Casefile True Crime - Casefile Presents: Missing Niamh

Episode Date: September 23, 2024

It’s been four years since I first learned about the disappearance of Niamh Maye, an 18-year-old who went missing from the small New South Wales town of Batlow back in 2002. I don’t know if it’s because Niamh and I finished high school in the same year, or we shared a similar taste in music, but I felt instinctively drawn to her story. At the time of her disappearance, Niahm was just a young woman, setting out on an adventure with friends and testing the waters of life, like so many 18-year-olds do. But unlike the rest of us, something pulled Niamh under. As I learned more about Niamh’s story, the revelations that unfolded left me in shock. I spent four years speaking with family, friends, witnesses and members of law enforcement to try and get some answers. The result is Missing Niamh, the latest 12 part series from Casefile Presents. Researched and hosted by me, the series features exclusive interviews with key players, who help us dive into the details of Niamh’s case as we go back to Batlow to try and make sense of what really happened.  The entire 12-part series is available now. Be sure to download and follow Missing Niamh, wherever you get your podcasts.  https://missingniamh.com

It's been four years since I first learned about the disappearance of Neum May, an 18-year-old who went missing from the small New South Wales town of Batlow back in 2002. I don't know if it's because Neum and I finished high school in the same year or we shared a similar taste in music, but I felt instinctively drawn to her story. At the time of her disappearance, Neum was just a young woman sitting out on an adventure with Franz and testing the waters of life like so many 18-year-olds do. But, unlike the rest of us, something pulled Niam under. As I learned more about Niam's story, the revelations that unfolded left me in shock. I spent four

years speaking with family, friends, witnesses and members of law enforcement to try and get some answers. The result is Missing Neham, the latest 12-part series from Casefile Presents. Researched and hosted by me, the series features exclusive interviews with key players who help us dive into the details of Niamh's case as we go back to Batlo to try and make sense of what really happened. The entire 12 part series is available now. Be sure to download and follow Missing Neyem wherever you get your podcasts. Now stay tuned to hear the trailer. When 18-year-old Neyem May went missing in 2002, her family did everything they could to help the police find her. But like so many missing persons cases, there comes a time when the leads dry up and there's

nowhere left to look. At no point have we just got on with our lives. I heard something recently that really resonated. It was a woman from America who said that you never get over grief, you learn to move forward with it. And I was like, that's the best anyone's ever described it. Niamh's sister, Fionnuala, realised that a podcast might help find the answers the family was looking for.

So for the past four years, I've been working with Niamh's family to take a closer look at the case. And what we found took us to places we never anticipated. Here's everything we've done. We've obviously got serious concerns about her welfare. I've just spoken to the last person to see her alive that we knew about and he's given me a bullshit story. When I first started looking into this case in 2020, it was originally intended to be a single case file episode.

But the more I looked, the more I found. So Steve, he is adamant that she never made it to Gokup Road. Stan is adamant that there's a credible sighting there. Nehems set out for a gap year after finishing high school to test her independence, but she never made it home. What happened in those final days? And when the Blackhurst arrived, these two men got out. And as soon as I saw them and I saw that Blackhurst, I thought, their baddies stay away from them. Mum called me and she said, look, the police are investigating now

and somebody claims that they dropped her off and that she was hitchhiking. What started out as a potential Casefile episode turned into a 12-part series that took over four years to research. He didn't smile or anything. He just kind of looked empty and just like get in the car. It was just kind of like aggressively like get in the car.

Join me as we uncover what happened in Missing Nehiem, the new 12-part podcast series from Casefile Presents. Something had obviously woken me suddenly because I was disorientated. That's when I realised that there was just a cold, rough hand holding my hand because I had my hand over the edge of the bed and I could see the outline of somebody leaning over the bed. Evil, I guess, has to be somewhat attractive attractive doesn't it? Otherwise I wouldn't be able

to sneak into every corner. So I whispered to my sister, I asked her if she was awake and she said yes. I said there's someone in the room and she said I know. Missing Nehem is available now. Be sure to download and follow Missing Nehem wherever you get your podcasts.