10 episodes
The Lost Ones Crime X
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3.9 • 134 Ratings
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Tasmania is well-known for its beauty. But, deep within the dark bushland lies a string of secrets. 169 people have gone missing on the island since the mid 20th century, and dozens of those without a trace from the wilderness…..their bodies never recovered. The Lost Ones looks into the stories of those who’ve disappeared into the rugged Tasmanian wilderness, and asks the question, have they fallen victim to foul play?
Listen to the The Lost Ones, read our award winning journalism and see galleries of the cases being discussed at www.lostonespodcast.com.au
The Lost Ones is written and hosted by Amber Wilson, with production and sound design by Andrea Thiis-Evensen
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Introducing: The Missing
Enjoy a sneak peak into the new series, The Missing Australia. Episode one is here for your listening pleasure. Former cop-turned-reporter Meni Caroutas investigates some of Australia's roughly 2,600 unsolved missing persons cases. If you enjoy this episode, you can listen early and ad-free to The Missing Australia podcast now on Crime X+.
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The Tin Town
Paul Byrne disappeared from the remote Tasmanian township of Rossarden in 1996. A friend realised he was missing when she visited his home and found his dog inside, hungry and thirsty. Not longer after he vanished, Mr Byrne’s home and the house he was last seen at were burned to the ground. It’s believed he was sexually tortured before he was murdered, and thrown down a disused mine shaft.
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Bodies In The Bush
High-profile lawyer Greg Barns SC discusses the pathological reasons why people commit violent crimes in places like Tasmania, why the dense wilderness makes investigations problematic, issues of corruption, and why so many missing persons cases in Tasmania remain unsolved.
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Blood On His Hands
Could a serial killer have been active in Tasmania during the 1990s? It’s a possibility that has often been debated in the wake of two cold cases on the idyllic East Coast, but now an anonymous woman has come forward to describe the man she thinks could be behind at least five - or up to 25 - disappearances in both Tasmania and interstate.
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Dense and Deadly
Tasmania has a unique geology because of its karst landscape, meaning its surface is pockmarked by caves. The openings to these caves are often obscured by vegetation, with hikers, cavers, bushwalkers and adventurers sometimes plummeting to their deaths - never to be seen again. The island is also beset by other dangers like freezing cold, dense vegetation and freezing cold. And the Tasmanian devils are known for their ability to disappear a human body.
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The Wanderer
Billy Steffen was a Brisbane man besieged with troubles after his divorce, and losing custody of his two children. He kept returning to Tasmania, even “kidnapping” his kids and escaping with them to the island on the ferry at one point. Then one day in 1985, after visiting a Zen Buddhist retreat, he disappeared in Tasmania altogether.
You can listen to every episode of The Lost Ones, ad-free, plus access award-winning journalism at truecrimeaustralia.com.au
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Customer Reviews
INTERESTING ANECDOTAL REPORTING
Based on anecdotal reporting, the series explores the human dimension around disappearances in Tasmania. It does not set out to solve mysterious disappearances, more to explore their context. Interviews with those relevant to the cases add to this by exposing how people are affected.
I am sure there are more cases the producer could report. When I first lived in Tasmania, for example, and was active with a search and rescue team, I learned of the disappearance of a bushwalker in the Cradle Mountain national park. He was never found, however information suggested that he may have 'disappeared', presumably lost in the wild, to avoid conscription for military service and a possible tour of Vietnam.
I look forward to a hypothetical second series.
Don’t bother
Poorly conceived, poorly researched conjecture. Such a shame…. the topic has the potential to be fascinating if explored through cultural, political, sociological, historical, psychological and criminological lenses. This podcast does not do that.
Sensationalist with little care for families of violence
There is a fine line between story telling and sensationalism. This crosses that line with blatant disregard. It was speculative, obvious in places, and didn’t have victims of crime at the centre.