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1996, l'Australie plonge dans l'horreur, des femmes disparaissent, traquées par un tueur en série. Voici l'histoire Bradley Robert Edwards dans cette HVF spéciale tueur en série ! Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.
After 12 episodes, there's so much to digest in The Truth About Amy. Alison and Liam are joined by Chief Courts Reporter for The West Australian newspaper, Tim Clarke who lends his considerable expertise to the analysis of Amy's case. Last year Tim was named WA journalist of the year and has covered a variety of major criminal trials, including that of Bradley Robert Edwards, who was eventually convicted of the Claremont killings. He went on to write a book about it called Enigma of the Dark. Please sign and share our petition for Amy – https://www.change.org/p/justice-for-amy-help-refer-my-niece-s-case-to-office-of-director-of-public-prosecutionsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
El 27 de enero de 1996 en la zona de locales nocturnos de Claremont, un suburbio en la región de Perth en Australia, se denunció la desaparición de una joven llamada Sarah Spires, de 18 años. La policía no tenía ni una pista que pudiera llevarlos a su paradero. El tiempo pasó y en junio ocurrió la desaparición de Jane Rimmer de 23 años en la misma zona. La población comenzaba a preocuparse, de repente el tranquilo suburbio se había vuelto un lugar inseguro para las jóvenes estudiantes que salían de fiesta por las noches. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Between January 1996 and March 1997, three women went missing in the Claremont, Australia. For 20 years, police struggled to find the person responsible - until 2016, when DNA testing (thank you DNA testing) pointed to Bradley Robert Edwards. Finally, in December of 2020, the case was brought to an end. Be sure to follow along on social media, subscribe to the Patreon or Anchor page, and check me out on YouTube at the link below. https://youtu.be/D_RcSYMxopo --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/creepycases-spookyspaces/message
In 1990, social worker Wendy Davis had her dream job at what was then known as Hollywood Private Hospital in Perth. She was the senior grief counsellor in the palliative care unit. It was intense but rewarding work, and at 40 years of age, life was right on track for Wendy Davis.But It was cruelly taken away from her on her youngest daughter's 11th birthday, when she was violently assaulted by a Telecom technician who was working at the hospital.The technician was charged with common assault, for which he received two months probation. Then, for twenty six years, no one wanted to talk about what happened to Wendy. Wendy herself, tried to bury the memory.That was until WA police realised that the technician who attacked Wendy that day, was Bradley Robert Edwards, now known as the Claremont Serial Killer, who was in their custody for the suspicion of murdering Jane Rimmer, Ciara Glennon, and Sarah Spiers.Wendy's book "Don't Make a Fuss: It's Only the Claremont Serial Killer" is available here: https://www.booktopia.com.au/don-t-make-a-fuss-wendy-davis/book/9781760991227.html If you have been affected by anything discussed in this episode you can contact:Lifeline on 13 11 1413 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people) For ad-free listening, early access and exclusive content, join Australian True Crime Plus on Apple Podcasts here: http://apple.co/australiantruecrime CREDITS: Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram Co-Host: Emily Webb. You can find her on Instagram here and listen to her podcast Killer Content here. Guests: Wendy DavisProducer/Editor: Matthew TankardExecutive Producer: Jacqueline TonksRecorded at a Hub Australia Media Studio. Find the workspace that's right for you at https://www.hubaustralia.com/ GET IN TOUCH:Send us a question or comment on this episode to be used in our "Episode Download" series: https://www.speakpipe.com/ATCFollow the show on Instagram @australiantruecrimepodcast and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AustralianTrueCrimePod/Email the show at team@smartfella.com.au Australian True Crime is a podcast by Smart Fella Media. Your story matters and how you tell it matters even more.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/australiantruecrime. For a few dollars per month, you can listen to every episode early and ad free, access fortnightly bonus content, and even get your name shouted out on the show! Become a subscriber to Australian True Crime Plus here: https://plus.acast.com/s/australiantruecrime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
When Wendy Davis was attacked at work the incident wasn't taken seriously. Like so many women of her generation, she'd been told never to make a fuss. Her attacker, Bradley Robert Edwards, would go on to become a serial killer, leading to one of the longest-running and most expensive murder trials in Australia's history. Wendy Davis's memoir is Don't Make a Fuss - It's Only the Claremont Serial Killer. It highlights the importance of listening to women when they speak up about assault. Wendy joins Kathryn from her home in Hobart.
EPISODE 169: THOUGHT-PROVOKING THURSDAY BRADLEY ROBERT EDWARDS THE CLAREMONT SERIAL KILLINGS --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scott-alexander74/support
This is the story of the Claremont serial killer known as Bradley Robert edwards
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I det allra första avsnittet för säsongen pratar vi om de omtalade seriemorden som ägde rum i Claremont strax utanför Perth i Australien. I slutet av 90-talet försvinner tre unga kvinnor spårlöst från Claremont inom loppet av mindre än två år. Alla från samma område och under kvällstid efter att ha varit ute med vänner. Jakten på gärningsmannen skulle dock komma att pågå i mer än 20 års tid.Innehållsvarning:I det här avsnittet berörs ämnet sexuella övergrepp.Länk som nämns i slutet av avsnittet:https://thewest.com.au/news/claremont-serial-killings/claremont-killer-bradley-robert-edwards-sentenced-to-life-with-parole-ng-b881755193zFölj oss på Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/rysarpoddenFölj oss på Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/rysarpodden/Maila oss:rysarpodden@gmail.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Claremont serial killer Bradley Robert Edwards, who got away with his crimes for decades, has been given a record sentence of 40 years; new COVID rules are in place across Greater Sydney, dictating how millions will celebrate Christmas, while there are now much stricter rules on the Northern Beaches, with the epicentre of Sydney's COVID-19 crisis now divided into two zones. More news across the day on 7NEWS.com.au and 7Plus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Claremont serial killer Bradley Robert Edwards, who got away with his crimes for decades, has been given a record sentence of 40 years; new COVID rules are in place across Greater Sydney, dictating how millions will celebrate Christmas, while there are now much stricter rules on the Northern Beaches, with the epicentre of Sydney's COVID-19 crisis now divided into two zones. More news across the day on 7NEWS.com.au and 7Plus. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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The Claremont killings gripped Western Australia and the country in the 90's. In the space of fifteen months, three women (Sarah Spiers, Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon) all disappeared from the Claremont area in Perth after being out with friends. The bodies of only two of the women were found.Paul Ferguson is the former homicide detective who led the taskforce looking at the disappearance of the victims. He talks to Clare Dearle about that traumatic time.Karl O'Callaghan is the former West Australian Police Commissioner who made the announcement that they had caught the man who was ultimately convicted of two of the murders, Bradley Robert Edwards. He spoke with Lee Steele. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Perth trial of Bradley Robert Edwards, found guilty of two of the three Claremont murders. How should we deal with judges who are biased or incompetent? And, a new Victorian report finds that two thirds of children who spend time on remand never receive a custodial sentence.
The Perth trial of Bradley Robert Edwards, found guilty of two of the three Claremont murders. How should we deal with judges who are biased or incompetent? And, a new Victorian report finds that two thirds of children who spend time on remand never receive a custodial sentence.
The arrest came spectacularly and almost out of the blue, almost 20 years after the disappearances and murders of three women in Claremont, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Bradley Robert Edwards was arrested on December 22, 2016 and charged with two of the murders. That of Jane Rimmer and Keira Glennon. On September 24, 2020, almost four years after his arrest, Edwards was found guilty of the murders of Jane and Keira as well as other assault and related charges. He was found not guilty of the suspected murder of his first victim, Sarah Spiers. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/monsters-who-murder-serial-killer-confessions. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Bradley Edwards will 'never' reveal the location of Sarah Spiers. That’s according to leading forensic anthropologist and criminologist Dr Xanthe Mallett. In this episode of Claremont in Conversation: The Verdict, we take you inside the mind of a killer. Joined by forensic DNA expert Brendan Chapman and forensic anthropologist, criminologist Dr Xanthe Mallett, our guests analyse Bradley Robert Edwards fits the profile of a psychopath and what makes someone kill. During his police interview, Bradley Edwards was seen to barely show any emotion as he was told about the horrific final moments of Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon, but when he was asked about his family, he seemed animated. Dr Xanthe Mallett tells the podcast team psychopaths, a group which she included Edwards in, commonly display lack of emotion, but do when they’re triggered. Usually the only people who see those triggers are their victims. The prosecution laid out in the first few months of the trial, their idea of what those triggers could have been - emotional upsets - the ‘third wheel’ that moved into Edwards’ and his first wife’s home, her affair with the third wheel, the pregnancy and the sale of their marital home. As Tim Clarke explains, the prosecution abandoned this theory towards the end of the trial, but he believed it wasn’t because they didn’t think it was accurate anymore, rather, their DNA case was strong enough without it. Before a body was even found, and WA realised there was a killer roaming the streets of Claremont, police had already made links between the disappearance of the Karrakatta rape victim, Sarah Spiers and Jane Rimmer, and that was through the forensic process of victimology. But even with a police investigation linking the disappearance of Sarah Spiers and the murders of Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon, without a body, Justice Hall didn’t find there was enough evidence to convict Edwards of her murder too. Brendan Chapman explains why, even if a miracle happens, and Sarah Spiers’ remains are found, while it would be extremely hard to find any evidence from it, it wouldn’t be impossible - although most of it would still be circumstantial. Join Natalie Bonjolo, Tim Clarke, Brendan Chapman and Xanthe Mallett as they try and delve inside the mind of a killer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
One of the Claremont Killer's assault victims has broken her silence. Wendy Davis was employed at Hollywood Hospital in 1990 - when she was hit from behind and was dragged towards a toilet by Bradley Robert Edwards. She managed to escape and Edwards was charged with common assault at the time. Last week the 51-year-old was found guilty of killing Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon after abducting them from the Claremont area in the mid 90s. Wendy Davis spoke to Gary Adshead. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Bradley Robert Edwards killed Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon. Over the last two days, we’ve heard from the families of those two young, vibrant women taken too soon, their grief unimaginable as their daughters’ killer has been unmasked. But for the family of another young and vibrant daughter, sister and friend, yesterday’s verdict came with more heartbreak. The family of Sarah Spiers don’t have closure. They don’t have her body. They’ve never been able to say goodbye. Today, the podcast team are joined by leading barrister Tom Percy QC, who tells us that Justice Hall could have found Bradley Edwards guilty of Sarah Spiers’ murder. A bitter pill to swallow for the West Australian public. The father of Ciara Glennon spoke publicly about the outcome today. He expressed his sorrow for the family of Sarah Spiers, whose body has never been found. Dennis Glennon said he always knew Ciara would fight for her life, but little did he know that her prolific final fight would lead to the massive DNA breakthrough that would eventually catch her killer. Despite the police and PathWest errors, Dennis Glennon said he and his family have no criticisms of detectives or scientists. In this episode, Tom Percy said we must never forget the errors of police, and what has previously been called ‘tunnel vision’ by MACRO detectives in following Lance Williams for years. Join the Claremont in Conversation team as they analyse the verdict, and have a lively discussion about the possibility of appeals, double jeopardy and Tom Percy’s opinion on why Edwards seemed to show little emotion throughout his trial. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Former Police Commissioner Karl O'Callaghan, who led the WA Police when Bradley Robert Edwards was charged, provided his thoughts leading into the verdict being handed down. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This time last year, the ACT became the first place in Australia to legalise cannabis. At the time, opponents warned of an increase in drug driving offences and road accidents. Has any of that actually eventuated? We find out. Also, one of Australia's biggest murder mysteries has been resolved today, after a judge found Bradley Robert Edwards was found guilt of two of the Claremont killings. We also look at why some elite boys' schools have toxic cultures, as evidenced by recent reports of gross Muck Up Day challenges. And, researchers find evidence that how romantic you are could actually be in your genes.
This time last year, the ACT became the first place in Australia to legalise cannabis. At the time, opponents warned of an increase in drug driving offences and road accidents. Has any of that actually eventuated? We find out. Also, one of Australia's biggest murder mysteries has been resolved today, after a judge found Bradley Robert Edwards was found guilt of two of the Claremont killings. We also look at why some elite boys' schools have toxic cultures, as evidenced by recent reports of gross Muck Up Day challenges. And, researchers find evidence that how romantic you are could actually be in your genes.
Bradley Robert Edwards found guilty of WA Claremont murders, Victoria's hope of easing restrictions shut down, Donald Trump, Qantas selling booze carts, Buckingham Palace and Zayn Malik with baby news. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
He’s taking Clive Palmer downnnn and we are so excited about it! As usual we asked Mark some hard hitting questions like when is he opening the borders, why he didn’t invite us on his trip up North and we mapped out some fruit picking plans for the Premier and Nathan. Australian cricket coach and all round legend Justin Langer called in this morning. He’s in quarantine and is losing his mind but to keep himself occupied he’s been practising the ‘Bring sally up’ push up challenge. Check it out online and see if you can beat his time of 1.40! Big news today as Bradley Robert Edwards learns his fate. Channel 7’s Alison Fan called in with an update outside the court house ahead of the Claremont Serial Killer trial. And West Coast Eagle Brad Sheppard chatted to us this morning as the boys prepare for the finals. We convinced him to buy us a nice present because he must be on good wages. We can’t wait to see what he sends us in the mail! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Claremont Killer has been revealed. Bradley Robert Edwards terrorised Perth for two decades, he sparked fear into the hearts of people in Claremont and tore apart families. As WA’s Police Commissioner said outside court today, “Bradley Edwards can now be called for what he is - a brutal rapist and a murderer.” 24 years of heartbreak for the families of Sarah Spiers, Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon, today, some closure for two of those families. Bradley Edwards was found guilty of killing Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon - shaking his head as the verdict was read out. But it was a bitter-sweet verdict today, as Justice Hall said he couldn’t find, beyond reasonable doubt, that the man who killed Jane and Ciara also killed Sarah Spiers. Police vowing today, they will never stop trying to find her body and they will never stop trying to get answers for her family. Join Natalie Bonjolo, Tim Clarke and Damien Cripps as they digest the verdict that WA has waited 24 years for, and share the outpouring of emotion that’s swept through the state in the wake of the verdict. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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95 trial days and 95 episodes (plus a few bonus ones) later, WA's trial of the century has officially come to a close. The trial has been harrowing at times, it's been informative and eye-opening, but ultimately heartbreaking for the families and the three women who's lives were tragically taken too soon. So, what happens next? Justice Stephen Hall reserved his judgement until September 24, and will spend the next three months carefully analysing every piece of evidence, every witness statement and every conclusion both the prosecution and defence asked him to make - all to decide if Bradley Robert Edwards is the Claremont Serial Killer. In this bonus episode, Natalie Bonjolo, Tim Clarke, Alison Fan and producer Kate Ryan discuss the trial, how they are feeling following the Australia’s longest running and most expensive criminal investigation, and they’re expecting when the verdict day comes. Thank you to the podcast contributors Damien Cripps, Brendan Chapman and Tom Percy QC, all who gave their time to help us understand the concepts of the trial and the complicated science. And a massive thank you to The West Australian’s Emily Moulton, who worked tirelessly for 95 days live blogging every moment of the trial, without which a daily podcast would have been a lot harder to put together. Catch up on the Claremont Serial Killings trial at thewest.com.au and stay tuned to the Claremont in Conversation podcast for more bonus episodes over the next few months. For those wanting more on WA’s trial of the century, The West Australian has released a two-part video series, as Tim Clarke takes you through the areas which are key to the trial, from Claremont, where the women went missing, to Hollywood hospital and to the sites were Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon’s bodies were found. To watch those videos, head to: Part 1: https://thewest.com.au/news/claremont-serial-killings/claremont-serial-killings-trial-tim-clarke-takes-you-on-a-visual-tour-of-claremont-ng-b881516606z Part 2: https://thewest.com.au/news/claremont-serial-killings/claremont-serial-killings-trial-tim-clarke-takes-you-to-wellard-and-eglington-ng-b881517153z
The final words of prosecutor Carmel Barbagallo as she wrapped up 7 months of evidence left Tim Clarke saying she believed she could say with authority: "Physical evidence can't be intimidated and it can't forget.” "It sits there and it waits to be preserved, detected, evaluated and examined.” "And it's that forensic evidence which - surrounded and supported by the evidence of the witnesses - has cast light on and unmasked the killer sought by so many and for so long.” "That evidence, all of that circumstantial evidence in this case, is not tricky. In fact, if you look at the mountain of circumstantial evidence collectively, cumulatively and dispassionately.” "There is no evidence, there is no evidence - when looked at in the context of all evidence - which is inconsistent with the accused man being the murderer of these three women.” "The state's process of reasoning finding pathways to guilt are based on logic and the evidence. It is difficult to argue against logic.” "The evidence leads to one offender being responsible for the murders of Sarah Spiers, Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon.” "Bradley Robert Edwards, we say, is the Claremont serial killer.” Then, the defence took their turn. Immediately saying rather than looking at the bigger picture, Justice Hall should look to each detail with his opening words: "When we do get bogged down (in detail) we lose sight of the bigger picture," "What the defence says is we must pay attention to the detail, not just the fibre evidence but every aspect of the case and not gloss over anything that doesn't fit the case theory." Defence lawyer Paul Yovich honed in on what the defence said was the state’s key piece of evidence - Ciara Glennon’s left thumbnail, labelled by scientists AJM40. That fingernail was never tested before 2008, and when combined with AJM42, another of Ciara’s fingernails, found the male DNA profile the prosecution says is Bradley Edwards. The defence said they aren’t disputing the DNA is Bradley Edwards, they’re disputing how his DNA was found with Ciara’s fingernail samples. The prosecution says it was because Ciara fought for her life, scratching her attacker. The defence says contamination with samples that are known to have Bradley Edwards’ DNA - the Karrakatta rape victim samples. Join Natalie Bonjolo, Tim Clarke and Damien Cripps as they analyse the final closings of the prosecution, and the start of the defence’s. If you have any questions for the Claremont in Conversation podcast team, send them in to claremontpodcast@wanews.com.au The West Australian has also released a two-part video series, as Tim Clarke takes you through the areas which are key to the trial, from Claremont, where the women went missing, to Hollywood hospital and to the sites were Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon’s bodies were found. To watch those videos, head to: Part 1: https://thewest.com.au/news/claremont-serial-killings/claremont-serial-killings-trial-tim-clarke-takes-you-on-a-visual-tour-of-claremont-ng-b881516606z Part 2: https://thewest.com.au/news/claremont-serial-killings/claremont-serial-killings-trial-tim-clarke-takes-you-to-wellard-and-eglington-ng-b881517153z
Without any distractions or delays, Day 87 of WA’s trial of the century began. Bradley Edwards’ DNA was found with Ciara Glennon’s fingernail samples because she fought for her life, scratching or gouging at her attacker moments before her death. That was according to the prosecution during closing statements. The prosecution told the court Bradley Edwards’ DNA was preserved under Ciara Glennon’s fingernails, after she tried to fight off her attacker - shown through defensive wounds to her arms and broken fingernails - and that DNA survived for 19 days under her fingernails out in the elements in bushland off Pipdinny road in Eglington. In what’s been described as a recap of ‘the greatest hits’ of the mammoth trial, the prosecution looked to counter every theory of contamination put forward by the defence. The closing statements detailed how it would be virtually impossible for Bradley Edwards’ DNA could have been found with Ciara Glennon’s fingernail samples through contamination. The prosecutor also detailed how similarities in fibres found on the victims could show that the person who raped the teenager at Karrakatta cemetery also killed Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon. The prosecution say that person was Bradley Robert Edwards. Join Natalie Bonjolo, Tim Clarke and Damien Cripps as they take you through the start of the prosecution’s closing statements in WA’s trial of the century. If you have any questions for the Claremont in Conversation podcast team, send them in to claremontpodcast@wanews.com.au The West Australian has also released a two-part video series, as Tim Clarke takes you through the areas which are key to the trial, from Claremont, where the women went missing, to Hollywood hospital and to the sites were Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon’s bodies were found. To watch those videos, head to: Part 1: https://thewest.com.au/news/claremont-serial-killings/claremont-serial-killings-trial-tim-clarke-takes-you-on-a-visual-tour-of-claremont-ng-b881516606z Part 2: https://thewest.com.au/news/claremont-serial-killings/claremont-serial-killings-trial-tim-clarke-takes-you-to-wellard-and-eglington-ng-b881517153z
The lead prosecutor - looking under the weather soldiered on during the beginning of her closing statements on day 86 of the Claremont Serial Killings trial, but it didn’t last long - just an hour, in fact. As Tim Clarke said, the only thing in worse health than Carmel Barbagallo was the video link. As it cut out an hour into her closings, the screen went black, and the court was delayed again. But in the hour the lead prosecutor was delivering her statement, she outlined the 25 reasons why she says she can prove Bradley Robert Edwards is the Claremont Serial Killer. They came in four key areas - DNA, clothing fibres, car fibres and propensity - The similar crimes of the Karrakatta rape in 1995 and Huntingdale attack in 1998, which Bradley Edwards has pleaded guilty too. In front of a packed court room, which included all of the three victims’ families and well as the Karrakatta rape victim and the Huntingdale attack victim, as well as Mr Edwards’ parents, prosecutor Tara Payne asked for the trial to be adjourned again until Monday - to allow for Ms Barbagallo to get better. Join Natalie Bonjolo, Tim Clarke and Alison Fan as they discuss day 86 of the Claremont Serial killings trial. If you have any questions for the Claremont in Conversation podcast team, send them in to claremontpodcast@wanews.com.au The West Australian has also released a two-part video series, as Tim Clarke takes you through the areas which are key to the trial, from Claremont, where the women went missing, to Hollywood hospital and to the sites were Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon’s bodies were found. To watch those videos, head to: Part 1: https://thewest.com.au/news/claremont-serial-killings/claremont-serial-killings-trial-tim-clarke-takes-you-on-a-visual-tour-of-claremont-ng-b881516606z Part 2: https://thewest.com.au/news/claremont-serial-killings/claremont-serial-killings-trial-tim-clarke-takes-you-to-wellard-and-eglington-ng-b881517153z
Claremont, like Snowtown, is one of those places that you only know the name of because of a heinous crime.In the mid 90s, three young women went missing after spending nights out on the town. The body of Sarah Spiers was never found, but the bodies of Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon would eventually be found, discarded in the bush. The similarities between the three victims and the circumstances of their disappearances led police to believe that a serial killer was preying on young women in the affluent Perth suburb.EPISODE NOTES:The investigation into the Claremont killings is WA’s longest-running and most expensive criminal investigation. Although the police led an extensive investigation, they missed the target and ended up focusing resources on a suspect who was found to not be involved. After years of uncertainty, there might finally be some closure for the families of the missing women, as Bradley Robert Edward was arrested and committed to be tried for the murders in November of 2019.The trial is ongoing, and never-before-heard evidence is coming out every day. For the families of the victims, a conclusion to the decades-long investigation would be a release. But there is an additional pain for the family of Sarah Spiers – her body has never been found. Whether or not Edwards will reveal the location of her body – or even if he will be found guilty – is still very much in question.You can watch a timeline of the case here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlLni1tbWug&fbclid=IwAR0uUWgObjB2fxrGPXim5LD9MKYjhnKi82UWk5bI_ebOwb9a5u5LC9RtzoYTo read more about the trial, go here https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/nov/25/accused-claremont-serial-killer-bradley-edwards-pleads-not-guilty-as-trial-begins-in-wa?fbclid=IwAR2C_rFgehSY9TqtvGENQ1JVzXnG_Oc4sVDEP0hxpSZ9bWHxzsX9SRm7opsTo find out about Bradley Robert Edwards, go here https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-28/claremont-serial-killer-trial-who-is-bradley-robert-edwards/11743666?fbclid=IwAR2Lr7AWzYD5h6FOO29zfkOOyW04SqQ5gPVpyl7vwV-29Tq-StrL3qXHFI8If you like what we do please consider supporting us on PATREONSubscribe to the podcast on ITUNES, STITCHER, SPOTIFY or your podcatcher of choice.Find us on FACEBOOK, TWITTER, INSTAGRAM or EMAIL us on murderinthelandofoz@gmail.comwww.thatsnotcanonproductions.com
Telstra Blue. The fibre that delayed the trial of the century for more than four months. And it’s the fibre which the prosecution say was found in Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon’s hair. A piece of material, from a pair of Telstra pants which were used in 1996 and 1997 was tested as late as May 2019. The trial was originally due to start, but the prosecution - and the judge found this evidence important enough to delay the trial until November. On day 69 two witnesses told the court in minute detail, of how fibres are woven into pieces of fabric, which fibres are used and how they’re dyed. Criminal defence lawyer Damien Cripps joins us for today’s podcast episode, he describes how the prosecution are trying to prove - beyond reasonable doubt - that the fibres found in the hair of Jane and Ciara are from pants worn by a Telstra worker through the fibres and that Telstra worker is Bradley Robert Edwards. As Alison Fan explains, the colour of the Telstra pants was made specifically for Telstra, in fact the dye made for those pants was called Telstra Blue. But we haven’t heard from the defence yet, Paul Yovich asked to delay the cross examination until tomorrow. Join Natalie Bonjolo, Alison Fan and Damien Cripps as they discuss - and debate day 69 of the Claremont Serial Killings trial. They also answer some listener questions. If you have any questions for the podcast team, or any of their guests, send them in to claremontpodcast@wanews.com.au
The police officer who went digging for the fingerprints that would blow the Claremont Serial Killings investigation wide open give his evidence today. Sgt Colin Stuart Beck took the stand to tell his massive involvement in one of WA’s most infamous cold cases, how his good old fashioned police work finding fingerprints from a series of break-ins, which led to fingerprints linking the Claremont cases to Huntingdale cases, and the database match with threw up the name Bradley Robert Edwards. All of these links, however didn’t have any DNA evidence. That’s when WA police set up an undercover operation to follow Bradley Edwards. Long-time listeners of the podcast and the case will remember in late December 2016, Bradley Edwards went to the movies. He had no idea police were watching his every move. He dropped a Sprite bottle into the bin as he left, police picked that bottle up and it was immediately sent to the lab. Police waited anxiously for the results, which eventually showed an exact match to Huntingdale and Karrakatta, and a match that couldn’t be ignored for Ciara. The podcast team take you through the details of Sgt Beck’s evidence - from the phone call of a DNA match, to the arrest of Bradley Edwards and the searches of four houses linked to him, through to finding clothes from the 90s to compare to fibres found in Jane and Ciara’s hair, and the car Bradley Edwards drove in 1996 and 1997. As always, Bradley Edwards is innocent until proven guilty, and this evidence is the prosecution’s way of trying to prove whether he is the Claremont Serial Killer. Join Natalie Bonjolo, Tim Clarke and forensic expert Brendan Chapman as they discuss day 68. If you have a question for the podcast team or any of their guests, send them in to Claremontpodcast@wanews.com.au
Just as day 62 of the Claremont serial killings trial was ending, drama erupted in the courtroom. Coronavirus-related drama. Justice Hall hauled a security staff member into the courtroom after it emerged some pensioners and students were banned from entering the court. He told the security their actions, which were approved by the court’s general manager could amount to contempt of court, saying, “I take this extremely seriously. The public has been discouraged from attending but not excluded." And "No one is to be excluded from this court other than by my order.” During proceedings, former forensic police officer Victor Webb gave evidence, who told the court knives owned by the prime suspect at the time - Lance Williams’ - was sent to the FBI along with Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon’s hair and clothes. Despite finding nothing, police still pursued him, overtly and round the clock, for years. It wouldn’t be until 2008 that Lance Williams would be cleared. Along with MACRO exhibits, exhibits from operation Ambrose - the investigation into the murder of Gerard Ross was sent to the FBI too. In 1999 the FBI had technology that WA didn’t - that’s why the samples were sent there. WA police also sought the advice from the best entomologists and profilers in the world. They stayed there until 2001, and what would come out of it would be the critical fibres that the prosecution say link Ciara Glennon, Jane Rimmer and the Karrakatta rape victim to Bradley Robert Edwards. Join Tim Clarke, Natalie Bonjolo and criminal defence lawyer Damien Cripps as they discuss day 62. If you have any questions for the podcast team, or any of their guests, send them to claremontpodcast@wanews.com.au
Num dos julgamentos mais aguardados das últimas décadas na Austrália, a defesa de Bradley Robert Edwards questionou a integridade das evidências de DNA que o ligaram ao caso dos assassinatos em série de Claremont. Um ano após a morte do serial killer Angus Sinclair, que ocorreu na Prisão de Glenochil, autoridades da Escócia revelaram que ele morreu sozinho em sua cela, após passar cinco dias deitado em sua cama devido a complicações de saúde. EQUIPE OAV PODCASTERS: Daniel Cruz, Fábio Pereira, Kátia De Bastiani, Marcus Santana, Rosane Maldonado, Tatá Xavier
March 14, 1997 was a day like any other. 27-year-old Ciara Glennon, having only just arrived back in Australia from travelling the world, was drinking with colleagues. The lawyer had been back at work for a week, her colleagues wanted to celebrate that, and being a Friday, they decided to have a few drinks, then hit the town. But Ciara didn’t want to, she wanted to go home to be with her family before her sister’s hens the next day. She was eventually convinced to go out to Claremont - a fateful decision which would see her become the third victim of a serial killer. She disappeared that night. Several people would later say they saw someone matching her description walking along Stirling Highway just after midnight, some seeing her leaning into the passenger side window of a white station wagon. That was the last time anyone saw her alive. Her body was found 19 days later in bushland, 40 km north of Perth. Today on this bonus episode of Claremont in Conversation, we remember Ciara Glennon, the loving, family-oriented, hard working lawyer. We look into not only how much she is missed by her family, but the vital clues she left behind as she fought for her life, which could be the key to determine whether Bradley Robert Edwards is the Claremont Serial Killer.
Welcome to this special catch up episode of Claremont in Conversation. We’re at the half-way mark in WA’s trial of the century. If you’ve never listened before, this is your perfect chance to get up to speed on everything that’s happened in WA’s trial of the century, without having to listen to 57 episodes. If you’ve been following the trial since day one, this is your perfect chance to recap the last three months before the trial moves into fibre evidence. It’s been the trial WA has waited more than two decades for. Between 1996 and 1997 in the affluent, beautiful and safe suburb of Claremont, the disappearance of three women struck fear into the lives of the people of Perth, Western Australia. Sarah Spiers, Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon are names most people in WA know. They’re known because they’re the three victims of the Claremont Serial Killer. Sarah was the first to go missing, in the early hours of January 27, 1996. She called a taxi from a Telstra phone box in Claremont just after 2am. Three minutes later the taxi arrived but she wasn’t there. She’s never been seen since. Five months later, Jane went missing in almost identical circumstances to Sarah. She had been out in Claremont with friends, except when they decided to go home, she stayed. The last time she was seen was on CCTV vision. It took 32 seconds for Jane to never be seen alive again. Then in March 1997, Ciara, who had been travelling around the world, had just returned home. Friends convinced her to go out, she reluctantly agreed. The 27-year-old spent just 15 minutes in the Continental Hotel in Claremont and decided to walk home. The last time she was ever seen alive, she was leaning into a white Commodore Station Wagon. These killings went unsolved for 23 years. Now, the man police and the state say is the man who murdered Sarah, Jane and Ciara is on trial. His name is Bradley Robert Edwards. Join the Claremont in Conversation team, Natalie Bonjolo and The West Australian Newspaper’s legal affairs editor Tim Clarke as they take you through the first part of the Claremont Serial Killings trial, known as the “civilian witnesses”. Hear from the people who knew the victims, some of the last people to see them alive and hear from the people involved in the accused man’s life - his wives, friends and colleagues as the prosecution try to paint a picture of what would drive a man to kill three lone, vulnerable women. If you’ve enjoyed this episode and want to know more, start from season 2. Part 2 - The Forensics can be found on your favourite podcast app on Saturday.
It was the random testing of a silk kimono in 2016, which led police to their breakthrough in Australia’s most expensive and longest running investigation, and the dramatic arrest of Bradley Robert Edwards. Today, on day 53, the scientist who tested that kimono took the stand. Scott Egan, who was a scientist at Pathwest in 2016, told the court the kimono, which was taken out of storage by a cold case police officer, was tested by him on November 23, 2016. The silk kimono was left behind during a break-in, and attack on a teenager while she slept in her Huntingdale home in 1988. Earlier in the trial, the court heard Edwards snuck into the woman’s bedroom on Valentine’s day, crept onto her bed and pinned her down while placing something in her mouth. Bradley Edwards has pleaded guilty to the attack. Scott Egan not only gave evidence today, he was also the subject of another witness’s cross examination. His colleague Andrew McDonald was forced to name him, along with three other scientists who contaminated samples from Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon. During that cross examination, an unusual case of contamination was brought up by the defence, except it had nothing to do with MACRO exhibits, and happened in the UK. In this episode, Tim Clarke questions why the prosecution didn’t jump up to object, and what this evidence could mean to the trial. Join Tim, along with Natalie Bonjolo and Alison Fan as they discuss day 53. If you have any questions for the podcast team, or any of their guests, send them in to claremontpodcast@wanews.com.au and for more on the Claremont Serial Killings trial, head to thewest.com.au
December 22, 2016. The day police had hoped for, for more than 20 years.That was the day they arrested the man they thought was Claremont serial killer. Bradley Robert Edwards.As he was arrested in the early morning raid and taken for questioning, police spent 2 days sifting through every item in his house.What they found was a handwritten notebook with copies of bank statements inside. The court has previously been told that notebook belong to Bradley Edwards' second wife. She said she copied the bank statements because she was sick of the lies and she feared for her life. It was also revealed on day 52 of the Claremont serial killings trial that police sifted through every copy of the Mandurah Mail between 1995 and 1996 to see if there were any fireworks in the area the night Sarah Spiers disappeared. Join Natalie Bonjolo, Tim Clarke and Alison Fan as they discuss that moment which changed Australia's most expensive and longest running investigation.
***WARNING: Distressing Content*** On February 11, 1995 a teenager’s life was changed forever. It was the night Bradley Robert Edwards brutally raped the 17-year-old, snatching her as she walked home after a night out with friends. The stuff of nightmares. We can say this because Edwards' admitted the crime, pleading guilty to the horrific assault at Karrakatta Cemetery just weeks before his trial for rape and murder was due to start late last year. In archived stories from The West Australian a year after the rape, the victim told journalist Ingrid Mansell she didn’t want to ruin her friends night, by forcing them to leave early, so she decided to make the 700 metre walk home. That’s when Edwards grabbed her from behind, tied her hands together, put a hood over her head and carried her to his car where he tied her feet together before driving to Karrakatta Cemetery. Once there he dragged her into the bushes and raped her twice. Claremont had already been reeling from the impact of the Birnies - the serial killer couple who abducted four of their five victims from the suburb in the 1980s, and a series of rapes and attempted rapes in the areas had residents in the affluent suburb on high alert. This crime sent shock waves through the area. The victim said she lived in fear other women would suffer a similar fate to her. “I realised that unless they found (my attacker) straight away, the only way they would catch him would be if he offended again and I could not bear the thought of that happening to someone else,” she told The West Australian. Then Sarah Spiers went missing. Bradley Edwards has always denied killing Sarah Spiers, Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon. John Townsend was The West Australian’s crime reporter at the time. As a guest on the podcast, John recalled speaking to police and the startling information he received shortly after Sarah Spiers disappeared. His emotional description of his anger about the little or no information, or the wrong information sent out to the public at the time shows this case has stayed with him for more than 25 years. Join John Townsend, Natalie Bonjolo and Tim Clarke for this extra episode during a brief court adjournment. When court resumes, DNA evidence from forensic scientist Aleks Bagdonavicius will continue. If you, or anyone you know has been affected by the content in this podcast, contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or the Sexual Assault Resource Centre (SARC) on
Just days before what would have been Ciara Glennon’s 28th birthday in November 1997, her grieving family were given a gift from A MACRO detective and pathologist Dr Karin Margolius - a bit of their daughter back. A lock of her hair. Detectives on the case had become close to the families as the massive investigation spanned months, turning into years, and this - as it was with Jane Rimmer’s family - an act of compassion. This act, however has somewhat divided our podcast team, with veteran 7NEWS reporter Alison Fan describing the act of signing out the hair mass for two days as ’bizarre’. As forensic scientist Aleks Bagdonavicius finished his evidence today, he revealed a record, which showed one of the crucial DNA exhibits, Ciara Glennon’s left middle fingernail labelled AJM 42, had at some point between 2001 and 2003 been tested with results showing a ‘possible match for male DNA’. This had never been heard in court before. The only time the court had previously been told of male DNA showing up in AJM42 was when it was sent to the UK for further testing - and only when it was joined with Ciara Glennon’s thumbnail, AJM 40, that it revealed a male DNA profile, which the prosecution says matched the male DNA found on the Karrakatta rape victim - Bradley Robert Edwards. As the day’s proceedings came to a close on the final day of week nine, the prosecution listed the witnesses for the next week, and the witnesses they will call to complete the DNA portion of the trial. One notable name which wasn’t mentioned was Laurie Webb - the PathWest manager who had a huge involvement in handling evidence from both Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon, as well as samples from the Karrakatta rape victim. He was sacked from PathWest in 2016 for cutting corners in his work. The West Australian Legal Affairs editor Tim Clarke reveals the scoop he’s uncovered about why his name wasn’t mentioned in this episode of Claremont in Conversation. You can also read Tim’s exclusive story at thewest.com.au. If you have any questions for the podcast team, or any of their guests, send them in to claremontpodcast@wanews.com.au
Lance Williams was the main suspect as being the Claremont Serial Killer for 10 years, and today it was revealed scientists once believed they found a possible match between his hair and that found on the third victim, Ciara Glennon. During his final day on the stand, retired forensic scientist Martin Blooms revealed in 2002, scientists did suspect a match had been made between the hair from Lance Williams and hairs found on Ciara Glennon’s body, following testing on Mr Williams hair after he was arrested. Lance Williams was arrested in 1998 and interrogated by police for 17 hours. Shortly after his arrest, Lance Williams voluntarily offered his DNA samples for testing, He was placed under intense scrutiny by police, who openly followed him to and from work every day for years. In 2002, they conducted the test, which at the time was designed to exclude suspects, but forms shown to the court on day 39 revealed at least one hair recovered from Ciara’s shirt as well as her skirt noted that it “possibly matched with Williams.” Mr Williams admitted to driving around Claremont at night during 1996 and 1997 to look for lone women, but he insisted it was to offer them a safe way to get home - because three women had gone missing from the area. Claremont in Conversation guest and veteran 7 News reporter Alison Fan interviewed Mr Williams in 2002, and said she came out of the interview convinced he was innocent, so much so she called the assistant commissioner of police to tell him what she thought. It wasn’t until a decade after his arrest, that Lance Williams was officially no longer a suspect in the case. He has since died, but was alive to hear someone else - Bradley Robert Edwards - was arrested and charged with the murders, which he denies. But the day wasn’t all about Lance Williams, Mr Blooms was grilled by the defence about his involvement in the case, revealing that police asked he be taken off the case in 2003 - which The West’s Emily Moulton said received a sharp response, and tense moment with the prosecution. With every detail from the last 23 years being pulled apart and analysed in WA’s trial of the century, the pressure and scrutiny is expected to only increase. Join Natalie Bonjolo and Emily Moulton as they discuss day 39. If you have any questions for the podcast team, or an of their guests, send them in to claremontpodcast@wanews.com.au.
Claremont was a buzzing, wealthy suburb, about 20 minutes from Perth, Western Australia. With pubs and bars along wide, safe streets. It was known for its nightlife, with patrons often spilling out onto the footpath in the early hours of the morning. But that all changed in 1996 when the disappearance of three young women made national headlines. Claremont would become the backdrop for one of Western Australia’s biggest, longest-running and expensive investigations, which as of yet, has not been solved. But more than 23 years later, as this episode is published, a man is sitting on trial, facing eight charges for the murders of Sarah Jane Spiers, Jane Louise Rimmer, and Ciara Eilish Glennon. Journalist Natalie Bonjolo speaks to Jessie about the case of the Claremont Serial Killer. Natalie is an executive producer on the Claremont Serial Killings podcast for the West Australian where she has been following the trial as it unfolds and working alongside journalists who've been reporting on the case since the first woman, Sarah Spiers, went missing on a January night in 1996. CREDITS Guest: Natalie Bonjolo Host: Jessie Stephens Producer and Editor: Elise Cooper RESEARCH CLAREMONT: The Claremont Serial Killings podcast from The West Australian https://bit.ly/2sLouFD 7 News Perth, Accused Claremont serial killer Bradley Edwards has pleaded guilty to five of eight charges against him 7 Network https://bit.ly/2G9XimX 7 News Perth, Victim statement in court about the night she was raped by Bradley Robert Edwards, 7 Network https://bit.ly/2unFIt2 CONTACT US If you have a case you'd like to hear on True Crime Conversations send us an email at truecrime@mamamia.com.au Join our Facebook group True Crime Conversations herehttps://bit.ly/2xrjAMZ
***WARNING: Graphic Content*** Ciara Glennon's fingernail clippings are the key pieces of evidence the prosecution have to say why they'll prove Bradley Robert Edwards is the Claremont Serial Killer. The reason why they're so crucial, is because DNA found under those fingernails contained the DNA of the accused, and the prosecution say it got there because of a struggle. When Ciara Glennon’s body was found on April 3, 1997, she also had defensive wounds on her arms and hands, indicating she fought for her life. On day 27 of the Claremont Serial Killings trial, the court heard from the mortuary manager who collected those key pieces of evidence. Dr Robert Macdermit, who had conducted more than 10,000 autopsies during his career, clipped Ciara's fingernails, and detailed the grim task that was conducting her post-mortem. In that autopsy, Ciara's hair mass was also taken, a gruesome task which was explained in full to the court by Dr Macdermit. Ciara's hair is also an important piece of evidence for the prosecution, because several blue and grey fibres, which they say are from the Telstra uniform and Commodore station wagon used by Bradley Edwards at the time. However, during his cross examination it was revealed Dr Macdermit could have driven a commodore to the post mortem that day. The defence also noticed what looked like another body present in the room of the time of Ciara's post-mortem. They also got Dr Macdermit to admit they used the same utensils for different body parts, which were rinsed off during the procedure. Join Natalie Bonjolo, Tim Clarke and Alison Fan as they explain the details of day 27. If you have any questions for the Claremont in Conversation team, send them in to claremontpodcast@wanews.com.au For more information on WA's trial of the century, head to https://thewest.com.au/news/claremont-serial-killings
****WARNING: Some viewers may find the content discussed in this episode distressing**** The doctor who examined the 17-year-old who was brutally raped by Bradley Edwards in 1995 has recalled the horrific injuries the teenager suffered that night. In Day 23 of the Claremont serial killings trial Dr Amanda Barnard gave evidence saying while she had examined thousands of women during her career as a doctor for the sexual assault resource centre, the injuries inflicted on the 17-year-old by Bradley Robert Edwards almost 25 years ago had stayed with her. Bradley Edwards pleaded guilty to the rape, in which he abducted the teenager while she was walking to a friends’ house in Claremont on February 11, 1995. He grabbed the 17-year-old from behind, bound her hands, put a hood over her head and carried her to his van, where he tied her legs, drove her to Karrakatta Cemetery where he then brutally raped the teenager twice. Dr Barnard, who was working at the sexual assault resource centre at the time told the court how the teenager’s examination was ‘painful and difficult’, saying, “I think the things that made this particular case stick in my mind were the violent nature of assault by a stranger, the fact that she had been hooded and restrained, the extent and painfulness of her injuries and given the fact of her youth and that she was a virgin,” But while on the stand, the doctor was quizzed about how she collected samples from the teenager, how they were stored and who she sent them to. The defence say these samples – which were found to have Bradley Edwards’ DNA on them were cross-contaminated with the fingernail clippings from Ciara Glennon. But the prosecution say they were never even stored on the same shelf, let alone could be contaminated, and previously called the suggestion of cross contamination an “Exercise in errant fantasy”. Join Natalie Bonjolo, Tim Clarke and criminal defence lawyer Damien Cripps as they take you through day 23 of the Claremont Serial Killings trial. If you, or anyone you know has been affected by the content in this podcast, you can contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 Or the sexual assault resource centre on 1800 199 888
Before WA’s trial of the century resumes for 2020, we take you through the evidence which has been presented so far. A lot of you have told us the trial jumped around from date to date, so we’ve collated all the evidence and put it in chronological order for you, so you can refresh your memory before jumping into the maze which will be the DNA and fibre evidence. Starting with the Huntingdale attack, through the disappearance of three women and the discovery of two bodies. Then 19 years after that, in 2016, the arrest of Bradley Robert Edwards, a man who wasn’t even on WA Police’s radar. A Telstra employee and social footy player with a wife and step-daughter. In this bonus episode, Claremont in Conversation’s Natalie Bonjolo, Alison Fan and Tim Clarke take you through the series of tragic and horrific events which ended in the arrest of Bradley Robert Edwards, taking us to present day, as he stands trial for murder. Go to thewest.com.au to see the exhibits released during the trial.
On Valentine’s Day in 1988 in Huntingdale, a teenager went to bed alone after spending the day with her boyfriend. She was woken up by someone lying on top of her. Thinking it was her boyfriend, she said she didn’t feel scared. That was until she touched that person’s face. The person lying on top of her wasn’t her boyfriend, but was an intruder. That intruder was Bradley Robert Edwards, who pleaded guilty to the attack 30 years later. Day 10 of the Claremont Serial Killings trial heard from victim, as she told of her ordeal, and of the kimono that was left behind after the attack. That kimono would become crucial in the police investigation, and the prosecution’s case against Bradley Edwards. The day also heard from the family of the second woman to disappear, Jane Rimmer, and the ordinary day that would turn out to be her last. Join Natalie Bonjolo, Tim Clarke and Alison Fan as they dissect the day’s events.
It was massive day in court, with eight witnesses taking the stand, including the woman who was attacked from behind by the accused Claremont Serial Killer, Bradley Robert Edwards in 1990, who spoke about her ordeal publicly for the first time. He pleaded guilty and was convicted on common assault. As Natalie Bonjolo, Tim Clarke and Alison Fan discuss, her testimony was animated and detailed, and she recounted the terrifying ordeal, now known as "The Hollywood Hospital Incident" like it was yesterday, the day she said she thought she was going to die. For the first time, it was revealed that Western Australian Police were looking into Telstra vehicles as early as July 1996, just a month after Jane Rimmer went missing and before Ciara Glennon was murdered. The court also heard from three other women, known as 'The Telstra Living Witnesses' who the prosecution say had close encounters with a man in a white van, driving around Cottesloe and Claremont picking up vulnerable women.
How reliable is DNA evidence in 2019? What about DNA that was collected 20 or more years ago? Is it possible for you to leave DNA in a place you've never been? We ask those questions as the case against alleged Claremont serial killer Bradley Robert Edwards is before the court, police and the victim's families hoping to finally get closure on the deaths of Sarah Spiers, Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon. CREDITS Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Elle Beattie Audio Producer: Ian Camilleri Thanks to our special guests Forensic scientist, Senior lecturer at Murdoch University and consultant at https://www.coldcasereview.com.au/ Brendan Chapman and Nine News Perth reporter Tegan Sapwell. The Quicky is the easiest and most enjoyable way to get across the news every day. And it's delivered straight to your ears in a daily podcast so you can listen whenever you want, wherever you are...at the gym, on the train, in the playground or at night while you're making dinner. The Quicky. Getting you up to speed. Daily. Want The Quicky in your ears every day? Subscribe at mamamia.com.au/the-quicky or in your favourite podcast app. Love the show? Send us an email thequicky@mamamia.com.au or call the podphone 02 8999 9386. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The US Supreme Court has declined to hear Adnan Syed’s appeal for a new trial. Remains discovered in Alabama are believed to be those of missing college student, Aniah Blanchard. A Utah man is charged with the murder of his mother, who was stabbed in her apartment. Two South Carolina inmates, serving life in prison, murdered four other inmates in a demented bid to be sentenced to death. They have been sentenced to four additional life sentences. Finally, the trial of Bradley Robert Edwards begins in Perth, Western Australia. Edwards is accused of being the so-called “Claremont Serial Killer” who terrorized Perth in 1996 and 1997.
A never-before heard phone call Sarah Spiers made in the hours before she disappeared. Descriptions of Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon’s final movements, and gruesome evidence shown to a packed-out court on the first day of the accused Claremont Serial Killer, Bradley Robert Edwards’ trial. Join Natalie Bonjolo, Tim Clarke and legal experts, criminal defence lawyer Damien Cripps and Barrister Nicholas van Hattem as they discuss Day 1 of the trial WA has waited 23 years for.
As the trial of the century gets underway in Perth, Western Australia, Seven West Media journalists take you inside the courtroom. Two girls dead, one missing, presumed murdered. The Claremont serial killings, as they have come to be known, struck fear into West Australians for 23 years. Now, the man accused, Bradley Robert Edwards faces trial. Join us daily for an in-depth conversation with reporters who covered the case of the Claremont serial killings from the start and legal experts who will discuss the case in a language you can understand.
Tonight's 'Flashpoint' episode is about 24 years in the making. With 'the trial of the century' just days away, Tim and the panel will rewind the clock to when Sarah Spiers disappeared - sparking a chain of events. Then, in the present day, they'll look ahead to next week and discuss how the trial of Bradley Robert Edwards is expected to play out.
Closing in on a trialOne of the most anticipated murder trials in local history will get under way in late November.Prior to the trial’s start date, yet more startling evidence has emerged during a further series of pre-trial court appearances by Bradley Robert Edwards.He faces court charged with the abduction and murder of three young women who had been outenjoying the nightlife of the urban village of Claremont in Western Australia.The disappearances decades ago became known as the Claremont Serial Killings.Mr Edwards is also facing sexual assault charges concerning two other teenage women He has pleaded not guilty to all the changes against him.Post Newspapers' reporters were at the pre-trial hearings to catch every word.Episode 1 of the Post Newspapers podcast, called Revelations, detailed some of the evidence that the prosecution intended to array against Mr Edwards, including evidence of extreme pornography.But what is this new evidence, and how much of it will be allowed to be introduced when the trial proper gets under way?Find out in the Post’s podcast Episode 2: Closing in on a trial.
Years pass and with the public losing hope that the horrific mystery will ever be solved, a new suspect emerges. Telecommunications technician Bradley Robert Edwards is arrested in a dawn raid. The 50-year-old pleads not guilty and will stand trial for three murders, rape and abduction. So what is the police case against him? And is it possible that police missed a link that could have led them to the accused man than a decade ago?
One woman missing, one woman murdered. A city gripped by fear. Then Ciara Glennon vanishes off the streets of Claremont. As her grieving father takes up the hunt, police launch the biggest murder taskforce in Australian history. But when their focus narrows on a suspect, the question is asked: have police got the wrong man?
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