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The Kimberley Killer
Not long after sunrise Peter Leutenegger was flying his chopper across the Jubilee Downs Station, singing along to a few of his favourite Slim Dusty songs. He was mustering horses in preparation for the upcoming Fitzroy Crossing Rodeo; a popular annual event that saw many people travel to the area, when he noticed something unusual on the ground below.
It appeared to be a vehicle, but it was well covered by some form of camouflage. The power of his chopper blades slightly blew the green covering off the vehicle, and Peter thought he’d seen a man lying down inside, a man with no shirt on, camouflage pants, and a bandanna wrapped around his head...
Join Shaun and Chloe as they discuss the series of brutal spree murders throughout the Kimberley region in 1987, the unlikely helicopter pilot who located the killer, and the tactical police response that brought him down.
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This episode was produced by True Blue Media using the open source materials referenced below:
- Crime Investigation Australia: The Kimberley Killer
- https://sites.google.com/site/ntpmhsociety/home/our-rich-history/timeline-and-events/major-crimes-and-investigations/kimberley-killer -by John Horswell, Australian Police Journal
- The Kimberley killer, The Sunday Times March 05, 2007
- https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7101131/How-German-tourist-shot-dead-five-campers-Australias-End-kept-killing.html
- https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/josef-schwab-murder-spree-30-years-on-on-the-trail-of-a-killer-in-was-remote-north-ng-b88502609z
- The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) 17 Jun 1987, Wed Page 1
- The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) 21 Jun 1987, Sun Page 2 & 3
- The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/true-blue-crime.
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