Australian "The Easey Street Murders" True-Crime Podcast Debuts

 ONE OF MELBOURNE’S MOST INFAMOUS COLD CASE REOPENED -CASEFILE PRESENTS: THE EASEY STREET MURDERS  

People in the U.S. may not know how popular podcasts are in Australia. In the last five years, the percentage of Australians who listen to online audio monthly has grown by nearly 50% to 78%.

With nearly 71% of the population aged 12+ listening to online audio weekly, digital audio and podcasts have become major sources of informational, educational, and entertaining content for Australians.

Unlike many Americans, a majority of Australians use podcasts to get diverse perspectives on life and culture. In the U.S., many listeners comfort themselves with the confirmation bias they receive from shows like Ben Shapiro, Charlie Kirk, or twice-convicted Steve Bannon.

The most downloaded podcast in Australia is Stuff You Should Know – a podcast on society and culture. It is currently averaging monthly downloads of 2.8M with over 300k+ monthly listeners. The most listened to podcast in Australia is Casefile, a true-crime show.

Casefile is an Australian crime podcast that first aired in January 2016 and is hosted by an Australian man who remains anonymous. The podcast, produced by Casefile True Crime Podcast, is usually released on a Sunday for three consecutive weeks, with a bonus episode on the fourth week. The series deals with solved or cold criminal cases, often related to well-known murders and serial crimes. 

ARN’s iHeart together with Australia’s #1 Crime podcast Casefile, have just launched a bone-chilling new podcast, "The Easey Street Murders." 

The show will unravel one of Australia’s most haunting cold cases. Listeners on the iHeart app will have access to binge the entire series from launch, with episodes dropping weekly on all other podcast platforms.

The story goes like this: Forty-seven years ago, tragedy struck Easey Street, Collingwood, when Susan Bartlett and Suzanne Armstrong were brutally murdered in their own home. The inexplicable nature of this crime left a scar on the nation's conscience. Despite a million-dollar reward and years of investigation, justice remains elusive. The haunting question lingers: who is responsible for this unfathomable act?

Award-winning journalist Helen Thomas, known for her dogged investigation of this case, has dedicated over a decade to unraveling the mysteries behind Susan and Suzanne’s tragic deaths. Initially investigating for ABC’s Background Briefing and chronicling her findings in the book "Murder On Easey Street," Thomas leads audiences through the labyrinthine depths of this enigmatic case in the podcast.

 Thomas conducts in-depth interviews with the victims’ loved ones, unearths overlooked witnesses within Easey Street, and engages retired law enforcement officers who were present at the scene of the crime, painting a vivid and haunting picture of that fateful night in January 1977. 

"We know that justice delayed is justice denied. But after nearly 50 years, how long, much longer do Suzanne Armstrong and Susan Bartlett have to wait for their killer to be found?" says Helen Thomas. 

This podcast is true to its true-crime roots. Check out The Easey Street Murders.