Searching For Sarah MacDiarmid - Episode 1

Casefile True Crime

Casefile Presents

Society & Culture, History, Documentary, True Crime

4.7 • 42.9K Ratings

🗓️ 27 December 2025

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

With Casefile on a short break, we thought this would be a great time to shine a light on some of the shows that may have flown under the radar for many of you. These are shows we've put our hearts into and are really proud of. Today, we’re sharing another one of those shows — Searching for Sarah MacDiarmid.

On 11 July 1990, 23-year-old Sarah MacDiarmid went missing from the Kananook railway station. Blood found beside her car suggested a violent attack — but Sarah was gone, and her body has never been found.

Across nine episodes, the series follows Sarah’s last known movements, investigates the witness accounts and leads, revisits the searches, and examines the possible connection to serial killer Paul Denyer.

Decades on, Sarah’s family still believe someone knows the truth — and hopes this series will reach the person holding that missing piece.

We’re releasing the first episode here on the Casefile feed. You can find the full nine-part series by looking up Searching for Sarah MacDiarmid, wherever you get your podcasts.

I hope you enjoy the series.

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0:00.0	Hi, it's Casey here. As you probably know by now, Case File will be back with all new episodes
0:07.0	in March, 2026, for what will be our 10th year. We will also be releasing some bonus content
0:14.0	and other things to mark the occasion, so keep an eye out for that. But earlier this year,
0:20.0	you might have noticed that we released the first episodes of some of the
0:24.4	Case File Present shows we've produced in the Case File feed.
0:28.2	The decision to do so came after I learned something surprising while talking with people at our
0:33.8	live events.
0:35.4	Many Case File listeners had no idea that we produce other shows outside
0:39.7	of CaseFile, and some had never even heard of CaseFile Presents. It dawned on me that if someone
0:46.3	is a big enough supporter of our show to come to a live event, but hasn't heard of our production
0:51.5	company, then clearly we need to do a better job of highlighting
0:55.2	the other stories we've put so much care and work into. For those who don't know, CaseFile
1:01.4	Presents is our broader production platform. While CaseFile is our flagship show, we've also
1:07.5	created a number of other podcasts under the Case File Presents banner.
1:12.5	Our level of involvement differs from project to project, but we've played a direct role in all of them.
1:19.6	Today, we're sharing another one of those shows, searching for Sarah McDermott.
1:25.6	On the 11th of July, 1990, 23-year-old Sarah McDermott went missing from the Canaanook Railway Station.
1:34.1	Blood found beside her car suggested a violent attack, but Sarah was gone, and her body has never been found.
1:43.1	Across nine episodes, the series follows Sarah's last known
1:47.1	movements, investigates the witness accounts and leads, revisits the searches, and examines
1:53.0	the possible connection to serial killer Paul Denya. Decades on, Sarah's family still believe someone knows the truth, and hope this series will reach the person holding that missing piece.
2:07.8	We're releasing the first episode here on the case file feed. You can find the full nine-part series by looking up searching for Sarah McDermott wherever you get your podcasts.
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