Cold Cases: The Family Court Killer (with Vanessa!)

Serial Killers

Spotify Studios

True Crime, History, Education

4.6 • 30.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 March 2023

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Imagine knowing who a serial killer is for years but not having enough evidence to prove it. This is what happened to police in Sydney, Australia. During the 1980s, Leonard Warwick was angry when he lost custody of his daughter after his divorce, so he targeted employees of the family court system. And the only way to stop the violence was for his ex-wife to surrender custody. Today, Vanessa joins Carter Roy for a special crossover episode with Cold Cases. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hi listeners today's episode is a special one an examination of Australia's family
0:05.8	court killer it's a fascinating story not just because of who the killer was but more
0:11.6	so why he chose to kill.
0:14.4	It was such an honor to team up with Carter Roy and Cole
0:17.1	Cases for this episode.
0:18.6	I hope you enjoy it.
0:19.7	Due to the nature of this case, listener discretion is advised, this episode includes
0:28.0	discussions of murder, bombings, domestic violence, and trauma, and utilizes explosive sound effects.
0:35.0	Consider this when deciding how and when you'll listen.
0:38.0	Since the first episode of this show show I've looked at so many cases where investigators
0:46.6	spend years looking for that one piece of evidence that will nab the killer and finally bring justice to the victims and their families.
0:55.8	When these cases are solved, it's often partly thanks to advancements in forensic science,
1:02.3	DNA or fingerprints that definitively tell us who the
1:06.0	culprit is. But what happens when knowing the identity of the killer isn't enough. I'm Carter Roy and this is called Cases, a Spotify original from Parcast.
1:35.2	Every Monday I tell you the story of a crime that went unsolved for years.
1:40.4	We'll explore a vast array of offenses from burglary to arson to murder.
1:46.0	Some weeks, forensic breakthroughs will solve long-dormant cases.
1:51.0	Others will still be left searching for the truth.
1:55.0	Today we're talking about Australia's family court killer.
2:00.0	He operated in the Sydney area in the 1980s, targeting employees of the family court system.
2:08.5	The violence he reeked is honestly pretty staggering.
2:12.5	By the end of this story, several people will be dead
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