Mums Mysteries & Murder

Marti & Cheryl
  • 4.8 (14)
  • True Crime
  • Updated Monthly

We're two Mums living in Edinburgh who are obsessed with true crime and mysterious happenings, so obsessed we decided to start a podcast! Each month we take turns to tell stories from our homelands - Cheryl Scottish born and bred where haggis is NOT actually an animal and Marti from the land down under where no prawns have ever been thrown on a barbie, it needs to be said! So, if you want polished, professional true crime then this is not for you, maybe try Casefile. But if you love true crime and mystery like us & you can't stop talking about it, give us a listen! Its not big or clever but it is entertaining. 

  1. 5d ago

    The Marree Man | Australia's Giant Desert Geoglyph, Our 5th Birthday Episode & A Big Announcement

    There's a lot going on in this episode so strap yourself in! Today - if you're listening on the day this drops we're celebrating five years of Mums Mysteries & Murder... with our 70th episode and we've got a big announcement! Before we get into the mystery, we're sharing some exciting news about the future of the podcast!  Then we're heading deep into the Australian Outback to investigate one of Australia's strangest unsolved mysteries: The Marree Man. Stretching over 4 kilometres (2.5 miles) across a remote desert plateau, this enormous geoglyph appeared without warning in 1998. Visible only from the air! How was something this enormous carved into one of the most isolated parts of Australia without anyone noticing? Was it an elaborate art project? A military prank? The work of an eccentric artist? Or is there another explanation entirely? Sources for this episode are: The Australian Times Australia's Dessert Enigma - discovery.com  In this episode, we also chat about what we were doing in 1998, more cruise chat, aliens and crop circles and Cheryl drops a surprising story about her past!  Thank you for being part of our first five years, staying with us and supporting the pod.  We genuinely couldn't have done it without you. Here's to another 5 ( at least ) Hosted & Researched by Marti Jeremiah-Shelley & Cheryl Lessels Theme Music Vampire Strut by Joybean @AudioJungle Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mumsmysteriesandmurder/ You can also support the pod and buy us a coffee at https://ko-fi.com/mumsmysteriesandmurder And we would love it if you could give us a cheeky review & subscribe to make sure you don't miss an episode.  Send us a text - we'd love to hear your thoughts about this episode & if there are any cases youd like us to cover please get in touch

  2. Jul 22

    The First Modern Murder - The Jigsaw Murders

    Trigger warning: dismemberment is mentioned in this episode   In 1935, in the town of Moffat, a young woman was out on a walk with her Mother and noticed a bundle wrapped in cloth, which on first glance looked like nothing much, but on further investigation, there were over 70 different body parts wrapped in cloth and newspaper scattered all around the area. Many historians describe it as one of the first truly modern forensic investigations.    We also talk about what were watching - SO MUCH! The problem with changing your name to something difficult to pronounce & many, many penpal stories. Sources : The Book: Ruxton - The First Modern Murder by Tom Wood  The Podcast Small Town Dicks did a series on this called Beyond Recognition  BBC News  Wikipedia  Hosted & Researched by Marti Jeremiah-Shelley & Cheryl Lessels Edited & Produced by Erin Ferguson https://www.instagram.com/erinfaudio/ Since 2023 ( earlier episodes are badly edited by us!) Theme Music Vampire Strut by Joybean @AudioJungle Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mumsmysteriesandmurder/ You can also support the pod and buy us a coffee at  https://ko-fi.com/mumsmysteriesandmurder And we would love it if you could give us a cheeky review & subscribe to make sure you don't miss an episode.  Send us a text - we'd love to hear your thoughts about this episode & if there are any cases youd like us to cover please get in touch

  3. Jun 25

    The Mysterious Deaths of Dr Bogle & Mrs Chandler

    * This episode has a few audio issues, but we know you dont listen to MM&M for perfection so we know you'll love it regardless.   This is down to the fact probably that it was not edited by our beloved editor Erin. Early on the morning of New Year's Day in the Sydney suburb of Chatswood in 1963  2 young boys out looking for golf balls got more than they bargained for when they discovered the half-naked body of a man partially covered by his clothes which had been thrown over the top of him alongside a square of carpet beside a river in a secluded tree-lined area. At first, the boys thought he was a drunk party leftover from New Year's, but soon discovered things were slightly more sinister. We bet you'll never guess whodunit! This is a particularly intriguing, very well-known case in Australia with some very interesting characters. Sources: Mamamia article  The 2006 documentary - Who Killed Dr Bogle and Mrs Chandler?  The podcast of - Who Killed Dr Bogle & Mrs Chandler? Hosted & Researched by Marti Jeremiah-Shelley & Cheryl Lessels Theme Music Vampire Strut by Joybean @AudioJungle Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mumsmysteriesandmurder/ You can also support the pod and buy us a coffee at  https://ko-fi.com/mumsmysteriesandmurder And we would love it if you could give us a cheeky review & subscribe to make sure you don't miss an episode.  Send us a text - we'd love to hear your thoughts about this episode & if there are any cases youd like us to cover please get in touch

  4. May 22

    The Rabbit Wars Of St Andrews

    Come down a rabbit hole with us and listen to the intriguing tale of the Rabbit Wars of St Andrews as told by Cheryl!  This story takes us all the way back to 1797 and includes no less than 900 rabbits and the selling of the famous St Andrews Golf Course.   Trigger warning - Rabbits will get hurt in this episode  You might have guessed, but this is a slightly lighter episode than our recent episodes.   In the words of Cheryl  "It's Downton Abbey with significantly more rabbits!" We also talk about what makes a great true crime podcast. We'd also love to hear your thoughts on this, if you'd like to let us know what you look for. And, we chat childhood traumas! And of course, there's also a lot of golf talk.  Sources for this episode are: Golf History Nut STV News Searching for John Fraser Documentary on YouTube www.lyonandturnbull.com Hosted & Researched by Marti Jeremiah-Shelley & Cheryl Lessels Edited & Produced by Erin Ferguson https://www.instagram.com/erinfaudio/ Since 2023 ( earlier episodes are badly edited by us!) Theme Music Vampire Strut by Joybean @AudioJungle Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mumsmysteriesandmurder/ You can also support the pod and buy us a coffee at  https://ko-fi.com/mumsmysteriesandmurder And we would love it if you could give us a cheeky review & subscribe to make sure you don't miss an episode.  Send us a text - we'd love to hear your thoughts about this episode & if there are any cases youd like us to cover please get in touch

  5. Apr 12

    The Luna Park Ghost Train Fire

    This month, Marti is covering the Luna Park Ghost Train fire in Sydney in 1979, it's one we've wanted to cover for so long because it's not covered by many podcasts, and it's such a sad, interesting story with so many layers..  We also talk about theme park disasters and rollercoasters, Cheryl's disastrous note-taking in the dark, how we're such babies when it comes to scary shit and horror & childrens tv in the 80s - and yes we talk commercials again!  Sources for this episode are:  2021 Documentary - Exposed 3-part documentary The Ghost Train Fire UK Daily Mail  ABC News  Hosted & Researched by Marti Jeremiah-Shelley & Cheryl Lessels Edited & Produced by Erin Ferguson https://www.instagram.com/erinfaudio/ Since 2023 ( earlier episodes are badly edited by us!) Theme Music Vampire Strut by Joybean @AudioJungle Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mumsmysteriesandmurder/ You can also support the pod and buy us a coffee at  https://ko-fi.com/mumsmysteriesandmurder And we would love it if you could give us a cheeky review & subscribe to make sure you don't miss an episode Send us a text - we'd love to hear your thoughts about this episode & if there are any cases youd like us to cover please get in touch

  6. Mar 23

    The disappearance and death of Corrie Mckeague

    It's Cheryl's first story on the podcast, and she goes in hard, covering the horrible disappearance and death of Corrie McKeague in 2016 in Dunfermline, Scotland. Sources for this episode: BBC News  FindCorrie.co.uk The Guardian newspaper website  Wikipedia  We also cover vintage commercials, what we've been watching ( as always! Some things never change! ), the history of Dunfermline, Pokémon adventures, the wrong pronunciation of words, in our opinion, and what was going on in the world in 2016.  Quite a big year as it turns out! Hosted by & Researched & written by Marti Jeremiah-Shelley & Cheryl Lessels Edited & Produced by Erin Ferguson https://www.instagram.com/erinfaudio/ Since 2023 ( earlier episodes are badly edited by us!) Theme Music Vampire Strut by Joybean @AudioJungle Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mumsmysteriesandmurder/ You can also support the pod and buy us a coffee at  https://ko-fi.com/mumsmysteriesandmurder And we would love it if you could give us a cheeky review & subscribe to make sure you don't miss an episode Send us a text - we'd love to hear your thoughts about this episode & if there are any cases youd like us to cover please get in touch

  7. Feb 21

    The Catfishing Murder of Carly Ryan

    We're back!!  Thank you for your patience whilst we took a break and rejigged a little, and now we're back, and Cheryl is joining the Mums Mysteries & Murder team - this is our first episode together, and it's a cracker!  In this episode, we get to know our new co-host Cheryl a little better, and we cover the incredibly sad catfishing murder of Carly Ryan back in 2006, who changed the laws in Australia around online intent.  Sources for this episode include:   The Carly Ryan Foundation - http://www.carlyryanfoundation.com/ The SBS Website  Casefile Podcast Case 91 https://open.spotify.com/episode/2NXCLdfi6fAULbH2R6A834?si=FIGcEPziScKZYHwZXYH29Q We also talk a lot about the 2000s, Cheryl's hair disaster ( she started strong! ) and the usual Wham chat!  Hosted by & Researched & written by Marti Jeremiah-Shelley & Cheryl Lessels Edited & Produced by Erin Ferguson https://www.instagram.com/erinfaudio/ Since 2023 ( earlier episodes are badly edited by us!) Theme Music Vampire Strut by Joybean @AudioJungle Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mumsmysteriesandmurder/ You can also support the pod and buy us a coffee at  https://ko-fi.com/mumsmysteriesandmurder And we would love it if you could give us a cheeky review & subscribe to make sure you don't miss an episode Send us a text - we'd love to hear your thoughts about this episode & if there are any cases youd like us to cover please get in touch

  8. 12/28/2025

    An Announcement

    It's still Christmas, and we have an announcement to make.... Hosted by & Researched & written by Marti Jeremiah-Shelley & Effie McDonald Edited & Produced by Erin Ferguson https://www.instagram.com/erinfaudio/ Since 2023 ( earlier episodes are badly edited by us!) Theme Music Vampire Strut by Joybean @AudioJungle Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mumsmysteriesandmurder/ You can also support the pod and buy us a coffee at  https://ko-fi.com/mumsmysteriesandmurder And we would love it if you could give us a cheeky review & subscribe to make sure you don't miss an episode.  Send us a text - we'd love to hear your thoughts about this episode & if there are any cases youd like us to cover please get in touch

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We're two Mums living in Edinburgh who are obsessed with true crime and mysterious happenings, so obsessed we decided to start a podcast! Each month we take turns to tell stories from our homelands - Cheryl Scottish born and bred where haggis is NOT actually an animal and Marti from the land down under where no prawns have ever been thrown on a barbie, it needs to be said! So, if you want polished, professional true crime then this is not for you, maybe try Casefile. But if you love true crime and mystery like us & you can't stop talking about it, give us a listen! Its not big or clever but it is entertaining. 

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  • Creator
    Marti & Cheryl
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    69
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Mums Mysteries & Murder
  • Show Website
    Mums Mysteries & Murder

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