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EP43: Murdered and Missing in Tasmania.

September 15, 2025 · 24 min

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In this episode, we cover two haunting cases from Tasmania that remain unsolved to this day. First, we look at the tragic 1995 murder of 20-year-old Italian tourist Victoria Cafasso, whose body was discovered on a remote beach in Beaumaris. Despite one of the largest investigations in the state’s history, her killer has never been found.

We then turn to the disappearance of 26-year-old Nancy Grunwaldt, a German backpacker who vanished near Beaumaris in 1993. Leaving her family with no justice and investigators with a difficult case that has never been resolved.

Together, these two cases highlight the dangers faced by young travellers exploring unfamiliar places.

Police contact etc for the Victoria Cafasso case: Police conduct search at St Helens in Cafasso murder case - Tasmania Police

Police contact etc for the Nancy Grundwalt case: Nancy Grunwaldt investigation - Tasmania Police

Further reading: Tasmania's Beaumaris Beach Mystery: What Happened to Nancy and Victoria?: Amazon.co.uk: Calvert, Melanie: 9781503240438: Books


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