Vanished West

Vanished West

Vanished West Podcast

Episodes 32
Avg. Duration 33m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (1)
Since Nov 2025
Latest Episode Jun 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule
Weekly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
86%
Hosting
anchor.fm

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About This Podcast

Vanished West is a narrative true crime podcast exploring missing persons cases across Western Australia. Each episode examines the lives behind the disappearance, the investigations that followed, and the questions that remain unanswered, drawing on coronial findings, reporting, and available records. Told with care and respect, the podcast looks beyond the mystery to explore the circumstances that can surround these cases. If you believe stories like these deserve to be heard and the missing should never be forgotten, follow Vanished West so you don’t miss future episodes.

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Recent Episodes

Richard Milgin: They Left Together

Jun 11, 2026 36m

In 1994, Richard Milgin and Julie Buck left Looma together, hoping to build a future on their own terms.Months later, Julie's remains were found.Richard was never seen again.For more than three…

Sally Greenham: The Silence at Bootenal

Jun 03, 2026 20m

In August 1987, 28-year-old Sally Greenham failed to arrive at a work meeting in Geraldton, Western Australia.At first, there appeared to be a simple explanation. But as days turned into weeks, and…

Ian Tolli: The Missing Kayaker of Point Peron

May 27, 2026 36m

On December 15, 2020, Ian Tolli went kayaking off Point Peron in Western Australia.He never returned.His kayak was found drifting offshore. His paddle was recovered the following day. Ian has not…

Hendrick Oosterbaan: The Two Men in His Head

May 20, 2026 29m

In January 2017, Hendrick Oosterbaan abandoned a hire car in the remote Western Australian town of Menzies and disappeared into the Goldfields.A respected communications consultant, father and…

Parbhat: Alone at The Gap

May 13, 2026 32m

Parbhat came to Australia to study, work and build a better future.By August 2024, he was alone in Albany — living in his car, far from home, and carrying pressures few people around him fully…

Sharon Fulton: She Said He Would Kill Her

May 06, 2026 34m

Sharon Fulton disappeared from Perth in March 1986 after dropping off her young son.She was a mother of four and before she vanished, she told people she feared for her life.What followed was decades…

Stephen Angel: The Signal Before the Silence

Apr 29, 2026 21m

In April 2019, a distress beacon activated off Cape Peron, south of Perth.A kayak was found drifting.A paddle washed ashore.But Stephen Angel was never seen again.What initially appeared to be an…

Frederick Winslow: The Crash Without a Body

Apr 22, 2026 28m

The disappearance of Frederick Winslow remains one of Western Australia’s enduring unsolved mysteries.In December 1974, Winslow vanished after his car was found crashed along Duncan Road near Golden…

Petronella Albert: The Last Night in Broome

Apr 15, 2026 26m

In 1999, 22-year-old Petronella Albert disappeared after a night out in Broome, Western Australia. She was known in the community and rarely out of contact for long. Then, sometime between late April…

Barry Podmore: The Car in the Bush

Apr 08, 2026 35m

In December 2024, 73-year-old prospector Barry Podmore travelled into remote bushland near Karroun Hill Nature Reserve in Western Australia’s Goldfields.He never returned.In this episode of Vanished…

Lisa Mott: Gone in 10 Minutes

Apr 02, 2026 16m

A 12-year-old girl.A 10-minute walk home.No witnesses. No answers.In this episode of Vanished West, we examine the disappearance of Lisa Mott — and how someone can vanish in minutes… without anyone…

Instinct. Proof. Blame.: Justice, Sentencing and the Burden of Proof

Mar 18, 2026 27m Bonus

In this special milestone episode of Vanished West, we step away from a single case to examine something that sits beneath many true crime stories — the gap between what we feel happened, and what…

Guido Michel: Beneath the Jarrah Trees

Mar 11, 2026 42m

In January 2022, 54-year-old Fremantle electrician Guido Michel drove into State Forest near Christmas Tree Well in Western Australia — and never returned.What began as a personal retreat into the WA…

Cheryl Renwick: Long-Term Parking

Mar 04, 2026 23m

In May 1986, 33-year-old Cheryl Renwick vanished from Como, Western Australia. Days later, her car was found parked at Perth Airport — but there was no record of her boarding a flight.Nearly four…

Wayne Dennis George Drewett: Diamonds That Never Existed

Feb 25, 2026 15m

A diamond deal.Hundreds of thousands of dollars.A man who vanished without a trace.In April 2003, Wayne Dennis George Drewett disappeared in Perth, Western Australia. What remains is a coronial…

Jorn Jesper Jensen: The Blood That Didn't Follow

Feb 18, 2026 46m

In June 2017, Jorn Jesper Jensen vanished from his Ocean Reef home.He left behind blood on the floor.A broken internal door.And days later, his car was found more than an hour away in Lancelin —…

Ah Bee 'Pauline' Mack: Beneath Fairfield Street

Feb 11, 2026 33m

Beneath Fairfield Street is a resolved missing person case.For years, Pauline was missing without alarm — her absence explained away, her silence mistaken for choice. This episode examines how she…

James Patrick Taylor: The Kimberley, 1974

Feb 04, 2026 26m

In August 1974, twelve-year-old James Patrick Taylor disappeared from the Kimberley town of Derby after being sent on a simple errand. He never came home.This episode examines how a known predator…

Kate Campbell Haythornwaite: The Walk That Never Ended

Jan 28, 2026 42m

In January 1968, Kate Campbell Haythornthwaite began a familiar walk home in Boulder, Western Australia — and never arrived.Independent and routine-driven, Kate did not leave by choice. Decades…

Peter Guidera: A Case Reconsidered

Jan 21, 2026 32m

For years, this case was viewed through a single lens.A man disappears. Assumptions are made.But when you examine the timeline closely — the distance travelled, the missing vehicle, and evidence that…

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Vanished West has published 32 episodes since November 2025, covering topics in True Crime.

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