Case 70: The Kimberley Killer

Casefile True Crime | Dec 09 2017 | 00:54:14

The Kimberley is one of the most remote areas in Australia. Tourists are advised not to leave the main roads and to avoid driving at dawn or during the night – mainly because of the dangers of wildlife and the road trains which dominate the night hours. You must ensure you are adequately prepared with several days of water, food and fuel. Off-road travel is only recommended with an experienced guide – and there is no mobile phone reception, only satellite.

Across the Top End and the Kimberley Regions, outside the comfort of the cities and main towns, tourists and locals search for the undiscovered – the secret spot where they can be alone with their thoughts.

Light filtering through the trees. The only sounds – the crunching of leaves and rocks underfoot, or the trickling of water as it flows by.

But whether deep in the bush, on a desert plain or alone on the banks of a remote river – it's easy to leave yourself vulnerable.

Vulnerable to hazards you may not even realise.

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Researched and written by Gemma Harris

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Episode narrated by the Anonymous Host

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Warning – Contains spoilers

BOOK:

Australia's Serial Killers – by Paul B. Kidd (pp.231–235)

ARTICLES:

'Fear in the bush after 5 killings' – The Sydney Morning Herald (17 June 1987)

'Bolted doors in the town of fear' – The Sydney Morning Herald (18 June 1987)

'Outback tourists flee the shooting gallery' – The Age (18 June 1987)

'A lonely wait for the Northern killer' – The Sydney Morning Herald (19 June 1987)