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Unresolved: A True Crime & Mystery Podcast

Mr. Cruel

Unresolved: A True Crime & Mystery Podcast

Unresolved Productions

True Crime, History, Society & Culture

4.5190 Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2016

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, a name would become synonymous with the boogeyman in areas of Australia. His name was Mr. Cruel, and he was a serial child abductor that committed multiple heinous crimes without ever getting caught. 

Written, hosted, and produced by Micheal Whelan.

Music credits:

"Nae Shaam" by Graham Bole

"Endless Grey" by The Gateless Gate

"Decaying Ships" by Pulse Emitter

"Sunset" by Kai Engel

"Enoch" by Laoshi Ma

"Idea" by Kai Engel

"Astral & Shit - Vindicta (Lost-Radio Reshape)" by Lo-Fi Fidelity

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Transcript

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0:00.0

The person who committed these crimes is in amongst our society or was at the time of

0:11.2

them.

0:12.2

So he was associating with people more than likely held a job down.

0:16.7

So there is someone out there who has got information with him that hasn't been passed

0:21.5

on.

0:22.5

The modern edition is of course that he will continue to offend until he's apprehended

0:30.1

and the frequency of his offend him will increase.

0:33.8

For the idlerot스가, the whole page that was confident towards them was that they became

1:14.6

August 22nd, 1987.

1:18.6

On the outskirts of Melbourne, Australia, specifically in the suburban area of Lower Plenty,

1:24.0

things are as they should be.

1:26.2

While the rest of the world is beginning to cool down for fall, winter is just coming

1:30.3

to an end in Australia.

1:32.2

So temperatures are still relatively chilly in this southern city.

1:36.3

It is around 4 a.m. on a Saturday.

1:38.8

The time where most families are at home, fast asleep.

1:42.2

But on this chosen morning, an urban legend is beginning to take form in the shape of

1:47.1

a masked man lurking outside of a family home.

1:51.8

Removing a pain from the family's living room window, this criminal made his way inside,

1:56.9

alerting absolutely no one.

2:00.6

This masked man made his way to the bedroom of the parents, armed with a knife and a gun.

2:07.6

You woke up both parents, under the threat of lethal retaliation, pretending to be just

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