Vanished West

Vanished West Podcast

Vanished West is an Australian true crime and documentary podcast exploring unsolved missing-person cases across Western Australia. Through careful research and narrative storytelling, each episode examines the lives behind the disappearances, the investigations that followed and the questions that remain unanswered. Drawing on coronial findings, news reports and available records, Vanished West keeps these stories in the public eye.
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Wednesday · 21 min
Gary John Lyddieth: The Last Directions
In May 2014, 54-year-old Gary John Lyddieth vanished while travelling through remote Western Australia. He was supposed to meet an old friend for a surfing trip, but after stopping in Meekatharra, his journey took an unexplained turn. What happened to Gary on the roads of the Gascoyne? In this episode of Vanished West, we investigate Gary's disappearance, the final confirmed sighting and the unanswered questions surrounding one of Western Australia's missing persons cases. Content warning: This episode contains discussions of mental health, depression and suicide. Follow Vanished West wherever you're listening, and on social media, so you never miss a new episode. Vanished West is independently researched and produced by me. If you'd like to help keep these stories being told, access bonus content and early episodes you can support the podcast through ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Me a Coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Got a question or a case you'd like me to cover? Reach out on social media or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠vanishedwest.podcast@gmail.com⁠
October 31 · 54 min
After Dark: Aaron Pajich-Sweetman: The House on Broughton Way
An ordinary house. Two women. And a young man who never came home. On 13 June 2016, 18-year-old Aaron Pajich-Sweetman disappeared after meeting people he knew in Rockingham, Western Australia. As police searched for answers, their investigation led them to a suburban home in Orelia, a disturbing trail of evidence and two women with a shared fascination for something far darker than fiction. What happened inside the house on Broughton Way? And how did Jemma Lilley and Trudi Lenon become central to one of Western Australia's most chilling murder cases? Welcome to After Dark, a darker companion series to Vanished West. Alongside our unsolved missing persons stories, we explore Western Australia's most unsettling true crime cases through immersive, softly spoken storytelling, where ordinary places can hide terrible secrets. Tonight, we're going inside the house on Broughton Way. Content warning: Murder and descriptions of violence. Follow Vanished West wherever you listen to podcasts and on social media so you don't miss new episodes of Vanished West or After Dark. Both series are independently researched, written and produced by me. If you'd like to support the podcast and access bonus content and early episodes, you can join me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or leave a contribution through ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Me a Coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Have a question, feedback or a Western Australian case you'd like me to cover? Get in touch on social media or email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠vanishedwest.podcast@gmail.com⁠.
October 28 · 17 min
Corey Feehan: The Last Paddle
In April 2025, 47-year-old Corey Feehan vanished from Western Australia's Mid West coast, near the small fishing town of Leeman. An experienced fisherman who knew the coastline intimately, Corey was last reportedly seen paddling a kayak near Freshwater Point. But as the search unfolded, questions emerged about a kayak discovered far from where he'd disappeared and troubling observations at the home he'd spent years building. More than a year later, his family is still searching for answers. In this episode of Vanished West, we examine the timeline, the evidence and the competing possibilities in the unsolved disappearance of Corey Feehan. What happened to the fisherman who never came home?Follow Vanished West wherever you're listening, and on social media, so you never miss a new episode. Vanished West is independently researched and produced by me. If you'd like to help keep these stories being told, access bonus content and early episodes you can support the podcast through ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Me a Coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Got a question or a case you'd like me to cover? Reach out on social media or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠vanishedwest.podcast@gmail.com⁠
October 21 · 21 min
Patricia Daphne Broun: The Six O'Clock Meeting
On 4 June 1953, seventeen-year-old Patricia Daphne Broun left work early in Perth, Western Australia. By late afternoon, she was seen near her family home in Mount Lawley. Then she vanished. What happened during those final hours, and who was the mysterious man who telephoned her workplace?\ In this episode of Vanished West, we revisit one of Western Australia's longest-running missing-person mysteries, examining the original investigation, forgotten newspaper reports and questions that remain unanswered more than 70 years later. Follow Vanished West wherever you're listening, and on social media, so you never miss a new episode. Vanished West is independently researched and produced by me. If you'd like to help keep these stories being told, access bonus content and early episodes you can support the podcast through ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Me a Coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Got a question or a case you'd like me to cover? Reach out on social media or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠vanishedwest.podcast@gmail.com⁠
October 14 · 12 min
Magdeleen Dempster: The Blue Door
Magdeleen “Maggie” Dempster has been missing from Western Australia since 1998. Almost 28 years later, her disappearance remains unsolved. The 27-year-old Aboriginal woman left Perth with her de facto partner in August 1998, travelling through Western Australia in a white Datsun touring bus with a distinctive blue side door. According to the account later given by her partner, Maggie left during the journey and returned to Perth alone. But did she ever make it home? There is no publicly confirmed sighting placing Maggie back in Perth. Months later, her mother reported her missing. Today, Maggie's disappearance is classified as suspicious and a $1 million reward is offered for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person, or people, responsible. In this episode of Vanished West, we examine Magdeleen Dempster's disappearance, the journey towards Esperance, the account of her final movements, an unverified claim that Maggie was seen alive months later and the questions that remain unanswered nearly three decades on. If you know anything about the disappearance of Magdeleen Marguerite Dempster, contact Crime Stoppers WA on 1800 333 000. Cultural Advisory: This episode discusses an Aboriginal woman who is missing and includes the use of her name and image. We share Maggie's story with respect for her, her family and her community. Follow Vanished West wherever you're listening, and on social media, so you never miss a new episode. Vanished West is independently researched and produced by me. If you'd like to help keep these stories being told, access bonus content and early episodes you can support the podcast through ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Me a Coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Got a question or a case you'd like me to cover? Reach out on social media or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠vanishedwest.podcast@gmail.com⁠⁠
October 7 · 20 min
Justyna Kozioł: Three Days from Home
Justyna Kozioł was nearing the end of six months in Western Australia when a family trip took her more than 800 kilometres north of Perth to Shark Bay. On a Monday morning in March 2014, the 28-year-old Polish woman disappeared from the small coastal town of Denham. More than twelve years later, one question remains: what happened to Justyna? Vanished West examines the known timeline, the search that followed and the unanswered questions surrounding her disappearance. Follow Vanished West wherever you're listening, and on social media, so you never miss a new episode. Vanished West is independently researched and produced by me. If you'd like to help keep these stories being told, access bonus content and early episodes you can support the podcast through ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Me a Coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Got a question or a case you'd like me to cover? Reach out on social media or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠vanishedwest.podcast@gmail.com⁠
September 30 · 23 min
Jeanne D'Arcy: The Woman Who Belonged to the Sea
In April 2022, 75-year-old Jeanne D’Arcy disappeared from Cottesloe, Western Australia, after leaving the Ocean Beach Hotel late at night. But Jeanne’s connection to Cottesloe began almost sixty years earlier, when she was one of a small group of young women finding their place in WA’s emerging surf culture. On the day she disappeared, Jeanne was trying to change her life. She had sought legal advice, made plans to stay with family and spent the evening speaking with the people closest to her. By the following morning, her phone, car and belongings had been left behind. Then three items were found near the beach. What followed was a major search of the Cottesloe coastline and, almost three years later, a coronial inquest into what happened after Jeanne was last captured on CCTV. This is the story of Jeanne D’Arcy, the woman who belonged to the sea. Follow Vanished West wherever you're listening, and on social media, so you never miss a new episode. Vanished West is independently researched and produced by me. If you'd like to help keep these stories being told, access bonus content and early episodes you can support the podcast through ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Me a Coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Got a question or a case you'd like me to cover? Reach out on social media or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠vanishedwest.podcast@gmail.com⁠
September 23 · 40 min
Rigby Fielding: He Said He Was Coming Home
In August 2015, Rigby Fielding spent a Saturday afternoon in East Perth. He called his mother and said he was heading home to Rockingham. He never arrived. Months later, some of Rigby’s belongings were found in bushland south of Perth. Rigby wasn’t with them. More than a decade later, questions remain about where he went after leaving East Perth, who he may have spoken to that day, and how his belongings came to be separated from him. What happened after Rigby said he was coming home? If you have information about the disappearance of Rigby Fielding, contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or report online anonymously. Follow Vanished West wherever you're listening, and on social media, so you never miss a new episode. Vanished West is independently researched and produced by me. If you'd like to help keep these stories being told, access bonus content and early episodes you can support the podcast through ⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Me a Coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠. Got a question or a case you'd like me to cover? Reach out on social media or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠vanishedwest.podcast@gmail.com⁠
September 16 · 18 min
Kichae Kwon: Beyond Belmont Street
In February 2021, 57-year-old Kichae Kwon left his home in Kenwick for what appeared to be an ordinary walk. Witnesses saw him heading along Kenwick Road before turning into Belmont Street. After that, no verified sighting of him has ever been made. Follow Vanished West wherever you're listening, and on social media, so you never miss a new episode. Vanished West is independently researched and produced by me. If you'd like to help keep these stories being told, you can support the podcast through ⁠⁠Buy Me a Coffee.⁠⁠ Got a question or a case you'd like me to cover? Reach out on social media or at ⁠⁠vanishedwest.podcast@gmail.com
September 9 · 40 min
Dean Pollard: After 3:15
In May 2010, 41-year-old Dean Pollard disappeared from Perth, Western Australia. More than sixteen years later, he has never been found. His final weeks left behind a complicated trail, but one moment remains remarkably precise: at approximately 3:15 one morning, Dean made a phone call. It went unanswered. His phone was never used again. What happened after 3:15? Follow Vanished West wherever you're listening, and on social media, so you never miss a new episode. Vanished West is independently researched and produced by me. If you'd like to help keep these stories being told, you can support the podcast through ⁠⁠⁠Buy Me a Coffee.⁠⁠⁠ Got a question or a case you'd like me to cover? Reach out on social media or at ⁠⁠⁠vanishedwest.podcast@gmail.com
September 4 · 15 min
Vanished West Q&A: Cases, Snakes & Rabbit Holes
Something a little different from Vanished West today. I'm stepping away from the usual case format to answer six questions about the podcast, the cases that stay with me, what happens behind the scenes, the strange messages and tips that sometimes find their way to me... and, somehow, snakes. We talk research rabbit holes, the realities of making Vanished West, the emotional weight of telling these stories, what I'd be doing if I wasn't making a missing-person podcast, and one case I'm currently working on that has well and truly pulled me in. A little less formal, a little more personal, and possibly the first Vanished West episode to involve questionable baking decisions. Follow Vanished West wherever you're listening, and on social media, so you never miss a new episode. Vanished West is independently researched and produced by me. If you'd like to help keep these stories being told, access bonus content and early episodes you can support the podcast through ⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Me a Coffee⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠. Got a question or a case you'd like me to cover? Reach out on social media or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠vanishedwest.podcast@gmail.com⁠
September 2 · 24 min
Paul Murphy: The Road to Toolinna
Paul Murphy was 24 years old when he disappeared from Western Australia in 1986. Living in Perth at the time, Paul was quiet and independent, with an interest in prospecting and gold mining. Then contact with his family stopped. For years, very little was known publicly about where Paul had gone. But the full story of his disappearance stretches far beyond his home in Wembley. This episode follows Paul's final known movements, the investigation into his disappearance and a trail that would eventually lead hundreds of kilometres from Perth. Follow Vanished West wherever you're listening, and on social media, so you never miss a new episode. Vanished West is independently researched and produced by me. If you'd like to help keep these stories being told, access bonus content and early episodes you can support the podcast through ⁠⁠⁠Buy Me a Coffee⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠. Got a question or a case you'd like me to cover? Reach out on social media or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠vanishedwest.podcast@gmail.com⁠
August 26 · 15 min
Joseph Da Silva: Where the City Meets the Sea
Joseph da Silva was 34 years old when he disappeared from Perth in April 2017. In the days before he vanished, he returned several times to City Beach, a place he knew well. When his family realised something was wrong, they found his apartment untouched, with his phone, wallet, passport and keys still inside. This episode follows Joseph's final known movements, the investigation that followed, and the questions that remain after an inquest into his disappearance. Follow Vanished West wherever you're listening, and on social media, so you never miss a new episode. Vanished West is independently researched and produced by me. If you'd like to help keep these stories being told, access bonus content and early episodes you can support the podcast through ⁠⁠Buy Me a Coffee⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠. Got a question or a case you'd like me to cover? Reach out on social media or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠vanishedwest.podcast@gmail.com⁠
August 19 · 30 min
Rebecca Anne Delalande: Looking for a Witness
Rebecca Anne Delalande was 23 years old when she disappeared from Perth in November 2001. For more than sixteen years, her family believed she had left Western Australia. Then Cold Case detectives investigating the disappearance of Lisa Jane Brown went looking for Rebecca as a witness and discovered she was missing too. This episode follows Rebecca's final known movements, the investigation that eventually uncovered her disappearance, the murder trial that followed, and the difficult questions her case raises more than two decades later. Rebecca's story also crosses paths with a familiar Vanished West case. You can hear more about the disappearance of Lisa Jane Brown in Episode 3. Follow Vanished West wherever you're listening, and on social media, so you never miss a new episode. Vanished West is independently researched and produced by me. If you'd like to help keep these stories being told, access bonus content and early episodes you can support the podcast through Buy Me a Coffee or Patreon. Got a question or a case you'd like me to cover? Reach out on social media or at ⁠⁠⁠vanishedwest.podcast@gmail.com
August 12 · 32 min
Alfred Keith Crozier: It's All Sorted
In 2013, Alfred Keith Crozier walked away from his Perth home and was never seen again. More than a decade later, a coronial inquest uncovered the extraordinary events leading up to his disappearance. What really happened during those final weeks? Follow Vanished West wherever you're listening, and on social media, so you never miss a new episode. Vanished West is independently researched and produced by me. If you'd like to help keep these stories being told, you can support the podcast through ⁠⁠Buy Me a Coffee.⁠⁠ Got a question or a case you'd like me to cover? Reach out on social media or at ⁠⁠vanishedwest.podcast@gmail.com
August 5 · 19 min
Michael Graham: Walking Very Weak
In January 2013, Michael Keith Graham travelled to Western Australia's remote Goldfields for a prospecting trip. Days later, he vanished. Searchers eventually discovered two handwritten messages in the dirt: "Walking very weak" and "Help". Despite an extraordinary search involving police, specialist trackers and aircraft, Michael was never found. . Follow Vanished West wherever you're listening, and on social media, so you never miss a new episode. Vanished West is independently researched and produced by me. If you'd like to help keep these stories being told, access bonus content and early episodes you can support the podcast through ⁠Buy Me a Coffee⁠ or ⁠Patreon⁠. Got a question or a case you'd like me to cover? Reach out on social media or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠vanishedwest.podcast@gmail.com⁠
July 29 · 29 min
Veronica Lockyer: Missing with Adell
A mother and her baby disappeared. Decades later, questions remain. In 1998, Veronica Lockyer and her baby daughter Adell vanished in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. This week on Vanished West, we retrace the known timeline, the investigation that followed, and the unanswered questions surrounding their disappearance. If you have information about Veronica and baby Adell's disappearance, please contact Crime Stoppers or Western Australia Police. Follow Vanished West wherever you're listening, and on social media, so you never miss a new episode. Vanished West is independently researched and produced by me. If you'd like to help keep these stories being told, access bonus content and early episodes you can support the podcast through ⁠⁠Buy Me a Coffee⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠. Got a question or a case you'd like me to cover? Reach out on social media or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠vanishedwest.podcast@gmail.com⁠
July 22 · 17 min
Lorraine Kessey: Almost Home
On a warm December night in 1977, 21-year-old Lorraine Kessey left friends after a night out in Perth and began the short journey home to Maddington. She never arrived. Nearly five decades later, Lorraine remains one of Western Australia's oldest unsolved missing persons cases. In this episode of Vanished West, we retrace her final known movements, explore the investigation, and examine why her family have never stopped searching for answers. If you have information about Lorraine's disappearance, please contact Crime Stoppers or Western Australia Police. Follow Vanished West wherever you're listening, and on social media, so you never miss a new episode. Vanished West is independently researched and produced by me. If you'd like to help keep these stories being told, access bonus content and early episodes you can support the podcast through ⁠⁠Buy Me a Coffee⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠. Got a question or a case you'd like me to cover? Reach out on social media or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠vanishedwest.podcast@gmail.com⁠
July 15 · 18 min
John Moran: Looking for Peace
In February 2006 John left Perth and travelled east through regional Western Australia. He spoke with police, called his insurer and stayed in contact with the people who cared about him. Then the calls stopped. John's car was recovered near Menzies, but John was never found. In this episode, I retrace John's final known journey, explore the life he built after leaving South Dublin for Western Australia, and examine one of Western Australia's most puzzling missing persons cases. Follow Vanished West wherever you're listening, and on social media, so you never miss a new episode. Vanished West is independently researched and produced by me. If you'd like to help keep these stories being told, access bonus content and early episodes you can support the podcast through ⁠⁠Buy Me a Coffee⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠. Got a question or a case you'd like me to cover? Reach out on social media or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠vanishedwest.podcast@gmail.com⁠
July 8 · 18 min
Josephine Jennings: The Courage to Speak
In April 1997, Josephine Jennings gave evidence against a man she had accused of rape. It was the last confirmed time she was ever seen. In this episode of Vanished West, we explore the life of the proud Wangkai and Wongi woman from Western Australia's Goldfields, the courage it took to speak, and the unanswered questions surrounding her disappearance nearly three decades later. ⚠️ Content warning: This episode discusses sexual assault, violence against women, and distressing themes. Follow Vanished West wherever you're listening, and on social media, so you never miss a new episode. Vanished West is independently researched and produced by me. If you'd like to help keep these stories being told, access bonus content and early episodes you can support the podcast through ⁠⁠Buy Me a Coffee⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠. Got a question or a case you'd like me to cover? Reach out on social media or at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠vanishedwest.podcast@gmail.com⁠

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