The Hitchhiker Who Escaped Ivan Milat’s Deadly Trap
About this episode
This episode recounts the harrowing escape of Paul Onions from Ivan Milat and the subsequent investigation into the Belanglo Forest murders.
In 1990, a young backpacker named Paul Onions escaped a terrifying encounter on an Australian highway. Years later, his survival story would become the key to exposing Ivan Milat, one of Australia’s most notorious serial killers. This episode explores the Belanglo Forest murders, the seven young travelers who vanished, the investigation that shocked a nation, and the unanswered questions that remain decades later. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/criminal--6152643/support . This episode includes AI-generated content.
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