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In May 1991, Lesley Howell and Trevor Buchanan were found dead in a garage in Northern Ireland, apparently the victims of a tragic suicide pact. For almost two decades, that was the accepted truth. Then, in 2009, an unexpected series of events led to the exposure of a murder plot that had remained hidden in plain sight for eighteen years.---Narration – Anonymous HostResearch & writing – Milly RasoProduction & music – Mike MigasAudio editing – Anthony TelferSign up for Casefile Premium:Apple PremiumSpotify PremiumPatreonFor all credits and sources, please visit https://casefilepodcast.com/case-356-lesley-howell-trevor-buchanan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 2011, the body of a woman was discovered in a California vineyard.The scene was utterly surreal. Disturbing, yet eerily clean. It was unlike anything investigators had encountered before. The killer had seemingly gone to extraordinary lengths to make sure the victim couldn’t be identified. And yet, they had left her somewhere she was certain to be found.For more than a decade, she was known only as Jane Doe. Then detectives finally got a name: Ada. But identifying her didn’t solve the mystery. It opened an entirely new one.Through years of reporting, and the discovery of unusual newspaper columns and deeply personal writings Ada left behind, a portrait emerges of a brilliant, complicated woman. The more her life comes into focus, the stranger her already bizarre murder becomes.Who was Ada? Why was she killed? And why did someone seemingly try to erase her identity?Ada is a seven part investigative series about an unforgettable crime and the woman at its center. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

*** Content Warning: Child sexual abuse, child abduction, murder of a child ***In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Melbourne was gripped by fear when a masked assailant began breaking into suburban family homes and abducting young children. The attacks were particularly callous, earning the assailant the moniker of ‘Mr Cruel’.10-year-old Sharon Wills, 13-year-old Nicola Lynas and an unnamed 11-year-old girl were amongst the survivors of Mr Cruel’. Mr Cruel also became a prime suspect in the abduction and murder of 13-year-old Karmein Chan. But who exactly was the man behind the mask?Casefile Revisited features newly re-recorded versions of classic episodes, revisiting the stories with enhanced production, fresh narration, and updated research where possible. The Mr Cruel episode was originally released in January 2017.---Narration – Anonymous HostResearch & writing – Anonymous Host and Victoria DieffenbacherAdditional writing & editing – Erin MunroProduction & music – Mike MigasAudio editing – Anthony TelferSign up for Casefile Premium:Apple PremiumSpotify PremiumPatreonFor all credits and sources, please visit https://casefilepodcast.com/casefile-revisited-mr-cruel Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

[Part 2 of 2]*** Content warnings: Sexual assault, rape, femicide, child sexual abuse ***For more than a decade, the investigation into the Gilgo Beach serial killings was stalled by corruption and apathy. But in 2022, a new task force would identify a clue that Suffolk County police had held in their possession since the very beginning of the investigation. A clue that would lead directly to the worst serial killer Long Island had ever seen…---Narration – Anonymous HostResearch & writing – Erin MunroProduction & music – Mike MigasAudio editing – Anthony TelferSign up for Casefile Premium:Apple PremiumSpotify PremiumPatreonFor all credits and sources, please visit https://casefilepodcast.com/case-354-the-gilgo-beach-serial-killings-part-2-2 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

*** 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.---Narration – Anonymous HostResearch & writing – Elsha McGillProduction & music – Mike MigasAudio editing – Anthony TelferSign up for Casefile Premium:Apple PremiumSpotify PremiumPatreonFor all credits and sources, please visit https://casefilepodcast.com/case-353-jaidyn-leskie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.