After all of the searching and heartache, the hunt for answers leads to a court room in Sydney, where Coroner Teresa O'Sullivan reveals what she believes happened to Marion Barter. What the findings mean and what the future holds for Sally, as the The Lady Vanishes team say goodbye after a 5 year podcast investigation. Fundraiser for Ghislaine Danlois-Dubois.https://schoolworkssupplies.com.au/the-lady-vanishes-fundraiser Laura Richards' Crime Analyst Series on Marion: https://www.crime-analyst.com/p/case-006/ Laura's most recent Crime Analyst episode: https://www.crime-analyst.com/ep-175-analyzing-the-murder-of-dr-naomi-dancy-and-deaths-of-mary-and-edmund-garstin-with-sam-robins/ And Laura's Crime Analyst You Tube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCksfRSwfwFqUCjcxKYju6_Q Theme: Identity Crisis - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com Countdown - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com Troublemaker Theme - Myuu https://www.thedarkpiano.com/ Look Out - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com Rising Tide by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5027-rising-tide License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Impact Prelude by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.com/ License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Enter the Maze by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3712-enter-the-maze License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Myst on the Moor by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4104-myst-on-the-moor License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://incompetech.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Emotions are in overdrive with just days until the State Coroner delivers her findings into Marion’s disappearance. Criminal Behavioural Analyst Laura Richards gives her final assessment of the case, and how you can help one of Ric Blum’s victims. Plus, some BIG news from The Lady Vanishes team. Fundraiser for Ghislaine Danlois-Dubois.https://schoolworkssupplies.com.au/the-lady-vanishes-fundraiser Laura Richards' Crime Analyst Series on Marion: https://www.crime-analyst.com/p/case-006/ Laura's most recent Crime Analyst episode: Ep 174: Analyzing the Murder of Dr Naomi Dancy with Sam Robins, Part 4 And Laura's Crime Analyst You Tube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCksfRSwfwFqUCjcxKYju6_Q Theme: Identity Crisis - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com Troublemaker Theme - Myuu https://www.thedarkpiano.com/ The Call - Mattia Cupelli at mattiacupelli.com Countdown - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com Unnatural Situation by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4567-unnatural-situation License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://incompetech.com Impact Prelude by Kevin MacLeod https://incompetech.com/ License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our deep dive on Ric Blum continues as we learn more about who he is and the trail of destruction he's left in his wake. Music credits: Theme: Identity Crisis - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com Look Out - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com Walking into Darkness - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com Troublemaker Theme - Myuu https://www.thedarkpiano.com/  Unnatural Situation by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4567-unnatural-situation  License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license  Artist website: https://incompetech.com Rising Tide by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/5027-rising-tide  License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license  Artist website: https://incompetech.com The Call - Mattia Cupelli at mattiacupelli.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Disgraced former Beattie Government health minister Gordon Nuttall was sentenced to 14 years for corruption and perjury. Until now he hasn’t been allowed to tell his story without the very real threat of going back to jail. Now he is lifting the lid on Queensland’s most high profile political scandal. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Evelyn retraces her steps to the beginning, when her mother met and married Willy Wouters, aka Ric Blum. And we chase down leads that yield stunning information about Mr Blum and about Marion. Music credits: Theme: Identity Crisis - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com The Order’s Theme - Myuu  - thedarkpiano.com Round That Corner - Myuu  - thedarkpiano.com Countdown - Myuu  - thedarkpiano.com Poltergeist - Myuu -  thedarkpiano.com Silent Turmoil - Myuu -  thedarkpiano.com Belgian Folk Muisc - Belgium-Stokkendans Rising Tide by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/5027-rising-tide  License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license  Artist website: https://incompetech.com Ivory by Luca Fraula Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8312-ivory License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alison, Evelyn and the Spotlight crew travel to Luxembourg, where colleagues Tom and Yannick reveal what they’ve uncovered, and we catch up with the brave woman who rejected Ric Blum’s advances and witnessed some very strange behaviour.  Music credits: Theme: Identity Crisis - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com Crime Thriller Podcast by Dave Deville Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/9532-crime-thriller-podcast  License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license  Look Out - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com Informative Pizzicato by Steven OBrien Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/10920-informative-pizzicato  License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some parents leave their children an inheritance, Ric Blum left his daughter Evelyn a debt worth millions of francs. Plus, we feature the gripping interview of Liam Bartlett speaking to Ghislaine Danlois, who claims Mr Blum left her more than 300,000 Euros poorer.  Music Credits: Theme: Identity Crisis - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com My Belgian Rose: Elliot Shaw-Charles Hart (1918) Unnatural Situation by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4567-unnatural-situation  License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license  Artist website: https://incompetech.com Deadly Sorrow - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alison and Sally meet with Evelyn, the daughter of Ric Blum, before Alison and Evelyn travel to Belgium to unravel more of her father’s intricate past. Spotlight, Seven’s current affairs show, captures the incredible new developments.  Music credits: Theme: Identity Crisis - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com Darkest Child by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3615-darkest-child  License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license  Walking into Darkness - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com Nebula - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com Troublemaker Theme - Myuu https://www.thedarkpiano.com/ Unsafe Roads by Alexander Nakarada Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4923-unsafe-roads License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sally reflects on the new evidence revealed in court; an old friend of Marion’s speaks out… plus could another woman have had a close call with Ric Blum? Music credits: Theme: Identity Crisis - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com Troublemaker Theme - Myuu https://www.thedarkpiano.com/ Countdown - Myuu https://www.thedarkpiano.com/ Breaking News 3 by Sascha Ende Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/5952-breaking-news-3  License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A stuttering and stumbling Ric Blum comes under pressure, as lawyers seek an explanation about comments he made for the first time in court. Plus - Mr Blum's response to the evidence of new witnesses. Thanks to Alliance Française de Brisbane afbrisbane.com Music credits: Theme: Identity Crisis - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com Final Step by Rafael Krux Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5294-final-step-  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Rising Tide by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/5027-rising-tide  License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license  Artist website: https://incompetech.com  A Darker Heart - https://audionautix.com The Call - Mattia Cupelli at mattiacupelli.com Troublemaker Theme - Myuu https://www.thedarkpiano.com/ The Order’s Theme - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com Countdown by Alexander Nakarada Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4865-countdown  License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license  Artist website: https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com/ Breaking News 2 by Sascha Ende Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/5951-breaking-news-2  License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The inquest into the disappearance of Marion Barter resumes, with two women in their 90s - the star witnesses. So determined are they to have their voices heard and their stories told, they get up in the middle of the night in Europe to recount their interactions with Ric Blum. Music credits: Theme: Identity Crisis - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com Final Step by Rafael Krux Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5294-final-step-  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Rising Tide by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/5027-rising-tide  License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license  Artist website: https://incompetech.com  A Darker Heart - https://audionautix.com The Call - Mattia Cupelli at mattiacupelli.com Troublemaker Theme - Myuu https://www.thedarkpiano.com/ The Order’s Theme - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com Countdown by Alexander Nakarada Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4865-countdown  License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license  Artist website: https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com/ Breaking News 2 by Sascha Ende Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/5951-breaking-news-2  License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An inquest announcement, as a poisons expert and a criminal behavioural analyst give their assessment of Ric Blum's history. Plus, putting together the pieces - a timeline of Blum's life and actions, and how they link to Marion Barter. Links for Laura Richards: Crime Analyst podcast: https://www.crime-analyst.com/episodes/ Crime Analyst Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@crimeanalyst Website: https://www.thelaurarichards.com/ Music credits: Theme: Identity Crisis - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com Cornered - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com Walking into Darkness - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com Look Out - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com Troublemaker Theme - Myuu https://www.thedarkpiano.com/ Bad Encounter - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com The Call - Mattia Cupelli at mattiacupelli.com Breaking News 3 by Sascha Ende Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/5952-breaking-news-3  License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Monique Cornelius finally speaks out - revealing the terrifying admission which made her fear Ric Blum, plus the reason she believes she escaped his advances. Also, an appeal for another possible victim in Melbourne. What an estranged daughter and cousin's widow had to say. Music credits: Theme: Identity Crisis - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com Unnatural Situation by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4567-unnatural-situation  License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license  Perspectives by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4207-perspectives  License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license  Crickets SFX - Played N Faved  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQb8sOHpJl4EMFlotcqxrjQ Down the Rabbit Hole - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com Bad Encounter - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com Look Out - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com Don’t Die on Me - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com Bad Encounters - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com The Call - Mattia Cupelli at mattiacupelli.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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In her own words - Ghislaine's recollections of Ric Blum. Thanks to Alliance Français de Brisbane https://www.afbrisbane.com/ Theme: Identity Crisis - Myuu https://www.thedarkpiano.com/ Flip The Script by Otis Galloway Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/9564-flip-the-script  License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license  Artist website: https://linktr.ee/ogallowaymakesmusic  Unnatural Situation by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4567-unnatural-situation  License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license  Artist website: https://incompetech.com No Suspects by Tim Kulig Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8870-no-suspects  License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license  Artist website: https://timkulig.com/albums Final Step by Rafael Krux Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5294-final-step-  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's an all too familiar love story built on a web of lies that left a woman heartbroken, humiliated and robbed of her life savings. Only this time, it happened in Belgium. More details of Ghislaine's affair with Ric Blum will leave you gobsmacked, as will the memories of other listeners who are now coming forward to detail their encounters with the `man of many names.' Thanks to Alliance Français de Brisbane https://www.afbrisbane.com/ Theme: Identity Crisis - Myuu https://www.thedarkpiano.com/ Look Out - Myuu https://www.thedarkpiano.com/ Countdown - Myuu https://www.thedarkpiano.com/ Unnatural Situation by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4567-unnatural-situation  License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license  Artist website: https://incompetech.com  Unsafe Roads by Alexander Nakarada Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4923-unsafe-roads License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com/ Final Step by Rafael Krux Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5294-final-step-  License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license No Suspects by Tim Kulig Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8870-no-suspects  License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license  Artist website: https://timkulig.com/albums Rising by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4290-rising  License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license  Artist website: https://incompetech.com The Question Is (Quizpackage) by Sascha Ende Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/228-the-question-is-quizpackage  License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license  Artist website: https://www.sascha-ende.de  + more - contact The Lady Vanishes for details/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For our new listeners, and our long time supporters who want a refresher, this 6-part bonus catch-up series of The Lady Vanishes provides an overview of the case of Marion Barter. It's been a long journey from where we started back in April 2019 to where we are today, and these catch-up episodes will get you up to speed, quickly. Theme: Identity Crisis - Myuu - thedarkpiano.com Ep15 - Countdown - Myuu Ep15 - Music from https://filmmusic.io "Spy Story: The Agent" by Sascha Ende (https://www.sascha-ende.de) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Ep16 - A Darker Heart - https://audionautix.com Ep16 - Music from https://filmmusic.io "Perspectives" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Ep16 - What Could Have Been - Myuu Ep16 - Ita - Cold Chisel Ep16 - Countdown - Myuu  Ep17 - Enter the Maze by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3712-enter-the-maze License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Ep17 - Rising Tide by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5027-rising-tide License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Ep17 - Final Step by Rafael Krux Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5294-final-step- License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Ep17 - Troublemaker Theme - Myuu Ep18 - Rising Tide by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5027-rising-tide License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Ep18 - A Darker Heart - https://audionautix.com Ep18 - Final Step by Rafael Krux Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5294-final-step- License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Ep19 - Enter the Maze by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3712-enter-the-maze License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Ep19- Look Out - Myuu Ep19 - Countdown - Myuu See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.