Exhuming the Truth

Tribute to Rob Snyder | The Search, The Community, and the Truth
In this special tribute episode of Exhuming the Truth, we honour the life of Rob Snyder and the extraordinary community effort that came together during the search for him.

Searches like these are never simple. Behind every public update are countless hours of planning, coordination, and investigation carried out by volunteers, family, advocates, and authorities who refuse to give up on bringing answers home.
In this episode, we reflect on the reality of what goes into a missing person search, analysing aerial imagery, reviewing ANPR camera data, exploring remote off-road tracks, documenting and reporting abandoned vehicles, and following up every lead that could bring investigators closer to the truth.
We also acknowledge the people who showed up: the searchers, the supporters, the community members who shared information, and those working quietly behind the scenes.
Rob was more than a case. He was a person who mattered deeply to many people.
This episode is dedicated to his memory and to the commitment that no one who goes missing should ever be forgotten.
Listener discretion is advised as this episode discusses missing persons investigations and the emotional realities surrounding them.

Luke Hazelwood was a Father, a friend, and someone to many people.
He was last known to be north of Perth in the coastal town of Lancelin, where he was last seen on the 24th of December, 2025.
His ex-wife attempted to report him missing on the 26th of December, however, the reports were not taken seriously until some days into January.
With the help of Luke's close friends, we analyse his final known movements, combined with the person Luke is to his loved ones to try to determine what went wrong for Luke.
Help us find Luke Hazelwood

Missing since January 22, 2025, from South Boulder, Kalgoorlie, Tristan Griffiths’ case has been marked by frustrating gaps from missing CCTV footage to delays in official responses. In Part Two, we break down the critical timeline, the investigative challenges, and the lengths Tristan’s family has gone to keep his story alive.
This episode also explores a broader question: when justice is selective, delayed, or incomplete, can it truly be called justice? Join me as we follow the ongoing search for Tristan, highlight systemic issues in missing persons investigations, and examine why accountability matters, not just for one case, but for all.

In the aftermath of the tragedy in Mosman Park, headlines moved quickly — using words like “monster,” “evil,” and “unthinkable.” But what happens when we stop at outrage?
 In this episode of Exhuming the Truth, forensic scientist and criminologist Asha Walther examines the structure of murder-suicide through a research-based lens, exploring why the homicide and suicide cannot be separated, why language shapes policy, and why simplistic narratives may prevent us from understanding risk.
Drawing on established criminological and psychological research, this episode explores:
• The behavioural structure of murder-suicide
• The psychology of hopelessness and cognitive narrowing under chronic stress
• Caregiver burden and systemic strain
• The pressures surrounding Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme
• Why affluence does not equal immunity
• And why contextualising violence is not the same as excusing it
 
This is not an episode about justification.
It is an episode about prevention.
 
Because when we reduce complex human collapse to moral shorthand, we stop asking the questions that could protect future families.
 
Every child’s life holds equal weight.
Every postcode contains invisible stories.
And every word we use shapes what happens next.
Listener discretion advised.
 References& Further Reading
(As discussed in this episode of Exhuming the Truth)
 
Arnsten, A. F. T. (2009). Stress signalling pathwaysthat impair prefrontal cortex structure and function. NatureReviews Neuroscience, 10(6), 410–422.https://doi.org/10.1038/nrn2648
 
Beck, A. T., Weissman, A., Lester, D., &Trexler, L. (1974). The measurement of pessimism: The Hopelessness Scale. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 42(6), 861–865. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0037562
 
Bronfenbrenner, U. (1979). TheEcology of Human Development: Experiments by Nature and Design. Harvard University Press.
 
Clement, S., Schauman, O., Graham, T., et al.(2015). What is the impact of mental health-related stigma on help-seeking? Asystematic review. Psychological Medicine, 45(1), 11–27. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291714000129
 
Joiner, T. (2005). Myths AboutSuicide. Harvard University Press.
(See also: Joiner, T. (2005). Interpersonal-PsychologicalTheory of Suicidal Behavior.)
 
Marzuk, P. M., Tardiff, K., & Hirsch, C. S.(1992). The epidemiology of murder-suicide. Journal ofthe American Medical Association (JAMA), 267(23),3179–3183. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1992.03480230073031
 
McEwen, B. S. (1998). Protective and damagingeffects of stress mediators. New England Journal ofMedicine, 338(3), 171–179.https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJM199801153380307
 
Resnick, P. J. (1969). Child murder by parents: Apsychiatric review of filicide. American Journal ofPsychiatry, 126(3), 325–334.
 
Schulz, R., & Sherwood, P. R. (2008). Physicaland mental health effects of family caregiving. AmericanJournal of Nursing, 108(9 Suppl), 23–27.
 
Wilson, M., Daly, M., & Daniele, A. (1995).Familicide: The killing of spouse and children. AggressiveBehavior, 21(4), 275–291.
 
 
 
NationalDisability Insurance Scheme
Official website: https://www.ndis.gov.au
 
NDIS Review (2023–2024):
https://www.ndisreview.gov.au
 
Australian Productivity Commission – NDIS Study Report(2017):
https://www.pc.gov.au/inquiries/completed/ndis-costs/report
 
 
LifelineAustralia
13 11 14
https://www.lifeline.org.au
BeyondBlue
1300 22 4636
 https://www.beyondblue.org.au
 
SuicideCall Back Service
AustralianContext & Policy ResourcesNationalDisability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)Suicide& Mental Health Support (Australia)

In this episode, we are sharing an urgent appeal for information regarding the disappearance of Scott Colin Hayden, aged 46.

Scott was last seen on 30 May 2025 in Tibbuc, along Thunderbolts Way near Barring/Gloucester, NSW. At the time, he was wearing a white T-shirt and light-coloured shorts, and he may have been barefoot. Scott has distinctive tattoos, which are available to view in the reference images shared with this episode.

If you saw Scott on 30 or 31 May, or if you have CCTV or dashcam footage from the following areas, your information could be critical:
Bucketts Way
Thunderbolts Way
Dungog
Wauchope
Bulahdelah
Coffs Harbour and surrounding regions

If you have any information, no matter how small it may seem, please contact us or Crime Stoppers.

This appeal has been shared at the request of Scott’s family. Please consider sharing this episode to help widen the search and bring Scott home.