Was this killing an organised crime hit or something far more sinister?

Case 263: Kim Barry
When Brian and Beverly Barry returned from a weekend away to discover their 19-year-old daughter Kim was gone, they initially assumed she was out with friends. Then news broke that a body had been found in some bushland south of their home in Wollongong, New South Wales, and it wasn’t long before the truth came out. Kim had been murdered and brutally mutilated after a night out with a friend. The crime had all the hallmarks of a gangland slaying… but police soon honed in on an acquaintance of Kim’s named Graham Gene Potter…
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[@aishalea7508]

12 years for murdering a woman is just plain horrendous 😢😢😢

[@emmadoesyoutube]

My dad always said it's cheaper and quicker than divorce in Australia. Our society could push against legislation, but apparently no one cares for long sentences and it's the wrong message to criminals.

[@pageribe2399]

​@@emmadoesyoutube Why does nobody care for long sentences in Australia? Doesn't the victim's family feel cheated? Or, do the Australians still believe in th myth of rehabilitation? The whole Commonwealth treats murder so lightly and apparently the citizens are ok with it. I've never understoof it, myself! Can someone please explain?

[@emmadoesyoutube]

@@pageribe2399 I wish I could explain. It is as though, as you mentioned, the myth of rehabilitation could be a factor. Around the time of sentencing for a horrific and media covered murder, people tune into know the outcome of the sentencing. It is never enough. It is almost always a term too short with a parole date that reflects credit for time served, and allows for earlier release if good behaviour is conducted inside. The families involved, often the media and the general public are often upset at the short sentencing. Nothing is ever done about it. We went from hanging people for the crime of stealing sheep 300 years ago, to 15 years before parole for murder, usually downgraded to manslaughter, far too often. The crimes and sentences rarely match. Our prisons are apparently quite comfortable homes away from home. I'm sure they are still scary and isolated places to be but not as deprived or harsh as some other countries. Really could be a system overhaul. Can't say why there isn't. :(

[@PaulRudd1941]

​@pageribe2399, it's already a prison colony. And they dumped all their guns in the ocean, so it's hard to enforce laws now... great country, though.

[@sineadcampbell5147]

The idiot who killed my beautiful sister only got 7.5yrs. It's a joke here in Australia that you can murder a person and not do serious time. You get longer for sentences for alot less.

[@kila11]

If there's one thing I've learned from watching True Crime shows is that it's NEVER a mannequin

[@Loralanthalas]

Also, a "pillar of the community" is #1 on my serial killer suspects list.

[@scottcantdance804]

Well... once, my mother, uncle, aunt, and their step sister dressed up a mannequin and laid it on the side of a road in the middle of the night while they drank beer in a field next to the road and waited to see what happened. Next car passing by happened to be a cop car. The cops stopped, got out, and when they saw it was a mannequin they started kicking the crap out of it, then started shining their flashlights into the field while my family members panicked and crawled away through the grass. This was in the 1970s. So, sometimes it is a mannequin, but those incidents don't become news stories.

[@amycuaresma]

😂😂😂😂This one

[@ladyjenny1746]

It must be our minds protecting us from seeing a dead body. It's a shock to the system.

[@jermainerobertson7824]

😂😂😂

[@coreencasey5109]

You have the best voice for story telling, just the right speed and very clear. Love this channel😊

[@MelinaGrimes]

Him and Mr Nightmare have perfect voices for me to fall asleep too. Soft yet somewhat deep and soothing

[@owinlaa]

@@MelinaGrimesif you like Mr Nightmare then you might like Whispered Diaries too, same type of content

[@romystumpy1197]

Exactly,many speed speak ,in a rush,trying to sound dramatic but actually cheesey

[@JadedBelle]

I love almost any accent different than my own. It's true ASMR

[@tartanmystic4025]

There's no way you'd take your brother back to your place if there was a possibility 2 murdering Drg-dealers were there or could return. You wouldn't endanger your sibling or anyone else & the fact neither of the Potter parents considered that at the time is bizarre. For homicidal dealers those two guys were hella considerate, waiting for Graham's guests to leave before returning to clean-up the scene & letting Potter live was really kind of them. It never ceases to amaze me how gullible people can be, but to campaign for a stranger because he's "soft-spoken "so sounds innocent is bonkers

[@marseycat1821]

It’s wild how light some sentences are for murder in Australia

[@thecatatemyhomework]

It's horrible. Also in New Zealand and the UK. I guess life is cheap in those places.😊

[@Emm-cl7dp]

Life is super cheap in Australia. Our government finds it cheaper to let regular people be murdered rather than pay the cost of imprisonment. I am now certain organised crime is behind our Judicial system.

[@DinoCism]

You end up hating their legal system more than the murderer. Also all the bumbling "we pulled him over, he got away" fail antics...

[@Emm-cl7dp]

@@DinoCism I hated our legal system about 30yrs ago, now I just see no hope in it. But this is what happens in a country that thinks multiculturalism works and manipulates laws so every culture just about has its own personal clause. It's naught but a fallacy, it's a disaster for everyday people.

[@naomiledger1374]

Yep we're a bunch of pussies over here. It's pathetic. And to be honest, it was no wonder Graham was able to evade the law for so long. It sounded like he was dealing with the keystone cops!! Embarrassing.

[@cgabe7707]

Imagine the money, heartache and time that would've been saved if the piece of 💩 was kept in prison longer than 14 years for butchering a woman? Unbelievable.

[@stuungar3390]

Yep, even the full stretch isn't enough for psychopaths like him. The Chinese method seems to work well.

[@pageribe2399]

​@@stuungar3390 Chinese method??????

[@stuungar3390]

@@pageribe2399 they don't mess about with criminals like that. He wouldn't be released, ss he'd be dead (forgot what the video was about) lol

[@Balrog-tf3bg]

@@pageribe2399firing squad almost as soon as sentencing is over

[@stuungar3390]

@@Balrog-tf3bg - we can live in hope 😊

[@chesspiece81]

Yes yes yes!! I love listening to an early Saturday morning Casefile upload.

[@jeanettecoleman-mz7ie]

Unfortunately for people to listen to this, people, usually women die at the hands of Cowards!

[@amypoff8589]

Why do perpetrators think blaming other ppl for their crimes will keep the out of prison. It’s crazy how many criminals do it

[@phatlassie]

Does anyone in Australia drive anything other than a Holden Sedan?

[@BrodieBourke-qj3mt]

Yeah some of us drive kangaroos

[@hilarywallace3007]

I had a Holden commodore sedan followed by a Holden commodore station wagon, now I drive a Kia Sportage

[@frakismaximus3052]

Toyota land cruiser is popular in the bush

[@brandyjean7015]

​@@BrodieBourke-qj3mt🤣🤣🤣

[@ajithfernando1702]

I used to driva da dream car,.... the Valient 😂👍😊🤗🤪🤣

[@veganandlovingit]

amazing dog to point it's owner to the evidence of Kim

[@ladyjenny1746]

Thank you for doing such a wonderful job of telling these hard true crime stories. Your podcast is my favorite ❤

[@Crafty-One]

He's my favorite podcast as well he is the most talented channel on youtube and I'm not just saying that this is a masterpiece whoever you guys are running this channel including the writer and the storyteller my god you guys did a fantastic work I feel like I'm 10 years old and my bigger sister's telling me the story

[@ladyjenny1746]

@@Crafty-One I found them when they had only 3K subs. I love true crime. But, I like deep dives and not a lot of discussion between hosts. What tickled me was when I looked for the name of the person telling these stories, it says anonymous. How humble! They have the best format, from opening to close. And they care for their listeners, always telling you beforehand if a child is involved, numbers where one can find help. One show and they had me.

[@joshuaflavel4975]

As one myself, the Aussie casefile episodes are my favourites🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺 🇦🇺

[@Loralanthalas]

You guy's violence makes US violence look Canadian

[@sten4982]

@@Loralanthalas Our former PM makes Trump look like a boy-scout when it comes to corruption and crime let alone the rest of Parliment, center right (labor) and Ultra far right/white power worshiping nazi's called the LNP.

[@johnmichaelfitzgerald3052]

@googlesucks, G'day, "Not a chance bro, I'm from Melbourne 🇦🇺 & I gotta say the U.S is way more violent than good old land of Oz.. We don't have half the population carrying firearms, I mean there's more guns than ppl in the US.. After 1996's amnesty/Ban on all automatic & semi automatic guns thanks to Martin Bryant's Port Arthur massacre killing 35 ppl wounding 21".. "Y'all got cunts walking around with automatic pistols, 357 magnums, AK-47's, RPG's etc, that's why 50+% of suicides are gun related, 45% of homicides are by caused by firearms... Even Canada's Violent crimes & criminals use guns". "If there were no guns to get hold of when ppl mad or upset then wouldn't have to worry about being shot, period"! Cheers from Melbourne Australia 🦘🇦🇺

[@Loralanthalas]

@@johnmichaelfitzgerald3052 no. My husband is from the UK. When people without guns decide to murder eachother it's straight barbaric.

[@jamesrustles8670]

​@@johnmichaelfitzgerald3052australia has more weapons in private ownership than before the amnesty, US gun violence stats are largely gang violence something you would know australia still has lots of regardless of the ban/amnesty

[@jermainerobertson7824]

Ready for my new casefile episode 🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@Katscratch9]

Cases like this one make me think the man "downstairs" takes better care of his own than the other one.

[@jom9494]

Best crime channel!

[@seven471]

Although these are great to listen to I would recommend that if anyone is getting disturbed by listening to these rather than contacting support stop listening for a while. Your soul deserves a break

[@margaretbanks8969]

Most serial killers start by torturing animals.

[@JohnGaltShadow]

Wow! What a story!

[@incontruth4116]

I was shooting guns when I was a kid in the hills behind my house and back then people would dump their trash there. I noticed some legs and a torso in the brush and to my surprise it was actually a mannequin.

[@aminharatian4521]

😂😂😂

[@Aryasvitkona]

God damned that sounds like the only time it actually was a mannequin

[@barbaranorman2579]

How delusional are his family etc🙄😒

[@DinoCism]

I just feel sorry for his poor "wife."

[@MarvinHartmann452]

Very detailled case. Very interesting. I love these longer format videos.

[@danrobinson572]

Good 👍 morning to everyone and good night to the rest of the world 🌎

[@bennettcawley4630]

​@@c.w.8200😂How are you confused?

[@danrobinson572]

@@c.w.8200 well it’s morning time in one part and night time in the other!!!!

[@AZ0986688]

Well, it was early afternoon here in Europe, I was flabbergasted by your strange message too, haha!😂(or is that "flabbergastered?, anyway, I was that, haha!:)

[@danrobinson572]

@@AZ0986688 👍

[@bennettcawley4630]

@@AZ0986688 flabbergasted is correct. And a belated good morning to you!

[@voiceofreason1208]

So, what was the final reason he killed her?

[@JF-ym8gm]

Wonder what happened to his wife. Did they have any children?

[@garethadams9610]

The days when some people relied on public pay phones. I sort of wish it was like that again. I didn’t think mobile phones have made people happier. Strange how these pods, dealing with horrific stories, are often a window into past decades.

[@frakismaximus3052]

There's no damn reason those folks shouldn't have had a landlines at that time

[@brandyjean7015]

​@@frakismaximus3052thank you! My middle class family never kept a 2nd 'holiday property' but my folks made darn sure we had a telephone in our home.

[@garethadams9610]

But so what. If they didn’t have a phone in the house, they didn’t.

[@AnoukTheSpook]

Maybe not happier but perhaps safer?

[@hamsackk]

unfortunately cases like this don’t come with many answers other than organized crime

[@eternal8364]

Nah bullshit He killed her

[@Maligroot]

Thanks Matey 👍

[@carabeingblue4016]

Wow, phenomenal research and presentation. I've never heard the famiy's perspective before in this case, nor thet his fiancee still married him, his escape, and all the follow up. Geez. That taxi driver story was a real curve ball too, but I suspect it's a red herring. Why would an innocent man brag about connections with other criminals? So odd. Not sure I would embrace criminal life if I were truly innocent.

[@lindc1070]

Why didnt they go to the police when their daughter didnt come home for days? Seems unusual that a young girl would go off for days without telling her parents even back then. Just asking. Not victim blaming , but just wondering.

[@johnoneill7947]

Graham "Big Daddy " Potter was psycho.

[@coletrain3178]

Go way upstairs to the top floor of a big department store and you will find mannequins from fashions from years and years ago. They're stored up there with old display units. My point is, the stores do not throw the mannequins out in the dumpers, ever. It's never a mannequin people find in the ditch, in the field, in the river. That's the stupidest thing I ever heard of. Oh, I forgot the stupidest things are these clichés. She has a smile that lights up the room, he'd give the shirt off his back, they are the nicest people in the world, the life of the party, (which means you're just loud,), people gravitate to you, all those clichés mean that you're gonna wind up dead in the ditch mistaken for a mannequin.

[@sarahholland2600]

People default to the mannequin scenario because they don't want to think the unthinkable, which is it's a body. The light up a room thing is the tendency those grieving have, to idealised a loved one: & a remnant of the 'dont speak ill of the dead' social norm. Which judging by comments I've seen on so many True Crime docs is dying out, in favour of victim blaming instead.

[@carolinegregorio5444]

Good night here in Australia 🇦🇺

[@TheWanderingFinnegan]

Joy riding and stripping for parts are two completely different mindsets.

[@SuperStrik9]

This case happened the month and year I was born.

[@user-mt4ku7jw1y]

What a menace, woodchipper for Potter

[@anitaholst7671]

He was very clever. Very nondescript face that easily could be disguised. Poor Kim. Lesson learned: don't be alone with a man you dont KNOW.

[@andreapoulieva6717]

The sad thing is, even with a man you do know, you just might end up dead.

[@just_cayte]

He's finally caught and I still expected you to say he got parole again. I mean why not? Clearly the citizenry of the country are not that high on the protect and serve lists.

[@lesleywilliams1210]

It’s the legal system most of all. Not to say that all law enforcement is great and definitely have been incidents of corruption, but there are many dedicated frustrated police officers and detectives. A big outcry last year led to a ruling to prevent a serial killer, Paul Denyer, ever getting parole.

[@riddler3488]

My personal theory, which is pure speculation, is that Potter was already acquainted with the way organized criminals dispose of bodies because he was, at that time, already either in contact with drug dealers, or was one himself. I have trouble believing an innocent man who lost a decade of his life to a crime supposedly committed by drug dealers would then go on to become *heavily* involved in the drug trade himself, and even agree to serve as a hitman for some gang. One might argue he just couldn't find a job after being released, but that's clearly not the case, as he was clearly quite keen at disguising himself, and plenty capable of finding work even while on the run. An innocent man would not stoop low enough to accept a hit job. I don't think there were two strange men after Kim at all that night. Why would Potter even bring his brother back to his place, where a murder had just occurred, if he wasn't the perpetrator? Wouldn't he be worried for his brother's safety? What if the men came back and did something to his brother? And Potter could have also just chosen to stay at his wife-to-be's place- why would an innocent person prefer to stay somewhere a bloody murder had just occurred? If the taxi driver's story checks out and Potter brought another man home along with Kim, then either that friend is completely unrelated to the case and just lived nearby (thus accepting the ride) or he also was involved with the murder. I think it's unlikely that he wasn't involved, because why else would this mystery man not come forward with this information? Did he also go on vacation soon afterwards and missed the investigation, like the driver? Or perhaps he really was a complete stranger to Potter and Kim, and thus had no idea he rode a cab with a murderer. You can't ever rule anything out, I guess, but it seems unlikely. Again, this is pure speculation, and it could be perceived as a bit disrespectful, but I think it's possible Kim accepted to try a three-way that night, with Potter and the other guy. Maybe that's why she was embarrassed during the drive- not because she was with a man, but because she was with two. Maybe this other guy was also involved with the drug trade, who knows. Whatever the case may be, I think there are three scenarios that are the most likely: -She died accidentally as a result of asphyxiation during sex and Potter was scared of facing consequences for it (jail time + his fiancée finding out about this hook up). -She died accidentally as a result of an overdose after accepting to try drugs, and didn't want to risk getting prosecuted for causing an overdose. Let's face it, even if someone has never shown interest in trying drugs recreationally, anyone who's tried drugs has had a first time, and sometimes it's a spur of the moment decision, often during nights out. This mixed in with the fact she might have been drunk could cause her to not think this decision through, overdo it (as first-timers often do), or the mix just didn't bode well with her body. -She was killed after threatening to out this affair to Potter's future wife, or maybe/also out his drug use. This isn't an uncommon reason for murder to be committed, especially considering Potter seemed genuinely kind of keen on staying with his fiancée. If the death was accidental, then it's odd blood would be found in the spare bedroom, but maybe Potter began the dismemberment there, not realizing how much of a gory mess he was bound to make, and thus moved her body to the bathroom after finding out that freshly deceased bodies still bleed out a fair amount. I think it's unlikely that Kim went over to his flat only to reject his advances. It's possible, but I just don't find it probable... Especially considering witnesses describe them as holding hands and kind of looking intimate. Most women know not to spend the night at random men's houses if they don't plan on hooking up with them, the risk of getting drugged and raped rarely falls on deaf ears. Sure, she sort of knew him and most likely trusted him to a certain extent (and again, if she was drunk she might very well have not been able to assess risk too properly), but most women just don't casually stay over alone at a male *acquaintance's* house if sex is not on the table (again, if they were close friends I would be more willing to entertain that though). And if she knew the cab driver, all the more reason for her to ask to be driven home if she didn't want to have sex with Potter. I'm a man myself, and if a female friend felt unsafe going back alone, I'd be pretty comfortable riding a taxi with her and watch her get into her house safely. I also suspect that if there truly was a second man involved, then Potter might have gotten help with the dismemberment, and then left most of the cleaning up to the other guy. That way, he would be able to go back to the club and not raise any suspicions by being gone for too long. I doubt it would be easy to quickly clean after a dismembered body, and then hide it for the night too. If his brother didn't notice anything off, then some proper cleaning had definitely taken place. And, you know, maybe that's why Potter's story involved two culprits in the first place. Maybe he was smart enough to figure there *could* be enough evidence to show that two people must have been involved, and developed his story from there. Potter is a vile, impulsive man, and definitely no genius, but his ability to disguise himself so thoroughly and evade capture for decades proves that he wasn't entirely void of forethought either.

[@hibaakaiko3888]

It's always someone else who killed the victim. How about you grow a pair and own up to your crimes? What are you, 2?

[@triggerhappy8872]

Mate another Grouse vid man keep’m comen. ( being from Oz🇦🇺 i’m still wait’n on a in depth vid about Bendali Debs, 4 in 1. 1. Violent gun tot’n robber. 2. Cop shooter as in stop following him till he eventually kills 2 different police. 3. He picked up work’n girls & then shot them dead. 4. The demented lunatic was a serial killer. Go buy the book called Evesdropping on evil & listen to the Cd 💿 that comes with it of the secret bugs the police hid & hear them talking about shooting the cops & they played it in court. And the second book called One down One missing. But that was a lot of complete Lies. As Jason Roberts was re-sentenced for the double police officer’s murder & found NOT GUILTY 👍👍. Because police teli so many blatant lies. Anyway being from Oz🇦🇺 I’m always been waiting for full in-depth 2-2 part…

[@tartanmystic4025]

I appreciate the book suggestions. I've never heard of the case so thanks for that aswell. I'll definitely have a look into buying the books. I'm guessing I'm best getting them in the same order you've put them in your comment. Thanks again.. Have a smashing New Year

[@gingerbee98]

A bad crime novelist wouldn't write that many police & judicial failures into a story... Our police & crown prosecutors work their rear ends off to catch the criminals & our judicial system lets them, the victims, their families, the community & the nation down, time & time again. And it's not just for crimes like mur**er, either. It's pretty much the same in all 'Commonwealth' countries. Wonder if anyone's done a PhD on why our sentencing laws are frequently so inadequate in the people's eyes...

[@Balrog-tf3bg]

Is there any actual large scale public calls and pushes to change sentencing laws? Because I always hear about “the public being outraged” yet nothing ever changes, except getting better for criminals. Not saying the US is perfect but like 95% of these Australian cases would end with life without parole or the death sentence here. I can get weird jury decisions, but the actual judicial system in Australia just seems beyond wrong

[@robyn7287]

I agree in this case potter got off way too lightly. His original sentence was life; which is 25 years. It was then changed to 12 years minimum, he gets out after 14. Be interesting to see what he receives this time. Just to let you know that not all murders get light sentences, most get 25 years and we have a number who will never get out. 😊

[@Len124]

Who has a holiday home, but has to use a payphone for lack of a landline?

[@anabrans2]

Why is human life so damn cheap? 12 years for ending a life? .... Justice is such a joke

[@richardheinz]

Photographs and video would be nice.

[@stee8345]

It's a podcast lol

[@sewgood568]

That man lived in a fantasy world and destroyed his own family as well as Kim's. But seriously, why did Sherrie marry him when he was starting a 14yr sentence? Nice one CF

[@FrogsForBreakfast]

For an innocent guy he sure was willing to refuse to work with the investigation.

[@Nick-jz5ug]

Dude 100% did it but honestly at least as an American I know to never cooperate with the cops on anything unless I have an attorney I trust in the room. The job of cops (at least in America) is to close cases and they don't really care if its the right person most of the time.

[@Aryasvitkona]

​@@Nick-jz5ugyeah but the problem is he didn't even try and get a lawyer and talk to them with the lawyer present. He just refused to speak period.

[@charatertravels]

I looked the names in this case. An the man Gram Potter was on Australia’s most wanted list.

[@tartanmystic4025]

Yeah it was mentioned in the video... Not only on Australia's Most Wanted list but at one-time was Australia's most wanted man

[@user-mt4ku7jw1y]

Whopper of an unbelievable story by Potter, whod honestly believe that trash

[@robyn7287]

His family 😢

[@user-mt4ku7jw1y]

Another Sedan, lol

[@mrkasjan5183]

❤❤❤

[@scottaznavourian3720]

Side notes: flying high is the immortal comedy AIrplane!- in the United states Not so innm ortal....werent discotecchss dead by 1981?

[@SILSAL67]

This g potter dude has a very child weird imagination.

[@thechloechronicles9688]

Sleepless in Silicon Valley

[@Loralanthalas]

It's morning. Go have breakfast by the ocean so I can live vicariously. I'm stuck in the desert 😢

[@thechloechronicles9688]

​@@LoralanthalasI'm sorry ... deserts are so freaking hot

[@stuungar3390]

Let me guess, the two men were Mexicans 😂

[@lilianhaggland2031]

😂😂😂😂

[@Aryasvitkona]

Nah, he was Aussie not American, so they'd be either Chinese* or Aboriginals. We don't have many Mexicans here. (*Note Chinese with Australian cinophobia includes anyone who looks "Chinese enough", including Vietnamese, Japanese, Thai, etc)

[@kelliv2995]

❤

[@user-oz1tr2jd6o]

Weird just get too much get to the point

[@4455matthew]

Dude, this is boring: they sat down at the bar, they clinked glasses, she said she wanted a boyfriend, hahaha

[@jerrymarbury9365]

Good work casefile.bravo