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Australian True Crime

Stalking and Murder - #180

Australian True Crime

Meshel Laurie

True Crime

4.6979 Ratings

🗓️ 4 October 2020

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

The inquest into the shocking murders of teenagers Jack and Jennifer Edwards by their father John has revealed his history of family violence and stalking. Journalist and author Megan Norris joins us to talk about her research into the correlation between stalking and murder.  


Show notes for Episode 180:

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With thanks to Megan Norris

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The Suzy Lamplugh Trust, mentioned in this episode: https://www.suzylamplugh.org/

Damen Stephens Melbourne stalker jailed, mentioned in this episode: https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/disgraceful-stalker-jailed-for-torching-mum-s-house-knifing-diners-20180810-p4zwqy.html



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0:00.0

We're bringing Australian True Crime live to Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne this July,

0:04.3

and I have to tell you that Brisbane sold out already.

0:07.5

Good for you, Brisbane, so we've quickly added a second show.

0:10.3

Now we can't keep adding more shows, so please make sure you get your tickets. Our special guests,

0:15.2

our forensic criminologist Santee Mallet in Brisbane and Sydney and the one and only Charlie Bizina in

0:19.9

Melbourne. There'll be a Q&A of course so you can ask your own burning questions on the night but you have to book quickly.

0:28.0

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

0:32.0

We pay our respects to their elders,

0:34.6

past and present and to Aboriginal elders emerging.

0:41.0

The following podcast contains content of a graphic violent nature and is not suitable for children.

0:49.0

So he posted things like, I'm not a rapist yet and I don't want to be. There are other options.

0:55.0

This will be a 10 or 20 year thing. The terrible details that have come out of the in question to the murders of

1:09.4

Sydney teenagers Jack and Jennifer Edwards in 2018 by their father John had me texting back and forth with author and journalist Megan Norris

1:18.1

Who as our listeners will know from past episodes has written in depth about fathers who kill their children.

1:25.6

This is Australian True Crime with Michelle Lorry and Emily Webb.

1:30.3

Come with us as we go beyond the new cycle to find out how people become killers, how people become victims, and what happens next.

1:39.0

Megan has done years of research about stalking and the murder of children by their fathers as the ultimate

1:44.6

form of family violence, intended to punish the mothers of their children in the

1:49.3

most devastating way. As we saw with Olga Edwards, the mom of Jack age 15 and Jennifer 13.

1:57.0

Olga took her own life five months after her ex-husband killed their children.

2:03.3

We start with Megan talking about how stalking was missed as a red flag with John Edwards.

2:08.3

I've written a number of books with different murders as you know and stalking was always a background

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