Case 297: Bluebelle
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🗓️ 21 September 2024
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
When the crew of an oil tanker discover a man lost at sea on November 13 1961, he tells them a harrowing tale. His name is Captain Julian Harvey, and he’s the sole survivor of a yachting disaster: his wife Mary and the Duperraults, a family of five who had chartered the yacht, were all lost when their boat, the Bluebelle, caught on fire and sank. But several days later, another survivor, 11-year-old Terry Jo Duperrault, is found… and she has a very different story to tell.
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Narration – Anonymous Host
Research & writing – Erin Munro
Creative direction – Milly Raso
Production and music – Mike Migas
Music – Andrew D.B. Joslyn
A special thanks to Dave Kehlet for certain information provided in this episode
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| 0:30.0 | It's been four years since I first learned about the disappearance of Niam May, an 18-year-old who went |
| 0:36.6 | missing from the small New South Wales town of Batlow back in 2002. |
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