Episodes

  • Case 308: Ruth Finley

    Case 308: Ruth Finley
    Mar 1 2025

    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

    Creative direction – Milly Raso

    Production and music – Mike Migas

    Music – Andrew D.B. Joslyn

    Audio editing – Anthony Telfer


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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • Case 307: The Night Caller (Part 2)

    Case 307: The Night Caller (Part 2)
    Feb 22 2025

    [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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    Narration – Anonymous Host

    Research & writing – Erin Munro

    Creative direction – Milly Raso

    Production and music – Mike Migas

    Music – Andrew D.B. Joslyn


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    1 hr and 33 mins
  • Case 307: The Night Caller (Part 1)

    Case 307: The Night Caller (Part 1)
    Feb 15 2025

    [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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    Narration – Anonymous Host

    Research & writing – Erin Munro

    Creative direction – Milly Raso

    Production and music – Mike Migas

    Music – Andrew D.B. Joslyn


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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • Case 306: Ina & David Steiner

    Case 306: Ina & David Steiner
    Nov 30 2024
    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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    Narration – Anonymous Host
    Research & writing – Milly Raso
    Creative direction – Milly Raso
    Production and music – Mike Migas
    Music – Andrew D.B. Joslyn

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    53 mins
  • Case 305: Marshall Street

    Case 305: Marshall Street
    Nov 23 2024
    *** 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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    Narration – Anonymous Host
    Research & writing – Elsha McGill
    Creative direction – Milly Raso
    Production and music – Mike Migas
    Music – Andrew D.B. Joslyn

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    2 hrs and 12 mins
  • Case 304: The Staudte Family

    Case 304: The Staudte Family
    Nov 16 2024
    *** 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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    Narration – Anonymous Host
    Research & writing – Milly Raso
    Creative direction – Milly Raso
    Production and music – Mike Migas
    Music – Andrew D.B. Joslyn

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Case 303: Duncan MacPherson

    Case 303: Duncan MacPherson
    Nov 9 2024
    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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    Narration – Anonymous Host
    Research & writing – Elsha McGill
    Creative direction – Milly Raso
    Production and music – Mike Migas
    Music – Andrew D.B. Joslyn

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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • Case 302: The De Gruchy Family

    Case 302: The De Gruchy Family
    Nov 2 2024
    *** 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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    Narration – Anonymous Host
    Research & writing – Vikki Petraitis
    Creative direction – Milly Raso
    Production and music – Mike Migas
    Music – Andrew D.B. Joslyn

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    45 mins