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A big Thank You to Belinda for requesting this episode! On a remote stretch of highway in the Australian Outback, a young couple's road trip turned into a nightmare. Peter Falconio, a British backpacker, vanished without a trace, and his girlfriend, Joanne Lees, was found battered and distraught, having escaped a terrifying ordeal. But as police began to unravel the events of that night, people started to doubt Joanne's story. Was she a brave survivor, or was she hiding a dark secret? Join Jen & Cam as they discuss 'Into the Never-Never: Peter Falconio & Joanne Lees' Come to Italy with us in 2026! Call to speak to an agent ⁠1-800-438-7672 ⁠ [tel:18004387672] ⁠https://groups.goaheadtours.com/tours/zvrg-true-crime⁠ [https://groups.goaheadtours.com/tours/zvrg-true-crime] If you have any questions, RSVP with the link below for our Zoom meeting on August 19th at 6 PM CST. Can't wait to meet you! https://tinyurl.com/3sbzz7cz Thank you to our team Listener Discretion by ⁠⁠⁠Edward October ⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.octoberpodvhs.com/home] Research & Writing by Lauretta Allen Executive Producers Nico & Jesse of The Inky Pawprint ⁠⁠⁠https://theinkypawprint.com⁠ [https://theinkypawprint.com/] Sources: https://youtu.be/1ecev-s1S3Y?si=RzWiYo9FiD7XzqcH [https://youtu.be/1ecev-s1S3Y?si=RzWiYo9FiD7XzqcH] https://youtu.be/EOI6HiMayK4?si=ip07xi1aaONpVjoK [https://youtu.be/EOI6HiMayK4?si=ip07xi1aaONpVjoK] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Territory [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Territory] https://www.newspapers.com/image/259639810/?match=1&terms=Joanne%20Lees [https://www.newspapers.com/image/259639810/?match=1&terms=Joanne%20Lees] https://www.newspapers.com/image/727358980/?match=1 [https://www.newspapers.com/image/727358980/?match=1] https://www.newspapers.com/image/720094814/?match=1&terms=Joanne%20Lees [https://www.newspapers.com/image/720094814/?match=1&terms=Joanne%20Lees] https://www.newspapers.com/image/752702312/?match=1&terms=Joanne%20Lees [https://www.newspapers.com/image/752702312/?match=1&terms=Joanne%20Lees] https://www.newspapers.com/image/121437746/?match=1&terms=Joanne%20Lees [https://www.newspapers.com/image/121437746/?match=1&terms=Joanne%20Lees] https://www.newspapers.com/image/121591385/?match=1&terms=Joanne%20Lees [https://www.newspapers.com/image/121591385/?match=1&terms=Joanne%20Lees] https://www.newspapers.com/image/257729313/?match=1&terms=Joanne%20Lees [https://www.newspapers.com/image/257729313/?match=1&terms=Joanne%20Lees] https://www.newspapers.com/image/1052210791/?match=1&terms=Joanne%20Lees [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1052210791/?match=1&terms=Joanne%20Lees] https://www.newspapers.com/image/1140309498/?match=1&terms=Joanne%20Lees [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1140309498/?match=1&terms=Joanne%20Lees] https://www.newspapers.com/image/1179747398/?match=1&terms=Joanne%20Lees [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1179747398/?match=1&terms=Joanne%20Lees] https://www.newspapers.com/image/1049290141/?match=1&terms=Joanne%20Lees [https://www.newspapers.com/image/1049290141/?match=1&terms=Joanne%20Lees] https://www.newspapers.com/image/752436797/?match=1&terms=Joanne%20Lees [https://www.newspapers.com/image/752436797/?match=1&terms=Joanne%20Lees] https://www.newspapers.com/image/726001238/?match=1&terms=Joanne%20Lees [https://www.newspapers.com/image/726001238/?match=1&terms=Joanne%20Lees] https://www.newspapers.com/image/752434849/?match=1&terms=Joanne%20Lees [https://www.newspapers.com/image/752434849/?match=1&terms=Joanne%20Lees] https://www.newspapers.com/image/753330238/?match=1 [https://www.newspapers.com/image/753330238/?match=1] https://www.newspapers.com/image/723422920/?match=1&terms=Joanne%20Lees [https://www.newspapers.com/image/723422920/?match=1&terms=Joanne%20Lees] https://time.com/archive/6952425/terror-australis/ [https://time.com/archive/6952425/terror-australis/] https://www.news.com.au/national/northern-territory/the-unanswered-questions-about-peter-falconios-murder-as-outback-killer-dies-aged-67/news-story/9e85d77b4d33e26fbceb00d7b22defe0 [https://www.news.com.au/national/northern-territory/the-unanswered-questions-about-peter-falconios-murder-as-outback-killer-dies-aged-67/news-story/9e85d77b4d33e26fbceb00d7b22defe0] https://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/outback-murder-mystery-of-peter-falconio-remains/news-story/c24596ba385b0b0751e616cf75235139 [https://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/outback-murder-mystery-of-peter-falconio-remains/news-story/c24596ba385b0b0751e616cf75235139]  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Peter_Falconio [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Peter_Falconio] https://www.theage.com.au/national/doubt-over-dna-test-in-falconio-case-20071224-ge6ji5.html [https://www.theage.com.au/national/doubt-over-dna-test-in-falconio-case-20071224-ge6ji5.html] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/nov/02/australia.uk [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/nov/02/australia.uk] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja-Y3vw0WDQ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja-Y3vw0WDQ] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihObH8e3jvQ&t=1128s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihObH8e3jvQ&t=1128s] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ov-S8ZoLgE [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ov-S8ZoLgE] Learn more about your ad choices. 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***Make sure to listen for a special announcement about an informational meeting we will be having on August 19 to discuss our trip to Italy. Go to ⁠ourtruecrimepodcast.com⁠ [http://ourtruecrimepodcast.com] to register for the zoom meeting.*** Thirteen-year-old Danny Joe Eberle didn’t want to get up that morning. It was far too early, and like any kid his age, he just wanted to stay curled beneath the covers. But duty called—just as it had every morning before. It was 5:45 a.m. on Sunday, September 18, 1983, when Danny Joe dragged himself out of bed, dressed quietly, and slipped out the door. Alongside his older brother, he delivered newspapers. He pedaled into the gray morning light and made his usual stop at the corner convenience store to pick up the day’s bundle of Omaha World-Herald newspapers. Like he always did, Danny sat in the parking lot, rolling each newspaper tightly and stuffing it into his canvas bag. What Danny Joe didn’t know was that someone was watching. Danny Joe made three stops, three familiar porches in a neighborhood he knew like the back of his hand. And then, the deliveries stopped. So did Danny Joe. Join Jen and Cam of Our True  Crime Podcast as we discuss ‘From Boy Scout to Serial Killer: John Joubert.’ Listener Discretion is by @octoberpodVHS All music is by our EP @theinkypawprint Sources: https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/serial-killer-john-joubert-days-slaying-kids-article-1.3501029 [https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/serial-killer-john-joubert-days-slaying-kids-article-1.3501029] https://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/12/06/Kidnapped-childs-body-found/7156439534800/ http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-13-year-olds-dead-body-turns-up Pettit, Mark (1990). A Need to Kill. New York City: Ballantine Books [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballantine_Books]. ISBN [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)] 978-0-8041-0785-3 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8041-0785-3]. https://web.archive.org/web/20110811001915/http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/serial_killers/predators/john_joubert/index.html Ressler, Robert K. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Ressler]; Shachtman, Tom (1992). "Death of a Newsboy". Whoever Fights Monsters: My Twenty Years Hunting Serial Killers for the FBI. New York City: St. Martin's Press. pp. 93–112. ISBN [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)] 0312078838 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0312078838]. https://nebraskaexaminer.com/briefs/boys-murdered-in-1983-to-be-memorialized-by-new-crime-victims-monument-in-sarpy-county/ [https://nebraskaexaminer.com/briefs/boys-murdered-in-1983-to-be-memorialized-by-new-crime-victims-monument-in-sarpy-county/] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0645494/ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0645494/] https://allthatsinteresting.com/john-joubert https://law.justia.com/cases/maine/supreme-court/1992/603-a-2d-861-0.html https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5dA8AAAAIBAJ&sjid=Jy4MAAAAIBAJ&pg=3678,1755520 [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5dA8AAAAIBAJ&sjid=Jy4MAAAAIBAJ&pg=3678,1755520] https://books.google.com/books?id=gngG9zPmNKMC&pg=PA64 [https://books.google.com/books?id=gngG9zPmNKMC&pg=PA64] https://www.upi.com/Archives/1996/07/17/Child-killer-executed-in-Nebraska/9576837576000/ [https://www.upi.com/Archives/1996/07/17/Child-killer-executed-in-Nebraska/9576837576000/] https://www.ketv.com/article/john-joubert-full-documentary/44390709 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

In December 2005, a beautiful young woman named Nona Dirksmeyer was brutally murdered in her Arkansas apartment. Her death was a shock, starting a mystery that still isn't solved. The hunt for Nona's killer was messy. Police botched the investigation, and there were multiple trials, but no one was ever found guilty. Nona's killer is still free, walking among us. Join Jen and Cam as they discuss "Unpunished Predator: The Murder of Nona Dirksmeyer." Come to Italy with us in 2026! Email us at ourtruecrimepodcast@gmail.com or call to speak to an agent 1-800-438-7672 [tel:18004387672] https://groups.goaheadtours.com/tours/zvrg-true-crime [https://groups.goaheadtours.com/tours/zvrg-true-crime] Thank you to our team Listener Discretion by ⁠⁠Edward October ⁠⁠ [https://www.octoberpodvhs.com/home] Research & Writing by Lauretta Allen Executive Producers Nico & Jesse of The Inky Pawprint ⁠⁠https://theinkypawprint.com⁠ [https://theinkypawprint.com/] Sources: For a complete list of sources, go to www.ourtruecrimepodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

How hard is it to disappear after killing someone? But what if the victims were your own family? The idea of vanishing after such a crime seems unfathomable—yet some manage it, at least for a while. Few cases illustrate this more chillingly than those of John List and Robert Fisher, two men accused of murdering their families and slipping into the shadows. So it has happened before and will undoubtedly happen again, which takes us to today’s case.  It was a quiet Monday morning in Washington, D.C., on March 1, 1976, when William Bradford Bishop Jr.—a rising foreign service officer at the State Department—received the news that would, according to investigators, set a horrific plan in motion. He’d been passed over for a promotion. By mid-afternoon, Bishop told his secretary he was feeling unwell. Colleagues noted that he seemed agitated. One of them, Roy Harrell Jr., would later become the last confirmed person to see him. Bishop left the Foggy Bottom building and disappeared. What followed was a meticulously planned crime. Join Jen and Cam of Our True Crime Podcast as we discuss ‘From Diplomat to FBI’s Most Wanted: William Bradford Bishop.’ Listener discretion by @octoberpodVHS Music is by our EP @theinkypawprint Sources: https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/01/AR2006030102328_4.html [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/01/AR2006030102328_4.html] https://people.com/william-bradford-bishop-people-magazine-investigates-murder-family-fbi-wanted-8763135 [https://people.com/william-bradford-bishop-people-magazine-investigates-murder-family-fbi-wanted-8763135] http://www.nbcwashington.com/investigations/series/brad-bishop/The-Hunt-for-William-Bradford-Bishop-254259061.html [http://www.nbcwashington.com/investigations/series/brad-bishop/The-Hunt-for-William-Bradford-Bishop-254259061.html] http://www.nbcwashington.com/video/#!/news/local/William-Braford-Bishop-Added-to-FBI-s-Ten-Most-Wanted-List/254741211 [http://www.nbcwashington.com/video/#!/news/local/William-Braford-Bishop-Added-to-FBI-s-Ten-Most-Wanted-List/254741211] https://web.archive.org/web/20130407061938/http://www.amw.com/pdf/brad-bishop-letter-from-bankston.pdf [https://web.archive.org/web/20130407061938/http://www.amw.com/pdf/brad-bishop-letter-from-bankston.pdf] http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ex-us-diplomat-murder-suspect-added-to-fbis-most-wanted/ [http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ex-us-diplomat-murder-suspect-added-to-fbis-most-wanted/] http://www.nbcwashington.com/investigations/series/brad-bishop/Inside-the-Evidence-Room-in-the-Hunt-for-William-Bradford-Bishop-254602021.html [http://www.nbcwashington.com/investigations/series/brad-bishop/Inside-the-Evidence-Room-in-the-Hunt-for-William-Bradford-Bishop-254602021.html] https://archive.org/details/anatomyofmotivef00doug [https://archive.org/details/anatomyofmotivef00doug] http://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/14FA438034ACC1A8 https://www.nbcwashington.com/investigations/brad-bishop/fbi-confirms-nc-woman-is-accused-killer-william-bradford-bishops-daughter/2807832/ [https://www.nbcwashington.com/investigations/brad-bishop/fbi-confirms-nc-woman-is-accused-killer-william-bradford-bishops-daughter/2807832/] https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74885288/bishop-wanted/ [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74885288/bishop-wanted/] https://www.thewashingtondailynews.com/2014/04/11/the-bradford-bishop-mystery/ https://web.archive.org/web/20140416143734/http://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2014/april/william-bradford-bishop-added-to-fbi-top-ten-list/william-bradford-bishop-added-to-fbi-top-ten-list/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/01/AR2006030102328_4.html [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/01/AR2006030102328_4.html] https://people.com/william-bradford-bishop-people-magazine-investigates-murder-family-fbi-wanted-8763135 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

On a quiet, long weekend in May of 2011, 20-year-old Maddy Scott set out for a camping trip with friends at Hogsback Lake near Vanderhoof, British Columbia. The next morning, her truck and tent were found, but Maddy was nowhere to be seen. There were no signs of struggle or clues pointing to where she had gone, only questions. Join Jen and Cam as they discuss "Maddy Scott: The Girl Who Never Came Home." If you have any information about the disappearance and subsequent death of Maddy Scott, please call the Vanderhoof RCMP at 250-567-2222, or you can leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. You can also visit the website madisonscott.ca for updates on this case. However, please refrain from leaving tips on social media websites, as they are considered hearsay. They must be reported directly to the RCMP, Crime Stoppers, or other law enforcement agencies.  Thank you to our team Listener Discretion by ⁠Edward October ⁠ [https://www.octoberpodvhs.com/home] Research & Writing by Lauretta Allen Executive Producers Nico & Jesse of The Inky Pawprint ⁠https://theinkypawprint.com [https://theinkypawprint.com/] Sources: http://madisonscott.ca/ [http://madisonscott.ca/] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Madison_Scott [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Madison_Scott] https://www.canadiantruecrime.ca/episodes/80 [https://www.canadiantruecrime.ca/episodes/80] https://www.facebook.com/groups/205731539463196/ [https://www.facebook.com/groups/205731539463196/]  (https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Hogsback+Lake,+Vanderhoof,+BC,+Canada/Southslope+Rd,+Vanderhoof,+BC+V0J+3A1,+Canada/@53.9552327,-123.9995468,852m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x53884203fba01529:0xffa55c3ea22eb136!2m2!1d-123.8311179!2d53.843609!1m5!1m1!1s0x538845dfa2a27c53:0x208dc705a7d60596!2m2!1d-123.9962453!2d53.9528396!3e0?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDYxNy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D [https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Hogsback+Lake,+Vanderhoof,+BC,+Canada/Southslope+Rd,+Vanderhoof,+BC+V0J+3A1,+Canada/@53.9552327,-123.9995468,852m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x53884203fba01529:0xffa55c3ea22eb136!2m2!1d-123.8311179!2d53.843609!1m5!1m1!1s0x538845dfa2a27c53:0x208dc705a7d60596!2m2!1d-123.9962453!2d53.9528396!3e0?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDYxNy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D] https://ckpgtoday.ca/2023/05/29/remains-of-madison-scott-discovered-at-vanderhoof-property/ [https://ckpgtoday.ca/2023/05/29/remains-of-madison-scott-discovered-at-vanderhoof-property/] https://ckpgtoday.ca/2023/05/29/remains-of-madison-scott-discovered-at-vanderhoof-property/ [https://ckpgtoday.ca/2023/05/29/remains-of-madison-scott-discovered-at-vanderhoof-property/] https://websleuths.com/threads/canada-madison-scott-20-vanderhoof-bc-27-may-2011.138458/page-5 [https://websleuths.com/threads/canada-madison-scott-20-vanderhoof-bc-27-may-2011.138458/page-5] https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/exploration-survival/vanishing/ [https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/exploration-survival/vanishing/] https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/highway-of-tears [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/highway-of-tears] https://www.kelownanow.com/watercooler/news/news/Provincial/Investigation_into_disappearance_and_death_of_Madison_Scott_still_ongoing_13_years/ [https://www.kelownanow.com/watercooler/news/news/Provincial/Investigation_into_disappearance_and_death_of_Madison_Scott_still_ongoing_13_years/] 48 Hours Episode https://www.google.com/maps/@53.9620214,-123.9724543,3a,75y,174.73h,100.71t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sfTAQJy02KPL71BmmZUqn_Q!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D-10.710068350507001%26panoid%3DfTAQJy02KPL71BmmZUqn_Q%26yaw%3D174.73041652252357!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDYxNy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D [https://www.google.com/maps/@53.9620214,-123.9724543,3a,75y,174.73h,100.71t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sfTAQJy02KPL71BmmZUqn_Q!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D-10.710068350507001%26panoid%3DfTAQJy02KPL71BmmZUqn_Q%26yaw%3D174.73041652252357!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDYxNy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D] https://www.newspapers.com/image/509848251/?match=1&terms=%22Madison%20Scott%22 [https://www.newspapers.com/image/509848251/?match=1&terms=%22Madison%20Scott%22] https://www.newspapers.com/image/507425551/?match=1&terms=%22Madison%20Scott%22 [https://www.newspapers.com/image/507425551/?match=1&terms=%22Madison%20Scott%22] https://www.newspapers.com/image/507417508/?match=1&terms=%22Madison%20Scott%22 [https://www.newspapers.com/image/507417508/?match=1&terms=%22Madison%20Scott%22] https://www.newspapers.com/image/506378439/?match=1&terms=%22Madison%20Scott%22 [https://www.newspapers.com/image/506378439/?match=1&terms=%22Madison%20Scott%22] https://youtu.be/ou3wt_ImUcA?si=I22hNtnbbUph0OgL [https://youtu.be/ou3wt_ImUcA?si=I22hNtnbbUph0OgL] https://youtu.be/cxaHb5s6eU4?si=NKeX_7wAKmHZgDW4 [https://youtu.be/cxaHb5s6eU4?si=NKeX_7wAKmHZgDW4] https://youtu.be/Xn0ROcjh7ys?si=m4ddjrUDJy3_fc9c [https://youtu.be/Xn0ROcjh7ys?si=m4ddjrUDJy3_fc9c] https://www.newspapers.com/image/497717358/?match=1&terms=%22Madison%20Scott%22 [https://www.newspapers.com/image/497717358/?match=1&terms=%22Madison%20Scott%22] https://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/local-news/murder-victim-suffered-gruesome-death-court-hears-3725783 [https://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/local-news/murder-victim-suffered-gruesome-death-court-hears-3725783] Learn more about your ad choices. 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