S11 Ep12: The Backpacker Killer
Blood Ties Podcast
Peter Shevlin
4.4 • 668 Ratings
🗓️ 5 December 2022
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Summary
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, seven backpackers went missing in New South Wales, Australia. Their bodies were later discovered partially buried, sparking one of Australia’s most notorious unsolved crime sprees.
Who was responsible for these shocking killings, and what was the motive behind them? In this episode, Molly and Geoffrey examine the Backpacker Murders case, exploring the victims, the investigation, and the chilling circumstances that gripped the nation.
If you’re fascinated by true crime, Australian serial killers, and unsolved mysteries, this episode will keep you on the edge of your seat.
CREDITS:
Presenters: Geoffrey and Molly Wansell
Producer: Sam Brain
Artwork: George Leigh
Music: Dan Wansell
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Molly Wansall and I'm Geoffrey Wansall and for the last 16 years or thereabouts we have been having lunch every Saturday and often our conversation turns to murder |
| 0:11.3 | and that's what's prompted us to launch this true crime podcast called blood ties |
| 0:18.9 | Hi everyone welcome back to the blood ties podcast I'm Molly Wonsall and I'm here with my father |
| 0:23.1 | Jeffrey Wansall. Hello everyone. Welcome back. Thank you for listening. It's very nice to have |
| 0:27.7 | Molly back, done a few without her. It's quite nice. It's quite nice to do it without me. No, |
| 0:34.0 | it's quite nice to have a companion. Molly's been helping me get my Advent calendar out. |
| 0:39.6 | Very important. |
| 0:41.5 | I bought myself a really expensive Advent calendar. |
| 0:44.5 | Gosh, good to do. |
| 0:45.4 | It's a beauty advent calendar, so every day you get a different beauty product. |
| 0:50.6 | Oh, well. |
| 0:51.5 | But it's one of those ones where they're like, oh, spend 200 pounds, but you get like a thousand, 1,500 pounds worth of product or something. Cricy. I realize this makes me sound like a total div during a cost of living crisis, but that's my gift to myself. Well, I think that's very nice. I haven't given myself a gift yet. I don't think people know that I'm obsessed with beauty because we don't talk about it that much on this podcast. No. I am obsessed with skincare. Yes. Molly has a particular interest in skincare. However, that being said, what have you done this week? Have you done lots of exciting things? I know that mum's this week. Oh yes, you've been away in Oxfordshire. |
| 1:28.3 | Yeah. |
| 1:28.7 | Yeah, oh, that's nice. |
| 1:30.6 | I've been either recording or sort of hiding. |
| 1:35.9 | Recovering. |
| 1:36.8 | Recovering. |
| 1:38.1 | I fell down some steps stupidly, entirely by accident, while pretty sober. |
| 1:45.2 | So it was a bit of a shock, really. |
| 1:48.3 | I feel like maybe you were lucky that you didn't know it was coming |
| 1:51.9 | because if your body's more loose, |
| 1:54.8 | then it's when you tense up that you tend to break bones and stuff. |
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