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Australian True Crime

Shortcut: Do Not Approach Keith Lees

Australian True Crime

Meshel Laurie

True Crime

4.6979 Ratings

🗓️ 23 December 2024

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.


Keith Lees is a very dangerous man who is living somewhere in Australia, and is sought by police across two states for the 1997 murder of Meaghan Louise Rose.


He's probably living under an assumed name. He may have stolen someone else's identity and he definitely should not be approached or confronted.


In this part one of our story, we hear from one of the children of Keith Lees, Wren Dawnsong. Wren was living with Keith when he murdered Barry Waters, for which he was convicted and served prison time.


Wren was also living with her father when Keith's then partner, Meaghan Louise Rose, was found dead at the foot of a cliff on the Sunshine Coast on July 18th, 1997.


In part two of this series, we will be speaking with Meaghan's sister. That episode will be available later this week. ATC Plus subscribers will get early and ad-free access.


Do you have information regarding any of the cases discussed on this podcast? Please report it on the Crime Stoppers website or by calling 1800 333 000.


You can check out Wren's youtube channel, where she has uploaded her own video regarding this story here.


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CREDITS:

Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram 

Guest: Wren Dawnsong & Sergeant Anthony Johns

Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard


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Transcript

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0:00.0

We have three guests joining us on Australian True Crime over the next two episodes

0:09.4

to talk about one very dangerous man who is living somewhere in Australia, sought by police

0:16.2

across two states. Please check our Facebook and Instagram accounts for photographs of Keith Lees.

0:22.9

He's probably living under an assumed name. He may have stolen someone else's identity

0:27.5

and he definitely should not be approached or confronted. If you think you have any information

0:34.1

about his whereabouts, please contact crime stoppers on 1-800-3-3-0

0:39.8

or your local police.

0:42.0

In the second part of this episode, we'll hear from the detective in charge of the hunt

0:46.0

for Lee's, Detective Sergeant Anthony Johns.

0:49.4

And in the second episode, later in the week, we'll hear from a woman whose sister died when she was

0:54.9

attempting to end a relationship with Lee's 27 years ago. That's the matter that police

1:00.3

wish to speak to him about now. But first, in this part one of our story, we hear from one of

1:07.1

the children of Keith Lee's, Ren Dornsong.

1:15.8

Ren was living with Keith when he committed one murder for which he was convicted and served prison time, and when his partner, Megan Rose, was found dead at the foot of a cliff on the

1:21.3

Sunshine Coast.

1:23.0

This is Australian True Crime.

1:24.8

We acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which this podcast is

1:28.4

created, the Wurundri Woi Wurung people of the Koolin Nation. And a warning, this episode of the

1:35.0

podcast contains graphic descriptions of violence. This is Jesse and Lenny Ware from Tablemanorsors and we're currently sponsored by Deliveroo.

1:47.5

And we've got something important to share with you today. Let's call it a public service announcement.

1:51.9

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2:02.8

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