Into the Never-Never: Peter Falconio & Joanne Lees

 A big Thank You to Belinda for requesting this episode!

On a remote stretch of highway in the Australian Outback, a young couple's road trip turned into a nightmare. Peter Falconio, a British backpacker, vanished without a trace, and his girlfriend, Joanne Lees, was found battered and distraught, having escaped a terrifying ordeal. But as police began to unravel the events of that night, people started to doubt Joanne's story.

Was she a brave survivor, or was she hiding a dark secret?

Join Jen & Cam as they discuss 'Into the Never-Never: Peter Falconio & Joanne Lees'

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Listener Discretion by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Edward October ⁠⁠⁠⁠

Research & Writing by Lauretta Allen

Executive Producers Nico & Jesse of The Inky Pawprint ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://theinkypawprint.com⁠⁠

Sources:

⁠https://youtu.be/1ecev-s1S3Y?si=RzWiYo9FiD7XzqcH⁠

⁠https://youtu.be/EOI6HiMayK4?si=ip07xi1aaONpVjoK⁠

⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Territory⁠

⁠https://www.newspapers.com/image/259639810/?match=1&terms=Joanne%20Lees⁠

⁠https://www.newspapers.com/image/727358980/?match=1⁠

⁠https://www.newspapers.com/image/720094814/?match=1&terms=Joanne%20Lees⁠

⁠https://www.newspapers.com/image/752702312/?match=1&terms=Joanne%20Lees⁠

⁠https://www.newspapers.com/image/121437746/?match=1&terms=Joanne%20Lees⁠

⁠https://www.newspapers.com/image/121591385/?match=1&terms=Joanne%20Lees⁠

⁠https://www.newspapers.com/image/257729313/?match=1&terms=Joanne%20Lees⁠

⁠https://www.newspapers.com/image/1052210791/?match=1&terms=Joanne%20Lees⁠

⁠https://www.newspapers.com/image/1140309498/?match=1&terms=Joanne%20Lees⁠

⁠https://www.newspapers.com/image/1179747398/?match=1&terms=Joanne%20Lees⁠

⁠https://www.newspapers.com/image/1049290141/?match=1&terms=Joanne%20Lees⁠

⁠https://www.newspapers.com/image/752436797/?match=1&terms=Joanne%20Lees⁠

⁠https://www.newspapers.com/image/726001238/?match=1&terms=Joanne%20Lees⁠

⁠https://www.newspapers.com/image/752434849/?match=1&terms=Joanne%20Lees⁠

⁠https://www.newspapers.com/image/753330238/?match=1⁠

⁠https://www.newspapers.com/image/723422920/?match=1&terms=Joanne%20Lees⁠

⁠https://time.com/archive/6952425/terror-australis/⁠

⁠https://www.news.com.au/national/northern-territory/the-unanswered-questions-about-peter-falconios-murder-as-outback-killer-dies-aged-67/news-story/9e85d77b4d33e26fbceb00d7b22defe0⁠

⁠https://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/outback-murder-mystery-of-peter-falconio-remains/news-story/c24596ba385b0b0751e616cf75235139⁠

 ⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Peter_Falconio⁠

⁠https://www.theage.com.au/national/doubt-over-dna-test-in-falconio-case-20071224-ge6ji5.html⁠

⁠https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/nov/02/australia.uk⁠

⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja-Y3vw0WDQ⁠

⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihObH8e3jvQ&t=1128s⁠

⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ov-S8ZoLgE⁠

323. From Boy Scout to Serial Killer: John Joubert

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Thirteen-year-old Danny Joe Eberle didn’t want to get up that morning. It was far too early, and like any kid his age, he just wanted to stay curled beneath the covers. But duty called—just as it had every morning before.

It was 5:45 a.m. on Sunday, September 18, 1983, when Danny Joe dragged himself out of bed, dressed quietly, and slipped out the door. Alongside his older brother, he delivered newspapers. He pedaled into the gray morning light and made his usual stop at the corner convenience store to pick up the day’s bundle of Omaha World-Herald newspapers. Like he always did, Danny sat in the parking lot, rolling each newspaper tightly and stuffing it into his canvas bag.

What Danny Joe didn’t know was that someone was watching.

Danny Joe made three stops, three familiar porches in a neighborhood he knew like the back of his hand.

And then, the deliveries stopped. So did Danny Joe.

Join Jen and Cam of Our True  Crime Podcast as we discuss ‘From Boy Scout to Serial Killer: John Joubert.’

Listener Discretion is by @octoberpodVHS

All music is by our EP @theinkypawprint

Sources:

⁠https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/serial-killer-john-joubert-days-slaying-kids-article-1.3501029⁠

https://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/12/06/Kidnapped-childs-body-found/7156439534800/

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-13-year-olds-dead-body-turns-up

Pettit, Mark (1990). A Need to Kill. New York City: ⁠Ballantine Books⁠. ⁠ISBN⁠ ⁠978-0-8041-0785-3⁠.

https://web.archive.org/web/20110811001915/http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/serial_killers/predators/john_joubert/index.html

⁠Ressler, Robert K.⁠; Shachtman, Tom (1992). "Death of a Newsboy". Whoever Fights Monsters: My Twenty Years Hunting Serial Killers for the FBI. New York City: St. Martin's Press. pp. 93–112. ⁠ISBN⁠ ⁠0312078838⁠.

⁠https://nebraskaexaminer.com/briefs/boys-murdered-in-1983-to-be-memorialized-by-new-crime-victims-monument-in-sarpy-county/⁠

⁠https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0645494/⁠

https://allthatsinteresting.com/john-joubert

https://law.justia.com/cases/maine/supreme-court/1992/603-a-2d-861-0.html

⁠https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5dA8AAAAIBAJ&sjid=Jy4MAAAAIBAJ&pg=3678,1755520⁠

⁠https://books.google.com/books?id=gngG9zPmNKMC&pg=PA64⁠

⁠https://www.upi.com/Archives/1996/07/17/Child-killer-executed-in-Nebraska/9576837576000/⁠

https://www.ketv.com/article/john-joubert-full-documentary/44390709

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320. Unpunished Predator: The Murder of Nona Dirksmeyer

 In December 2005, a beautiful young woman named Nona Dirksmeyer was brutally murdered in her Arkansas apartment. Her death was a shock, starting a mystery that still isn't solved.

The hunt for Nona's killer was messy. Police botched the investigation, and there were multiple trials, but no one was ever found guilty. Nona's killer is still free, walking among us.

Join Jen and Cam as they discuss "Unpunished Predator: The Murder of Nona Dirksmeyer."

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Thank you to our team

Listener Discretion by ⁠⁠⁠Edward October ⁠⁠⁠

Research & Writing by Lauretta Allen

Executive Producers Nico & Jesse of The Inky Pawprint ⁠⁠⁠https://theinkypawprint.com⁠⁠

Sources:

https://www.nbcnews.com/murderinapartment12

https://youtu.be/y8ldxQPJrBs?si=9__SEFk8I9LyzWMp

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1103840336/?match=1&terms=Nona%20Dirksmeyer

https://www.rivervalleynow.com/local_news/murder-case-remains-unsolved-17-years-after-the-death-of-nona-dirksmeyer/article_187cda4c-7cfb-11ed-9eed-93cbdfc9d6c2.html

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12545779/Nona-Dirksmeyer-Murder-Arkansas.html

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12773827/nona_carol-dirksmeyer

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1103553258/?match=1&terms=Nona%20Dirksmeyer

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1103556737/?match=1&terms=Nona%20Dirksmeyer

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1094540577/?match=1&terms=Nona%20Dirksmeyer

https://www.crimelibrary.org/news/original/0306/2201_beauty_queen_murder2.html

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1103482743/?match=1&terms=Nona%20Dirksmeyer

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1104957506/?match=1&terms=Nona%20Dirksmeyer

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1103840500/?match=1&terms=Nona%20Dirksmeyer

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https://www.crimelibrary.org/news/original/0707/2501_nona_dirksmeyer.html

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1103687681/?match=1&terms=Nona%20Dirksmeyer

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1104856221/?match=1&terms=Nona%20Dirksmeyer

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1103690622/?match=1&terms=Nona%20Dirksmeyer

https://www.newspapers.com/image/321397780/?match=1&terms=Nona%20Dirksmeyer

https://www.newspapers.com/image/950333013/?match=1&terms=Nona%20Dirksmeyer

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1095236234/?match=1&terms=Nona%20Dirksmeyer

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1095063644/?match=1&terms=Nona%20Dirksmeyer (Whiteside party info)

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1095061333/?match=1&terms=Nona%20Dirksmeyer

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1095204159/?match=1&terms=Nona%20Dirksmeyer

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1094570959/?match=1&clipping_id=175612232

https://www.newspapers.com/image/321503251/?match=1&terms=Nona%20Dirksmeyer

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1094991098/?match=1&clipping_id=175612495

https://www.newspapers.com/image/1095218186/?match=1&terms=Nona%20Dirksmeyer

https://www.newspapers.com/image/584668912/?match=1&terms=%22Gary%20Dunn%22

https://apps.ark.org/inmate_info/search.php?dcnum=128292&token=5ca2bac8f27ea4c2d070b26de56d66fe71b508e31461c36fef61e3ba116fc55b&lastname=Dunn&firstname=Gary&sex=b&agetype=1&disclaimer=1&PHPSESSID=21f271cebecc5c5195206a8dac0a3644&__utma=149258854.1621736002.1695843361.1695843361.1695843361.1&__utmc=149258854&__utmz=149258854.1695843361.1.1.utmcsr%3Dgoogle%7Cutmccn%3D%28organic%29%7Cutmcmd%3Dorganic%7Cutmctr%3D%28not+provided%29&__utmb=149258854.1.10.1695843361

https://www.thv11.com/article/news/crime/gary-dunn-pleads-guilty-to-indecent-exposure-attempted-kidnapping-in-pope-co/91-d14c89eb-ca12-4b05-aff4-d013523b9dbb

https://www.thv11.com/video/news/crime/gary-dunn-plea-deal-sentenced-to-5-years/91-909bc9ba-e11a-465b-93ac-c6ce87c6d3d3

https://www.distractify.com/p/gary-dunn-now

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna24433365

https://podcasts.musixmatch.com/podcast/murder-in-apartment-12-01hapntshg6tzb66f4pm9r15w3/episode/5-receipts-01hgdwzhsrn3jhwasjb8xbtx0f