About this episode

The episode explores a mysterious case of a farming family that fled their home in panic in Australia.

In the winter of 2016, a bizarre story began to unfold about a farming family from a small town just east of Melbourne, Australia.  The family appeared to have fled their home in a state of utter panic, telling no one why or where they had gone. The truth was even stranger than anyone could possibly have imagined.  Written by Richard MacLean Smith and James Connor Patterson Find us at youtube.com/@unexplainedpod, tiktok.com/@unexplainedpodcast, twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Richard MacLean Smith

Topics covered

• farming family
• mystery
• panic
• Australia
• bizarre story

Keywords

• farming family
• Melbourne
• mystery
• panic
• bizarre story
• 2016

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Melbourne

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