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Casefile True Crime

The Vanishing of Vivienne Cameron - Episode 1

Casefile True Crime

Casefile Presents

True Crime, Society & Culture, History, Documentary

4.741.6K Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2025

⏱️ 41 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 — The Vanishing of Vivienne Cameron.


Back in 2018, we covered this case as Case 80: Beth Barnard. But this ten-part series goes far deeper. It’s a long-form investigation, written and hosted by Vikki Petraitis — who co-authored The Phillip Island Murder, the book that first brought this story to public attention.


The Vanishing of Vivienne Cameron revisits the events of that night in 1986, when 23-year-old Beth Barnard was found brutally murdered, and 35-year-old Vivienne Cameron—who was the prime suspect in Beth's murder—disappeared without a trace.


Across ten episodes, Vikki examines the women at the centre of the case, the evidence, the forensics, the witness accounts, and the many conflicting stories that have shaped public opinion for nearly forty years. It’s a complex, haunting mystery that continues to raise more questions than it answers. 


We’re releasing the first episode here on the Casefile feed. You can find the full ten-part series by searching for The Vanishing of Vivienne Cameron, 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, CaseFile will be back with all new episodes

0:06.8

in March 2026 for what will be our 10th year. We will also be releasing some bonus content and

0:14.3

other things to mark the occasion, so keep an eye out for that. But earlier this year, you might

0:20.8

have noticed that we released the

0:22.6

first episodes of some of the Case File present shows we've produced in the Case File feed.

0:28.3

The decision to do so came after I learned something surprising while talking with people at our

0:33.6

live events. Many Case File listeners had no idea that we produce other shows outside of

0:39.7

CaseFile, and some had never even heard of CaseFile Presents. It dawned on me that if someone is a

0:46.5

big enough supporter of our show to come to a live event, but hasn't heard of our production company,

0:52.2

then clearly we need to do a better job of highlighting

0:55.1

the other stories we've put so much care and work into. For those who don't know, CaseFile

1:01.3

Presents is our broader production platform. While CaseFile is our flagship show, we've also

1:07.3

created a number of other podcasts under the Case File Presents Banner.

1:12.1

Our level of involvement differs from project to project, but we've played a direct role in all of them.

1:19.5

Today, we're sharing another one of those shows, The Vanishing of Vivian Cameron.

1:25.8

Back in 2018, we covered this case on case file as Case 80, Beth Barnard.

1:32.7

But this 10-part series goes far deeper. It's a long-form investigation written and hosted by

1:39.7

Vicki Petratus, who co-authored the Philip Island murder, the book that first brought this story

1:45.2

to public attention. The vanishing of Vivian Cameron revisits the events of that night in

1:51.3

1986, when 23-year-old Beth Barnard was found brutally murdered, and 35-year-old Vivian

1:58.2

Cameron, who was the prime suspect in Beth's murder, disappeared without a trace.

2:04.7

Across 10 episodes, Vicky examines the women at the centre of the case, the evidence, the forensics,

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