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In 1974, a young woman named Margaret Schafer was strangled to death in her hometown of Ewersbach, Germany...---Narration – Anonymous HostResearch & writing – Jessica ForsayethEditing – Erin MunroCreative direction – Milly RasoProduction and music – Mike MigasMusic – Andrew D.B. JoslynFor all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-197-the-austrian-ripper Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

*** Warning: This case involves a child victim ***In March 1997, residents of Kobe, Japan were horrified when dead and mutilated cats began appearing at random along the city's sidewalks... ---Narration – Anonymous HostResearch & writing – Jessica ForsayethCreative direction – Milly RasoProduction and music – Mike MigasMusic – Andrew D.B. JoslynFor all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-196-boy-a Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the evening of May 22 2010, Steve Herr drove over to his son Sam’s apartment in Costa Mesa, California. The 26-year-old college student was supposed to be spending the weekend with his parents but when he never showed up, Steve decided to check on him...---Narration – Anonymous HostResearch & writing – Erin MunroCreative direction – Milly RasoProduction and music – Mike MigasMusic – Andrew D.B. JoslynFor all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-195-the-costa-mesa-murders Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Saturday, June 4 1960 seemed like the beginning of an idyllic summer break for Finnish teenagers, Nils Gustafsson, Seppo Boisman, Maila Irmeli Björklund and Anja Tuulikki Mäki. The four friends had decided to go camping at Lake Bodom, a picturesque region not far from their homes in Helsinki...---Narration – Anonymous HostResearch & writing – Holly BoydEditing – Erin MunroCreative direction – Milly RasoProduction and music – Mike MigasMusic – Andrew D.B. JoslynFor all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-194-lake-bodom Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On July 17, 1984, a deceased female was located in a deserted area near Lake Tahoe, California. Investigators were stumped as to her identity or her killer, who had horrifically murdered her by setting her alight... ---Narration – Anonymous HostResearch & writing – Jessica ForsayethCreative direction – Milly RasoProduction and music – Mike MigasMusic – Andrew D.B. JoslynFor all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-193-suesan-knorr-sheila-sanders Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Christmas Eve 1945, while most citizens of the town of Fayetteville, West Virginia celebrated the end of World War Two, Italian immigrants - George and Jennie Sodder watched their house go up in flames... ---Narration – Anonymous HostResearch & writing – Jessica ForsayethCreative direction – Milly RasoProduction and music – Mike MigasMusic – Andrew D.B. JoslynFor all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-192-the-sodder-children Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Melbourne psychotherapist Margaret Hobbs was used to dealing with sex offenders. Many of her clients were men who had been referred to her through the court system after committing terrible crimes...---Narration – Anonymous HostResearch & writing – Erin MunroCreative direction – Milly RasoProduction and music – Mike MigasMusic – Andrew D.B. JoslynFor all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-191-sheree-beasley Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

[Part 2 of 2]In June 1983, Cindy Paulson ran out onto a highway in Anchorage, barefoot and handcuffed. She was the prized prey of a prolific serial killer who was plaguing the region and had escaped his plans to hunt her down in the Alaskan wilderness – something he had done with many other women...---Narration – Anonymous HostResearch & writing – Erin Munro and Milly RasoCreative direction – Milly RasoProduction & music – Mike MigasMusic – Andrew D.B. JoslynFor all credits and sources please visit https://casefilepodcast.com/case-190-the-butcher-baker-part-2 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

[Part 1 of 2]During the 1970s and ’80s, a predator was stalking the streets of Anchorage, Alaska. By day, he was a respectable family man who ran his own business. But at night, he would prowl Anchorage’s infamous Tenderloin District, looking for vulnerable or destitute women...Narration – Anonymous HostResearch & writing – Erin Munro and Milly RasoCreative direction – Milly RasoProduction & music – Mike MigasMusic – Andrew D.B. JoslynFor all credits and sources please visit https://casefilepodcast.com/case-190-the-butcher-baker-part-1 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When JoAnne Chambers was hired to teach at Coolbaugh Learning Centre in Pennsylvania she arrived with glowing reviews from her former school. So when an anonymous harasser began targeting the popular school teacher, she was left stunned...---Narration – Anonymous HostResearch & writing – Jessica ForsayethCreative direction – Milly RasoProduction and music – Mike MigasFor all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-189-joanne-chambers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.