Clueless Crime

In October 2011, 24-year-old Louisa Ioannidis was found dead in Darebin Creek in Reservoir, Melbourne. Her death was ruled non-suspicious, and in 2014 a coroner found it "consistent with drowning" — despite her volatile relationship with her partner and no confirmation the creek was ever deep enough to explain it. For over a decade her family refused to accept the finding, and new eviden...

On October 9, 2020, in New Boston, Texas, 21-year-old Reagan Simmons-Hancock was brutally murdered by Taylor Rene Parker, her wedding photographer. Simmons-Hancock was 36 weeks pregnant at the time, and Parker bludgeoned and killed her before cutting her unborn child from her womb in an attempt to pass the baby off as her own. Simmons-Hancock's three-year-old daughter was present in the home b...

In February 2013, Bannockburn mother Lorrin Whitehead vanished without a trace. In less than 24 hours, she went from a routine supermarket trip to completely missing—and over a decade later, her case remains unsolved. Intro Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXDmcyfoREo Skip ahead to episode: 7.10 ⁠buymeacoffee.com/cluelesscrime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

On a sunny July morning in 1992, 23-year-old Rachel Nickell took her two-year-old son Alex and their dog for a walk through Wimbledon Common. She never came home. What followed was one of Britain's most devastating true crime cases — not just because of the brutal nature of Rachel's murder, but because of the catastrophic police failures that came after. An innocent man publicly destroyed....

On the morning of March 4, 2022, Kouri Richins called 911 to report she had found her husband Eric unresponsive in their bed at their home near Park City, Utah. He was 39 years old, a father of three, and ran a thriving stonemasonry business. Toxicology results would later reveal he had roughly five times a lethal dose of fentanyl in his system. What followed was a grieving widow who published a c...

In August 2003, 26-year-old Harmony Bryant was found barely alive in bushland near Bonny Hills on the NSW Mid North Coast — her body covered in burns, her bones broken, and her car ablaze 200 metres from the road. She spent a month in hospital before passing away on September 19, never able to tell anyone what had happened to her that night. Police initially dismissed her death as a tragic road ac...

On a cold November night in 1996, 16-year-old Alana Cecil left her home in Melton, Victoria, excited to attend the annual Djerriwarrh Bonfire Festival. By sunrise, she was dead — her body discovered in the driveway of a vacant property just streets away from where locals gathered to celebrate. Authorities ruled Alana’s death a heroin overdose, but nearly three decades later, her family still belie...

On a quiet evening in 1994, 16-year-old Gordana Kotevski vanished without a trace from the streets of Newcastle, Australia. What started as a seemingly normal walk home from a shopping trip turned into one of the country's most mysterious cases, leaving family, friends, and the community desperate for answers. Witnesses reported hearing a scream and seeing Gordana forced into a car, but despit...

In this episode, we delve into the chilling and heartbreaking case of Leanne Holland, a 12-year-old girl whose brutal murder in 1991 shocked the small town of Goodna, Queensland, and left the entire nation reeling. Leanne disappeared after leaving home one afternoon, and three days later, her battered body was discovered in the bush. The investigation led to the arrest and conviction of her sister...

In July 2015, mother of five Crystal Rogers disappeared from the quiet town of Bardstown after spending the evening at her boyfriend’s family farm. Her car was later found abandoned on the Bluegrass Parkway with her keys, phone, and purse still inside — but Crystal was nowhere to be found. What initially looked like a missing-person case quickly turned into one of Kentucky’s most unsettling myster...

On the surface, the Falater family lived a quiet, ordinary life in suburban Phoenix. But in January 1997, that normality was shattered when Yarmila Falater was brutally murdered in her own backyard. Her husband, Scott Falater, didn’t deny the attack… but claimed he had no memory of it. His defence? He was sleepwalking. In this episode, we break down the shocking details of Yarmila’s death, the eve...

A young woman found brutally murdered. A crime scene that raised more questions than answers. And a case that still lingers decades later. In this episode, we examine the murder of Penny Hill in New South Wales — a case that shocked the local community when her body was discovered, turning what should have been an ordinary day into the beginning of a chilling investigation. Penny was found dead un...

In August 2015, Jollee Callan agreed to go on one last hike with her ex-boyfriend Loren Burner before leaving for college. What started as a simple goodbye quickly turned into a calculated and brutal act of violence at Cheaha State Park. Intro Clip: https://www.tiktok.com/@emilyreneenoel/video/7423905669973036330 Skip ahead to episode: 10.50 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.cluelesscrime.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In June 1990, 52-year-old antiques dealer Trevaline Evans stepped out of her shop in Llangollen, Wales, and was never seen again. Her handbag was left behind, a handwritten note on the door simply read “Back in two minutes”… but she never returned. Skip ahead to episode: 09.30 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.cluelesscrime.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠buymeacoffee.com/cluelessc...

The 2002 disappearance of Milly Dowler shocked the UK — but what followed was even more disturbing. In this episode, we cover her case, the conviction of Levi Bellfield, and the phone hacking scandal that exposed the dark side of the media. Skip ahead to episode: 10.45 Intro Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aMe5af_qZI ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.cluelesscrime.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In February 2008, 24-year-old Canadian real estate agent Lindsay Buziak was lured to a vacant home under the promise of a high-end property showing. Within minutes, she was found brutally murdered. With fake names, a mysterious couple, and a trail that seems to vanish into thin air, Lindsay’s case remains one of Canada’s most baffling unsolved murders. In this episode, we explore the timeline, key...

When Oakey “Al” Kite advertised his basement apartment for rent in Aurora, Colorado in 2004 , he expected to meet a potential tenant — not a killer. The man who arrived, using the name Robert Cooper , left behind a fake identity, a brutal crime scene and one of Colorado’s most disturbing unsolved murders . More than two decades later, investigators still have DNA evidence from the crime scene , bu...

On January 11, 1999, the quiet suburb of Katy, Texas became the scene of a chilling discovery. Inside her own home, 30-year-old high school teacher Belinda Temple was found dead in a bedroom closet, killed by a shotgun blast to the back of the head. She was eight months pregnant with her second child. Intro Clip: 911 Call Skip ahead to episode: 13.35 ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.cluelesscrime.com.au⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

January 24, 2023: the quiet coastal town of Duxbury, Massachusetts was shattered by a crime that would reverberate far beyond its borders. On that winter evening, police were summoned to a home where three young children — 5-year-old Cora, 3-year-old Dawson, and 8-month-old Callan — were found unresponsive with obvious signs of trauma. Their mother, former nurse Lindsay Clancy, was discovered grav...

When the 61-year-old grandmother didn’t show up for work on a July morning in 2011, her loved ones knew something wasn’t right. What they uncovered inside her Wantirna South home would shock even seasoned detectives — a violent struggle in the bedroom, blood-stained bedding, and Brenda’s body hidden beneath a pool cover in her own backyard. Police believe Brenda knew her killer. There were no sign...

In April 2015, 46-year-old Vincent Viafore and his fiancée, Angelika Graswald, launched their kayaks into the Hudson River near Bannerman Island in New York. Hours later, Angelika called 911, saying Vincent had fallen into the freezing water and disappeared. At first, it looked like a tragic accident. But when investigators began digging deeper, troubling details surfaced — a missing drain plug, a...

In the quiet Melbourne suburb of Ringwood in March 1986, 25-year-old nurse Ina-Doris Warrick was full of life — a former champion gymnast who had bravely returned to nursing after losing her husband to cancer. But on the night of March 21st , something went terribly wrong. After enjoying a dinner date, Ina-Doris never made it to her next shift. Four days later, a neighbour found her body in her be...

In November 1997, 14-year-old Reena Virk went to meet friends near the Craigflower Bridge in Saanich, British Columbia. She never came home. What began as a night of bullying and exclusion quickly spiralled into one of Canada’s most disturbing and heartbreaking cases — a crime carried out in plain sight, by people Reena believed were her peers. Intro Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xVuQkKLQ...

In the early hours of March 10, 1998, emergency services responded to what was reported as a terrifying home invasion in the affluent Sydney suburb of Dover Heights. Inside the family home, 53-year-old Denise Govendir was found dead from devastating head injuries. Her husband, Aaron Govendir, claimed that an unknown assailant posing as a police officer had attacked them both — knocking him unconsc...

In 2008, 18-year-old Joshua Maddux vanished after telling friends he was heading out for a short walk. Seven years later, his remains were discovered in a place that raised far more questions than answers — a locked, abandoned cabin high in the Colorado mountains, with no clear explanation of how he got there… or why. In this episode, we unravel the baffling details of Joshua’s disappearance and d...