Ep 274: Marion Barter: Investigating My Mum’s Murder with Sally Leydon and Joni Condos, Part 16

Crime Analyst

Laura Richards

True Crime

4.9 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2025

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Laura interviews Sally Leydon, Marion Barter’s daughter, and Joni Condos researcher and “super sleuth” about their investigation into Marion Barter’s murder. Together they retrace Marion’s journey across Japan and Europe to find out what happened after Marion boarded an airplane to the UK in 1997. Laura shares what stands out to her most and the importance of also timelining Ric Blum to establish how many more women are missing who came into contact with him - while reminding us that someone, somewhere, knows something. If you know anything about Marion email [email protected] or go to: https://www.facebook.com/MissingMarionBarter https://www.facebook.com/TheLadyVanishes For more expert insight, in-depth conversations, extra episodes and videos, live monthly events with Laura and to be a part a fast growing, dynamic and empowering community join the Crime Analyst Squad: www.patreon.com/CrimeAnalyst     #MarionBarter #JusticeForMarion #TheMissingMatter #CrimeAnalyst #FlorabellaNataliaMarionRemakel #RicBlum #PersonOfInterest #TrueCrime #Podcast #Police #Investigation #Profiling #Expert #CriminalBehaviouralAnalysis #WomenMatter #TrueCrimePodcast #Acountability #NewSouthWalesPolice #Leadership #MissingWomen #findthemissing Clip https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJlb21hxYIt/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Sources The Lady Vanishes podcast: The Lady Vanishes on Apple Podcasts The Lady Vanishes Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheLadyVanishes Crime Analyst Podcast Case 08: https://www.crime-analyst.com/p/case-008-marion-barter/ The Missing Matter Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-missing-matter/id1812362613 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jun/01/lonely-hearts-ad-led-another-woman-to-key-witness-in-marion-barters-disappearance-inquest-hears NSW Coroner Findings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5p2PeKMWs8 More from Sally: https://sallyleydon.com/in-the-media https://www.instagram.com/sallyleydon/?hl=en URL - www.themissingmatter.com Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5DrvoI3kjIdqMDlUhnBBRG Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-missing-matter/id1812362613 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/missingpersonmarionbarter Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/missingpersonmarionbarter/?hl=en Thank You to Crime Analyst Sponsors Who Make the Show Possible. Support The Show Through the Sponsors: Maximize your look with minimal effort. Go to thrivecausemetics.com/CRIMEANALYST for an exclusive offer of 20% off your first order. Follow Crime House Daily, a Crime House Original now. New episodes release twice every weekday. JOIN the Crime Analyst Squad via Patreon www.patreon.com/CrimeAnalyst REGISTER For Laura’s 2025 Masterclasses – September Sale – Book one course and save 50% off your second. Profiling Behaviour, Preventing Murder and Suicide in Slow Motion, DASH, DASH Train the Trainer, Coercive Control and Stalking: https://bit.ly/LRMasterclassRegistration    More Training Info: www.dashriskchecklist.com    www.thelaurarichards.com     Crime Analyst YouTube, Socials and Website    YouTube @crimeanalyst     Facebook Crime Analyst Podcast    Instagram @crimeanalyst @laurarichards999    Threads @crimeanalyst    X @thecrimeanalyst @laurarichards999     TikTok @crimeanalystpod    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:30.5	Sally Layden had the support of dozens of loved ones as a coroner today confirmed what
0:36.2	she's known all along.
0:38.3	Coroner's just told me officially my mum's deceased, so that's the first time I've heard that in 27 years.
0:44.3	I've had to fight tooth and nail for them to even say she was missing, let alone that she's deceased.
0:53.3	She'd been dating a man named Rick Bloom
0:57.0	who lied to found New South Wales police bungled the missing person's investigation.
1:02.0	They had just pretty much blank told me that she wasn't a priority to them.
1:07.0	The podcast grew phenomenally overnight
1:10.0	and launched us into this world of millions of people
1:13.7	who just want to help find my mum.
1:16.2	We'd gone from talking multiple times a day about the case
1:19.3	and all of a sudden they told me I couldn't talk to anybody.
1:22.7	This is not just about my mum, this is about all the missing.
1:25.7	The missing do matter.
1:29.7	My mum is Marion and Marion matters.
1:41.6	Hey, lovely listeners and welcome back to crime analysts and the intelligence cell. And today I'm
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