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“This is going to be the stupidest thing you’ve ever heard. This is going to be the craziest thing you’ve ever heard. There is nothing in your lives or background that has prepared you to understand the Potter family. You have never seen anybody like them.”---Narration – Anonymous Host Research & writing – Eileen OrmsbyCreative direction – Milly RasoProduction and music – Mike Migas Music – Andrew D.B. Joslyn This episode's sponsors:Casefile Presents – Find your new favourite podcast BetterHelp – Get 10% off your first month of professional counselling with a licensed therapist Truebill – Take control of your finances and save money Imperfect Foods – Get 20% off and free shipping on your first order with offer code ‘CASEFILE’ SimpliSafe – Protect your home and your family today. Free security camera, free shipping, free returns and 60 days risk-free trial For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-180-bill-payne-billie-jean-hayworth

On the morning of September 6 2011, Auckland teenager Christie Marceau was woken by a troubling phone call. On the other line was an acquaintance...---Narration – Anonymous Host Research & writing – Erin MunroCreative direction – Milly RasoProduction and music – Mike Migas Music – Andrew D.B. Joslyn This episode's sponsors:BetterHelp – Get 10% off your first month of professional counselling with a licensed therapist DoorDash – Get 25% off and FREE delivery for your first order of $15 or more with promo code ‘FILES’ Scentbird – Get 30% off your first monthly perfume subscription box  ShipStation – Try ShipStation FREE for 60 days with promo code ‘CASEFILE’ Allbirds – Discover your perfect pair of sneakersFor all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-179-christie-marceau

Between 1993 and 2009, over 40 crime scenes across Germany, Austria, and France were linked by DNA from one offender. It belonged to a woman of eastern European descent...---Narration – Anonymous Host Research – Holly BoydWriting – Jessica ForsayethCreative direction – Milly RasoProduction and music – Mike Migas Music – Andrew D.B. Joslyn This episode's sponsors:Casefile Presents – Find your new favourite podcast Noom – The last weight loss program you’ll need. Start your trial today Article – Get $50 off your first order of $100 or more ZipRecruiter – Post your jobs for FREE Best Fiends – Download Best Fiends for freeFor all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-178-the-woman-without-a-face

657 Boulevard in the affluent neighborhood of Westfield, New Jersey immediately caught the attention of Derek and Maria Broaddus. The striking six bedroom, four bathroom Dutch Colonial style home was the perfect place to raise their family – or so they thought...---Narration – Anonymous Host Research & writing – Jessica ForsayethCreative direction – Milly RasoProduction and music – Mike Migas This episode's sponsors:ShipStation – Try ShipStation FREE for 60 days with promo code ‘CASEFILE’ Imperfect Foods – Get 20% off and free shipping on your first order with offer code ‘CASEFILE’ Beer52 – Get 8 craft beers for free – just pay the £5.95 postagePatreon – Visit patreon.com for more Casefile contentFor all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-177-657-boulevard

On June 9 2017, Yingying Zhang vanished on her way to an appointment in Urbana, Illinois. The Chinese visiting scholar missed her bus and after she failed to return to work that day, her colleagues quickly raised the alarm... ---Narration – Anonymous Host Research & writing – Erin MunroCreative direction – Milly RasoProduction and music – Mike Migas Music – Andrew D.B. Joslyn This episode's sponsors:DoorDash – Get 25% off and FREE delivery for your first order of $15 or more with promo code ‘FILES’ BetterHelp – Get 10% off your first month of professional counselling with a licensed therapist Capsule – Get your prescription hand-delivered for free Grove Collaborative – Get a FREE gift worth $30 and FREE shipping with your first order Pseudocide – New Spotify exclusive podcast from Casefile PresentsFor all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-176-yingying-zhang

When newlyweds Gail and Rick Brink failed to show up to their respective jobs on the morning of November 23 1987, the alarm was immediately raised...---Narration – Anonymous Host Research & writing – Erin MunroCreative direction – Milly RasoProduction and music – Mike Migas Music – Andrew D.B. Joslyn This episode's sponsors:Pseudocide – New Spotify exclusive podcast from Casefile Presents Allbirds – Discover your perfect pair of sneakers ShipStation – Try ShipStation FREE for 60 days with promo code ‘CASEFILE’ ZipRecruiter – Post your jobs for FREE SimpliSafe – Protect your home and your family today. Free security camera, free shipping, free returns and 60 days risk-free trial Ritual – Get 10% off your first 3 months of multivitaminsFor all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-175-gail-rick-brink

One cold winter night in 1991, best friends Vicki Arnold and Julie-Anne Leahy vanished from their town of Atherton, Queensland. The two women had left for a late-night fishing trip but never came home... ---Narration – Anonymous Host Research & writing – Erin MunroCreative direction – Milly RasoProduction and music – Mike Migas Music – Andrew D.B. JoslynWith special thanks to Vanessa Stewart and Robert Reid This episode's sponsors:Noom – The last weight loss program you’ll need. Start your trial today Article – Get $50 off your first order of $100 or more Best Fiends – Download Best Fiends for free DoorDash – Get 25% off and FREE delivery for your first order of $15 or more with promo code ‘FILES’ BetterHelp – Get 10% off your first month of professional counselling with a licensed therapistFor all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-174-vicki-arnold-and-julie-anne-leahy

When 19-year-old Rocio Wanninkhof failed to return home after a night out with friends, her mother Alicia was immediately worried. The family lived in the small town of La Cala de Mijas, Spain – a safe area where teenagers felt secure going out alone...---Narration – Anonymous Host Research & writing – Victoria DieffenbacherEditing – Erin MunroAdditional writing & editing – Milly RasoCreative direction – Milly RasoProduction and music – Mike Migas Music – Andrew D.B. Joslyn This episode's sponsors:Grove Collaborative – Get a FREE gift worth $30 and FREE shipping with your first order Skylight Frame – Get $10 off your order with promo code ‘CASEFILE’ StoryWorth – Get $10 off your first order  BetterHelp – Get 10% off your first month of professional counselling with a licensed therapist Daily Harvest – Get $25 off your first box with promo code ‘CASEFILE’For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-173-rocio-wanninkhof-sonia-carabantes

In August 1961, a couple by the name of Michael Gregsten and Valerie Storie were sitting in their Morris Minor car in Dorney Reach, UK, when an intruder forced his way into the back seat brandishing a gun and took them for a drive all over the English countryside...---Narration – Anonymous Host Research & writing – Jessica ForsayethCreative direction – Milly RasoProduction and music – Mike Migas Music – Andrew D.B. Joslyn This episode's sponsors:Pseudocide – New Spotify exclusive podcast from Casefile Presents ZipRecruiter – Post your jobs for FREE ShipStation – Try ShipStation FREE for 60 days with promo code ‘CASEFILE’ Best Fiends – Download Best Fiends for free Imperfect Foods – Get 20% off and free shipping on your first order with offer code ‘CASEFILE20’For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-172-michael-gregsten-valerie-storie

On August 19 1988, two armed offenders entered a branch of the Deutsche Bank in Gladbeck, West Germany with the intention of holding it up...---Narration – Anonymous Host Research – Milly Raso and Erin MunroWriting – Erin MunroSpecial thanks to Stef for her assistance in the creation of this episodeCreative direction – Milly RasoProduction and music – Mike Migas Music – Andrew D.B. Joslyn This episode's sponsors:SimpliSafe – Protect your home and your family today. Free security camera, free shipping, free returns and 60 days risk-free trial Noom – The last weight loss program you’ll need. Start your trial today BetterHelp – Get 10% off your first month of professional counselling with a licensed therapist Ritual – Get 10% off your first 3 months of multivitamins DoorDash – Get 25% off and FREE delivery for your first order with promo code ‘FILES’For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-171-the-gladbeck-hostage-crisis

Ever imagined what it would be like to fake your own death and start all over again? You wouldn't be the first. There's a name for it: Pseudocide.Pseudocide is also the name of a new Spotify exclusive from Casefile Presents. In this series, nothing is quite as it seems. Shadowy Russian operatives threaten the life of a dissident, a blood-soaked car is found abandoned at curbside, and a bomb explodes in a quiet Sydney suburb. Prankster clashes with a conspiracy theorist, Alex Jones, a forbidden love sparks escape to the other side of the world, and revenge inspires secrets and lies.All episodes of Pseudocide are available to binge now, for free, only on Spotify. Check out the full series now at spoti.fi/Pseudocide, and be sure to hit the follow button.

On February 29 2008, intruders stormed the Caffey family home in Texas, attacking those sleeping within. After setting the house on fire, the intruders fled, unaware that one family member was still alive...---Narration – Anonymous Host Research and writing – Jessica ForsayethCreative direction – Milly RasoProduction and music – Mike Migas Music – Andrew D.B. Joslyn This episode's sponsors:SimpliSafe – Protect your home and your family today. Free security camera, free shipping, free returns and 60 days risk-free trial BetterHelp – Get 10% off your first month of professional counselling with a licensed therapist Grove Collaborative – Get a FREE gift worth $30 and FREE shipping with your first order Babbel – Get 6 months free with a 6-month subscription. Use promo code ‘CASEFILE’ Capsule – Get your prescription hand-delivered for freeFor all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-170-the-caffey-family

On October 2 1987, a council employee in Central City, Kentucky reported finding an abandoned, blood-smeared Pontiac outside his workplace. When Lieutenant Billy Fields arrived at the scene, he found the bloody and beaten body of 20-year-old Corinna Mullen in the boot...---Narration – Anonymous Host Research – Holly BoydWriting – Erin MunroCreative direction – Milly RasoProduction and music – Mike Migas Music – Andrew D.B. Joslyn This episode's sponsors:Noom – The last weight loss program you’ll need. Start your trial today Literati Kids – Get 25% off your first two orders of book subscriptions Article – Get $50 off your first order of $100 or moreFor all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-169-corinna-mullen

In January 1974, 18-year-old Guðmundur Einarsson went missing from Hafnarfjordur, Iceland following a night out with friends. He walked off into a wild snowstorm and was never seen again...---Narration – Anonymous Host Research and writing – Jessica ForsayethCreative direction – Milly RasoProduction and music – Mike Migas Music – Andrew D.B. Joslyn This episode's sponsors:Ritual – Get 10% off your first 3 months of multivitamins SimpliSafe – Protect your home and your family today. Free security camera, free shipping, free returns and 60 days risk-free trial BetterHelp – Get 10% off your first month of professional counselling with a licensed therapist Best Fiends – Download Best Fiends for free ShipStation – Try ShipStation FREE for 60 days with promo code ‘CASEFILE’For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-168-gudmundur-and-geirfinnur-einarsson

In Australia, Father’s Day falls on the first Sunday of September and is typically a time for families to gather together and celebrate. But on Father’s Day in 2005, the small Victorian town of Winchelsea was rocked by the news that a local man named Robert Farquharson had driven his three young sons – Jai, Tyler and Bailey – into a dam... ---Narration – Anonymous Host Research and writing – Erin Munro and Milly RasoCreative direction – Milly RasoProduction and music – Mike Migas Music – Andrew D.B. Joslyn This episode's sponsors:care/of – Get 50% your first order with promo code ‘CASEFILE50’ Honey – Join Honey for free Noom – The last weight loss program you’ll need. Start your trial todayFor all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-167-jai-tyler-bailey-farquharson

In 1979, young men began to go missing in and around Adelaide. It began with the disappearance of 17-year-old Alan Barnes, then 25-year-old Neil Muir, 14-year-old Peter Stogneff, 18-year-old Mark Langley and 15-year-old Richard Kelvin. All went missing under suspicious circumstances and later found, dumped in the Adelaide Hills and surrounds...---Narration – Anonymous Host Research and writing – Jessica ForsayethCreative direction – Milly RasoProduction and music – Mike Migas Music – Andrew D.B. Joslyn This episode's sponsors:Babbel – Get 6 months free with a 6-month subscription. Use promo code ‘CASEFILE’Literati Kids – Get 25% off your first two orders of book subscriptions Hello Fresh – Use code 'CASEFILE10' for 10 free meals including FREE shipping *USA only*Capsule – Get your prescription hand-delivered for free For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-166-the-family

In October 1997, the family of Nicolas Barclay received good news. 13-year-old Nicolas had disappeared from his home state of Texas three years earlier. All hope was lost until his family got a call from a police officer in the Spanish city of Linares. Nicolas had been found wandering the local streets, alive and well.---Narration – Anonymous Host Research and writing – Jessica ForsayethCreative direction – Milly RasoProduction and music – Mike Migas Music – Andrew D.B. Joslyn This episode's sponsors:ShipStation – Try ShipStation FREE for 60 days with promo code ‘CASEFILE’Best Fiends – Download Best Fiends for freeGrove Collaborative – Get a FREE gift worth $30 and FREE shipping with your first orderArticle – Get $50 off your first order of $100 or moreAmazon Pharmacy – Your medication, made easyFor all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-165-nicolas-barclay

Threatening phone calls, break-ins, slashed pillows, arson attacks, and physical assaults. Cindy James of Vancouver: British Columbia was tormented by an unknown assailant for years. Moving house didn’t stop them. Nor did her policeman roommate. Or her personal alarm...---Narration – Anonymous Host Research and writing – Jessica ForsayethCreative direction – Milly RasoProduction and music – Mike Migas Music – Andrew D.B. Joslyn This episode's sponsors:Noom – The last weight loss program you’ll need. Start your trial todayBetterHelp – Get 10% off your first month of professional counselling with a licensed therapistBabbel – Get 6 months free with a 6-month subscription. Use promo code 'CASEFILE'SimpliSafe – Protect your home and your family today. Free security camera, free shipping, free returns and 60 days risk-free trialZipRecruiter – Post your jobs for FREEFor all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-164-cindy-james

[Part 6]In early 1975, Beth Snelling was overcome with a growing sense of unease. The 16-year-old’s instincts were telling her that she was being watched. Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host Researched and written by Elsha McGill, Erin Munro and Milly RasoCreative Director: Milly Raso This episode's sponsors:ShipStation – Try ShipStation FREE for 60 days with promo code ‘CASEFILE’ FightCamp – Get FREE shipping and a gift worth up to $109 with every FightCamp package Noom – The last weight loss program you’ll need. Start your trial today Best Fiends – Download Best Fiends for free SimpliSafe – Protect your home and your family today. Get 40% off plus a free security camera (limited time offer)For all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-53-the-golden-state-killer-part-6

During the games third and penultimate quarter, Anthony Kilmartin was in the Sir Edwin Smith grandstand when two young girls emerged from the crowd and bounded down the steps towards ground level.---Casefile would like to give a special thanks to Suzie Ratcliffe for her assistance with this episodeEpisode narrated by the Anonymous Host Researched and written by Elsha McGillCreative Director: Milly Raso This episode's sponsors:BetterHelp – Get 10% off your first month of professional counselling with a licensed therapist Quip – Get your first refill pack FREE with a QUIP electric toothbrush Feals – Become a member and get 50% off and free shipping for your first order MasterClass – Give one annual membership. Get one free Liquid IV – Use promo code ‘CASEFILE’ for 25% off your orderFor all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-163-joanne-ratcliffe-kirste-gordon