Crimes That Shook Australia
Using first-hand accounts, police and media archives, and dramatic reconstructions, journalist Stan Grant investigates some of the most famous and shocking crimes ever committed in Australia. Murder, rape, abductions, ambushes, poisonings, and more are just some of the means of attack these depraved killers used. Grant follows the stories to their natural ends, with most perpetrators behind bars.
Using first-hand accounts, police and media archives, and dramatic reconstructions, journalist Stan Grant investigates some of the most famous and shocking crimes ever committed in Australia. Murder, rape, abductions, ambushes, poisonings, and more are just some of the means of attack these depraved killers used. Grant follows the stories to their natural ends, with most perpetrators behind bars.
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