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Season 1, Episode 11 · The Missing Australia

The Missing Frenchie

19 Jul 2020 · 17 min

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A triple 0 call from a notorious suicide spot, sparks a nationwide search for a missing French tourist. Did Antoine Herran leap to his death, or did he fake his death in an elaborate hoax to begin a new life. Please note: this is an older episode of The Missing from a few years ago. The audio quality is better in series 2 (from June 2023), but the content and story is just as important. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The Missing Australia

Meni Caroutas · True Crime · English

Someone, somewhere, knows something. Almost 38,000 missing people are reported to police every year in Australia; that’s one every 14 minutes. Some do not return home. For their families, it’s a never-ending nightmare. For police, the search for answers can sometimes last for decades. The Missing A

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