The brutal murder of Penny Pratt

The brutal murder of Penny Pratt

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May 20, 2026 · 50 min · Season 7 · Episode 21

About this episode

Geordie & Michelle discuss the brutal murder of Penny Pratt and the failures of the psychiatric system that led to it.

This week, Geordie & Michelle explore the brutal murder of Australian mother of two, Penny Pratt... When 27-year-old Penny Pratt checked herself into a psychiatric facility on the night of November 28, 2010, she believed she was entering a place of safety and care. Instead, over the course of just a few hours, a series of failures, bad decisions and missed opportunities would leave her vulnerable — and ultimately lead to her brutal murder. Why did Penny leave the psychiatric hospital that night? How did violent offenders James Potter and Aaron Gibson become involved? How did so many people fail her at every stage? And perhaps most disturbingly of all: Why were Penny’s desperate pleas for help ignored by emergency services when she needed them most? So grab a brown lemonade and settle in as the pair chat Eurovision, telly recs and more, only on Eavesdroppin’. And remember, wherever you are, whatever you do, just keep Eavesdroppin’! *Disclaimer: We don’t claim to have any factual info about anything ever and our opinions are just opinions not fact, sooorrrryyy! Don’t sue us! Please rate, review, tell your friends and subscribe in all the usual places – it really helps :)&nbsp…

People in this episode

Hosts: Geordie, Michelle

Topics covered

  • murder
  • mental health
  • psychiatric care
  • emergency services
  • true crime

Keywords

  • Penny Pratt
  • murder
  • psychiatric facility
  • James Potter
  • Aaron Gibson
  • emergency services
  • Australia

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Places: Australia

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