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Between 1993 and 2009, DNA discovered at 40 crime scenes across Germany, Austria, and France were linked to an unknown woman of eastern European descent. Dubbed ‘The Woman Without a Face’, her crimes ranged from petty theft to murder. After her DNA was linked to the murder of Heilbronn police officer, Michele Kiesewetter, the suspect was renamed ‘The Phantom of Heilbronn’.---Narration – Anonymous HostResearch – Holly BoydWriting – Jessica ForsayethCreative direction – Milly RasoProduction and music – Mike MigasMusic – Andrew D.B. JoslynFor all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-178-the-woman-without-a-face Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Married couple Derek and Maria Broaddus were house hunting when a property in the affluent neighbourhood of Westfield, New Jersey immediately caught their attention. 657 Boulevard was a striking six bedroom, four bathroom Dutch Colonial style home that was the perfect place to raise their family – or so they thought. ---Narration – Anonymous HostResearch & writing – Jessica ForsayethCreative direction – Milly RasoProduction and music – Mike MigasFor all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-177-657-boulevard Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On June 9 2017, Yingying Zhang vanished on her way to an appointment in Urbana, Illinois. The Chinese visiting scholar missed her bus and after she failed to return to work that day, her colleagues quickly raised the alarm... ---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-176-yingying-zhang Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When newlyweds Gail and Rick Brink failed to show up to their respective jobs on the morning of November 23 1987, the alarm was immediately raised. The couple’s bodies were discovered at the ranch house they had only just purchased. Both had been shot multiple times in the head, execution-style. The slayings shocked the quiet community of Holland, Michigan, and everyone had a theory as to what might have happened.---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-175-gail-rick-brink Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One cold winter night in 1991, best friends Vicki Arnold and Julie-Anne Leahy vanished from their town of Atherton, Queensland. The two women had left for a late-night fishing trip but never came home. Two weeks later, their bodies were found in Julie-Anne’s car on a remote bushland track, in the opposite direction from where they’d been headed.  ---Narration – Anonymous HostResearch & writing – Erin MunroCreative direction – Milly RasoProduction and music – Mike MigasMusic – Andrew D.B. JoslynWith special thanks to Vanessa Stewart and Robert ReidFor all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-174-vicki-arnold-and-julie-anne-leahy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When 19-year-old Rocio Wanninkhof failed to return home after a night out with friends, her mother Alicia was immediately worried. The family lived in the small town of La Cala de Mijas, Spain – where teenagers felt safe going out alone. Alicia’s concern quickly turned to distress when she discovered Rocio’s shoes lying abandoned in a clearing near their home, alongside a pool of blood.---Narration – Anonymous HostResearch & writing – Victoria DieffenbacherEditing – Erin MunroAdditional writing & editing – Milly RasoCreative direction – Milly RasoProduction and music – Mike MigasMusic – Andrew D.B. JoslynFor all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-173-rocio-wanninkhof-sonia-carabantes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In August 1961, Michael Gregsten and Valerie Storie were sitting in their car in Dorney Reach, UK when an intruder forced his way into the backseat brandishing a gun. After driving them around the English countryside for hours, the intruder shot both Michael and Valerie, leaving them on the side of the road at a location known as Deadman’s Hill.---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-172-michael-gregsten-valerie-storie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On August 19 1988, two armed offenders entered a branch of the Deutsche Bank in Gladbeck, West Germany with the intention of holding it up. Hans-Jürgen Rösner and Dieter Degowski planned to steal a large sum of money, then make a quick getaway.---Special thanks to Stef for her assistance in the creation of this episodeNarration – Anonymous HostResearch – Milly Raso and Erin MunroWriting – Erin MunroCreative direction – Milly RasoProduction and music – Mike MigasMusic – Andrew D.B. JoslynFor all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-171-the-gladbeck-hostage-crisis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On February 29 2008, members of the Caffey Family were sleeping soundly in their Texas home when intruders suddenly stormed in and launched a brutal attack. After setting the house on fire, the intruders fled, unaware that one family member was still alive. Patriarch Terry Caffey emerged from the burning building barely clinging to life, his body riddled with bullet wounds.---Narration – Anonymous HostResearch and writing – Jessica ForsayethCreative direction – Milly RasoProduction and music – Mike MigasMusic – Andrew D.B. JoslynFor all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-170-the-caffey-family Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On October 2 1987, a council employee in Central City, Kentucky called police after finding an abandoned, blood-smeared Pontiac outside his workplace. When Lieutenant Billy Fields arrived at the scene, he found the savagely assaulted body of 20-year-old Corinna Mullen in the boot. Corinna hadn’t been seen since the previous night when she’d gone out drinking with her roommate Angela Smith.---Narration – Anonymous HostResearch – Holly BoydWriting – Erin MunroCreative direction – Milly RasoProduction and music – Mike MigasMusic – Andrew D.B. JoslynFor all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-169-corinna-mullen Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.