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The Greenough Family Massacre

Season 1, Ep. 78
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As the car drew closer, Daniel turned on the kitchen light and headed out front to see who was arriving at 3AM. The family dogs were barking out the back, attuned to the strange hour the person was visiting.


Daniel walked down the driveway to see the driver, who got out of the car. But he’d left the headlights on, so it was too bright for Daniel to clearly see who it was...


Join Shaun and Chloe as they discuss the callous murders of the young MacKenzie family - the details of which were ordered to be sealed - and the police investigation and groundbreaking scientific work which exposed the perpetrator.


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This episode was produced by True Blue Media using the open source materials referenced below: 


  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXZgmwhaX3E - Crime Investigation Australia Documentary
  2. https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/a-familys-desperate-bid-to-keep-wa-murderer-behind-bars-as-parole-bid-looms-20161005-grvtar.html
  3. https://www.news.com.au/national/courts-law/axe-murderer-william-patrick-mitchell-wiped-out-a-quarter-of-my-family-tree/news-story/24a1ba92e51ac50a10291e4b0c12851c 
  4. https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/court-justice/parole-ban-for-catherine-birnie-william-patrick-mitchell-peter-maloney-ng-b881051281z 
  5. https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/wa/greenough-murders-evalyn-clow-has-vowed-to-keep-william-patrick-mitchell-locked-up-ng-9e11fbe1f0a938e709042750001345ce
  6. https://podcasts.apple.com/bz/podcast/greenough-murders-fighting-to-keep-a-killer-in-jail-119/id1217681421?i=1000446906709 - Interview with Evalyn on Australian True Crime
  7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenough,_Western_Australia 


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