{"podcast":{"title":"The Veil","slug":"the-veil-7494973","podcast_index_feed_id":7494973,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/68d0b2ea88c516d26e3c7b48","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/theveil","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/68d0b2ea88c516d26e3c7b48/1776992132724-a0679c89-2759-4d9d-983b-0621ea274548.jpeg","author":"Ryan Wolf","episode_count":44,"summary":"The Veil is a chilling true crime podcast that pulls listeners deep into the world’s darkest and most haunting cases. Hosted by Ryan Wolf , each episode is crafted like an immersive thriller - a story told not just through facts, but through atmosphere, tension, and detail that makes you feel as though you’re standing inside the crime scene itself. These are not urban legends or ghost stories; every case is real, every victim and every clue drawn from documented fact. From unsolved murders to bizarre disappearances, infamous trials to cold cases that still whisper through history, The Veil strips back the layers of time and rumor to confront the unsettling truths hidden beneath. With an eye for detail and a voice that guides you through the shadows, Ryan brings both journalistic rigor and cinematic storytelling to each 30-minute episode. What emerges is an experience that is at once gripping and unnerving, reminding us that the scariest stories are not fiction at all. Pull back The Veil - but beware. Because sometimes, when we lift it, we don’t like what we find. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T00:18:01.803081+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-veil-7494973"},"episode":{"title":"E32 | Special Series | Murder in the Pacific: Part Three - The Black Cat Track","slug":"e32-special-series-murder-in-the-pacific-part-three-the-black-cat-track","published_at":"2026-05-31T12:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-veil-7494973/e32-special-series-murder-in-the-pacific-part-three-the-black-cat-track","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-veil-7494973","url":"https://shows.acast.com/theveil/episodes/e32-special-series-murder-in-the-pacific-part-three-the-blac","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/68d0b2ea88c516d26e3c7b48/e/6a1c07b2191a779c9fcdae5f/media.mp3","summary":"In the final chapter of Murder in the Pacific , The Veil leaves the islands for the mountains of Papua New Guinea — and the Black Cat Track. In September 2013, a guided trekking party was ambushed at a remote jungle camp. The story made headlines as an attack on eight foreign hikers, but the truth lay with the men carrying their bags. Three porters died; others were maimed for life. Ryan Wolf examines the chilling forensic detail that rewrites the case — why the foreigners were struck with the flat of the blade, and the porters with its edge. Nothing here was hidden. Except from us. While some dramatic license is taken during the retelling of these stories, but you can be sure that these true crime stories are all based 100% on real events and facts. If you would like to suggest a case, you can message us via our website at www.brevityplus.com Subscribers get ad free listening to The Veil and all of our podcasts. Please consider subscribing to support our work. This podcast is researched, and written by the Brevity Studios team using AI tools, and is narrated in its entirety by -&nbsp;Ryan Wolf. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"In the final chapter of Murder in the Pacific , The Veil leaves the islands for the mountains of Papua New Guinea — and the Black Cat Track. In September…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2264,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-veil-7494973/episodes/e32-special-series-murder-in-the-pacific-part-three-the-black-cat-track/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-veil-7494973/e32-special-series-murder-in-the-pacific-part-three-the-black-cat-track.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}