Casefile Confidential - Real Crime Podcast

Venice, January 2014. The icy waters of the Lido give back something that someone wanted to hide forever. A body emerges from the canal, it is a young woman of 29 years old. Her case is immediately shrouded in mystery, there are many questions still unanswered and her story will shock public opinion. A journey of death documented by the cameras, a story as absurd as it is terrible, and a justice t...

Italy, 1995. In the heart of Cagliari, Sardinia, a canyon hides a secret that has lasted for almost thirty years. Manuela was 16 when her body was found at the bottom of an artificial canyon. Officially it was suicide. But her family always believed she had been murdered. In this video we reconstruct Manuela's disappearance step by step, between ignored testimonies, missing evidence, and a family...

Faenza, Italy, February 6, 2021. The air is cold and sharp, the sky still dark. In a quiet villa on Via Corbara, something stirs in the shadows. A dull noise, a muffled scream, then silence. Someone enters. Someone leaves. And a woman never wakes up. There are no signs of forced entry. Nothing seems out of place, except for the body lying on the floor, in a pool of blood. Ilenia Fabbri, a mother,...

In the summer of 1986, a series of seemingly random deaths rock Auburn, Washington, USA. A woman dies after taking a common painkiller. On the surface, it seems like an illness, but in reality, behind that death there is a cruel and diabolical plan. As often happens, behind the facade of an ordinary life hides a mind capable of manipulating reality, playing with life and death. And so anyone can b...

A quiet town in the heart of Georgia, United States, seemed like the perfect place to raise a family. The streets were peaceful, neighbors exchanged greetings and smiles, and no one ever locked their doors. But on March 25, 2009, that veil of serenity was shattered forever. That day, Kay Parsons, a beloved 41-year-old woman, lost her life suddenly and violently, on a morning that had started like...

It was a hot, humid July evening when the shadow of a man was seen lurking near the Hunt family’s home. Beneath a white sheet, he hid something lethal. No one could have imagined that, in the hours before, this stranger had set in motion a meticulous plan of blood and revenge. But why? And most importantly… who was that man? -------------------------------------------------------------- Casefile C...

That night, everything seemed normal. Jim and Sandra Melgar had celebrated 32 years of marriage with a romantic dinner, toasting to the future and the dreams they hoped to fulfill. Then, darkness. A suspicious noise, dogs barking furiously, and a sudden silence that shattered their relationship forever. When help arrived, they found Sandra tied up and confused, unable to remember what had happened...

Summer 2017. A close-knit family. A beloved granddaughter and her fiancé. Then… silence. On July 3rd, Linda McAllister and her husband, Chet Clemons, vanish without a trace. No calls. No goodbyes. Just an emptied house in disarray, abandoned dogs… and a missing pickup truck. Days later, security footage reveals two figures draining thousands from the couple’s accounts. They go on a shopping spree—...

An ordinary morning, a routine outdoor run—just like she’d done countless times before. A young nursing student heads out for her usual jog across the university campus... but she never makes it home. What the investigation uncovers is chilling: a killer with a criminal past that was ignored, a desperate escape attempt, and a horror that shakes all of America. This is the case of Laken Riley—a mur...

Imagine a quiet town, where the streets are silent and lives flow seemingly serenely. But behind closed doors, a nightmare hides. A seemingly united family, seven children, a devoted father and a caring mother... until everything falls apart. A man disappears in the middle of the night, his body is found days later, wrapped in a bloody cloth. And when a chilling truth emerges, no one can pretend n...

In an apparent quiet, hidden behind the domestic walls of a house in a quiet English town, a love story as complicated as it is problematic ends tragically. Michaela Göl, a young divorced mother, had thought she had found stability and happiness when she met a man named Ensar during a holiday in Turkey. A passionate relationship was born that seemed to last forever but one night in September, ever...

Imagine being at home, quietly with your family, when suddenly you hear heart-rending screams coming from the house next door. Two parents stabbed to death, their children upstairs, unaware of the horror. This is the shocking case of an English couple, a story of ordinary madness that has destroyed at least two families. Stay with us until the end, because the truth is more chilling than you can i...

In the stillness of a summer night, a scream pierced the silence of a quiet neighborhood in Portland, Oregon. Anastasia Hester, a young mother of 34, was brutally murdered in her apartment, a murder that left a trail of puzzles and questions in its wake. Who could have committed such a violent crime? And why? With more than 60 stab wounds and an attempted decapitation, the murder of Annie, as her...

In the quiet town of Apalachicola, Florida, on April 23, 2018, a couple of fishermen discover the devastated body of a young woman abandoned along the highway. She is Aileen Seiden, a 31-year-old girl with a past marked by the loss of her parents and troubled relationships. But who is responsible for her violent death? The investigation leads to an isolated motel, where traces of blood and hidden...

Imagine coming home on the night before Halloween and finding unsettling clues that someone is hiding within the walls of your house. Then, suddenly, the silence is shattered by gunshots, screams, and a desperate escape. This is the dramatic story of Jessica, a young woman who found herself at the center of an unprecedented nightmare. But who was hiding in her home? And why did that night forever...

In the quiet town of Shropshire, England, a young woman’s life was tragically cut short in a tale of betrayal, obsession, and unspeakable horror. Georgia Williams, a vibrant and beloved 17-year-old with dreams of becoming an Air Force paramedic, found herself at the center of a chilling true crime story. What began as a simple photoshoot with a trusted friend quickly spiraled into a nightmare that...

When police officers find Ellen Sherman's lifeless body in her bedroom, they immediately realize it's going to be a complicated investigation: the door is locked, the air conditioning is on, the room is freezing cold, and there are no signs of a break-in. Her husband, Ed Sherman, has a seemingly perfect alibi: he was on a boat with friends. But small details start to emerge that don't add up, desc...

A trail of terror runs through the state of Virginia, in the United States, in the late 1980s: women found brutally murdered in their homes, a man unjustly behind bars and a killer who seemed uncatchable. But a detective, driven by doubt and a thirst for justice, decides to challenge the unknown. With the help of revolutionary technology, he embarks on an unprecedented manhunt. Who really was that...

A wealthy man, a quiet night and an explosion of inexplicable violence. Ken MacLennan is found lifeless in his home in a pool of blood. It seems like a sudden attack, perhaps a robbery gone wrong... But something doesn't add up. The clues tell a more complex story, made of secrets, betrayals and a diabolical plan that involves more people than you can imagine. Who wanted Ken MacLennan dead? And ab...

The chilling tale of a woman's disappearance and a mystery that has puzzled investigators for months. When Shirley Duguay's car is found abandoned and bloodstains inside, it becomes clear that this is no ordinary missing persons case. Three clues: a jacket, a cryptic letter written in blood, and a series of strange revelations from psychics. A story that makes you hold your breath until the end. -...

An invisible serial killer and a manhunt that defied every stereotype. Who is the predator terrorizing the city? Sometimes, the only trace of the culprit is his DNA, an invisible mark imprinted on the crime scene. But what happens when there is no suspect to compare? When the monster hides in the shadows, eluding every profile? This case entered the history of criminology, when scientists found th...

Mary Ann Clibbery had a bad feeling. A few days before her death, she confided to her partner: "If anything happens to me, go to the police right away." She may have known she was in danger, but she couldn't have imagined the ferocity with which she would be murdered. Her body was found in a pool of blood inside her business. Apparently, a robbery gone wrong. But something didn't add up: the blood...

A woman's corpse and a dental impression on her chest are the only elements of a crime with mysterious contours and an unpredictable outcome. The detectives rely on forensics but things don't always go as planned... -------------------------------------------------------------- Dont' forget to like and subscribe to our podcast. A chilling new episode every week. -----------------------------------...

David Nixon was a charismatic man with a successful real estate career and a life many envied. In 2002, his sudden disappearance shook the community of Grapevine, Texas. A few hours later, a body engulfed in flames was found in an isolated parking lot, leaving everyone speechless. Who could have committed such a brutal act? And why? Investigators were faced with a tangled web of relationships, ali...

The story of the horrific double murder of Richard and Karla Van Dusen, a couple from Florida! A man's driver's license found at the crime scene, is it the killer's? A complex investigation, the presence of misleading clues that initially lead the detectives down the wrong path. In short, nothing is what it seems in this case, then the ending with an unexpected conclusion.  -----------------------...