Episodes: 23
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.9/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000
Gender skew: Female
Listener location: USA
Instagram: 300 followers
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Rudolph Isler - Author and host specializing in investigative accounts of Swiss murder cases.
Cyril Belshaw - His Wife's Disappearance, The Discovery Of Her Body In The Swiss Alps, The Investigation, Extradition Proceedings, And His Murder Trial.
Cyril Belshaw - The Investigation Into Altered Dental Records, His Arrest In Paris, And The Legal Fight Over Extradition To Switzerland.
Cyril Belshaw - The Discovery Of A Woman's Body Near A Remote Swiss Alpine Pass And The Investigation Into Betty Belshaw's Disappearance.
Cyril Belshaw - Betty Belshaw's Disappearance During A Trip To Paris And The Initial Police Investigation.
The Trial - Day 3 (5/6)
September 26, 2026
On the final day of the trial, the prosecution and defence present their final pleas. By then, the prosecution had woven together what seemed an almost inescapable account of Betty's fate. Yet one crucial element remained missing: Definitive proof. Every link in the chain was circumstantial, and the defence had spent the entire trial exploiting that single weakness, determined to plant the seed of reasonable doubt. Whether they succeeded would remain unknown until the following Monday, when t...
The Trial - Day 1 & 2 (4/6)
September 12, 2026
Extradited to Switzerland, Belshaw was taken to Bois-Mermet Prison in Lausanne, where he remained in custody awaiting trial. His defence was entrusted to two of Switzerland's leading criminal lawyers, Paschoud and Stoudmann, while Swiss investigators assembled the case they believed would finally reveal the truth about Betty's disappearance. On December 3, 1980, Cyril Belshaw stood trial for murder in Aigle. Awaiting him was not only the weight of the prosecution's evidence, but a judicial sy...
Fight for Justice (3/6)
September 05, 2026
Confronted with the Swiss investigators' discovery, Belshaw admitted to forging his wife's dental records. His explanation, however, raised more questions than it answered. Convinced they had uncovered only a fraction of the truth, the Swiss investigators closed in, determined to stay on the suspects’ heels. Belshaw was arrested after making what would prove to be a fatal miscalculation: Traveling to Paris for a conference, where French police were waiting. Backed by some of France's most for...
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