Infraction: A True Crime Podcast

Breck Bednar was just an ordinary 14 year old boy who spent time with his family, went to church on Sundays and excelled at school. Then, he met a boy online called Lewis who changed everything. 

This episode follows Breck’s story and how Lorin and Barry Bednar’s lives were forever changed in February 2014. We also discuss the very real dangers of meeting people in real life, who you’ve only spoken to online. 

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On May 12th 2007, the small quiet community of Manheim Township in Pennsylvania was rocked when an unknown person killed three members of the Haines family in their home. The killer remained unidentified for weeks, despite several hopeful leads in the case. This episode explores this senseless and brutal crime that remains motiveless to this day. 

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On December 21st 2002 on a cold rainy morning in Upton, Peterborough, an off-duty fireman was cycling home when he noticed a burning smell in the air. The smell was something that he was all too familiar with… the smell of burning flesh.

This episode explores this bizarre case where a victim remained unidentified for almost a year and the police used the remains of an old memo to track down their murder suspect. 

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On March 1st 2012, EastEnders star Gemma McCluskie disappeared from her home in Hackney, London. 

This episode explores Gemma’s last known movements on that day and we discuss the investigation that followed the discovery of a body in Regent’s Canal. 

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On 27th January 2017, Chandra Lawson was shot dead by her husband whilst she stood next to their two year old son. From the outset, Bryan Lawson claimed self defence. He said that he had been abused by his wife for years.

In this episode we discuss the blinding evidence in this case and the fact that the entire shooting was recorded on the couple’s home security system. We also explore whether we think this was a case of self defen...

On January 14th 1975, 17 year old Lesley Whittle was abducted from her bed in Shropshire, England. A ransom note demanding £50,000 was left in her family’s living room. 

This episode discusses the case that sent ripples of shock throughout the country and that uncovered a notorious criminal operating in the North of England. 

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On December 17th 2010, Joanna Yeates was seen on CCTV buying cider and a pizza before walking home to her flat in Clifton, Bristol. On December 19th 2010, Joanna’s boyfriend returned home to their flat to find Joanna’s phone and bag there, along with the ciders she had bought from the shop. Joanna, however, was nowhere to be seen. There was no sign of a struggle, no forced entry into her home and no evidence at all to indicate what...

Mia had always wanted to travel the world and when she finished college she did just that. She started in Morocco and travelled all over, until she settled in Australia. When Mia’s visa ran out, she decided to undertake the 88 days agricultural work that was required to extend her visa. At the farm she met another Brit, a man named Tom Jackson. Unfortunately, neither Mia or Tom would ever make it back to England. 

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Paula Ramsden was a kind and caring mother of two, from Sussex in England. On 9th January 2000, Paula died suddenly and her husband, Paul Ramsden, has been the one and only suspect in her death. 

This episode explores how Paula died and whether it’s possible that her death was just a bad accident. 

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On 8th January 2000, in York, Pennsylvania, Danielle and Daniel were skimming stones for their second date when a man pulled up behind them in a truck. He kidnapped the couple and attempted to kill them, but they outsmarted him. 

This episode explores how Danielle and Daniel managed to get away and we discuss the events that led to the man being caught. 

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There is a trigger warning for this episode, please note the following conversation contains open discussion about domestic violence including emotional and physical abuse, sexual assault, disordered eating and self harm. This is a personal account of a lived experience of domestic abuse, this is not intended to serve as advice or facts. 

If you have been affected by anything in this episode please read the following: 

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On November 26th 2010, 13 year old Yara Gambirasio disappeared from her hometown of Brembate di Sopra, a town in the Province of Bergamo in Italy. Tragically, three months after Yara went missing, her body was found. This discovery launched Italy’s most expensive manhunt in the quest to find her killer, a man the police called “Ignoto 1”. 

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This second episode looks at how Emilie turned her life around and became the voice for survivors of sexual abuse. We hear how Emilie fought hard to get a conviction against James Wilder and then, tragically, we hear what happened when Emilie died under mysterious circumstances. 

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The first episode in this two part case discusses the life of Emilie Morris. We explore how her childhood was ruined by a man she should have been able to trust, her high school athletics coach, James Wilder. 

Listener discretion is advised for this episode as we discuss sexual abuse and grooming.

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On April 19th 2012, in Beaver Dams a hamlet in Schuyler County, New York, Alice Trappler was struggling to sleep. She had to attend Court the next day for a custody hearing for her baby daughter and she was worried the baby’s father was going to be granted custody. 

On the other side of town, Daniel Bennet, the baby’s father, was sleeping on his father’s sofa. He awoke abruptly at 11pm to find a shotgun pressed against his face. 

Today’s episode discusses the incredibly sad case of the murder of Gemma Hayter. Gemma was kind, friendly and would do anything for her friends. Tragically, they abused this trust in the worst way possible. 

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On April 20th 2012, Gerard Baden-Clay phoned the police at 7.15am in Brisbane, Australia, to report his wife Allison Baden-Clay as missing. The officers arrived at the family home and Gerard opened the door dressed in a suit, tie and cufflinks. His put together outfit did nothing to hide the scratch marks on his right cheek. 

This episode explores what happened to Allison Baden-Clay and discusses the subsequent investigation and tr...

Elisa Frank, Kimberley Frank and Samantha Sykes had been best friends since school and had stayed best friends despite the challenges life threw at them. In 2007, Kimberley and Elisa were taken from their home and placed into the care system and for the first time in their lives, the three friends were split up. In a care home in Wakefield, Yorkshire, Elisa met a man named Ahmad Otak. This meeting changed the course of all three gi...

On June 7th 1992, the body of 18 year old Katie Rackliff was found in a street in Farnborough, England. Katie had been stabbed over 27 times and the police started looking for her killer, an individual they profiled to be an adult male due to the violent overkill that Katie suffered. 

The case remained unsolved until another girl was attacked on June 7th 1994, exactly two years to the day Katie was killed. This victim, 13 year old ...