Episode 228: Douglas Phillpott & Irma Palasics - Home Invasion Cold Cases In Australia

All episodes from 169 onwards are Patreon-only. I explain this on my last public episode. I will continue to update this feed and the website so that people know the Patreon is active. Listen to all episodes 169 and beyond in the Patreon feed. Join the Patreon community from $1 a month here: https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcast Unknown Passage is only available via Patreon and official podcast platforms. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previously owned podcast website are unauthorised._______________🇺🇸 December, 1998. Four days before her senior essay is due, Yale student Suzanne Jovin, 21, is found brutally murdered near the prestigious university campus. The bright and idealistic student’s last known movements could be key to solving this still-unsolved murder. But many mysteries remain. This week on Unknown Passage we take an in-depth look at the Yale murder cold case of Suzanne Jovin.  

All episodes from 169 onwards are Patreon-only. I explain this on my last public episode. I will continue to update this feed and the website so that people know the Patreon is active. Listen to all episodes 169 and beyond in the Patreon feed. Join the Patreon community from $1 a month here: https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcast Unknown Passage is only available via Patreon and official podcast platforms. Any websites claiming affiliation are unauthorised._______________🇧🇿 April, 2017. Canadian property manager and seasonal expat in Belize, Francesca Matus, is found murdered in a sugar cane field, alongside her American lover, Drew DeVoursney. The ensuing investigation into the double murder is restricted by a local lack of resources and potential corruption. Almost nine years on, the murders of these two foreigners in one of Belize’s most serene locations remains unsolved. 

🕳️ ‘Rabbit Holes’ - a monthly side series of Unknown Passage. Join the Patreon from $1 a month for access to main episodes as well as Rabbit Holes instalments. https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcast Cases covered so far on this varied side series since its launch last year…The Murders of Carol Clay & Russell HillThe Alec Baldwin Trial The Easey Street Murders Violet Jessop & Arthur Priest The Delphi Verdict & Juries Cursed ObjectsThe Disappearance of Trevor Deely Ivan Milat & The Backpacker MurdersKaren Read The Abduction of Joanne Ratcliffe & Kirste Gordon Bali & Drug Smuggling The Abduction & Murder of Frauke Liebs The Idaho 4 Donna AdelsonThe Mary Morris Murders The Disappearance of Juan Pedro MartinezThe Unsolved Murder of Penny Bell The Disappearance of Lenny Dirickson. The Disappearance of Larry Griffin Plus many more to come! Unknown Passage is only available via Patreon. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previous podcast website (before I went private only Patreon) are unauthorised.

All episodes from 169 onwards are Patreon-only. I explain this on my last public episode. I will continue to update this feed and the website so that people know the Patreon is active. Listen to all episodes 169 and beyond in the Patreon feed. Join the Patreon community from $1 a month here: https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcast Unknown Passage is only available via Patreon and official podcast platforms. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previously owned podcast website (before I went private only Patreon) are unauthorised._______________🇨🇱 April, 2018. 85 year old Peruvian-born pensioner Fermín Delgado Pinto returns to his adopted country of Chile after an enjoyable visit home. He lands at Santiago’s large international airport and never appears where his family is waiting to collect him. His family soon realise they will have to push for answers themselves. Almost eight years on, beloved father and grandfather Fermín is still missing and the question remains. Did he go missing in one of South America’s busiest airports?  

🕳️ ‘Rabbit Holes’ - a monthly side series of Unknown Passage. Join the Patreon from $1 a month for access to main episodes as well as Rabbit Holes instalments. https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcast Cases covered so far on this varied side series since its launch last year…The Murders of Carol Clay & Russell HillThe Alec Baldwin Trial The Easey Street Murders Violet Jessop & Arthur Priest The Delphi Verdict & Juries Cursed ObjectsThe Disappearance of Trevor Deely Ivan Milat & The Backpacker MurdersKaren Read The Abduction of Joanne Ratcliffe & Kirste Gordon Bali & Drug Smuggling The Abduction & Murder of Frauke Liebs The Idaho 4 Donna AdelsonThe Mary Morris Murders The Disappearance of Juan Pedro MartinezThe Unsolved Murder of Penny Bell The Disappearance of Larry Griffin Plus many more to come! Unknown Passage is only available via Patreon. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previous podcast website (before I went private only Patreon) are unauthorised.

All episodes from 169 onwards are Patreon-only. I explain this on my last public episode. I will continue to update this feed so that people know the Patreon is active. Listen to all episodes 169 and beyond in the Patreon feed. Join the Patreon community from $1 a month here: https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcast Unknown Passage is only available via Patreon. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previously owned podcast website (before I went private only Patreon) are unauthorised._______________🇬🇧 Christmas time, 1995. Irish mechanic Alan Holmes lives a quiet life on his own in the heart of London. Each day for decades, he has kept a small circle and been a loyal employee at the local police station. Until Alan doesn’t return to work after Christmas break. Police soon perform a welfare check and what follows remains a mystery 30 years on. This is the still unsolved murder of Alan Holmes. 

All episodes from 169 onwards are Patreon-only. I explain this on my last public episode. I will continue to update this feed so that people know the Patreon is active. Listen to all episodes 169 and beyond in the Patreon feed. Join the Patreon community from $1 a month here: https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcast Unknown Passage is only available via Patreon. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previous podcast website (before I went private only Patreon) are unauthorised.___________________🇸🇬 January, 1998. Indonesian hotel worker in Singapore, Dini Haryati, steps off her late night train home after a long shift. The 19 year old never makes it home. Two days later her broken body is discovered just steps from the train station. 28 years later, Dini's murder remains unsolved. In a country with such a low crime rate and strict penalties for murder, it calls into question how this is still an open case, and whether Dini's case is linked to other unsolved attacks on women and children in the southeast Asian city-state.

🕳️ ‘Rabbit Holes’ - a monthly side series of Unknown Passage. Join the Patreon from $1 a month for access to main episodes as well as Rabbit Holes instalments. https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcast Cases covered so far on this varied side series since its launch last year…The Murders of Carol Clay & Russell HillThe Alec Baldwin Trial The Easey Street Murders Violet Jessop & Arthur Priest The Delphi Verdict & Juries Cursed ObjectsThe Disappearance of Trevor Deely Ivan Milat & The Backpacker MurdersKaren Read The Abduction of Joanne Ratcliffe & Kirste Gordon Bali & Drug Smuggling The Abduction & Murder of Frauke Liebs The Idaho 4 Donna AdelsonThe Mary Morris Murders The Disappearance of Juan Pedro MartinezThe Unsolved Murder of Penny Bell Plus many more to come! Unknown Passage is only available via Patreon. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previous podcast website (before I went private only Patreon) are unauthorised.

All episodes from 169 onwards are Patreon-only. I explain this on my last public episode. I will continue to update this feed so that people know the Patreon is active. Listen to all episodes 169 and beyond in the Patreon feed. Join the Patreon community from $1 a month here: https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcast Unknown Passage is only available via Patreon. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previous podcast website (before I went private only Patreon) are unauthorised.___________________🇦🇺 1990s, Australia. Two home invasions of elderly couples. One in Melbourne, one in Canberra. In each case, one was murdered and another barely escaped with their life. Two totally unrelated cases, that highlight the need for added security for our most vulnerable. While one is still a cold case, the other proves that even decades-old cases may have breakthroughs. On the final episode of Unknown Passage for 2025, we look at the murders of Douglas Phillpott and Irma Palasics. 

All episodes from 169 onwards are Patreon-only. I explain this on my last public episode. I will continue to update this feed so that people know the Patreon is active. Listen to all episodes 169 and beyond (plus bonus series!) in the Patreon feed. Join the Patreon community from $1 a month here: https://www.patreon.com/unknownpassagepodcast Unknown Passage is only available via Patreon. Any websites claiming affiliation, including the previous podcast website (before I went private only Patreon) are unauthorised.______________🇲🇾 December 7, 2017. Dutch-Malaysian model Ivana Smit, 18, is found dead on the 6th floor balcony of a Kuala Lumpur high-rise. She had fallen from the balcony of an apartment on the 20th floor. After being ruled misadventure for eight years, the investigation into the young woman’s untimely death has been reopened. Will her family finally have answers as to what actually happened to Ivana?