Case 303: Duncan MacPherson
When 23-year-old Canadian ice hockey player Duncan MacPherson accepted a coaching job in Scotland, he was ready for his next adventure. But when Duncan failed to show up for the first day of his new job, serious concerns were raised about his well being. A desperate search led his parents Bob and Lynda to the Austrian Alps, kicking off a series of events they could never see coming.
Team:
Anonymous Host - narration
Elsha McGill - research, writing
Milly Raso - creative direction
Mike Migas - production, music
Andrew D.B. Joslyn - music
Comments (19)
“When the grieving parents requested a statement, they waited six weeks before receiving a document in the mail that featured only a scan of a pair of hairy buttcheeks taken with a Xerox copy machine. They contacted the Austrian police for clarification, upon which they were sent another scan of the same buttcheeks, this time accompanied by a middle finger.”
I haven't yelled at my speaker while listening to casefile in a while... today was that day, what a frustrating case
The other point of view is that the parents know somebody ran their kid over, then threw him into an icy hole to avoid responsibility. Maybe I would want to hide the evidence of my mistake and do the same thing. I've never been in the situation of accidentally killing somebody
That’s exactly my theory. They just hid it. I wish there was better justice for him and his family.
Heartbreaking
phenomenal episode
so sad, his poor parents! just full negligence and coverups
What a horrible way to go. Sounds like the poor guy was alive when he was mangled by the snow grooming machine 😳
These cases where a family has to deal with their loved one missing or murdered in a foreign country, especially one where the family doesn’t speak the language, absolutely break my heart.
What strikes me most about this sad story is that his mom says she wants her faith in humanity restored, but this whole tale is *full* of strangers coming forward to help them. The hockey guy who pulled strings, the rich businessman and the Canadian search party, the girl in russia, the Innsbruck people who gave them tips and info, the lady who sent them her photos a decade later, just on and on. It just seems like no matter how many people tried to give this family answers, it's never been enough, and i know it's heartbreaking, but i came away from this ep thinking they want something that's likely impossible. Even if a snow groomer did hit Duncan, it's possible the driver wasn't even aware of it. It's all just so sad. And so frustrating, of course, that the police at every turn seemed so callous and dismissive and inconsiderate towards the family and the investigation -- but it's frustrating, too, that the family can't make peace with the answers they have. It's more than so many families get.
This was my thought too
Wow! What a case! First of all, I'm feeling pretty clever with myself by using the Sherlock Holmes deductive reasoning to work out where he was given the drying jumper and remaining car. But that was just scratching the surface (so to speak)!! Pluse there's GlacierANON -they are out there GROOMING Snow!!
Awful story. It must have felt like one family struggling against an entire foreign nation to get justice for their boy.
It seemed insurmountable against those odds.
2 mins in and WHO LETS A 3 YR OLD TAKE A BUS ALONE?!?
I'm discerning a snowboarding pattern. Catch a bus as a toddler, ruin your knees in your 20's...
Never thought my hometown of Dundee would make an appearance on Casefile!
Just when I was beginning to like you.
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