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Jul 30
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Episode 4: Go Higher

Casefile Presents
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When Ruth Garciacelay realised her daughter really was missing, she flew to Australia from the US. A couple of years later, she returned to Melbourne and had an unnerving encounter with one of the men who’d been with Julie the night she disappeared.


For the first time, Ruth reveals what he told her...


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