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My name is CleoThe 18-day police miracle Author: The West Australian
It’s a scenario too harrowing to believe. A four-year-old child vanishes without a trace in the middle of the night while on a family holiday in a remote, rugged and dangerous part of the Western Australian coast. Cleo Smith had been sleeping next to her baby sister, in the same tent as her parents. When they wake in the morning, she’s gone. What follows is every parent’s worst nightmare. A land, sea and air search which soon turns to fears, she’s been abducted. For weeks, Ellie Smith and Jake Gliddon live a nightmare, while the public scrutinise their every move. Until, 18 long, desperate days later, when on November 3, 2021 police barge down the door of a house - just 7 minutes from Cleo’s family home. Inside a room within in the house, sits a little girl playing with toys. Police ask “What’s your name?” She responds: “My name is Cleo” From the team that brought you Claremont: The Trial, this podcast aims to take you inside the investigation that brought a little girl home. Join our team of journalists and those on the ground in Carnarvon as we take you inside the search for the four-year-old in “My Name Is Cleo: The 18-day police miracle” Language: en-au Genres: News, True Crime Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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The plea
Episode 9
Thursday, 27 January, 2022
24th January, 2022: Guilty. Those were the only words uttered by 36-year-old Terence Darrell Kelly when a charge of child stealing was put to him as he appeared by video link from prison to the Carnarvon courthouse. It was a stunning admission that not many were prepared for - especially so early in the court process. But for many in the Carnarvon community, it was a welcome one. Not only does it mean police found the right man, it also means Cleo and her family won’t have to be dragged through a long and traumatic court process - in which they would have most likely had to relive those 18 days over again. We now know who took Cleo. But there are still other questions left unanswered- some which may be answered in court, others which might be left a mystery. So who is Terence Kelly? Join Host Natalie Bonjolo alongside investigative journalist Kristin Shorten and The West Australian’s Legal Affairs Editor Tim Clarke as they take you through the life of Terence Kelly, and what happens now in the court case. My Name is Cleo will be back with court updates. In the meantime, for more on Cleo Smith head to thewest.com.au/cleo and perthnow.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
