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Unresolved

Phantom Social Workers

Unresolved

Unresolved Productions

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

4.52.6K Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2018

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

In February of 2018, a woman in the Australian city of Queanbeyan claimed that a stranger had visited her home. This mysterious woman, who was unknown to the young mother, had come to inspect her house and her two children. She claimed to be an FACS caseworker, but - as this small suburb outside of Canberra would soon learn - this was not the case.

This story hearkens back to the first half of the 1990s, when similar stories broke out across the United Kingdom. From Sheffield to the northern tip of Scotland, worried parents claimed that strangers - pretending to be social workers - tried to either inspect or abduct their children.

But where did this urban legend originate? Well, if you believe some, it all began with a child abuse scandal from Cleveland in the mid-1980s...



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Transcript

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1:00.0

On February 24, 2018, a story broke in the Australian City of Queenbeam.

1:07.0

Right on the outskirts of Canberra, this story took place in the suburb of Carabar, an area of roughly 8,000 people.

1:14.0

In an event that police found disturbing, a mother had a chance encounter with two strangers, one man and one woman,

1:22.0

both of whom she had never seen before and has not seen since.

1:27.0

A statement was released by the responding New South Wales Police, which described the incident.

1:33.0

Quote, police were told the man and woman claimed to be FACS case workers, and produced what appeared to be an identity card.

1:41.0

They stated they were there to check on the welfare of the children.

1:44.0

The mother stated the children were asleep, and told the pair she could call them to return when they woke.

1:49.0

However, the pair stated they would wait.

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