Clueless Crime

This week we discuss the case of Kathleen Peterson, who was found dead at the bottom of her stairs by her husband, Michael Peterson in a pool of her own blood. Straight away the police suspected Michael who claimed she fell down the stairs. Shortly after, Michael was charged with her murder. 

*Warning* This weeks episode contains descriptions of suicide which some listeners may find disturbing. It is intended from mature audiences, viewer discretion is advised.  This week we discuss the infamous 'texting-suicide scandal' which is that of Michelle Carter playing a huge role in the suicide of her then boyfriend Conrad Roy. 

49 Year Old Melissa Caddick was living the high life, with fancy houses, cars and designers clothes and jewellery. On the morning of November the 12th 2020 Melissa left her home for her daily run following an ASIC raid on her home the previous day, her company was under investigation for operating as a ponzi scheme. Melissa has not been seen since, until February 2021 when her severed foot was fou...

On the night of September the 28th 2000, David Camm returned home from basketball to find his whole family murdered in their garage. As a former state trooper David jumped into action. It would only take local police three days to charge David with the murder of his family, an ordeal that would stretch over thirteen years and 3 criminal trials before the truth is finally revealed. 

Known as Australia's largest cult, the family operated in Victoria, Australia in the 1970's and 80's, with the cult leader; Anne Hamilton-Byrne believing she was Jesus Christ reincarnated in the female form. Anne believed her mission was to adopt many children to save them from an upcoming apocalypse but instead inflicted physical, mental and emotional abuse on the children she stole. 

Jodi Arias is currently serving a life sentence for the murder of her ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander. Travis was found with 27 stab wounds, his throat slit ear to ear and a gun shot to the head. While Jodi’s story has changed many times over the years, Jodi claims she killed Travis in self-defence after being victimised by him during their relationship.  

32 Year Old Hannah Upp was living in St Thomas in the U.S Virgin Islands, teaching at a local Montessori school. As the island was preparing for Hurricane Maria to hit the island in September 2017, Hannah simply vanished from the island just 8 days after surviving another Hurricane, Hurricane Irma. 

19 year old Tara Calico left for her usual bike ride on the morning of September 20th 1988 and has not been seen since. The case went cold fairly quickly, until June 1989, when a strange development swept the nation. A woman in Port St. Joe, Florida spotted a gruesome polaroid photo in the parking lot of a convenience store.

Reeva Steenkamp was a South African model and paralegal who was dating south Africa's hero, Oscar Pistorius. On Valentine's Day in 2013, Reeva was shot and killed by Pistorius after he claimed he thought Reeva was an intruder in his home. 

On May the 26th 1990, while cooking breakfast for her son and his friends, 40 year old Marlene Warren answered the door to her Florida home. This was person was dressed as a clown, and pulled out a gun and fatally shot her in the face.  It took police 27 years to gather enough evidence to finally charge a person with her horrific murder. 

Miriam Rivera shot to fame as one of the first transgender reality TV show stars, after her dating show 'There's something about Miriam' in 2003. Decades later after surviving a horrible transphobic attack which almost killed her, she was found dead by hanging at her family's home in Mexico, her death ruled a suicide. Her closest friends and family, and her husband Daniel believe there is no way s...

This week we continue with the case of 13 year old paperboy, Johnny Gosch.  In September of 1982, 13 year old Johnny Gosch disappeared in the early hours of the morning before conducting his regular paper route. Nearly 40 years later the case still hasn't been solved, and Johnny has not been found.

In September of 1982, 13 year old Johnny Gosch disappeared in the early hours of the morning before conducting his regular paper route. Nearly 40 years later the case still hasn't been solved, and Johnny has not been found. 

In August of 2016, The Tromp Family quickly decided to flee their home in Silvan, Victoria making a 9 hour drive to NSW. As members of the family started to return home in unusual circumstances (Stolen Cars, trains from Sydney), the nation was engrossed as to why a seemingly normal farming family were afraid enough to flee the state. 

Theo Hayez was 18 years old when he went missing from the popular tourist town of Byron Bay, New South Wales in 2019. He was last seen leaving the well known backpackers bar, Cheeky Monkey. He disappeared a week before he was due to fly home to Belgium.  https://www.looking4theo.com/ Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000

20 year old Angela Hammond from Clinton Missouri, was talking to her fiancé Rob from a payphone in the Food Barn parking lot at 11:15 pm on April the 4th 1991. Moments later, Rob heard Angela scream through the phone. She has not been seen or heard from since. 

The Jamison Family we're ready to live a simpler life in Red Oak, Oklahoma so they decided to pack up their car to go and look at a plot of land they were hoping to purchase. A few days later, their pick up truck was found abandoned with all of their belongings inside (including their family dog) but the family was no where to be found. 

22 year old Revelle Balmain was working in Sydney as a model, dancer and escort when she mysteriously disappeared from the suburb of Kingsford on the 5th of November 1994, and has never been heard from or seen since. After being missing for 25 years, the NSW police have released a $1m dollar reward for information which has brought to light a few leads in the case.

This week we discuss the disappearance and murder of 19 year old Sarah Stern, whose car was abandoned on a bridge in Jersey.

This week we discuss the high profile missing persons case of William Tyrrell, a 3 year old boy who disappeared from his foster grandmothers yard on the morning of September 12th 2014.

This week we discuss the case of Johnny Lewis, an actor who was most known for his role on Sons of Anarchy. Johnny suffered a severe personality shift after a serious head injury in a motorcycle accident. A few years later his body would be found, along with the body of his land lady and her cat.

This week we delve into Australia’s longest missing persons case; the Beaumont Children. Three siblings who disappeared from a South Australian beach on Australia Day 1966.

This week we discuss the murder of Jim Melgar, whose nude and beaten body was found in his closet. Not far away away his wife, Sandra, remained alive, tied up in rope. She has since been charged with his murder, and sentenced to 27 years in a Texas State prison.

The story of the infamous ‘Girl in a Box’. Colleen Stan was 20 years old when she hitchhiked from Oregon to California. Picked up by a young married couple with a baby, Colleen’s life was about to change for the next 7 years.

In April 2016, Wife and mother, Missy Bevers arrived at Creekside Church to teach an early morning fitness class. When her students arrived at 5 am, they found her lifeless body laying on the ground of the church. Missy was murdered by an unknown person.