Margaret and Seana Tapp

Voices for Justice

Sarah Turney

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.8 • 9K Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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In 1984, the Tapp family made a home at 13 Kelvin Drive in the Melbourne suburb of Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia. It’s been described as a safe, peaceful suburb with a near-zero crime rate. 35-year-old Margaret Tapp thought it was the ideal place to raise her two children, 9-year-old Seana and 14-year-old Justin. She’d been divorced from her husband, Donald Tapp for about 5 years and was full steam ahead with forging this new life for herself and her children. She worked full-time as a nurse and was in her third year studying law full-time at Monash University. Her goal was to combine her work experience to specialize in medical malpractice cases. But before she could realize all these dreams, before she could see her kids graduate and start families of their own, it all came crashing down. Anyone with information is urged to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-333-000 or submit a tip online at crimestoppersvic.com.au. For more information about the cases discussed, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠VoicesforJusticePodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For even more content or if you just want to support our show, you can join our Patreon at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/voicesforjustice⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on social media: Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@VFJPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@VoicesforJusticePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@VoicesforJusticePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@VoicesforJusticePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Voices for Justice is hosted by Sarah Turney Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SarahETurney⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SarahETurney⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SarahETurney⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SarahETurney⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SarahTurney⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The introduction music used in Voices for Justice is Thread of Clouds by Blue Dot Sessions. Outro music is Melancholic Ending by Soft and Furious. The track used for ad transitions is Pinky by Blue Dot Sessions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:02.0	Voices for Justice is a podcast that uses adult language and discusses sensitive and
1:06.5	potentially triggering topics, including violence, abuse, and murder.
1:11.4	This podcast may not be appropriate for younger audiences.
1:15.3	All parties are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
1:18.6	Some names have been changed or omitted per their request or for safety purposes.
1:23.4	Listener discretion is advised.
1:26.5	My name is Sarah Turney, and this is Voices for Justice.
1:34.6	Today, I'm discussing the case of Margaret and Shawna Tapp.
1:39.0	In 1984, the Tapp family made a home at 13 Kelvin Drive in the suburb of Furn Tree Gully in Melbourne,
1:45.8	Victoria, in Australia. It's been described as a safe, peaceful suburb with a crime rate
1:51.8	that's next to nothing. I'm sure 35-year-old Margaret Tapp thought it was an ideal place to raise
1:57.6	her two children, nine-year-old Shauna and 14-year-old Justin.
2:02.3	She'd been divorced from her husband, Donald Tap, for about five years, and was full steam
2:07.1	ahead with forging this new life for herself and her children. She worked full-time as a nurse,
2:12.1	and was in her third year studying law full-time at Manash University. Her goal was to combine her work experience to
2:18.9	specialize in medical malpractice cases. But before she could realize all these dreams, before she
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