About this episode

The episode discusses the 1926 murders of two detectives investigating gold thieves in Kalgoorlie, Australia.

In 1926, Detective Inspector John Walsh and Detective Sergeant Alexander Pitman were murdered while investigating gold thieves near Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. This sparked one of Australia's biggest manhunts after their bodies were found in a disused mine shaft. Joining us to unpack this case is Michael Adams from the Forgotten Australia podcast , available wherever you get your podcasts. ATC Plus subscribers can listen to this episode ad free here. You can watch our episodes by visiting our Youtube Channel here. Join our Facebook Group here. Do you have information regarding any of the cases discussed on this podcast? Please report it on the Crime Stoppers website or by calling 1800 333 000. Wanting to hear about certain kinds of crime? Check out our Spotify playlists for a curated list of our episodes. For Support: Lifeline    on 13 11 14 13 YARN  on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples) 1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732 Blue Knot Helpline:   1300 657 380 CREDITS: Host:  Meshel Laurie Guest: Michael Adams Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard GET IN TOUCH…

People in this episode

Host: Meshel Laurie

Guest: Michael Adams

Topics covered

• gold theft
• murder investigation
• manhunt
• Australian history
• true crime
• detective work

Keywords

• Goldfields Murders
• 1926
• Kalgoorlie
• detective
• manhunt
• true crime
• murder investigation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Crime Stoppers, Lifeline, YARN, 1800RESPECT, Blue Knot Helpline, Forgotten Australia

Places: Kalgoorlie

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