348: Janelle Patton

Morbidology

Society & Culture, Documentary, True Crime

4.4 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Norfolk Island hadn’t had a murder in over 150 years, but that all changed one stormy afternoon in 2002. Two tourists left their accommodation after the rainstorm had cleared. They headed to Cockpit Waterfall. On the floor near the barbecue area, something unnatural caught their attention…

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0:00.0	Are you a wrestling fan?
0:01.8	Even if you're not, I'll bet you're friends with someone who is.
0:05.0	There's a lot of wrestling these days, whether it's on TV in front of 50,000 people or your local armory in front of 500.
0:12.3	You never know what to expect.
0:13.7	Even bad bunny's been in the ring before.
0:15.6	Yes, that bad bunny.
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0:39.7	Apple Podcasts Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Hi, true crime fans. I'm Giles and I'm the host of
0:47.8	the true crime show. This is Monsters. If you like podcasts that take a deep dive into some of the worst offenders on the planet,
1:01.1	you should check out my show. We do themed seasons, which average around 20 episodes and have
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1:13.0	This is Monsters wherever you listen to podcasts if you want to hear more and listen to the more than
1:17.7	500 episodes I've published. Thanks in advance and be safe. The
1:30.3	Bees
1:31.3	The Thee I thought she was deep.
1:59.0	Did she show any reaction or? No, she was dead. Did she show any reaction?
2:01.6	No, she was quiet.
2:03.6	In 1788, just weeks, after the first fleet arrived in Sydney, Britain claimed a remote speck in the South Pacific, Norfolk Island.
2:24.3	First used as a brutal penal colony, then abandoned, then re-established as one of the harshest prisons in the British Empire.
2:32.3	The island earned a dark reputation. By the mid-1800s
2:37.0	it was emptied again, only to be resettled by descendants of the bounty mutineers from Pitcairn Island.
2:44.0	By the early 2000s, Norfolk Island had transformed into something altogether different.
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