Due to the graphic nature of this episode, listener discretion is advised.

This episode contains discussions of murder, sexual assault, pedophilia, torture,

body mutilation, suicide, and animal cruelty and death that some listeners may find disturbing.

Extreme caution is advised for listeners under 13.

A November 5, 1997, a truck driver was making his run through the suburbs of Adelaide Hills in

South Australia. He wasn't far from the town of Kursbrook when he happened to turn his head at

just the right moment. He'd driven this route dozens if not hundreds of times, so by now he knew

the scenery well. But on this day, glancing down a short embankment, the driver caught a

fleeting glimpse of something new, something that definitely shouldn't be there.

The driver radioed his office and asked them to call the police. He'd just seen a dead body

hanging from a tree. It was the first sign that evil had stirred in South Australia and nothing

would ever be the same. Hi, I'm Greg Polson. This is serial killers, a Spotify original from

podcast. Every episode we dive into the minds and madness of serial killers. Today we're taking a

look at the horrific snow town murders of South Australia, otherwise known as the bodies and

barrels murders. I'm here with my co-host, Vanessa Richardson. Hi everyone, you can find episodes of

serial killers and all other Spotify originals from podcast for free on Spotify or wherever you

listen to podcasts. In 1999, Australia was rocked by the gruesome discovery of eight bodies

stuffed into barrels, hidden in an abandoned bank vault in the remote hamlet of Snowtown.

The bodies which left a deep scar in the small town were the handy work of a small group of men

with twisted hero complexes and a penchant for torture. Today we'll look at John Bunting,

the ringleader of this gang of sadistic killers, and examine the dark motivations that led them to

murder. Next time we'll hear about the group's evolving MO and watch as police slowly uncover the

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