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Casefile True Crime

Case 333: Dianne Babcock

Casefile True Crime

Casefile Presents

True Crime, Society & Culture, History, Documentary

4.741.6K Ratings

🗓️ 11 October 2025

⏱️ 92 minutes

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Summary

On the evening of Sunday, August 22 1982, a Cessna C150 disappeared during a flight to Vancouver, Canada. On board were 19-year-old pilot Jerry Ambrozuk and his 18-year-old passenger, Dianne Babcock. As fears of a crash prompted an urgent search, a close friend of the couple received a mysterious phone call…


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Research & writing – Milly Raso

Creative direction – Milly Raso

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Audio editing – Anthony Telfer


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1:36.4

website. On the morning of Sunday, August 22, 1982, a white two-seat C-150 aircraft with red trims departed from Vancouver, Canada.

1:53.9

At the controls was 19-year-old Yaroslav Ambrosic, Yarrick for short, and better known to friends and family simply as Jerry.

2:03.9

Beside him in the passenger seat sat his high school sweetheart, 18-year-old Diane Babcock.

2:11.2

After flying over the rugged, forested mountain ranges east of the city, the Cessna landed at

2:17.2

the regional airport in

2:18.5

Panticton, an inland city between Okanagan and Skaha lakes. From the airport lobby, an upbeat

2:26.7

Diane phoned her family to let them know that she and Jerry had arrived safely. The weather

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