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Dead Quiet

Dead Quiet

Written by: Emily
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The true crime podcast that steps into the silence left behind. In the dead quiet, the silence is louder than you think.

My name is Emily, and I present you with true crime stories.

Each episode unearths the secrets, lies, and unanswered questions left behind in the wake of crime.

This podcast may not be suitable for all listeners and discusses some pretty jarring topics. If you need support at any time, please contact your local support line or center.

Dead Quiet pays respect to all victims, and those affected by crime.

Sources for each episode can be found in the show notes.

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EK 2025
True Crime
Episodes
  • The West Memphis 3 - Part Two
    Jan 26 2026

    Part Two

    West Memphis, Arkansas, sits along the eastern edge of the state, separated from Memphis and Tennessee by the Mississippi River. In 1993, it was a small, working-class city with a population of approximately twenty-six thousand people. The area was economically depressed, with limited employment opportunities and high levels of poverty. Public services, including law enforcement, were under-resourced, and many families lived pay-cheque to pay-cheque.

    The city was socially conservative. Church attendance was high, and religious values shaped daily life. Alternative belief systems, nonconformity, and subcultures associated with heavy metal music or the occult were often viewed with suspicion. In this episode, the investigation into the murders of three little boys continue. This is part two, in the story of the West Memphis 3.

    Sources:

    Documentaries: Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996)

    West of Memphis (2012)

    Books: The Devils Knot – Mara Leveritt (2002)

    How Does a Body Decompose in Water? - Biology Insights

    West Memphis 3

    What Sparked the Satanic Panic of the 1980s?

    West Memphis Three | Background & Trial | Britannica

    Broader DNA and genetic testing to be requested in West Memphis Three case - Talk Business & Politics

    M-Vac to be Used on Evidence from West Memphis Three Murders

    West Memphis Three: What You Should Know About Their Wrongful Conviction - Innocence Project

    The West Memphis Three Trials (1994)

    West Memphis Three Trials: The Transcripts

    The Jesse Misskelley Trial (January 26 - February 4, 1994): Verdict

    The Damien Echols and Jason Baldwin Trial (February 28 - March 18, 1994): Verdict

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    43 mins
  • The West Memphis 3 - Part One
    Jan 12 2026

    Part One

    West Memphis, Arkansas, sits along the eastern edge of the state, separated from Memphis and Tennessee by the Mississippi River. In 1993, it was a small, working-class city with a population of approximately twenty-six thousand people. The area was economically depressed, with limited employment opportunities and high levels of poverty. Public services, including law enforcement, were under-resourced, and many families lived pay-cheque to pay-cheque.

    The city was socially conservative. Church attendance was high, and religious values shaped daily life. Alternative belief systems, nonconformity, and subcultures associated with heavy metal music or the occult were often viewed with suspicion. This type of social environment would later become significant as an investigation into the murders of three little boys unfolded.

    Sources:

    Documentaries: Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996) West of Memphis (2012) Books: The Devils Knot – Mara Leveritt (2002)

    How Does a Body Decompose in Water? - Biology Insights

    What Sparked the Satanic Panic of the 1980s?

    West Memphis Three | Background & Trial

    West Memphis 3

    Britannica Broader DNA and genetic testing to be requested in West Memphis Three case - Talk Business & Politics

    M-Vac to be Used on Evidence from West Memphis Three Murders

    West Memphis Three: What You Should Know About Their Wrongful Conviction - Innocence Project

    The West Memphis Three Trials (1994)

    West Memphis Three Trials: The Transcripts

    The Jesse Misskelley Trial (January 26 - February 4, 1994): Verdict

    The Damien Echols and Jason Baldwin Trial (February 28 - March 18, 1994): Verdict

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    41 mins
  • Secrets of the Aradale Lunatic Asylum and J Ward
    Nov 17 2025

    On the outskirts of Ararat, two imposing sandstone buildings still stand as relics of Australia’s mental health past.

    Aradale Lunatic Asylum, formerly known locally as mad mans hill — was once the largest psychiatric hospital in Victoria.

    Just down the road, J Ward confined the state’s most violent and “criminally insane.”

    Behind their thick stone walls, treatments blurred with punishment, and the line between care and cruelty disappeared.

    Sources:

    Book your visit — Aradale, Lunatic Asylum

    Books: The J Ward Story – Graeme Burgin

    Aradale, The Making of a Haunted Asylum – David Waldron, Sharn Waldron and Nathaniel Buchanan

    Yarra Bend (Asylum 1848-1905; Hospital for the Insane 1905-1925)

    vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/search/nattrust_result_detail/67299

    Public Record Office Victoria Collection | PROV VPRS 7446/P0001, Ararat Asylum

    Public Record Office Victoria Collection | PROV VA 2841

    Lunacy Act, 1903, No. 1873 - Legislation - Australian Psychiatric Care

    Aradale Lunatic Asylum History

    Dr Eric Cunningham Dax | Mont Park to Springthorpe report.pdf

    LLIFS - The story of Mr Bill Wallace - J Ward's oldest inmate | llifs.com.au

    Aradale: A Historical Overview 1867-1994 | Making History

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    1 hr and 3 mins
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