296. Twisted Fascination: Rachel Barber

296. Twisted Fascination: Rachel Barber

Author: Our True Crime Podcast February 13, 2025 Duration: 53:47
15-year-old Rachel Barber. a bright and promising teenager from Melbourne, Australia, disappeared after leaving class in 1999.Rachel's boyfriend told the Barbers his cryptic conversation he had with Rachel earlier in the day about her having a job lined up for that evening and how now she could buy some shoes she had wanted.  Another friend mentioned that Rachel had planned to “meet up” with an unnamed female friend. When the Barbers reported their daughter missing to the police, they got the speech, “Most missing teenagers show up within 48 hours alive and well”.Her family, desperate for answers, launched an extensive search, unaware that the person responsible for her disappearance was someone they knew who had a deadly obsession.Join Cam and Jen as they discuss "Twisted Fascination: Rachel Barber" on this week's episode of Our True Crime Podcast.Thank you to our team:Written and researched by Lauretta AllenListener Discretion by Edward October from Octoberpod AMExecutive Producer Nico Vetesse of The Inky PawprintProducer Jesse Fyffe-Vetesse of The Inky PawprintSources:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/958866.Perfect_Victimhttps://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/caroline-reed-robertsons-deadly-obsession-with-beautiful-dancer-rachel-barber-led-to-murder/news-story/ca370d6f83a0f9a2c37b8075cfef2913https://www.youtube.com/watchv=HspjEK5bb2E&ab_channel=Dr.ToddGrandeqhttps://www.youtube.com/watchv=DPkDk1ay0A8&list=PLf6JoKlW9k2akQi9zQ7k7nQq62ccw_TGo&ab_channel=CasefilePresentshttps://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/caroline-reed-robertson-who-strangled-dancer-rachel-barber-in-1999-freed-on-parole/news-story/5ce7e1bd298fbc40145f6aacf02dbfedhttps://rachel barber official memorial.yourwebsitespace.com/bio.htmlhttps://www.penguin.com.au/authors/elizabeth-southallhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Her_Skinhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt3267106/Deadly Women Season 7, Episode 11 "Heartless Souls"https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/dancers-fixated-killer-a-real-danger-parole-rejection-bid-20120718-229nt.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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347.  The Cruelest Betrayal: Ashley Kline [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 49:00
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346.  Charmed: Margie's Story [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 47:56
In the middle of a spring night in 1988, Margie slipped from her bed, which she shared with her husband, and slowly crept into the other room where he kept his briefcase with all his important documents. There was no dou…
345. Targeted: The Killing of James Craig Anderson [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 33:16
For much of the twentieth century, Mississippi was a place where racial violence was not merely ignored but actively erased. Witnesses stayed silent. Juries looked away. It was just a different time, they say. James Crai…
344. Trusting Evil: The Murder of Sarah Everard [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 49:02
In March 2021, Sarah Everard left a friend’s house in London and started walking home. It was a normal evening, the kind of walk most people do without thinking twice. But when she didn’t return, her family and friends b…
343. Dardeen Family Massacre [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:42
In the quiet, unassuming town of Ina, Illinois—where life moved slowly and danger felt distant—Keith and Elaine Dardeen were building a modest, faith-centered future with their young son, Peter, and a baby on the way. Th…
342. Just the Tip of the Iceberg: Wayne Adam Ford [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 43:16
In November 1998, Wayne Ford was troubled and scared. He called his brother Rodney and said he had “hurt some people.” Rodney could hear the worry in his voice, so he drove six hours through the night to be with him. Whe…
341.  Missoula Mauler: Wayne Nance [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 52:22
It was supposed to be an ordinary night in a quiet Missoula neighborhood, the kind where doors stayed unlocked because nothing bad ever happened. But just after 10 p.m., Doug and Kris Wells pulled into their driveway and…
Introducing: Fresh Hell Podcast [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 57:19
Today, Cam and Jen are excited to share a special episode from our friends at Fresh Hell, a historical true-crime podcast hosted by Annie in the United States and Johanna in Austria. The two are close friends who, despit…