Mums Mysteries & Murder
We're two Mums living in Edinburgh who are obsessed with true crime and mysterious happenings, so obsessed we decided to start a podcast! Each month we take turns to tell stories from our homelands - Effie Scottish born and bred where haggis is NOT actually an animal and Marti from the land down under where no prawns have ever been thrown on a barbie, it needs to be said! So, if you want polished, professional true crime then this is not for you, maybe try Casefile. But if you love true crime and mystery like us & you can't stop talking about it, give us a listen! Its not big or clever but it is entertaining.
Episodes
49 episodes
The Murder of Julie-Anne Leahy & Vicky Arnold
Trigger warning* There is a lot of chat in this episode around suicide so if this episode is not for you, or you're not able to listen just now please give this episode a miss. Sources for this episode ar...
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Season 1
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Episode 47
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1:24:26
The Murder of George Murdoch
This month Effie is covering an Aberdeen case from back in 1983. George Murdoch, also known as Dodd, a taxi driver in the area, a family man, much loved by the community who was brutally murdered at the age of 58. Sou...
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Season 1
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Episode 46
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50:52
Special Guest Episode- In coversation with Author N Leigh Hunt - School Shootings
* Warning *In this episode, we talk about school shootings in Dunblane Scotland and in the US, we also talk about violence against young children and gun laws. If this episode is not for you, please give this episode a miss....
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Season 1
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Episode 45
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1:15:12
The Murder of Dianne Brimble
It's our 3rd Birthday!!!!!Thank you for listening to us talk a lot about random things!And to "celebrate" Marti is covering the tragic and horrendous death of Dianne Brimble onboard the cruise ship P & O Pacific Sky in 2002.
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Season 1
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Episode 44
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1:06:27
The Scottish Witch Trials
In this episode Effie is covering the Scottish Witch Trials and we cover myths and lots of other witchy stuff! The Scottish Witchcraft Act was introduced in 1563 and followed on from trials that had taken place across Europe.We are d...
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Season 1
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Episode 43
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59:46
The murder of Graeme Thorne
This month we are doubling up on the Australian stories with Marti covering the devastatingly sad story of the murder of Graeme Thorne We also talk a lot about the amazing Penny Farmer and the tragic murder of her brother Chris and his ...
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Season 1
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Episode 42
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52:35
The tragic death of Caroline Byrne
Trigger warning for this episode, dealing with suicide. This month Marti is covering the tragic death of Caroline Byrne in NSW Australia in 1995 and it might ring some familiar bells with the Melissa Caddick case we covered...
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Season 1
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Episode 41
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1:11:40
The Ardlamont Mystery
In this episode, (this is a listener request from our amazing friend Wayne over at Eerie Edinburgh) - go check out his podcast and youtube channel. Effie covers the 1893 Ardlamont Estate Mystery in Argyll & Bute - a penin...
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Season 1
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Episode 40
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54:21
Scottish Murders Podcast collab - Jason Downie
We were recently asked to be guests on one of our favourite podcasts with one of our favourite podcasters - Dawn from the Scottish Murders podcast ( go check it out and give it a binge listen if you don't know it!)Where Effie tells the ...
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Season 1
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Episode 39
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41:18
The Mysterious Disappearance of Melissa Caddick
Just to give you a heads up - this episode deals with the subject of Suicide so if you're not feeling in a place to listen to this please give this episode a miss Melissa Caddick was a high-flying entrepreneur with an amazing lif...
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Season 1
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Episode 38
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1:25:08
The Salisbury Crags Murder
We're back!! Thank you for being so patient whilst we had a bit of an extended break but we are so excited to be back with you for 2024! And with some exciting news.. In case you didn't know on April the 27th we are...
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Season 1
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Episode 37
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52:12
The Christmas Episode - Cyclone Tracy
Merry Christmas !! We're dropping you a bonus episode as a little Christmas present from us to you! And, as Effie requested it's slightly more lighthearted but sadly people do still die. We're talking about Cyclone Tracy&...
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Season 1
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Episode 36
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1:15:19
The Unsolved Murder of Sandy Drummond
In this episode, Effie covers the unsolved murder ( spoiler alert ) of Sandy Drummond just outside of St Andrews in Boarhills Scotland. Huge thanks to Dawn from the Scottish Murders podcast for the recommendation. Sourc...
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Season 1
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Episode 35
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1:06:47
Erin Patterson - The Mushroom Murderer
We are covering the most recent Australian true crime story that has shocked Australia and apparently the world! Though we hadn't heard of it until it hit ITV news and it only happened in July of this year and sort of "wrapped up" on November 3...
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Season 1
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Episode 34
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56:57
Halloween Special Part 2. Wayne from Eerie Edinburgh
Happy Halloween!!! As a special treat, we have Part 2 of our Halloween Special and some more ghostly goings-on with Wayne from Eerie Edinburgh. We are doing a true crime/ghost crossover for this special episode where Wayne ...
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Season 1
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Episode 33
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1:10:21
Halloween Special Part 1 with John from North Edinburgh Nightmares
It's October and you know what that means Halloween Special time & we have such a huge treat for you with a special guest John from North Edinburgh Nightmares.You will have seen John on our Instagram grid many many times and in stor...
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Season 1
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Episode 32
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46:15
Dying To Be Found - Dash Series Collab Susan Gervaise
We LOVED teaming up with Deborah from the Dying To Be Found Podcast for this episode. She invited us to take part in her DASH series where she collabs with other podcasters to tell a true crime story with a more optimistic ending and we w...
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Season 1
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Episode 31
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51:27
The Safeway Poisoner
The Safeway Poisoner It's Effie's turn this month and she's talking about a 1994 poisoning that happened during the Edinburgh Fringe! We also chat about saving birds with honey, the chemical symbol for gold, and high-brow sur...
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Season 1
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Episode 30
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59:51
Ivan Milat - The Backpacker Murderer - Part 2
Part 2 of our 2nd Birthday Episode and it's the horrific end of the Ivan Milat - Backpacker Murderer case - Australia's most famous serial killer. This is a bit more of a graphic episode but we stay away from the gruesome details. B...
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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1:06:54
Ivan Milat - The Backpacker Murderer - Part 1
Well, we promised you a big episode for our 2nd birthday & we hope this doesn't disappoint. It's one I've been putting off because it's such a horrific part of Australia's history but it's a story that had to be covered, so much so ...
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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1:04:26
Bonus Episode - In conversation with Eilidh from Generally Spooky podcast
Whilst you're waiting for us to come back from the summer break we wanted to share this chat we had with Eilidh from the Generally Spooky podcast - one of our favourite podcasts and she's just as obsessed with the Loch Ness monster which is act...
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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58:44
The Pyjama Girl
In our last episode before the summer break we talk about the mysterious case of The Pyjama Girl back in 1934 in Albury Australia. We also talk about the fact that Effie FINALLY got Netflix !!!!!!!!!The show I couldn't remember...
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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49:53
The oldest cold case in the UK
This month Effie talks about the oldest cold case in the UK! The murder of Janet Rogers! We also talk about covid, Lionel Ritchie's cheeks, Jonathan Creek & what the actual hell a ploughmans is? Sources for this ep are:
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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42:00