82. The Tragic Murder of Maria Korp Part II - "Till Death Do Us Part?"

In this week's episode, we are diving into the devastating murder and aftermath of Maria Korp. In February 2005, Melbourne mother Maria Korp seemingly vanished without a trace. She had left behind her belongings, her family, and a life that—at least from the outside—appeared relatively ordinary. But as police began looking closer at the people surrounding Maria, they uncovered a marriage fractured by betrayal, a secret affair, mounting financial pressure, and a relationship that had become far more complicated than anyone initially realized. Then, four days after Maria disappeared, her car was discovered abandoned near Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance. What investigators found inside would transform a missing-person investigation into one of Australia’s most disturbing criminal cases. At the center of it all were Maria’s husband, Joe Korp, and his mistress, Tania Herman—a woman who would eventually make extraordinary claims about what had been happening behind closed doors and the plans that had been put into motion. But beneath the headlines, the affairs, the lies, and the finger-pointing was Maria herself—a mother, daughter, sister and friend whose identity became overshadowed by the horrific circumstances of what was done to her. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices