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Uncovering forgotten cases, chilling mysteries, and overlooked truths from around the world. From hidden histories to modern investigations and unsettling disappearances, each episode follows the clues...wherever they lead.
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Send us a text Jennifer Kesse was everything you'd expect from a successful 24-year-old: college graduate, financial manager with multiple promotions, homeowner, and surrounded by loving family and friends. Then, on January 24, 2006, she simply disappeared. The case quickly unraveled into a web of haunting details that still perplex investigators t…
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Send us a text Some mysteries begin with the smallest clues. For Betty Ketani, justice started with a few sheets of paper hidden beneath a carpet tile. Betty was more than just a missing person statistic. A devoted mother of three, she left her hometown in the Eastern Cape for Johannesburg in search of better opportunities. On May 20th, 1999, Betty…
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Send us a text At just 10 years old, Natascha Kampusch vanished on her way to school in Vienna. For eight years, the world searched above ground—while she remained hidden below it, locked in a cellar by her captor. This is the story of her survival. Of a child forced into darkness, a mind pushed to its edge, and a young woman who, against all odds,…
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Send us a text April 2025 brought chilling headlines from around the world. In this special ClueTrail Bulletin episode, we recap the biggest and most unsettling crime stories of the month—from violent cult leaders and international manhunts, to school stabbings and shocking conspiracies. True crime in real time. Dive into the latest with ClueTrail:…
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Send us a text Eight-year-old Elizabeth Struhs had Type 1 diabetes—a condition that’s manageable with proper care. But her parents, guided by a fringe religious sect called The Saints, chose prayer over medicine. Over six days, Elizabeth’s health deteriorated. No one called for help. And by the time they did—it was far too late. In this episode of …
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Send us a text In Victorian England, Amelia Dyer promised desperate mothers she’d care for their babies. Instead, she became one of history’s most prolific killers. In this episode of ClueTrail, we uncover the chilling truth behind “The Angel Maker,” baby farming, and a system that failed its most vulnerable. Support the show…
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Send us a text In a remote Romanian monastery in 2005, a chilling ritual led to the death of a young nun—and shocked the world.Was it a case of religious zeal gone too far, or something even more sinister? This is the story of the Tanacu Exorcism: a haunting collision of faith, fear, and fatal consequences. On this episode of ClueTrail, we explore …
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Send us a text In 1974, siblings John and Giannina Colonna Aponte vanished on their way to the beach and were never seen again. Nearly five decades later, their disappearance remains one of the most haunting unsolved mysteries from Puerto Rico. In this episode we explore the story behind the headlines, the devastated family left behind, and the chi…
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Send us a text Today, we’re revisiting a case that rocked the UK to its core, this is the case of Nicola Fellows and Karen Hadaway, a story known as the Babes in the Woods. There are many articles about this case, but the books 'Babes in the Woods' by Graham Bartlett and Peter James and 'my Girl' by Karen Hadaway truly capture the full depth of thi…
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Send us a text In this episode we travel to the misty moors of Devon, England, to unravel the legend of Kitty Jay—a young woman whose tragic story has echoed through time. Buried at a lonely crossroads with no name and no justice, her grave is still adorned with fresh flowers… but no one knows who leaves them. Was Kitty Jay a victim of heartbreak, …
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Send us a text In 2012, Elaine O’Hara vanished from Dublin without a trace. At first, police believed she had taken her own life—until a series of chance discoveries uncovered something far more disturbing. This episode of ClueTrail unravels the haunting case that exposed a secret life, a dangerous obsession, and Ireland’s most chilling modern murd…
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Send us a text Today we are taking you to the mysterious lands of Eastern Europe, in Romania where, a vile monster kept the police on their toes for years. A name whispered in fear, a serial killer whose crimes spanned across decades and several countries. Who was the person behind the name? What drove him to commit such unspeakable acts? And how d…
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Send us a text Today we are delving into one of Belgium’s darkest cases, the Brabant killings. This case blends brutality, conspiracy and political intrigue and unfortunately, 28 people were killed and over 40 were injured. And even now, 40 years later, the question still lingers. Who were the killers? Support the show…
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Send us a text In this episode we uncover the horrifying story of Ioan Sarca - a man whose name became synonymous with terror in 1940's Romania. Known as the 'Monster from Valcau', Sarca is believed to have murdered at least 20 boys and young men between 1943 and 1947, leaving a trail of fear from Bucharest to Oradea. This is a story of one of Roma…
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Send us a text Over two decades, death followed Mary Ann Cotton from town to town. Husbands, children, stepchildren - all perishing under suspicious circumstances. As whisper of arsenic and insurance money grew louder, investigators unraveled one of Britain's earliest documented female serial killers. In this episode of ClueTrail, we trace the step…
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