Mums Mysteries & Murder
We're two Mums living in Edinburgh who are obsessed with true crime and mysterious happenings, so obsessed we decided to start a podcast! Each month we take turns to tell stories from our homelands - Effie Scottish born and bred where haggis is NOT actually an animal and Marti from the land down under where no prawns have ever been thrown on a barbie, it needs to be said! So, if you want polished, professional true crime then this is not for you, maybe try Casefile. But if you love true crime and mystery like us & you can't stop talking...
Episodes
The Murder of Aileen Printie - Collab with Dawn from Scottish Murders
This was a special live recording at Airdrie Library for their Killers & Coffee series back in July with Dawn from Scottish Murders.Trigger warning: We do discuss suicide in this episode. In this episode, Dawn tells the heartbreaking story …
The Murder of Scott Johnston
Trigger warning: In this episode, we talk a lot about suicide. Please skip this episode if you're not in the right place to listen. Discussions of homophobia in Australia in the 80s is also heavily featured, so please take note. We are cov…
The Unusual Experiences of Sir Robert Victor Goddard
This month, Effie tells the story of British Military Hero Sir Robert Victor Goddard and the unusual events that plagued his very dramatic life. Sources for this episode are: the bookFlight Towards Reality by Sir Robert Goddard. We also tal…
The Legend of Fishers Ghost
This month Marti is covering a request from our good friend Wayne over at Eerie Edinburgh whose advert you will have heard at the top of the episode. It's a slightly different one for Marti, its a very vintage story based in 1826, in Campbe…
The Life & Almost Death of Maggie Dickson
In this month's episode, Effie takes us through the extraordinary life and almost death of Maggie Dickson born in 1702, a fishhawker living in Musselburgh, abandoned by her husband Maggie had a difficult life, but that's nothing compared to…
The Wanda Beach Murders
Trigger warning This episode contains themes of sexual abuse, child murder & suicide. This month Marti covers the Wanda Beach murders which happened in 1965 in Cronulla Sydney, when two young teenage girls caught the train to the beach with…
The Murder of Elaine Doyle
We're back for 2025!!!!Did you miss us? We're kicking off the year with the devastating murder of 16-year-old Elaine Doyle who lived with her Mum, Dad and brother - a very normal Scottish family, living in Greenock on the west coast of Scot…
The Tromp Family Mystery
For our final episode of 2024 and our 50th episode!!!! We're bringing you an intriguing mystery from Australia which is all about shared psychosis so this episode might not be for everyone, if you don't feel in a place to listen to this ep…
The Falkirk Triangle
For our November episode, Effie is covering a Scottish mystery, something we've never touched on before but glossed over. UFO's!!  Bonniebridge is a little town, it's a small town, that just looks like your average British town about 4 mi…
The Murder of Julie-Anne Leahy & Vicky Arnold
Trigger warning* There is a lot of chat in this episode around suicide so if this episode is not for you, or you're not able to listen just now please give this episode a miss.  Sources for this episode are: ABC News Office of the state cor…
The Murder of George Murdoch
This month Effie is covering an Aberdeen case from back in 1983. George Murdoch, also known as Dodd, a taxi driver in the area, a family man, much loved by the community who was brutally murdered at the age of 58.  Sources for this episode…
Special Guest Episode- In coversation with Author N Leigh Hunt - School Shootings
* Warning *In this episode, we talk about school shootings in Dunblane Scotland and in the US, we also talk about violence against young children and gun laws. If this episode is not for you, please give this episode a miss. The sound is no…
The Murder of Dianne Brimble
It's our 3rd Birthday!!!!!Thank you for listening to us talk a lot about random things!And to "celebrate" Marti is covering the tragic and horrendous death of Dianne Brimble onboard the cruise ship P & O Pacific Sky in 2002. Dianne Brimble …
The Scottish Witch Trials
In this episode Effie is covering the Scottish Witch Trials and we cover myths and lots of other witchy stuff!  The Scottish Witchcraft Act was introduced in 1563 and followed on from trials that had taken place across Europe.We are deligh…
The murder of Graeme Thorne
This month we are doubling up on the Australian stories with Marti covering the devastatingly sad story of the murder of Graeme Thorne We also talk a lot about the amazing Penny Farmer and the tragic murder of her brother Chris and his girl…
The tragic death of Caroline Byrne
 Trigger warning for this episode, dealing with suicide. This month Marti is covering the tragic death of Caroline Byrne in NSW Australia in 1995 and it might ring some familiar bells with the Melissa Caddick case we covered recently. Caro…
The Ardlamont Mystery
In this episode, (this is a listener request from our amazing friend Wayne over at Eerie Edinburgh) - go check out his podcast and youtube channel. Effie covers the 1893 Ardlamont Estate Mystery in Argyll & Bute - a peninsula off the West …
Scottish Murders Collab - Jason Downie
We were recently asked to be guests on one of our favourite podcasts with one of our favourite podcasters - Dawn from the Scottish Murders podcast ( go check it out and give it a binge listen if you don't know it!)Where Effie tells the horr…
The Mysterious Disappearance of Melissa Caddick
Just to give you a heads up - this episode deals with the subject of Suicide so if you're not feeling in a place to listen to this please give this episode a miss Melissa Caddick was a high-flying entrepreneur with an amazing lifestyle, fan…
The Mysterious Disappearance of Melissa Caddick
Melissa Caddick was a high-flying entrepreneur with an amazing lifestyle, fancy cars and a fancy wardrobe to match! Until one day she mysteriously disappeared from her mansion in Dover Heights leaving a wake of financial tragedy behind her.…
The Salisbury Crags Murder
We're back!! Thank you for being so patient whilst we had a bit of an extended break but we are so excited to be back with you for 2024! And with some exciting news.. In case you didn't know on April the 27th we are heading to Crimecon Gla…
The Christmas Episode - Cyclone Tracy
Merry Christmas !! We're dropping you a bonus episode as a little Christmas present from us to you! And, as Effie requested it's slightly more lighthearted but sadly people do still die. We're talking about Cyclone Tracy It struck Australi…
The Unsolved Murder of Sandy Drummond
In this episode, Effie covers the unsolved murder ( spoiler alert ) of Sandy Drummond just outside of St Andrews in Boarhills Scotland. Huge thanks to Dawn from the Scottish Murders podcast for the recommendation.  Sources for this ep are: …
Erin Patterson - The Mushroom Murder
We are covering the most recent Australian true crime story that has shocked Australia and apparently the world! Though we hadn't heard of it until it hit ITV news and it only happened in July of this year and sort of "wrapped up" on Novemb…
Halloween Special Part 2. Wayne from Eerie Edinburgh
Happy Halloween!!! As a special treat, we have Part 2 of our Halloween Special and some more ghostly goings-on with Wayne from Eerie Edinburgh. We are doing a true crime/ghost crossover for this special episode where Wayne tells us the stor…
Halloween Special Part 1 with John from North Edinburgh Nightmares
It's October and you know what that means Halloween Special time & we have such a huge treat for you with a special guest John from North Edinburgh Nightmares.You will have seen John on our Instagram grid many many times and in stories when…
Dying To Be Found - Dash Series Collab Susan Gervaise
We LOVED teaming up with Deborah from the Dying To Be Found Podcast for this episode. She invited us to take part in her DASH series where she collabs with other podcasters to tell a true crime story with a more optimistic ending and we we…
The Safeway Poisoner
The Safeway Poisoner It's Effie's turn this month and she's talking about a 1994 poisoning that happened during the Edinburgh Fringe! We also chat about saving birds with honey, the chemical symbol for gold, and high-brow surnames! This ep…
Ivan Milat - The Backpacker Murderer - Part 2
Part 2 of our 2nd Birthday Episode and it's the horrific end of the Ivan Milat - Backpacker Murderer case - Australia's most famous serial killer. This is a bit more of a graphic episode but we stay away from the gruesome details. But we do…
Ivan Milat - The Backpacker Murderer - Part 1
Well, we promised you a big episode for our 2nd birthday & we hope this doesn't disappoint. It's one I've been putting off because it's such a horrific part of Australia's history but it's a story that had to be covered, so much so we've do…
Bonus Episode - In conversation with Eilidh from Generally Spooky podcast
Whilst you're waiting for us to come back from the summer break we wanted to share this chat we had with Eilidh from the Generally Spooky podcast - one of our favourite podcasts and she's just as obsessed with the Loch Ness monster which is…
The Pyjama Girl
In our last episode before the summer break we talk about the mysterious case of The Pyjama Girl back in 1934 in Albury Australia. We also talk about the fact that Effie FINALLY got Netflix !!!!!!!!!The show I couldn't remember was Successi…
The oldest cold case in the UK
This month Effie talks about the oldest cold case in the UK! The murder of Janet Rogers! We also talk about covid, Lionel Ritchie's cheeks, Jonathan Creek & what the actual hell a ploughmans is? Sources for this ep are: The Dark Histories p…
The Beaumont Children
Warning: This episode talks about the disappearance & murder of children. One of the most famous cases in Australian history, it's a big one and we've been saving it up. On Australia Day in 1966 Jane, aged 9 Arna Aged 7 & Grant aged 4 went …
The Mysterious Death of Annie Borjesson
WARNING: In this episode we talk about suicide so if this isn't for you just now please skip to the next episode. In this episode, we talk about the heartbreaking death of Swedish tourist Annie Borjesson who came to Scotland for fun and a c…
The Murder Of Elizabeth Frances Membrey
In Februarys Episode we talk about the devastatingly sad murder of Elizabeth Frances Membrey a young aspiring journalist with her whole life ahead of her who met a tragic end in the Melbourne suburb of Ringwood known as Australia's Gone Gir…
Betty Hadden
Our first episode of 2023 is the horribly sad mystery of Betty Hadden set in Aberdeen in December of 1945.We also talk about our worst jobs & & loads of other book / TV show malarchy  Sources for this episode are:Dark Curiosities youtube ch…
Scottish Collaboration Week Episode The Culture Swally Collab - Dennis Nilsen - DES
We are so excited to be taking part in the Scottish Collaboration Week bringing together so many different amazing Scottish podcasters and we have loved discovering so many new pods over the last week. This time it was Marti's turn to be a …
Scottish Collaboration Week Episode - With Scottish & Scared - Baldoon Castle
We are so excited to be taking part in the Scottish Collaboration Week with huge thanks to Dawn at the @scottishmurderspodcast! Our first collab is so exciting because we've been following @scottishandscaredpod for so long and we love the w…
Burke & Hare
We are finally getting around to covering probably Edinburgh's most notorious killers - Burke & Hare! Very well known not only in Edinburgh but there was a Simon Pegg and Isla Fisher dark comedy even made about them they are so famous, and…