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It wasn’t unusual for 25-year-old Danniella Vian to lose her phone. So when her mother-in-law Julie received a phone call from a stranger saying he had Danniella’s mobile, this wasn’t a cause for concern. The previous day, Danniella had made a highly anticipated car purchase and spent the night out celebrating with friends.--- Episode narrated by the Anonymous HostWritten by Eileen OrmsbyCreative Director: Milly RasoFor all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-155-danniella-vian Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When seven-year-old Steven Stayner fails to return home from school on December 4 1972, life changes irrevocably for the Stayner family. As the years pass by with no sign of their beloved son and brother, they do their best to adjust to life without him.--- Episode narrated by the Anonymous HostResearched by Jessica ForsayethWritten by Elsha McGillCreative Director: Milly RasoFor all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-154-steven-stayner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Newlyweds Anni Hindocha and Shrien Dewani were looking forward to celebrating their honeymoon in South Africa. After a traditional wedding in India, they set off for a luxury stay at Kruger National Park before making their way to Cape Town.---Episode narrated by the Anonymous HostResearched by Holly BoydWritten by Erin MunroCreative Director: Milly RasoFor all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-153-anni-hindocha Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Note: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples should be aware that this episode contains the names of people who have passed away. The families of Cindy and Mona Lisa Smith have given Casefile permission to air this content.---Episode narrated by the Anonymous HostResearched by Jessica ForsayethWritten by Erin MunroCreative Director: Milly RasoFor all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-152-cindy-mona-lisa-smith Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Residents of Hudson, Wisconsin are left rattled when funeral director Dan O’Connell and his trainee James Ellison are found shot to death in The O’Connell Family Funeral Home. The two were hardworking men with no known enemies and nothing about their murders seem to add up. --- Episode narrated by the Anonymous HostResearched by Jessica ForsayethWritten by Erin MunroCreative Director: Milly RasoFor all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-151-dan-oconnell-james-ellison Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After the Western Australian gold rush of the late 1800s, there was little work available in the isolated Murchison region. Those lucky enough to find jobs were the ones willing to tough it out in the harsh conditions of the small towns and stations along the Rabbit Proof Fence. Due to the transient nature of these communities, it wasn’t unusual for people to leave without ever being heard from again.--- Episode narrated by the Anonymous HostResearched by Holly BoydWritten by Elsha McGillCreative Director: Milly RasoFor all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-150-the-murchison-murders Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the morning of September 15 2007, an elderly couple were walking through Melbourne’s Southern Cross Station when they noticed a young Asian girl standing alone near the escalator. Assuming she was lost, police were quickly notified and attempted to identify the toddler. Unable to verify who she was, they nicknamed her “Pumpkin.”---Episode narrated by the Anonymous HostResearched by Holly BoydWritten by Erin MunroCreative Director: Milly RasoFor all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-149-anan-liu Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Miyazawa’s were a seemingly normal family who lived in a semi-detached, three-storey house in Setagaya’s Kamisoshigaya district. But when their bodies are found brutally slaughtered in their own home, questions begin to emerge as to whether the family could be hiding any secrets. --- Episode narrated by the Anonymous HostResearched by Holly BoydWritten by Elsha McGillCreative Director: Milly RasoFor all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-148-the-miyazawa-family Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On July 10 1991, 18-year-old Julie Dart disappeared after a night out in Leeds. Two days later, her boyfriend Dominic Murray received a letter from Julie that read: “Help me, please. I’ve been kidnapped and I’m being held as personal security… Please go and tell my mum straight away.” The following week, a group of farmers working in a field alongside an abandoned railway line come across Julie’s decomposing body.--- Episode narrated by the Anonymous HostResearched and written by Erin MunroCreative Director: Milly RasoFor all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-147-julie-dart-and-stephanie-slater Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When 18-year-old Brittany Phillips enrolled to study at Tulsa Community College in Oklahoma, she was excited to move into her own apartment. With the help of her mother Maggie Zingman, she soon found the perfect place – a one-bedroom apartment in the Glen Eagles housing complex on East 65th Street.--- Episode narrated by the Anonymous HostWritten by Jessica ForsayethAdditional writing and editing by Elsha McGillCreative Director: Milly RasoFor all credits and sources please visit casefilepodcast.com/case-146-brittany-phillips Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.