Casefile

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 h

When 32-year-old Anna Lisa Raymundo was found murdered inside her Stamford, Connecticut home, investigators were left with a violent crime scene and a mysterious 911 call from an unidentified woman. Despite numerous leads, no clear motive or obvious suspects emerged. Months later, a seemingly unrela

In October 2026, on Behind the Files and the Q&A, the Anonymous Host is joined by Erin, Milly, Elsha and Mike to answer your questions and discuss the making of: Case 351 - Neelma, Kunal & Sidhi Singh Case 352 - Gregory Smart Case 353 - Jaidyn Leskie Case 354 - The Gilgo Beach Serial Killings

** Content Warning: Crimes against children, animal cruelty, suicide ** In September 1978, 11-month-old Chad Shelton is admitted to a Nebraska hospital with suspected food poisoning. Doctors are baffled when his symptoms take a terrifying turn, and two days later, he dies. Within hours, in another p

It is time for another BTF and Q&A. The cases that we will be covering this episode are; Case 351 Neelma, Kunal and Sidhi Singh, Case 352 Gregory Smart, Case 353 Jaidyn Leskie and Case 354 The Gilgo Beach Serial Killings. If you have any questions relating to these cases or any general questions for

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

When 20-year-old newlywed Elena Milagro Hoyos was diagnosed with tuberculosis in the spring of 1930, her family took her to the Marine Hospital in Key West, Florida, for treatment. There, they met a German-born scientist named Carl Tanzler, who promised that he – and he alone – could save Elena from

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 direc

In September 2026, on Behind the Files and the Q&A, the Anonymous Host is joined by Erin, Milly and Emily to answer your questions and discuss the making of: Case 344 - Amerithrax Case 348 - Toyah Cordingley Case 349 - Michael Wallace & David Castor Case 350 - Alice Sebold & Tony Broadwater

In the late 2000s, women started going missing after travelling to Long Island, New York. Initially, their disappearances were only noticed by their families, but when a fifth victim named Shannan Gilbert went missing on May 1 2010, the search for her would reveal a series of horrific crimes… Team:

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 Dom

New Hampshire couple Pamela and Gregory Smart had only recently married when their lives took a shocking turn. Gregory was murdered in their home in what appeared to be a burglary gone wrong. As Pamela navigated life in the public eye as a newly grieving widow, an anonymous phone call to the police

Hi all, it is that time again for Behind the Files and the q&a. The cases we will be covering this episode are, Case 344 Amerithrax, Casefile Extra Maria Cruz, Case 348 Toyah Cordingley, Case 349 Michael Wallace and David Castor, Case 350 Alice Sebold and Tony Broadwater. If you have any questions s

On April 22 2003, Queensland police arrived at a suburban home in Brisbane’s Bridgeman Downs to find a confronting scene. Three siblings, Neelma, Kunal and Sidhi Singh, had been killed while their parents were overseas, their bodies left in a spa bath with the taps running. Detectives quickly honed

After college student Alice Sebold was violently raped in 1981, a 21-year-old man named Tony Broadwater was promptly arrested and subsequently convicted of the crime. Alice later wrote a powerful memoir about her ordeal, called Lucky, which became a bestseller. But Alice’s book would reveal more tha

In August 2026, on Behind the Files and the Q&A, the Anonymous Host is joined by Erin and Elsha to answer your questions and discuss the making of: Case 345 - The Barking Murders Case 346 - Megumi Yokota Case 347 - Zahra Baker Casefile Extra - Greg Fleniken

In 2000, the Wallace family is shattered when patriarch Michael dies of apparent heart disease. Years later, his widow Stacey remarries David Castor. Tragedy strikes again when David is found dead in a pool of his own vomit, apparently the result of suicide. But as inconsistencies begin to surface a

When 24-year-old Toyah Cordingley went missing while walking her dog, her loved ones quickly launched a search at Wangetti Beach near Cairns, where she was last seen. In the early morning hours of October 22 2018, Toyah’s father Troy Cordingley made a devastating discovery: his daughter had been mur

When 35-year-old Maria Cruz failed to show up for work on April 14 2003, her colleagues immediately knew something was wrong. A visit to her Manhattan apartment revealed no signs of a struggle and no indication of where she might have gone. As investigators retraced her movements from the day before

When Mosman Park jewellery store owner Pamela Lawrence was late to return home from work on May 23 1994, her husband Peter went to check if everything was okay. There, he found Pamela clinging to life with serious head injuries, which she later succumbed to in the hospital. Despite a lack of physica

Hello all, it is time to submit questions for the next episode of Behind the Files. The cases that we will be covering this episode are; 345 The Barking Murders, 346 Megumi Yokota, 347 Zahra Baker and the Casefile Extra episode Greg Fleniken. If you have any questions regarding these cases, or any g

When 55-year-old Greg Fleniken was found dead inside his hotel room in Beaumont, Texas, nothing about the scene appeared suspicious. There were no signs of forced entry, no obvious wounds, and no indication of a struggle. At first, it seemed Greg had died suddenly from natural causes. But an autopsy

When 10-year-old Zahra Baker was reported missing by her father and stepmum in Hickory, North Carolina, one Saturday afternoon in 2010, it sparked the largest missing persons investigation in the city's history. Police worked around the clock, hoping for a miracle, but people close to the family sai

When 13-year-old Megumi Yokota failed to return home from her regular badminton practice on November 15 1977, her parents immediately raised the alarm. The police in Niigata, Japan, conducted one of the city’s largest ever investigations, but no trace of Megumi was ever found. Two decades later, the

In July 2026, Behind the Files and the Q&A, the Anonymous Host is joined by Erin, Elsha and Milly to answer your questions and discuss the making of: Case 340 - Elisabeth Membrey Case 341 - The Christchurch Civic Creche Case 342 - Julia Wallace Case 343 - John Zera

Over a 16-month period between 2014 and 2015, four young men - Anthony Walgate, Gabriel Kovari, Daniel Whitworth and Jack Taylor - each died under unusual circumstances in the East London suburb of Barking. While the police initially palmed the deaths off as isolated incidents, the families of the f

Hello all. Please submit your questions in the comments for the next recording of BTF + Q&A. The episodes we will be covering are; Case 340: Elisabeth Membrey, Case 341: The Christchurch Civic Creche, Case 342: Julia Wallace and Case 343: John Zera. We will be recording at midday Friday (Australian

In the tense weeks following the September 11 terror attacks in 2001, a new and invisible threat emerged across the United States. Letters laced with weaponised anthrax began arriving through the mail, infecting ordinary people and spreading fear nationwide. As the possibility of bioterrorism grippe

On February 28 1976, the suburban community of Hales Corners, Wisconsin, was rocked when the body of missing schoolboy, 14-year-old John Zera, was discovered in a local park. The teenager hadn't been seen for over a week, having gone missing in the middle of the school day without so much as a word.

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When 52-year-old Julia Wallace was found brutally murdered in her Liverpool home in 1931, no one could have anticipated the complex and challenging investigation that would follow, centred on her husband, William, and a mysterious figure known only as R. M. Qualtrough. Team: Anonymous Host - narrati

In June 2026, Behind the Files and the Q&A, the Anonymous Host is joined by Erin and Elsha to answer your questions and discuss the making of: Case 339 - Waco Case 338 - The Folbigg Children

Late in 1991, a child said something strange to his mother: ‘I don’t like Peter’s black penis.’ Believing this was an indication that her son was being abused by Peter Ellis, a 33-year-old employee at the Christchurch Civic Creche her son attended, the concerned mother quickly filed a report. The ca

When 22-year-old aspiring journalist Elisabeth Membrey failed to answer her phone on December 7 1994, her loved ones knew something was wrong. A visit to her Ringwood East unit confirmed their suspicions when blood stains were found on the carpet, but Elisabeth herself was nowhere to be seen. With E

Hello everyone. If you have a question on the Waco series please put it in the comments below. As always, you can also ask any general questions you have for the team.

When Larry Phillips Junior and Emil Mătăsăreanu entered the North Hollywood branch of the Bank of America on February 28 1997, no one could have predicted the chaos that was about to ensue. What followed was 44 minutes of pure mayhem. Casefile Revisited features newly re-recorded versions of classic

In May 2026 Behind the Files and the Q&A, the Anonymous Host is joined by Elsha to answer your questions and discuss the making of: Case 338 - The Folbigg Children

On Friday, August 20 2010, officers from the Holmes County Sheriff's Department were called to Vortex Spring, a commercially operated dive park just outside the Florida town of Ponce de Leon. A 30-year-old scuba diver from Tennessee by the name of Ben McDaniel had failed to resurface after diving in

Hello everyone, final call for questions relating to Case 338 The Folbigg children, or any general questions for the team. If you asked a question on the previous post, don’t worry, we will answer it.

In early 1993, Frankston resident Donna received a series of unnerving prank calls. Afraid of being home alone, she accompanied her boyfriend during his pizza delivery shift, only to return home to find her worst fears had come true. Her pet cats had been killed, and written in blood on the lounge r

In April 2026 Behind the Files and the Q&A, the Anonymous Host is joined by Milly to answer your questions and discuss the making of: Case 337 - Test A.rtf (Part 1-4) Plus an update on our schedule.

Hello all. We will be recording the Test A.rtf Behind The Files episode this week. So now is the time to start getting in your questions for Case 338 The Folbigg Children. As always, you can also ask any general questions, just put them in the comments below.

Hello everyone, Just a quick note to fill you in on the upcoming schedule. After a big start to the year, covering some more well known cases, we’re taking a short three week "break" from new episodes. Rather than one longer break later in the year, we’re spacing things out with shorter breaks like

The standoff between the FBI and the Branch Davidians held firm for more than a month, with David Koresh and his followers refusing to surrender. After attempting both negotiation tactics and more aggressive approaches for 51 days, the FBI implements a plan to force the Branch Davidians out; a plan

In 1992, a chance discovery by a UPS delivery driver would lead to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives - commonly known as the ATF - launching an investigation into David Koresh’s activities at Mount Carmel in Waco, Texas. Upon discovering that Koresh’s Branch Davidians were stoc

In 1981, a 20-year-old named Vernon Howell drove more than two hours from his hometown in east Texas to visit a church near Waco that was home to a group known as the Branch Davidians. Vernon would be welcomed into the church’s fold, setting off a course of events that would ultimately end in traged

As police looked into the deaths of Caleb, Patrick, Sarah and Laura Folbigg, they were introduced to Meadows Law - the theory that one infant death is a tragedy, two is suspicious, but three is murder. With suspicion mounting against Kathleen Folbigg, years of investigation eventually led to a legal

Married couple Craig and Kathleen Folbigg wanted nothing more than to be parents. Throughout the late 1980s and 1990s, Kathleen gave birth to four children - Caleb, Patrick, Sarah and Laura - but tragically, none of them survived past their second birthdays. While each death was initially attributed

We are back with new episodes, so we are also back with new behind the files Q and A’s. If you have any questions relating to the four parts of Test A.rtf or any general questions for the team, put them in the comments.

As police closed in on the elusive B.T.K, they received a floppy disk that contained some stunning information – including the name: Dennis... Team: Anonymous Host - narration Milly Raso - research, writing Mike Migas - production, music Anthony Telfer - audio editing