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Once Upon A Crime

The Devil’s Luck: The Moorhouse Murders Survivor

Once Upon A Crime

Esther Ludlow

Truecrime, History, True Crime, Crime, Criminals, Criminology, Society & Culture

4.65K Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2023

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

This month I’m sharing cases of people who, against all odds, survived some of the worst killers in modern history. In this week’s story, a teenage girl is picked up by a seemingly ordinary couple and then spends two days trapped in a nightmare. She is the fifth victim of one of the rarest types of killers on record - a serial killer couple. But Kate Moir would keep her wits about her, and even though she was only seventeen, she outsmarted the evil duo, ending their killing spree. Resources: The Best New True Crime Stories: Partners in Crime, Mitzi Szereto, Editor, Mango Publishing, 2022. Catherine, David Birnie: The macabre, sadistic Moorhouse murders | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site David and Catherine Birnie: Australia’s worst serial killer couple still haunt Kate Moir | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site 'How I escaped the house of horrors': Hostage of Australia’s most evil killers tells how she fled (yahoo.com) Links: Join our Patreon for bonus episodes and ad-free episodes - www.patreon.com/ onceuponacrime

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This podcast details true crime cases.

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It contains adult themes and may contain descriptions of violence.

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It is not intended for children.

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Listener discretion is advised.

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Thank you for joining me for today's episode of Once upon a crime.

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Thank you for joining me for today's episode of Once Upon a Crime.

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This month I'm sharing cases of people who

0:24.8

against all odds survived some of the worst killers in modern history. In this

0:30.1

week's story a teenage girl is picked up by a seemingly ordinary couple and then spends

0:35.2

two days trapped in a nightmare.

0:37.7

She is the fifth victim of one of the rarest types of killers on record, a serial killer

0:42.3

couple.

0:43.7

But Kate Moyer would keep her wits about her, and even though she was only 17, she out-smarted

0:49.1

the evil duo, ending their killing spree.

0:52.4

This is the case of the Morehouse Murder survivor, Kate Moyer. So, you're going to be. On the evening of November 9th, 1986, 17-year-old Kate Moyer was hitchhiking along Sterling Highway, just outside of the port city of Fremantle in Western Australia.

1:27.0

Kate had spent a night out with friends, and like many young people without a car at that time and place,

1:32.0

decided to flag down a ride for the

1:34.2

short drive home.

1:36.5

Within a few minutes a car pulled up and a middle-aged woman stuck her head out and asked Kate

1:41.0

if she knew the area. She said they were lost and asked for

1:44.7

directions giving Kate a street name. As Kate approached the car, she looked

1:49.6

inside and saw a very thin man behind the wheel. Just as she got within a few feet of the vehicle,

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