The Missing Australia
True Crime
Someone, somewhere, knows something. Almost 38,000 missing people are reported to police every year in Australia; that’s one every 14 minutes. Some do not return home. For their families, it’s a never-ending nightmare. For police, the search for answers can sometimes last for decades.
The Missing Australia exists to change this. Presented by former police officer Meni Caroutas, it aims to break new ground on these cold cases – because there’s always someone out there who knows what happened to a missing person.
The challenge is to find them.
For more on the cases we cover:
themissingaustralia.com.au
To contact the team, email us on:
themissing@news.com.au
The Missing Australia is made possible by subscribers to Crime X+
Subscribers get the episodes two weeks early and ad-free, as well as bonus content.
Theme song:
Vicky Vox - I will be gone
Location:
United States
Genres:
True Crime
Description:
Someone, somewhere, knows something. Almost 38,000 missing people are reported to police every year in Australia; that’s one every 14 minutes. Some do not return home. For their families, it’s a never-ending nightmare. For police, the search for answers can sometimes last for decades. The Missing Australia exists to change this. Presented by former police officer Meni Caroutas, it aims to break new ground on these cold cases – because there’s always someone out there who knows what happened to a missing person. The challenge is to find them. For more on the cases we cover: themissingaustralia.com.au To contact the team, email us on: themissing@news.com.au The Missing Australia is made possible by subscribers to Crime X+ Subscribers get the episodes two weeks early and ad-free, as well as bonus content. Theme song: Vicky Vox - I will be gone
Language:
English
Episodes
Bonus episode: Q&A with Meni Caroutas
4/18/2024
Meni answers your questions and tells the behind-the-scenes stories from the last season of The Missing Australia
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Duration:00:34:41
Snatched at the footy | 6
4/11/2024
Confronting claims are made about the abduction of two children, Joanne Ratcliffe and Kirste Gordon
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For more on these cases go to themissingaustralia.com.au
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Duration:01:00:46
Vanishing shadows | 5
4/4/2024
A detective wishes things could have been different in the case of 12-year-old Rhianna Barreau
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For more on these cases go to themissingaustralia.com.au
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Duration:00:41:09
The Pakenham man | 4
3/28/2024
An unidentified man last seen catching a train in suburban Melbourne has left unanswered questions
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For more on these cases go to themissingaustralia.com.au
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Duration:00:43:26
Without a trace | 3
3/21/2024
Joining the search for Warren Meyer, who disappeared while hiking in the Victorian High Country
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For more on these cases go to themissingaustralia.com.au
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Duration:00:47:38
The missing mum | 2
3/14/2024
Mother-of-five Lorrin Whitehead was last seen at a shopping centre in Geelong and her children do not believe she ran away
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For more on these cases go to themissingaustralia.com.au
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Duration:00:43:32
Echoes of an abduction | 1
3/7/2024
New witnesses come forward with new evidence about the disappearance of 16-year-old Gordana Kotevski
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For more on these cases go to themissingaustralia.com.au
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Duration:00:31:01
Introducing The Missing Australia - Season 3
2/15/2024
Season 3 of The Missing Australia launches on the 25 February for subscribers to Crime X+. Series host Meni Caroutas has news of breakthroughs in cases that featured in Season 2.
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For more on these cases go to themissingaustralia.com.au
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Duration:00:03:15
Still missing | 6
7/5/2023
In 2012 Paul Stevenson vanished without a trace. One morning he got up to go on a motorcycle ride and he was never seen again. A decade later his family is still searching for answers.
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Duration:00:36:06
Echo Point man | 5
6/28/2023
Science, art and chance combine to identify an unnamed man’s body found at the bottom of a cliff in the Blue Mountains.
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Duration:00:28:22
Who killed Katie? | 4
6/27/2023
Mum-of-five Katie O’Shea disappears and her family face a terrible decision over who to suspect.
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Duration:00:33:58
Two new suspects | 3
6/21/2023
A breakthrough on the baby in the post episode. False leads and fresh hope in the case of missing teenager Gordana Kotevski.
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Duration:00:35:36
A baby in the post | 2
6/14/2023
A clerk makes a grim discovery in a Darwin post office, uncovering a mystery that spans the continent.
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Duration:00:28:44
Milat and my daughter | 1
6/7/2023
Sixteen–year-old Debbie Ashby goes missing a few footsteps from her home, leaving her family to fear the very worst.
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Duration:00:39:44
Introducing: The Missing Australia - Season 2
5/25/2023
Introducing series two of The Missing Australia. Some things are going to be different - there's a new look and sound, as the series is now a True Crime Australia production - but the most important thing hasn't changed. Meni is still trying to uncover new information about old missing persons cases. Because the truth is someone, somewhere knows something.
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Duration:00:02:01
Saving Lives
11/6/2022
Two years ago Detective Inspector Glen Brown established the NSW Police Missing Persons Registry, revolutionising the way police investigate missing persons cases. I speak to Glen about the stunning success of the Registry, and how police are now not only finding people who disappear faster, but also saving the lives of people who are vulnerable by using the latest technologies to locate them before it's too late.
Please note: this is an older episode of The Missing from a few years ago. The audio quality is better in series 2 (from June 2023), but the content and story is just as important.
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Duration:00:26:37
"Don't Forget Us."
7/31/2022
You have seen my face on a poster, and heard my name. I am a mother, a father, a brother or sister, someone's dearly loved relative and friend. We are nearly 3,000 of us. We are missing, and we must be found. Please Don't Forget Us.
Please note: this is an older episode of The Missing from a few years ago. The audio quality is better in series 2 (from June 2023), but the content and story is just as important.
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Duration:00:27:03
Bodies in the bag.
4/10/2022
A man reports to police that his wife has gone missing. 17 days later her crumpled body is discovered inside a bag buried in a popular suburban park. As police follow every lead to catch her killer, they stumble upon a shocking and gruesome find.
Please note: this is an older episode of The Missing from a few years ago. The audio quality is better in series 2 (from June 2023), but the content and story is just as important.
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Duration:00:15:57
Magic Mushrooms and Witchcraft.
12/5/2021
Bill Roach was a loving son and brother who disappeared suddenly in 1993. Police are convinced the outgoing university student was murdered, and a large team of forensic experts and police divers descend on the remote farmhouse where Bill lived to search for his remains. Police discover a potential crime scene inside the farmhouse. Follow the police investigation as they eagerly await the results of blood tests to confirm if it is Bill's blood or not.
Please note: this is an older episode of The Missing from a few years ago. The audio quality is better in series 2 (from June 2023), but the content and story is just as important.
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Duration:00:34:37
The Free Spirit.
7/25/2021
Mother of four Joanne Butterfield disappeared from far North Queensland in June, 1998, after visiting a friend. Three days later personal property belonging to Joanne including the dress she was wearing when she was last seen alive, was found near a railway track 150 kilometers away. This month Police renewed an appeal for information into Joanne's disappearance.
Please note: this is an older episode of The Missing from a few years ago. The audio quality is better in series 2 (from June 2023), but the content and story is just as important.
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Duration:00:17:01