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Casefile Presents: Missing Niamh
It’s been four years since I first learned about the disappearance of Niamh Maye, an 18-year-old who went missing from the small New South Wales town of Batlow back in 2002. I don’t know if it’s because Niamh and I finished high school in the same year, or we shared a similar taste in music, but I felt instinctively drawn to her story. At the time of her disappearance, Niahm was just a young woman, setting out on an adventure with friends and testing the waters of life, like so many 18-year-olds do. But unlike the rest of us, something pulled Niamh under.
As I learned more about Niamh’s story, the revelations that unfolded left me in shock. I spent four years speaking with family, friends, witnesses and members of law enforcement to try and get some answers. The result is Missing Niamh, the latest 12 part series from Casefile Presents. Researched and hosted by me, the series features exclusive interviews with key players, who help us dive into the details of Niamh’s case as we go back to Batlow to try and make sense of what really happened.
The entire 12-part series is available now. Be sure to download and follow Missing Niamh, wherever you get your podcasts.
https://missingniamh.com
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1. Episode 1: Fight Like a Mother
25:48||Ep. 1When a local young woman goes missing, it initially appears to be an all too familiar tragic tale involving a suspicious boyfriend. But it soon becomes clear the case is anything but typical when three local mothers begin their own investigation.
2. Episode 2: Facebook Official
35:53||Ep. 2The ties between The Bakersfield Three are explored as new revelations, including a love triangle, come to light.
3. Episode 3: Yellow Rose
33:17||Ep. 3Not long before Micah Holsonbake disappeared, he was a successful financial advisor living in a nice home with his wife and son. But a prescription for painkillers changes everything.
4. Episode 4: Strawberries and Oceans
34:40||Ep. 4To the outside world, James Kulstad had it all. But after a shooting in a quiet neighborhood outside the home of a local doctor, secrets are revealed.
5. Episode 5: Crazy Beautiful
51:51||Ep. 5Baylee Despot was young, beautiful, and ambitious. But a series of traumatic events veered her life onto a dark path.
6. Episode 6: Polaroid Picture
21:43||Ep. 6Someone begins ripping down missing fliers and sending cryptic messages. Meanwhile, a human leg washes ashore at a popular local lake.
7. Episode 7: Bone of my Bones, Flesh of my Flesh
22:22||Ep. 7A group of teens make a horrifying discovery in the local river.
8. Episode 8: Blue Christmas
21:39||Ep. 8Another bombshell surfaces as the mothers of the Bakersfield Three brace themselves for answers that change everything.
9. Episode 9: Mobsters, Motorcycles, and Monsters
33:11||Ep. 9Rumors and terrifying stories about the Bakersfield Three become the talk of the town.