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 t...
Latest episodes
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27 min
INTRODUCING: Cocaine Inc.
Listen to episode 1 of our new series inside the global cocaine industry - where profits are counted up in millions and losses measured out in murders. This worldwide investigation…
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35 min
Bonus episode: Q&A with Meni Caroutas
Meni answers your questions and tells the behind-the-scenes stories from the last season of The Missing Australia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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1 h 00
Snatched at the footy | 6
Confronting claims are made about the abduction of two children, Joanne Ratcliffe and Kirste Gordon To unlock bonus content from The Missing, and listen to episodes early and ad fr…
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41 min
Vanishing shadows | 5
A detective wishes things could have been different in the case of 12-year-old Rhianna Barreau To unlock bonus content from The Missing, and listen to episodes early and ad free, s…
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43 min
The Pakenham man | 4
An unidentified man last seen catching a train in suburban Melbourne has left unanswered questions If this episode raises any issues for you, call Lifeline on 13 11 14 To unlock bo…
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48 min
Without a trace | 3
Joining the search for Warren Meyer, who disappeared while hiking in the Victorian High Country To unlock bonus content from The Missing, and listen to episodes early and ad free,…
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44 min
The missing mum | 2
Mother-of-five Lorrin Whitehead was last seen at a shopping centre in Geelong and her children do not believe she ran away To unlock bonus content from The Missing, and listen to e…
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31 min
Echoes of an abduction | 1
New witnesses come forward with new evidence about the disappearance of 16-year-old Gordana Kotevski To unlock bonus content from The Missing, and listen to episodes early and ad f…
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3 min
Introducing The Missing Australia - Season 3
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. S…
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36 min
Still missing | 6
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 answ…
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28 min
Echo Point man | 5
Science, art and chance combine to identify an unnamed man’s body found at the bottom of a cliff in the Blue Mountains.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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34 min
Who killed Katie? | 4
Mum-of-five Katie O’Shea disappears and her family face a terrible decision over who to suspect.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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36 min
Two new suspects | 3
A breakthrough on the baby in the post episode. False leads and fresh hope in the case of missing teenager Gordana Kotevski.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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29 min
A baby in the post | 2
A clerk makes a grim discovery in a Darwin post office, uncovering a mystery that spans the continent. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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40 min
Milat and my daughter | 1
Sixteen–year-old Debbie Ashby goes missing a few footsteps from her home, leaving her family to fear the very worst.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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2 min
Introducing: The Missing Australia - Season 2
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…
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27 min
Saving Lives
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…
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27 min
"Don't Forget Us."
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 mi…
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16 min
Bodies in the bag.
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…
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35 min
Magic Mushrooms and Witchcraft.
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 an…