The Disappearance of Des

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On the morning of August 2nd 1979, Desmond Francis Carr went to work alone on a road in outback Western Australia. 40 years on and he has never been seen again. If you're interested at reaching a trusted Australian audience for your business in any one of our shows, book a free call here

Episode 1

The Early Days

Des was just a normal country boy growing up in the 70s in Australia, but then a series of incidents leads to his family never seeing him again. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Help us to continue to make these podcast by supporting us here.: https://www.patreon.com/missingpersonaustralia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

18 min
Episode 2

The Disappearance

On Friday August 2nd 1979, Des woke up and went to work like every other day and disappeared forever. His family want answers! Police have questions. Somebody knows something! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Help us to continue to make these podcast by supporting us here.: https://www.patreon.com/missingpersonaustralia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

31 min
Episode 3

The Search

When all hope is lost and the family need answers they ask all sorts of questions. Was enough done to find Des? Could he have been taken by a UFO? Or is there something more sinister at play. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Help us to continue to make these podcast by supporting us here.: https://www.patreon.com/missingpersonaustralia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

20 min
Episode 4

The Twist

Find out why this missing persons case is important to our host and a vital piece of evidence is revealed that may shed light on this 40 year old cold case. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Help us to continue to make these podcast by supporting us here.: https://www.patreon.com/missingpersonaustralia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

16 min
Episode 5

The Sighting

A mystery man comes forward with a sighting almost 35 years after Des disappeared. Who is he? Why did the family not know of this information? Could this be the missing piece of the puzzle to find out what happened to Des? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Help us to continue to make these podcast by supporting us here.: https://www.patreon.com/missingpersonaustralia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

18 min
Episode 6

Some new information

I didn’t ever think I would open up my laptop again and start writing another episode about Des, who disappeared 40 years ago. After we released episode 5 I was not hopeful anyone would come forward with new information. That was until Tuesday night the 4th of September when my phone pinged just before going to bed….. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Help us to continue to make these podcast by supporting us here.: https://www.patreon.com/missingpersonaustralia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

18 min
Episode 7

The rabbit hole

As a family member any information we receive is helpful, whether it leads somewhere or not. It’s helpful to either shut down possible theories or sometimes give closure. A helpful witness says he saw Des at the Broome Rodeo two days after he disappeared. The police report tells a different story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Help us to continue to make these podcast by supporting us here.: https://www.patreon.com/missingpersonaustralia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

21 min
Episode 8

The mystery body

We have had many emails with theories about what happened to my Uncle Des. Some of them have been wild and would never make the podcast, some we followed up but went nowhere and then others we believe needed further exploring… this theory is one of them. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

14 min

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11/26/2021

Jra4776

Great Podcast. Definitely recommend.
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03/14/2022

GiaMeg

Paid for and have a subscription for NO ADS. Still hearing ads…This disrupts the listening experience.
Thanks for sharing about your Uncle

04/27/2020

44Karen

I came across this podcast, and I am glad I did. You made a beautiful and emotional story out of a very sad thing that happened. Thank you for sharing it with everyone. I am a little confused about the last episode. Is there another one coming about the coroner's report? It seemed to just end without a clear ending concerning that. Anyway, as Des's nephew, I think it was such a beautiful thing you did..to have made a lasting documented story about your Uncle for your entire family. I really hope you get some answers. It IS possible, even this far along. Good luck to you, Karen G., Arkansas, USA.(PS..I listened to the podcast about Zac Barnes also..again, good job and thank you).

On the morning of August 2nd 1979, Desmond Francis Carr went to work alone on a road in outback Western Australia. 40 years on and he has never been seen again. If you're interested at reaching a trusted Australian audience for your business in any one of our shows, book a free call here