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When 18-year-old Niamh Maye went missing in 2002, her family did everything they could to help the police find her. But, like so many missing persons cases, there comes a time when the leads dry up and there’s nowhere left to look. Researching what was to be a single episode, the Casefile host found so many intriguing elements, he took four years to make this incredible series. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 1: Niamh

2024/09/23

Niamh Maye is a clever, free-spirited teenager from a large and loving family. She is strong-minded and stands up for what she believes in. Niamh finishes Year 12 and decides to begin her gap year with a stint of fruit-picking in Batlow.missingniamh.cominstagram.com/caseys.snaps Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 2: Batlow

2024/09/23

Niamh and two friends, Jess and Brodie, leave Armidale to head 800km south. In 2002, Batlow is a magnet for international back-packers, stopping on their travels to earn a bit of money. After a rough start, the girls settle into a local caravan park.https://missingniamh.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 3: The men in the hearse

2024/09/23

One day, Jack and Garth arrive driving an old hearse. Jess gets a bad feeling, but Brodie and Niamh become friends with them. By Easter, Niamh is living on a remote apple orchard and making plans to return home for a visit. She buys a bus ticket.https://missingniamh.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 4: The missing person’s report

2024/09/23

When Niamh fails to use her bus ticket on Easter Sunday, her family report her missing. Her brother Kieron travels to Batlow to search for his sister and finds that a mix-up with the missing person’s report means the police aren’t looking for her.https://missingniamh.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 5: Jack’s story

2024/09/23

Kieron finally tracks down Jack and Garth. Jack said he dropped Niamh off to hitchhike, but she had a bus ticket, so his story makes no sense. Jack told police he left her on Gocup Road in Tumut. The police begin a search of the area. https://missingniamh.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 6: Niamh’s last movements

2024/09/23

Niamh’s last known movements are pieced together and Jack is interviewed. There are several hours unaccounted for in his version of events.https://missingniamh.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 7: Gocup Road

2024/09/23

Because Jack’s story of dropping Niamh at Gocup Road seems to be accepted, the search focused on that area rather than Jack. His version is reported in the media two weeks after Niamh went missing. Witnesses come forward. https://missingniamh.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 8: Tracing Jack’s movements

2024/09/23

After Niamh disappears, Jack and Garth head south and connect with friends. Jack puzzles his friends by behaving oddly. Jack heads north to a town in Queensland where he lands himself in more trouble before fleeing to Brisbane.https://missingniamh.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 9: Brisbane

2024/09/23

Six months after Niamh went missing, Jack is arrested in Brisbane. When police take him into custody, it sets off a chain of events that will directly affect Niamh’s case forever.https://missingniamh.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 10: Investigating Jack

2024/09/23

Women Jack dated in the past come forward with some disturbing stories about the way he treated them. These things include threats to kill, stalking, and rape. Two detectives continue to work Niamh’s case as the inquest is finally heard.https://missingniamh.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 11: Searching for the truth

2024/09/23

With the inquest over, the family are left to keep searching, both for Niamh and the truth of what happened to her. Even today, people who remember Jack and the hearse in Batlow come forward to share their stories. A tip off leads to a search.https://missingniamh.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 12: Dreaming

2024/09/23

Over 20 years after she went missing, Niamh’s friends and family still dream of her. With the passing of time, Niamh remains forever young and forever the free-spirited 18-year-old she was back then. Her loss still echoes for those who loved her.missingniamh.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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4.5 out of 5

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★★★★★

KateJessie 2025/02/18

Heartbreaking

This was done so professionally and beautifully and spent time on all the ways Niamh’s family continues to look for her and how investigators with hon...

★★★★☆

butterfly_mittens 2025/03/11

Well done

Took me a while to get used to the narrators cadence/phrasing. It reminds me of someone trying to sound like an AI voice which almost made me not list...

★★★★★

Brooke B Chicity 2025/01/24

This is so good - and I usually don’t care for series

Really well done. The storytelling and arrangement — it shows it took years to make this. My heart goes out to Niamh and her lovely family.

★★★★☆

Kimberly Wimberly 2025/02/09

Distracting narration

The case is captivating, however, I found the narrator’s cadence and pronunciation to be really distracting. I noticed that whenever a word ends in a ...

★★★★★

B_Hendy 2024/11/30

Excellent podcast

Incredible work from the Casefile team. Niamh’s story is both heart-wrenching and hopeful. It’s a refreshing change from the scripted Casefile episode...

★★★★★

t-rexasauraus 2024/11/08

Spellbinding

I can’t stop listening to this story. Niamh and her family are unforgettable. The voices across the episodes are haunting. It’s an amazing series....

★★★★★

billthick 2024/11/07

Twenty stars

Best podcast ever

★★★★★

Jabluit 2024/10/28

Excellent Work

I am always impressed by the quality of work put into Casefile Presents podcasts. This case is heartbreaking, but I think the team did a great job bri...

★★★★☆

MadJPo 2024/11/03

Great but…

Great storytelling and research; however, the podcaster’s montone reading voice was distracting from the story. The multitude of interviews from famil...

★★★☆☆

brainzmatter 2024/10/26

Unsolved and Uninspiring

Why didn’t her family just change the spelling of her name to Neve? It was such a distraction and seemed like a very odd solution to give a child a na...

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