Why Some Murder Cases Are Never Solved with Andrew Rule

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Catherine Ashton interviews crime journalist Andrew Rule about the haunting unsolved murders of Margaret and Seana Tapp.

We'd love to hear from you. Send us a text :-) What happens when a veteran crime journalist revisits one of Australia’s most haunting unsolved murders? In this episode, I sit down with Andrew Rule, one of Australia’s most respected crime reporters and storytellers, to talk about the unsolved murders of Margaret and Seana Tapp. Andrew shares what first drew him to the case decades ago, the troubling missteps in the original investigation, and why this story has continued to stay with him throu...

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Host: Catherine Ashton

Guest: Andrew Rule

Topics covered

• unsolved murders
• crime journalism
• investigation
• Australia
• true crime
• storytelling

Keywords

• unsolved murders
• crime journalist
• Andrew Rule
• Margaret Tapp
• Seana Tapp
• investigation
• Australia

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Organizations: Australia, Australia’s most respected crime reporters

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