Mums Mysteries & Murder

We resume normal service, and it's Marti's turn this time to tell the story of 22-year-old Jayden, who, on the 29th of December 2017, went on a road trip with friends to celebrate New Year's Eve and the beginning of a new year, but he never made it. We also talk about the millennium, why sticking pink flamingos on your face is always a good idea and big things on the side of the roa...

This week, we welcome Ishbel Benzie, a physiotherapist turned transformational coach, to chat about the world of science and spiritual healing and whether they really need to be kept in separate corners.  There's also a lot of "witchy talk!" Ishbel shares how Reiki, hypnosis, and past-life work became part of her practice, and talks about heart healing, creating a sense of safety, a...

*There is a slight sound issue at the beginning of this ep but it only lasts 30 seconds, so don't worry - we had a bit of a recording issue. In our third Halloween special, we welcome back friend of the podcast, John from NorthEdinburgh Nightmares, for the third time!  We talk all ghosty things that go bump in the night, along with chat about John's new upcoming book - it's his 6th...

In our second Halloween special, we talk to Joss Camerson - also known as the Sea Shanty Queen about the origins of sea shanties, whether Robson Green is actually a dick in real life and her stint on Neighbours!  But it wouldn't be a Halloween special without some creepiness, so we also talk about Spirit Guides, a Banshee story that left us both pretty much speechless and Joss's first bo...

Welcome to our first spooky season episode & who better to kick off with than one of our good friends and podcast favourite, Wayne from Eerie Edinburgh, talking all things ghosty in the run up to his new book out in time for Halloween called The Night Shift - the title is creepy enough for me. Of course Wayne brings the usual creep - the sleep paralysis demon story is enough to make you sleep...

Trigger warning: This episode contains discussion of the neglect, abuse and murder of a vulnerable young adult. If you're not in the right place to listen to this episode, please give this one a miss.    In this episode, Cheryl tells the sad story of the murder of Margaret Fleming in the village of Inverkip in Scotland.   Margaret was just 19 years old and a vulnerable adult in need of suppor...

In this episode, Marti takes us to Australia and the devastating 2024 Bondi Junction shopping centre attack. We look at the story of Joel Cauchi, the 40-year-old man who killed six people and injured ten others in just a matter of minutes, and the questions that followed about his deteriorating mental health, missed opportunities for intervention and why the majority of his victims were women. We...

Trigger Warning - This episode contains themes of child sexual abuse and the murder of children. In our SECOND episode of the month! Cheryl tells the story of Robert Black, the Scottish serial killer and paedophile whose horrifying murderous reign began in the 70s and continued throughout the 1980s.    We also chat about the Edinburgh Fringe, what our Mastermind Subject would be- you'll never...

There's a lot going on in this episode so strap yourself in! Today - if you're listening on the day this drops we're celebrating five years of Mums Mysteries & Murder ... with our 70th episode and we've got a big announcement! Before we get into the mystery, we're sharing some exciting news about the future of the podcast!  Then we're heading deep into the Austral...

Trigger warning: dismemberment is mentioned in this episode   In 1935, in the town of Moffat, a young woman was out on a walk with her Mother and noticed a bundle wrapped in cloth, which on first glance looked like nothing much, but on further investigation, there were over 70 different body parts wrapped in cloth and newspaper scattered all around the area. Many historians describe it as one of t...

* This episode has a few audio issues, but we know you dont listen to MM&M for perfection so we know you'll love it regardless.   This is down to the fact probably that it was not edited by our beloved editor Erin. Early on the morning of New Year's Day in the Sydney suburb of Chatswood in 1963  2 young boys out looking for golf balls got more than they bargained for when they discov...

Come down a rabbit hole with us and listen to the intriguing tale of the Rabbit Wars of St Andrews as told by Cheryl!  This story takes us all the way back to 1797 and includes no less than 900 rabbits and the selling of the famous St Andrews Golf Course.   Trigger warning - Rabbits will get hurt in this episode  You might have guessed, but this is a slightly lighter episode than our recent episod...

This month, Marti is covering the Luna Park Ghost Train fire in Sydney in 1979, it's one we've wanted to cover for so long because it's not covered by many podcasts, and it's such a sad, interesting story with so many layers..  We also talk about theme park disasters and rollercoasters, Cheryl's disastrous note-taking in the dark, how we're such babies when it comes t...

It's Cheryl's first story on the podcast, and she goes in hard, covering the horrible disappearance and death of Corrie McKeague in 2016 in Dunfermline, Scotland. Sources for this episode: BBC News  FindCorrie.co.uk The Guardian newspaper website  Wikipedia  We also cover vintage commercials, what we've been watching ( as always! Some things never change! ), the history of Dunfermli...

We're back!!  Thank you for your patience whilst we took a break and rejigged a little, and now we're back, and Cheryl is joining the Mums Mysteries & Murder team - this is our first episode together, and it's a cracker!  In this episode, we get to know our new co-host Cheryl a little better, and we cover the incredibly sad catfishing murder of Carly Ryan back in 2006, who chang...

It's still Christmas, and we have an announcement to make.... Hosted by & Researched & written by Marti Jeremiah-Shelley & Effie McDonald Edited & Produced by Erin Ferguson https://www.instagram.com/erinfaudio/ Since 2023 ( earlier episodes are badly edited by us!) Theme Music Vampire Strut by Joybean @AudioJungle Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mumsmysteriesa...

In our Christmas episode, we are absolutely delighted and terrified to be joined by Kerrie, one-half of North Edinburgh Nightmares.  We chat about historical Scotland, ghostly haunts and stories, the Edinburgh dungeon and faeries, a darker type of Christmas, creepy dolls and mannequins and folklore in Scotland, amongst other things.  You can find out more about North Edinburgh Nightmares and Kerri...

This is our live episode recorded at Cumbernauld Library as a part of their Killers & Coffee sessions with Dawn from Scottish Murders  And we are covering the tragic case of the murder of Barry Oldham & Barry Wallace in December of 1999.  Trigger warning for this episode: we do touch on decapitation, and if you're Scottish, you might not want to hear me pronounce so many Scottish name...

It's our Halloween Special  And we're absolutely delighted to have Wayne back from Eerie Edinburgh to talk all things ghostly happenings, banshees, witches and Scotland - all of our favourite subjects.  And the best bit - Wayne answers listeners' questions....  Wayne also covers the story of the Haunted Bathroom... To hear more from Wayne, head to https://eerieedinburgh.com/ Check o...

We know so many of you have been intrigued by the Erin Patterson case in Australia and have been chatting with us about your thoughts, so when we approached Tam from True Crime Bookcase who attended the trial in Australia recently and is an Erin Patterson guru we were delighted she was up for chatting with us on the podcast.  Tam runs the Instagram account True Crime Bookcase - If you love reading...

This was a special live recording at Airdrie Library for their Killers & Coffee series back in July with Dawn from Scottish Murders. Trigger warning : We do discuss suicide in this episode.  In this episode, Dawn tells the heartbreaking story of the murder of Aileen Printie in Edinburgh back in 1981.  Aileen was found murdered in her bedroom, discovered by her Mum and sister in  August of 1981...

Trigger warning: In this episode, we talk a lot about suicide. Please skip this episode if you're not in the right place to listen.  Discussions of homophobia in Australia in the 80s is also heavily featured, so please take note.  We are covering the murder of Scott Johnston - Born in California on the 27th of November 1961 - he had such a promising future ahead of him, until he moved to Aust...

This month, Effie tells the story of British Military Hero Sir Robert Victor Goddard and the unusual events that plagued his very dramatic life. Sources for this episode are : the book Flight Towards Reality by Sir Robert Goddard.  We also talk time slips, Daniel Radcliffe's time travelling, the unbelievable responsibility of teenage boys in wartime, health and safety - don't worry, it&a...

This month Marti is covering a request from our good friend Wayne over at Eerie Edinburgh whose advert you will have heard at the top of the episode.  It's a slightly different one for Marti, its a very vintage story based in 1826, in Campbelltown, a small city located on the outskirts of Sydney where a young man sees a ghost, but the ghost isn't just any ordinary ghost....   We'd l...

In this month's episode, Effie takes us through the extraordinary life and almost death of Maggie Dickson born in 1702, a fishhawker living in Musselburgh, abandoned by her husband Maggie had a difficult life, but that's nothing compared to her ( almost death.) Sources for this episode are: Edinburgh Reporter Beheaded podcast  The Hanging of Maggie Dickson - Book Clan Broonfield - on You...