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Vanished West is a true-crime podcast shining a light on Western Australia’s missing. Told with care and respect, each episode explores not only the mystery of disappearance but also the cracks in our systems - from mental health to policing - that allow people to slip away.
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Vanished West Q&A: Cases, Snakes & Rabbit Holes (opens the original)
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Something a little different from Vanished West today. I'm stepping away from the usual case format to answer six questions about the podcast, the cases that stay with me, what happens behind the scenes, the strange messages and tips that sometimes find their way to me... and, somehow, snakes. We talk research rabbit holes, the realities of making Vanished West, the emotional weight of telling these stories, what I'd be doing if I wasn't making a missing-person podcast, and one case I'm currentl
Paul Murphy: The Road to Toolinna (opens the original)
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Paul Murphy was 24 years old when he disappeared from Western Australia in 1986. Living in Perth at the time, Paul was quiet and independent, with an interest in prospecting and gold mining. Then contact with his family stopped. For years, very little was known publicly about where Paul had gone. But the full story of his disappearance stretches far beyond his home in Wembley. This episode follows Paul's final known movements, the investigation into his disappearance and a trail that would event
Joseph Da Silva: Where the City Meets the Sea (opens the original)
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Joseph da Silva was 34 years old when he disappeared from Perth in April 2017. In the days before he vanished, he returned several times to City Beach, a place he knew well. When his family realised something was wrong, they found his apartment untouched, with his phone, wallet, passport and keys still inside. This episode follows Joseph's final known movements, the investigation that followed, and the questions that remain after an inquest into his disappearance. Follow Vanished West wherever y
Rebecca Anne Delalande: Looking for a Witness (opens the original)
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Rebecca Anne Delalande was 23 years old when she disappeared from Perth in November 2001. For more than sixteen years, her family believed she had left Western Australia. Then Cold Case detectives investigating the disappearance of Lisa Jane Brown went looking for Rebecca as a witness and discovered she was missing too. This episode follows Rebecca's final known movements, the investigation that eventually uncovered her disappearance, the murder trial that followed, and the difficult questions h
Alfred Keith Crozier: It's All Sorted (opens the original)
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In 2013, Alfred Keith Crozier walked away from his Perth home and was never seen again. More than a decade later, a coronial inquest uncovered the extraordinary events leading up to his disappearance. What really happened during those final weeks? Follow Vanished West wherever you're listening, and on social media, so you never miss a new episode. Vanished West is independently researched and produced by me. If you'd like to help keep these stories being told, you can support the podcast through
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