Lucille Butterworth | A Missed Confession
From Crimelines® True Crime by Crimelines True Crime
January 21, 2026 · 53 min · Season 8 · Episode 3
About this episode
The episode discusses the unsolved case of Lucille Butterworth, who went missing in Tasmania in 1969, and the implications of a confession made years later.
Lucille Butterworth went missing in Tasmania in 1969, and Australians were shocked to learn decades later that someone confessed to her murder just 7 years after her disappearance. Confirmation bias, tunnel vision, and poor police procedures so damaged this case that even a confession was not enough to close it. This case is *unsolved* If you know anything about the disappearance of Lucille Butterworth, you can contact the Tasmania Police at 131 444 or Crime Stoppers at 1 800 333 000. Support the show! Get the exclusive show Beyond the Files plus Crimelines episodes ad free on Supercast: https://crimelines.supercast.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/crimelines Apple Subscriptions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crimelines-true-crime/id1112004494 For one time support: https://www.basementfortproductions.com/support Links to all my socials and more: https://linktr.ee/crimelines Sources: 2026 Crimelines Podcast Source List Transcript: https://app.podscribe.ai/series/3790 If an exact transcript is needed, please request at crimelinespodcast@gmail.com Licensing and credits: Theme music by Scott Buckley https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/ Cover Art by Lars…
People in this episode
Host: Crimelines True Crime
Topics covered
- missing persons
- unsolved cases
- confessions
- police procedures
- Australia
- true crime
Keywords
- Lucille Butterworth
- missing person
- Tasmania
- unsolved case
- confession
- true crime
- police procedures
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Tasmania Police, Crime Stoppers
Places: Tasmania
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