There's something so romantic about winter and I don't know whether that's just because

I'm a bit of a homebody and I love a 5th but I think it's just the holiday period.

It's just for me it's the most romantic period and I think anyone who's listened to my

records will know that I'm quite a big fan of romance.

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One four seven easy street was a typical semi-detached terrace home for Melbourne's inner

city suburbs.

Its front door opened to a narrow hallway with three bedrooms leading off to the right.

A bathroom set at the end of the hall which also doubled as the laundry.

Another door led to a living room and modest kitchen which opened to a small backyard

encased by a fence.

From the yard a gate granted access to a side laneway that separated number one four

seven from the neighbouring property and led out into the street.

On Thursday January 13, 1977 next door neighbour Janet waited anxiously in the laneway.

At her side was a German-shepard cross puppy named Mischka.

The dog belonged to the two young women who lived at one four seven easy street, Suzanne

Armstrong and Susan Bartlett.

Janet and her housemate Alona had found Mischka wandering the street two days earlier,

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