The podcast episodes discuss the role of abandoned mines in the investigations surrounding the disappearance of Ray and Jennie Kehlet in Western Australia and the case of Terrence Woods in Idaho.
In the Casefile True Crime episode about the Kehlet case, the discovery of Ray's body in an abandoned mine shaft was a critical piece of evidence, and the potential involvement of other mine shafts in the case was a key focus of the investigation.
Similarly, the Dateline NBC episode on the Terrence Woods case mentions that he went missing near an abandoned mine, which may have been a significant factor in his disappearance.
These examples illustrate how abandoned mines can be highly relevant to criminal investigations and missing persons cases, particularly in remote or rural areas.