor decision making?

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R v Keli Lane [2011] trial judgement

Lane v R [2013] Court of Appeal Judgement

Parole determination Keli Lane 2024

The Child Who Never Was: Looking for Tegan Lane – Allison Langdon

Nice Girl – Rachael Jane Chin

On Trial: The Case of Keli Lane and the ABC – Simon Davis

Exposed: The Case of Keli Lane – ABC

The Keli Lane Investigation: Did she kill her baby? – 60 Minutes Australia

Keli Lane: The inside story – Sunday Night

Bones found in hunt for Tegan – Sydney Morning Herald

Qld family denies it has missing Sydney girl – ABC News

The moment Keli Lane was found guilty – The Daily Telegraph

The 13 questions baby killer Keli Lane should answer – News.com.au

Exposed: Keli Lane and the mystery of ‘Andrew Norris’: Australia, have you seen this man? – ABC

Keli Lane’s life behind bars – Now to Love

‘I feel the weight of people’s desire to solve this’: Where to next in the Exposed investigation of the Keli Lane case? – ABC News

‘Unreasonable and obsessive’: Police doubts over key witness in Keli Lane case – ABC News

Taxi driver claims Keli Lane left baby Tegan alive – Stuff

Keli Lane rejects cab driver claims that she dumped baby Tegan alive – Adelaide Now

One of the most shocking moments in the Keli Lane series came from an unlikely source – Mamamia

Baby killer Keli Lane refused release from NSW jail in ‘no body, no parole’ law test – The Guardian

Convicted baby killer Keli Lane denied parole under NSW’s ‘no body, no parole’ laws – ABC News

All the holes in the Keli Lane trial: the missing witness, the bizarre theory, the silent defence – News.com.au

Keli Lane – The Innocence Initiative

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Case 300 Tegan Lane

*** Content Warning: Child victim ***

[Part 1 of 2]

After 24-year-old Keli Lane gave birth in 1999, she began the process of placing her newborn son for adoption. It was soon revealed that Keli had also given birth in September 1996, to a baby girl named Tegan Lee Lane who couldn’t be located.

Keli claimed Tegan was with her biological father, Andrew Norris, but was she telling the truth or had something sinister happened to baby Tegan?

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R v Keli Lane [2011] trial judgement

Lane v R [2013] Court of Appeal Judgement

Parole determination Keli Lane 2024

The Child Who Never Was: Looking for Tegan Lane – Allison Langdon

Nice Girl – Rachael Jane Chin

On Trial: The Case of Keli Lane and the ABC – Simon Davis

Exposed: The Case of Keli Lane – ABC

The Keli Lane Investigation: Did she kill her baby? – 60 Minutes Australia

Keli Lane: The inside story – Sunday Night

Bones found in hunt for Tegan – Sydney Morning Herald

Qld family denies it has missing Sydney girl – ABC News

The moment Keli Lane was found guilty – The Daily Telegraph

The 13 questions baby killer Keli Lane should answer – News.com.au

Exposed: Keli Lane and the mystery of ‘Andrew Norris’: Australia, have you seen this man? – ABC

Keli Lane’s life behind bars – Now to Love

‘I feel the weight of people’s desire to solve this’: Where to next in the Exposed investigation of the Keli Lane case? – ABC News

‘Unreasonable and obsessive’: Police doubts over key witness in Keli Lane case – ABC News

Taxi driver claims Keli Lane left baby Tegan alive – Stuff

Keli Lane rejects cab driver claims that she dumped baby Tegan alive – Adelaide Now

One of the most shocking moments in the Keli Lane series came from an unlikely source – Mamamia

Baby killer Keli Lane refused release from NSW jail in ‘no body, no parole’ law test – The Guardian

Convicted baby killer Keli Lane denied parole under NSW’s ‘no body, no parole’ laws – ABC News

All the holes in the Keli Lane trial: the missing witness, the bizarre theory, the silent defence – News.com.au

Keli Lane – The Innocence Initiative

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Case 299 Olga Chardymova

*** Content warnings: Child victims ***

In 2002, 10-year-old Russian girl, Olga Chardymova was allowed to walk to her grandmother’s house unaccompanied for the very first time. Her journey barely began before she met a monster. 

For years after her death, Olga’s parents were continually tormented by another kind.

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Creative direction – Milly Raso

Narration – Anonymous Host

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Audio production – Mike Migas 

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Moscow Bombing: Carnage at Domodedovo Airport – BBC 

Mummy lord – Komsomolskaya Pravda 

Investigation: Local historian kept 28 bodies of women…  – RG RU

A local historian with a diploma from Moscow State University made music boxes from the mummies of young Muslim women – News RU 

Sinister puppeteer – Express 

The head of the investigative committee… – RG RU 

The corpse collector was caught thanks to cemetery dogs –  Komsomolskaya Pravda 

Lord of the mummies Moskvin – Komsomolskaya Pravda 

An innocent man sits behind the puppeteer – MK RU 

Compulsory medical measures will be applied – Investigative Committee for Nizhny Novgorod 

NN Local history – clarification about Moskvin – NN Worker 

Moskvin case postponed – Criminal Chronicle 

Bodysnatcher dug up my murdered daughter and turned her into a doll – The Mirror

Anatoly Moskvin -VK 

Declared incompetent – NNOV 

Body snatcher with mummified corpses to be freed – The Sun

Video of police discovering ‘dolls’ in Moskvin’s apartment – YouTube

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Case 298 Bonnie Hood

On August 19 1990, the tiny mountain town of Camp Nelson, California, was stunned when the owner of the Camp Nelson Lodge, Bonnie Hood, was found shot to death in her private cabin. Her handyman, Rudy Manuel, was also shot in the head during the attack.

While various suspects and theories emerged, it wasn’t until a separate shooting took place a little over a year later that the truth unravelled behind what some have called the strangest murder case in California’s history.

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People v Hood (1997)

Executive Report on Parole Review Decisions (2012)

Blood & Money: The Hitman’s Tale – Oxygen

Mystery in the Mountains –  Dominick Dunne’s Power, Privilege, and Justice

Murder in the Mountains – Murdered by Morning, NBC

Murder Victim Seen as Disliked Outsider – The Fresno Bee

Resort Slaying of newport Woman Probed – LA Times

Robbery Suspected in Cabin Slaying Case – LA Times

Camp Owner Killed During Robbery – The Fresno Bee

Letters to the Editor – The Fresno Bee

Riverside-area ManCharged in Camp Nelson Killing – The Fresno Bee

Suspect Awaits Arraignment in Slaying of Employer’s Wife – LA Times

Slaying Case Takes New Turn – The Fresno Bee

Porterville Lodge on the Block – The Hanford Sentinel

Fontanan Held in Resort Slaying – San Bernardino County Sun

Suspect Pleads Innocent – The Fresno Bee

Shooting Survivor Faked Death – The Fresno Bee

DA challenges Camp Nelson Case Attorney – The Fresno Bee

Cattle rancher Claims He Was Set Up – The Signal

Key Evidence Blocked in Cattle Rustling Case – The Signal

Camp Nelson Murder Puzzle – The Fresno Bee

Camp Nelson Defense Lawyer Says He’ll Stay – The Fresno Bee

Murder Suspect’s Counsel Keeps Post – The Fresno Bee

Assailant Identified in Camp Nelson Case – Merced Sun-Star

Witness Says Fontana Man is Murderer – San Bernardino County Sun

Survivor Points to Suspect – The Fresno Bee

Death Penalty Ruled Possible in Slaying Case – The Fresno Bee

Camp Nelson Trial Will Test Credibility of Victim – The Fresno Bee

Murder Jury Told of Drug Data – The Fresno Bee

Witness says Hood Struggled With Gunman – The Fresno Bee

Account of Hood Killing is Attacked – The Fresno Bee

Detective: Hood Witness Confused – The Fresno Bee

Husband’s Gun Not Used in Killing, Expert Says – The Fresno Bee

Defendant in Murder at Camp Nelson Denies Quilt – The Fresno Bee

Experts Testify on Blood – The Fresno Bee

The Long-Distance Mom – The Orange County Register

Testimony Conflicts With Death – Expert – The Fresno Bee

Nelson Case Will Go To Jury Today – The Fresno Bee

Acquittal in Lodge Murder – The Fresno Bee

Man Acquitted in Lodge Killing Shot – The Hanford Sentinel

Police Arrest Bloomington Businessman – San Bernardino County Sun

Man Held in Death of Ex-Murder Suspect – LA Times

Developer Claims Self-Defense – The Californian

Attack Victim Relieved by Beauchamp’s Death – The Fresno Bee

Widow Adds Twist to Slaying – San Bernardino County Sun

Beauchamp Widow Alleges Link – The Fresno Bee

Developer Charged With Man’s Murder – LA Times

Hood’s Role in Plot Alleged – The Fresno Bee

Prosecutor Says Hood Planted Gun – The Fresno Bee

Widow of Beauchamp Testifies – The Fresno Bee

Pathologist Describes Slaying – San Bernardino County Sun

Fibers in Hood Case Fall Short – The Fresno Bee

Murder Trial Ordered for Developer – LA Times

Life For The Hoods was Golden – The Fresno Bee

DA Won’t Seek Death – San Bernardino County Sun

Trial May Use new Technology – The Fresno Bee

Tangled Tale of Slaying Goes to Trial – The Fresno Bee

Charting Fall From Golden O.C. Lifestyle to Lurid Trial – LA Times

Victim’s Brother-in-law Testifies – The Fresno Bee

Widow Says victim Went to Meet Hood Unarmed – The Fresno Bee

Testimony of Beauchamp’s Widow Attacked – The Fresno Bee

When Justice Starts Watching Videos – The Sacramento Bee

Hood Reenacts Shooting at Trial – San Bernardino County Sun

Hood Blames Gun Slaying on Victim’s Look – The Fresno Bee

Hood Holds Remorse – San Bernardino County Sun

Money Behind Hood Slaying – The Fresno Bee

Hood Jury Hears Closing Arguments – San Bernardino County Sun

Hood’s Attorney Says “Case is an Illusion” – San Bernardino County Sun

Jury Still Considering – The Fresno Bee

Hood Trial Winds Up – The Fresno Bee

Hood Trial Jurors Urged to Continue – The Fresno Bee

Jury Deadlocks Again – San Bernardino County Sun

Jury Can’t Agree – The Fresno Bee

Hood Crashes Boat – San Bernardino County Sun

DA: Scheme Traces to Blackmail – San Bernardino County Sun

Brother-in-law Testifies of Blackmailing – San Bernardino County Sun

Hood Says Threats Had Scared Him – San Bernardino County Sun

Retrial Takes Unusual Twist – San Bernardino County Sun

Builder Guilty of Murder in Retrial – San Bernardino County Sun

Sentence is 29 to Life – San Bernardino County Sun

Developer Gets 29 Years – LA Times

Sierra Resort For Sale Again – The Fresno Bee

Galik’s Lawyer Says Conduct was Calculated – The Fresno Bee

True Tale of Greed, Death Ends – The Fresno Bee

Effort to Renew Investigation of Bonnie Hood Murder Fails – The Fresno Bee

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Case 297 Bluebelle

*** Content warnings: Mass murder, suicide ***

When the crew of an oil tanker discover a man lost at sea on November 13 1961, he tells them a harrowing tale. His name is Captain Julian Harvey, and he’s the sole survivor of a yachting disaster: his wife Mary and the Duperraults, a family of five who had chartered the yacht, were all lost when their boat, the Bluebelle, caught on fire and sank. But several days later, another survivor, 11-year-old Terry Jo Duperrault, is found… and she has a very different story to tell.

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Alone: Orphaned on the Ocean – Tere Duperrault Fassbender and Richard Logan

Murder in the Tropics – Stuart B. McIver

Women of the Sea – Edward Rowe Snow 

Hampton Roads Murder & Mayhem – Nancy E. Sheppard

Book ’Em: Alone, Orphaned on the Ocean – CBS News

The Sea: The Bluebelle’s Last Voyage – Time

The horrific survival tale of the 11-year-old girl who was orphaned at sea – All That’s Interesting

Murder rampage left girl orphaned and adrift – Today

Bluebelle’s sole survivor – Ocean Navigator

Decades later, sea tragedy survivor breaks silence – AOL News

Death ship skipper held calloused – The Courier News

Sea captain describes rescue – Daytona Beach Morning Journal

Shipwreck ‘joke’ to Capt. Harvey, sea rescuer says – The Philadelphia Inquirer

Coast Guard blames man in sinking of the Bluebelle – Lawrence Journal-World

Terry Jo to try her land legs – Daily News

The ‘Bluebelle’ mystery – Life

Lost ship skipper suicide – San Mateo Times

The case of the Bluebelle’s last voyage – Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Bluebelle Wikipedia page

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Case 296 Aaron Bacon

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

On an early morning in March 1994, two strange men entered 16-year-old Aaron Bacon’s bedroom and told him they were there to take him away. Aaron’s parents had signed him up for a 63-day wilderness therapy program called North Star Expeditions in the hopes that some time following a disciplined routine in the natural world would help Aaron kick his drug habit and regain his focus. But none of them had any idea what lay in store…

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Loving them to death – Outside Magazine

Utah wilderness therapy deaths – The Salt Lake Tribune

How Utah became the birthplace of the once-lucrative wilderness therapy industry for ‘troubled teen’ – The Salt Lake Tribune

The rise and fall of Steve Cartisano – High Country News

The “tough love” trial is over – High Country News

Tough love proves too tough – High Country News

A death in the desert – Los Angeles Times

What happened out here? – Outside Magazine

Conviction in ’94 death of teen camper upheld – Deseret News

Dying boy in North Star spoke of kin, girlfriend, witness says – Deseret News

The call of the wild – Time Magazine

Is this a camp or jail? – Time Magazine

Congressional hearing: tough love or teen torment? – Huffington Post

State laws aim to regulate ‘troubled teen industry’, but loopholes remain – KFF Health News

Nine charged after teen’s camp death – Tampa Bay Times

Three plead guilty to negligence in teen’s death – Deseret News

Directors of Summit, Challenger on Geraldo – Deseret News

Autopsy finds boy suffocated in NC wilderness camp death – WBTV

Sally and Bob Bacon interview transcript – ABC News

Former North Star employee pleads guilty to sexual abuse – The Daily Spectrum

Help at Any Cost – Maia Szalavitz

Unsilenced.org

Breaking Code Silence

National Youth Rights Association – The “Troubled Teen” Industry

Surviving the Troubled Teen Industry

State v Fisher

The Opportunist – Gayle Palmer’s five-part series

Hell Camp – Netflix

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