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Chapter 1: What updates are there on the Beaumont children case?
Hi, Crime Junkies. I'm Ashley Flowers. And I'm Brit. And I've got news. I want to try to bring you guys more case updates when they happen. So we're going to try something new here. Yep. Tell us if you like it, if you want more.
Yes.
So five years ago, when we were just baby podcasters, we covered the 1966 disappearance of the Beaumont children. And almost 60 years later, something is happening. But the thing is, you need to know the story to understand the importance of this update. So if you need a refresher, keep listening to our OG episode on the Beaumont children.
But let's take a moment to appreciate how far we've come as podcasters. Please be nice, like truly be kind.
But listen, we got to where we are for a reason. The story is still a good one. So please enjoy this blast from the past. And at the end, we're going to jump back in and tell you the big news that is happening this week. Hi, Crime Junkies. I'm your host, Ashley Flowers. And I'm Britt. And since yesterday was Australia Day, for our wonderful listeners down under... Oh, let's not do that.
I think we did that in the fan club once where we tried to do Australian accents. It's really bad, you guys. But anyways, we wanted to celebrate by telling you about one of the most infamous and enduring mysteries in Australian history. But before we tell you our story, though, we want to send our thoughts to everyone in Australia during this horrific brush fire season.
The Australian Red Cross is on the front lines of disaster relief, and we encourage everyone to donate and support their efforts like we are doing. You can find a link on our website or you can go to redcross.org.au. Now, today's story is one of those cases that never really lets go of a country's national imagination, kind of like JonBenet Ramsey for us here in the U.S.
or Madeleine McCann for those in the U.K. In 1966, three young children left their home to go swimming at the beach on Australia Day and were never seen again. Their disappearance changed Australian life forever and thrust caution into the forefront of parents' minds all over the country. This is the story of the Beaumont children. January 26, 1966 is a scorching hot day in Adelaide.
Despite the weather, the city is brimming with excitement because not only is it Australia Day with this long weekend coming up, but there's also an upcoming Ashes cricket test match. So the city is teeming with sports fans from all across the country. The South Australian state capital, Adelaide, is this coastal city on the St. Vincent Gulf.
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Chapter 2: How did the Beaumont children disappear?
And Ken didn't think this was weird at the time because I guess a lot of stray cats kind of hung out in, around, or near the stadium and kids were always wanting to play with them. But he describes this man as being about five foot, eight inches tall, middle-aged, and said he was wearing this kind of distinctive gray checkered sport jacket with brown pants and a brown hat.
They find another witness as well. This time it was a teenage boy who corroborates Ken's account, and they don't get to talk to this guy until like a week later. The Canberra Times reported back on August 31st of 73 that the teenager witnessed a man forcibly maneuvering the two girls toward one of the exits and into the public parking lot.
And the teenager said that the man was actually carrying Kirstie under one arm and dragging a struggling Joanne away with the other. And his description of the man matched Ken's down to the man's gray coat and brown hat. So armed with these two matching descriptions, a local Adelaide art teacher actually paints a portrait of the unidentified man.
And when the depiction is shown to the public, it shocks everyone. The portrait of the unidentified man from the Adelaide Oval disappearances resembles the sketch of the stranger who was last seen with Jane, Arna, and Grant Beaumont. And here, I want you to check this out for yourself, Britt. This is the same guy. This is exactly the same guy. I mean, the long face.
It's the same guy with a hat on. That's the only difference. Yeah, the long face, the forehead. I mean, granted, you can't see his hair because of the hat, but everything else is exactly the same.
Yeah.
Like, to me, the only difference is, you know, the guy at the Oval Stadium, we call him Oval Guy, he's described as around 5'8", and Beaumont Guy is described as over 6' tall. But that height discrepancy is kind of negligible in my mind. Like witnesses can be off and depending on their stature, I think that's something that can easily be misjudged. Oh, definitely. We're 5'2".
Everybody's tall to me. Everyone's so tall. But more than anything, they consider the cases as possibly connected because the M.O. is so similar. Like the victims are similar. Both the crimes are so brazen. And yet police have to look at the odds of having a dangerously skilled serial abductor in their midst now.
Whoever snatched Joanne and Kirstie seems to be just as good at hiding them as whoever took Jane, Arna, and Grant. Again, days turn into weeks and months with no break in the case and no clue about what might have happened to them. And just like in the Beaumont case, Joanne and Kirstie's case goes cold. Years go by with no definitive links outside of basically conspiracy theories.
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