In December 2010, 24-year-old Phoebe Handsjuk was found at the bottom of a garbage chute inside a luxury apartment building in Melbourne, Australia.

Her death was officially ruled a tragic accident, or death by misadventure. But from the beginning, Phoebe’s family believed the explanation did not match the evidence.

This week, we walk through who Phoebe was, her relationship with Antony Hampel, the discovery at the Balencea apartment building, the autopsy findings, the blood evidence, the questions around the investigation, and the later reenactment that made people question whether the official theory was physically possible.

This is a case about a young woman whose struggles were too often used to explain away the things that did not make sense. It is also a case about what happens when mental health, addiction, and victim credibility become part of the story before every question has been answered.

Story starts: 10:00

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Sources:

• ABC News: Woman who fell down garbage chute was sleepwalking, coroner says
• ABC News: Coroner investigates whether drugs played role in garbage chute death
• 9News: The mystery death of Phoebe Handsjuk
• 9Now: Under Investigation, Phoebe Handsjuk episode
• Marie Claire Australia: Phoebe Handsjuk investigation
• SBS News: Coroner to examine garbage chute death
• Phoebe Handsjuk family website

To learn more about Phoebe’s case and her family’s fight for answers: ⁠Visit the Phoebe Handsjuk family website⁠

If you are in Australia and have information related to this case or any crime: contact Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1800 333 000 or submit a report online at ⁠Crime Stoppers Australia⁠. In an emergency, call 000.

In this episode, Abby tells the story of Iryna Zarutska, a young Ukrainian woman whose life was violently taken in Charlotte, North Carolina, the city we call home. Iryna survived war and displacement, came to the United States looking for safety and a fresh start, and was building a life filled with creativity, work, family, and hope when she was killed in a random attack on the Lynx Blue Line.

Before the case, we talk about Ally's dog Nemo potentially being racist, the shows we could rewatch every single day, and why The Vampire Diaries will always have a chokehold on us.

Story starts: 11:51

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Sources:

• James Funeral Home obituary for Iryna Zarutska
• WCNC: Pizzeria honors Iryna Zarutska after Charlotte stabbing
• Queen City News: Autopsy reveals three stab wounds
• WBTV: Timeline of the Charlotte light rail stabbing case
• Daily Caller: Reporting on suspect statement after Charlotte train stabbing
• The Charlotte Observer: Local reporting on the case

This is a preview of our first Patreon-exclusive bonus episode.

In the full 55-minute episode, we’re talking about how Probation Behavior actually came together, from deciding we wanted to make a podcast, to choosing the name, figuring out the vibe, planning the launch, and everything we were doing behind the scenes before our first episode went live.

We also get into what we almost did differently, what surprised us, what stressed us out, and how this whole thing started to feel real.

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