Generation Why Podcast

August 28, 1993. Sydney, Australia. 23 year old Jeffrey Gilham, wearing only his boxer shorts, went to a neighbor's house seeking help. He claimed that his 25 year old brother, Christopher, had murdered their parents and set their bodies on fire. Jeffrey said he killed his brother in retaliation. But Jeffrey's uncle began to doubt his nephew's story and urged that he be investigated. Did Christopher Gilham really kill his parents? Or had Jeffrey killed his three family members and frame his dead brother?

After spending time with family, 18-year-old Ariana Ptarcinski and her boyfriend Ramon Calderon Durst went to her room to watch TV. Around midnight, Ramon burst into her parents’ room holding Ariana, who was bleeding to death from a cut to her throat. Ramon was detained for several hours, but was never charged. Special guest: Sarah Turney of Voices For Justice.

Shortly after midnight, Pastor Matt Baker called 911 to report finding his wife unresponsive after he returned home from running errands. A justice of the peace declared Kari’s death a suicide caused by an overdose of sleeping pills combined with alcohol. Kari’s family initially accepted this ruling, but they later became suspicious of Matt and launched their own investigation.

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