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It was a real-life Wolf Creek. In 1978, three friends left Alice Springs on an adventure exploring the Australian outback. Weeks later, a man walking his dog stumbled across their bodies in a remote area of bushland in North Queensland. They'd been hunted down and shot, one of the victims dying as h…

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    • Apr 12, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 18m AVG DURATION
    • 6 EPISODES


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    Episode 5: The arrest

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2019 6:05


    A major breakthrough: A former unit commander from Australia’s hardest supermax prison is charged with three counts of murder in connection to the 1978 Spear Creek killings of Karen Edwards, Timothy Thomson and Gordon Twaddle See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Episode 4: Thieves and leads

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2019 25:59


    Hear from the detective who recovered Tim Thomson's missing bike in the weeks following the discovery of the three friends' bodies. Who is Bruce John Preston and what significance did he have in the original investigation? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Episode 3: Crash landing

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2019 23:46


    The investigation into the Spear Creek triple murder takes a hit when several investigators are injured in a helicopter crash while surveying the crime scene. Hear the stories of two of the survivors. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Episode 2: The Mystery Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2019 22:20


    Karen Edwards, Tim Thomson and Gordon Twaddle set off on their motorbikes for their outback adventure, meeting other travellers along the way. But somewhere between Alice Springs and Mount Isa, they are befriended by a stranger. Hear from those who met the group on the road - including memories of the mystery man. A man who has never been identified. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Episode 1: Outback Adventures

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2019 30:50


    In 1978, a couple walking their greyhounds through bushland near Mount Isa discovered the body of a man in a dry creek bed. They alerted police, who found two more bodies nearby. Spear Creek is the real-life Wolf Creek, a story of three young friends lured into the outback and gunned down. Who were Karen Edwards, Timothy Thomson and Gordon Twaddle and what happened to them? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Trailer: Spear Creek

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2019 1:28


    In 1978, three friends set out on an Australian outback adventure. Weeks later, their bodies were found in a remote bushland after they’d been hunted down and shot. Spear Creek explores one of Australia’s most forgotten murder mysteries. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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