True Crime Conversations

How did Marion Barter’s overseas holiday in 1997 become her last? Reporter Bryan Seymour, host of The Lady Vanishes podcast, takes Jessie through the case of missing person, Marion Barter. A beloved teacher and mum, Marion was living a happy and fulfilling life before she disappeared.  So why did she sell her house and change her name before travelling overseas? And why did she return three weeks later only to drain her bank account of all savings? Or did she? Marion’s daughter Sally hasn’t heard from their mother since she left the country the first time.  So what happened? Did she meet with foul play? Or did she choose to vanish and start a new life without the family she loved so much. See images and information relating to this case in our Facebook group True Crime Conversations here https://bit.ly/2xrjAMZ  CREDITS GUEST: Bryan SeymourHOST: Jessie StephensPRODUCER: Elise Cooper If you have information about the disappearance of Marion Barter you can email [email protected] alternatively you can leave an anonymous tip at theladyvanishes.org RESEARCH The Lady Vanishes podcast https://apple.co/32vNT3e  2GB The Chris Smith Show “Possible Breakthrough in the case of Missing Qld Teacher” https://bit.ly/2JB4TNV  7 News Sydney “Missing mum Marion Barter linked to northern NSW cult” https://bit.ly/2LrSmyC  7 News Sydney “The Lady Vanishes Trip To Luxembourg” https://bit.ly/2YX8N9d  Le Courier Australian personal advertisement https://bit.ly/2SjsLbI  GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386Email the show at [email protected] Crime Conversations is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcastsBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners should be advised that this episode contains the naming of deceased people, and the recounting of the circumstances leading to their deaths. Colleen Walker, Evelyn Greenup and Clinton Speedy-Duroux. These are the names of three children from the town of Bowraville who were murdered over five months across 1990 and 1991. There has only ever been one suspect in their murders but to this day they’ve never stood trial for those crimes. Author Dan Box covered the case and he joins us to explore what could have happened to these three kids. And why Australia still doesn’t care enough about the lives of these Indigenous children to bring justice to the families and the Bowraville community. Join our Facebook group True Crime Conversations here https://bit.ly/2xrjAMZ  CREDITS GUEST: Dan Box HOST: Jessie Stephens PRODUCER: Elise Cooper RESEARCH ‘Bowraville’ by Dan Box - https://bit.ly/2LczKCK  ABC News ‘Unsolved Bowraville Murders to be Reconsidered’ - https://bit.ly/2XDgPaM  NITV ‘Justice, Just Us’ Bowraville Special Forum https://bit.ly/2Xzc8i0  NSW Aboriginal Land Rights Council Bowraville protest  https://bit.ly/2G4VbBj  NITV News ‘Failed By The System: The Bowraville Children’s Murders’ https://bit.ly/2SeSfHr  GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at [email protected] True Crime Conversations is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcastsBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dulcie Markham, better known as The Angel Of Death, has been called Australia’s most beautiful bad woman. A key figure in the underworld gangs of Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne, Dulcie used her Hollywood good looks, rosy pink lips and whip smart mind to manipulate the most evil of mobsters. Author and historian Leigh Straw joins Jessie for this episode where she takes us through the life of Dulcie; how the 15-year-old started out in sex work in 1920s Wooloomooloo, rose to become one of the most influential female crime figures in Australia’s history only to wind up disappearing into suburban obscurity in her old age. Join our Facebook group True Crime Conversations here https://bit.ly/2xrjAMZ  CREDITSGUEST: Leigh Straw https://bit.ly/2LxjQCn  HOST: Jessie StephensSENIOR PRODUCER/EDITOR: Elise Cooper RESEARCH Angel of Death: Dulcie Markham, Australia’s Most Beautiful Bad Woman - Leigh Straw https://bit.ly/2LxjQCn  The March of Time, Time Inc Cecil “Scotty” McCormack Fatal Stabbing notice in The Canberra Times IMAGES Dulcie Markham - https://bit.ly/2YfDNkv  Guido Calletti - https://bit.ly/2KGNNQs  GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at [email protected] True Crime Conversations is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcastsBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Monday 9th February 2004 Maura Murray vanished. She had crashed her car on a winding stretch of road in Woodsville New Hampshire USA. A local man named Butch Atwood witnessed the crash and called out to Maura asking if she needed him to call the police. She told him she’d already called car towing services and not to worry about it. But the problem was there was no phone service. Maura hadn’t called for help. Instead, in the 19 minutes it took for law enforcement to arrive, Maura’s car was locked, and she was nowhere to be seen. James Renner is an author who has spent his professional life wrapped up in this mystery, desperate to find out just what happened to Maura Murray. Was she murdered? Kidnapped? Or did Maura want to vanish and start another life? James explores all these options, the people of interest, what happened in the days leading up to her disappearance, and whether he thinks we’ll ever know what really happened to Maura Murray. You can see a map of Maura’s proposed drive from UMASS to Bethlehem here http://tiny.cc/50iv8y  The UMASS outing club and cabin listing can be found on the university website https://www.umass.edu/umoc/cabin/ Join our Facebook group True Crime Conversation here http://tiny.cc/51iv8y  CREDITS GUEST: James Renner HOST: Jessie Stephens SENIOR PRODUCER/EDITOR: Elise Cooper RESEARCH True Crime Addict: How I Lost Myself In The Case Of Maura Murray by James Renner - http://tiny.cc/v2iv8y 107 Degrees podcast episode with Fred Murray Disappeared: 'Miles To Nowhere' WBZ TV CBS Boston ‘No New Evidence Found In Maura Murray Case’ WMUR NEWS 'Search Suspended for Maura Murray' WMUR NEWS 'Local Missing Woman Maura Murray' GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at [email protected] True Crime Conversations is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows on our website https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/true-crime-conversations/  Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When 24-year-old Belgian backpacker Davine Arckens reached out to a man on Gumtree about working on his farm she was excited.  The 88 days of labour would mean she could stay in Australia on a tourist visa for an extra year. She couldn’t wait to spend more time in a country she thought was safe and full of nice people. When Davine met the man it didn’t take long for her to realise she’d made a terrible mistake. Driven to what felt like the middle of nowhere, Davine was convinced she was hours from the nearest town.  What followed was two harrowing days where she was held against her will and an escape that made national headlines. Walkley award winning journalist Richard Guilliatt reported on the story and he joins Jessie Stephens to walk us through it. Join our Facebook group True Crime Conversations here. CREDITS GUEST: Richard GuilliattHOST: Jessie StephensSENIOR PRODUCER/EDITOR: Elise Cooper RESEARCH Richard Guilliatt for The Weekend Australian "I’ve Been Kidnapped. No Joke" Sentencing remarks from South Australian District Court 9 News Adelaide Nightly News 7 News Adelaide Farmer who chained and raped backpacker in Meningie pig shed sentenced 60 minutes Backpacker kidnapped and shackled in abandoned pig shed by madman GET IN TOUCH: Call the PodPhone on 02 8999 9386. Email the show at [email protected] True Crime Conversations is a podcast by Mamamia. Find more shows here.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.