When the remains of two backpackers were found in Australia's Balingalo State Forest,

the authorities never imagined that the trail would lead them to five more bodies and a cold-blooded

murderer. In this episode, we're talking about the backpacker murderer, Ivan Milat. He's a serial killer

who many have said he never had human emotions.

He liked to toy with his victims in a brutal way,

and only years after the fact were his crimes uncovered.

Despite the mountain of evidence against him,

Ivan Malat would maintain his innocence for the rest of his life.

The for the rest of his life. Hello, friends.

Welcome to 10-minute murder, brief and bingeable true crime.

I'm Joe, the host, and thank you for joining today. This is my

favorite part of the week. When I get to tell you all about some sick and twisted killer that

most definitely was a neighbor of someone at some point in time, and they had absolutely no idea

of what they were living next door to, maybe not you specifically, but could be you. You could

have a super double secret psychotic serial

killer living next door to you and your family, and you don't even know. So think about that the

next time you go out to check the mail. And by the way, that's exactly how my mind works. I've done

so much reading and watching of true crime that I assume that everyone around me is a potential serial killer until they can prove otherwise.

In my head, it's one of two things.

I'm either singing along to a Bel Biv DeVoe song, or I'm considering who in my life might have killed someone or has the potential to kill someone.

Because in the words of the famous lyrical poets, Bill Biv DeVoe, you never

trust a big button to smile. A couple of things to hit on before we get the episode started

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