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The Lonely Hearts Killer
On the 26th of May 1990 a number of calls came in to 3AW’s late night lonely hearts program called Matchmakers. One seemingly eligible bachelor received several interested parties and potential matches:
“G’Day. I’m Rodney from Castlemaine. I’m 35, a Gemini, and a Marine Biologist. I enjoy basketball and squash. I’m a non-smoker and not a big drinker. I’m just looking for someone to share in my happiness and a quiet life. I like to keep things clean, but otherwise, I have no major hang ups…”
Join Shaun and Chloe as they discuss the man dubbed The Lonely Hearts Killer, and the monumental failure of the justice system that saw him prematurely released to go on and kill again.
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This episode was produced by True Blue Media using the open source materials referenced below:
- I Have Killed Eight by Steve Warnock, Sun Herald, Nov 9, 1997
- Crime Investigation Australia: Date with a Serial Killer
- Murder Down Under: Notorious Australian Serial Killers, By Anthony Ferguson
- The Age (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) 16 Aug 1992, Sun
- The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) 8 Oct 1997, Tue
- The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) 15 Aug 1992, Sat
- The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) 09 Nov 1997, Sun
- https://www.visitnsw.com/destinations/blue-mountains/katoomba-area
- https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/news/unsolved-melbourne-murders-you-may-never-have-heard-about/news-story/009fbf589c7cafa2d657c396db285a33
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