Case 122

Leeann Lapham

*** Content Warning: domestic violence ***

In Australia, one woman is killed by her current or former domestic partner every week. So when 29-year-old Leeann Lapham went missing from her short term accommodation in Innisfail in 2010, suspicion was immediately cast on her boyfriend, Graeme Evans. Although the two were known to have a volatile and often violent relationship, Graeme maintained that Leeann had left on her own accord.

This wasn’t too far fetched given that Leeann had a troubled past, but Leeann’s mother Kerry wasn’t convinced. Speaking of Graeme, she said, “I just had that feeling, that gut feeling. I thought ‘he knows something, I know he knows something. But nobody could prove anything.”

CREDITS

Casefile Presents

EPISODE:

Research – Anonymous Host and Elsha McGill with assistance from the Queensland Police Homicide Investigation Unit

Writing – Elsha McGill

Creative direction – Milly Raso

Narration – Anonymous Host

SPECIAL THANKS:

Casefile would like to thank The Queensland Police Homicide Investigation Unit, The White Ribbon Foundation, and the family of Leeann Lapham for their assistance and support in creating this episode and highlighting the issues raised. The names of several witnesses have been changed.

MUSIC:

‘Flatline intro’ and ‘Come play with me’ intro and outro – www.dl-sounds.com

Audio production – Mike Migas

Scoring – Mike Migas and Andrew Joslyn

OTHER:

Logo and website design – Paulina Szymanska

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RESOURCES

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE STATISTICS

You can download the document here.

OFFICIAL COURT DOCUMENTS & POLICE STATEMENTS

Supplied by the Queensland Homicide Uni