02 Expanse: The Nannup Four | Selling snake oil

02 Expanse: The Nannup Four | Selling snake oil

From Expanse by ABC Australia

March 9, 2026 · 30 min · Season 6 · Episode 2

About this episode

The episode explores the mysterious disappearances of a family involved in a cult in Nannup, Australia.

A chance encounter in the streets of Melbourne in 1998 leaves a friend wondering what Chantelle McDougall has been pulled into. Dominique hears about the escalating pattern of control Simon Kadwill exercises over Chantelle. If you can add to this story, or have information you think might be important, please get in touch by emailing expanse.abc@proton.me. In this episode, we cover topics like: Chantelle McDougall and her daughter 5-year-old Leela vanished from Nannup, Western Australia in 2007, while entwined in the "Truth Fellowship" cult. Who are the missing people who disappeared into this cult? The baffling mystery of a cult Nannup family of four who disappeared in 2007. What happened to them? Four people who were part of an online doomsday cult disappeared from a small Australian town. The 2007 disappearances of the "Truth Fellowship" Cult: Simon Kadwill, 45, Chantelle McDougall, 27, Leela McDougall, 5, and Tony Popic, 40 Missing people who have disappeared into cults? Baffling mystery of a cult Nannup family of four who disappeared in 2007. What happened to them? How can four people just vanish? Odd tales emerge in Nannup case.

Topics covered

  • cult disappearances
  • mystery
  • Nannup family
  • Truth Fellowship
  • control
  • missing persons

Keywords

  • Chantelle McDougall
  • Simon Kadwill
  • Leela McDougall
  • Tony Popic
  • Nannup
  • Truth Fellowship
  • cult
  • disappearances
  • mystery

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Nannup, Melbourne

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