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She Heard Planes… #mr.cruel #truecrimestories #truecrimeshorts

March 13, 2026 / 01:08

This episode discusses the connections between two eyewitness accounts of a crime, focusing on Nikki and Sharon's descriptions of a car, neighborhood, and planes overhead. The conversation highlights how their testimonies align, particularly regarding the number of planes and the timeline of events.

Nikki describes hearing between seven and nine planes while she was held captive, which provides crucial details for the investigation. The police use this information to map out areas in Melbourne that correspond with airports and flight paths.

Ultimately, they determine that the planes Nikki heard were likely from Tullamarine Airport, located 35-45 minutes from the suburb where the incident occurred. This timeline supports the theory of her abduction and helps narrow down the search area.

TLDR

Nikki and Sharon's accounts help police link a crime to Tullamarine Airport.

Episode

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I see how they're like connecting the dots, because when you look at like the totality of what we know, Nikki ends up
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describing almost the exact same car that Sharon described being in. They both kind of describe the same general
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area, same quiet neighborhood, both describe a driveway. And most importantly, they both end up describing planes
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flying overhead. Now, because Nikki was there longer, she ends up describing hearing between seven and nine of them
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while she was kept there. And the number of planes and this timeline that she has
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is even more specific than the details they had before. So, police take this and they're able to start mapping out
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the areas in Melbourne that correspond with airports and flight paths. And to like fast forward to the details and get
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you the goods, basically they narrow it down and figure out that what Nikki had to have been hearing were planes coming
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in or out of Tullamarine Airport. This airport is about a 35-45 minute drive, depending on traffic, from the suburb
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where she was taken. So, those 45 minutes or so that Nikki spent in the car would add up.

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Episode Highlights

  • Connecting the Dots
    Nikki and Sharon describe similar details about their abduction experiences, including planes overhead.
    “They both end up describing planes flying overhead.”
    @ 00m 17s
    March 13, 2026

Episode Quotes

  • They both end up describing planes flying overhead.
    She Heard Planes… #mr.cruel #truecrimestories #truecrimeshorts

Key Moments

  • Mapping the Timeline00:37
  • Airport Connection00:50