About this episode

The episode discusses Kenneth's murder trial for the death of Mary Ann Brown and the influence of the colonial elite in his defense.

With Mary Ann Brown dead, and no doubt that Kenneth killed her, his April 1876 murder trial appeared to be an open-and-shut case.  But he had the best defence that money could buy – and a colonial elite closing ranks to protect one of their own. If you’re in danger from domestic violence, call Triple 0. National Domestic Family and Sexual Violence Counselling Service Tel: 1 800 737 732 https://1800respect.org.au  Lifeline Tel: 131 114 https://www.lifeline.org.au/ Support Forgotten Australia for a few bucks per month for ad-free early and exclusive bonus episodes and the chance to win prizes. Patreon: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia Apple: apple.co/forgottenaustralia Email: forgottenaustraliapodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Forgotten Australia

Topics covered

• murder trial
• domestic violence
• colonial elite
• legal defense
• historical crime

Keywords

• murder
• trial
• domestic violence
• colonial
• defense
• crime
• history

Sponsors

Patreon, Apple

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Triple 0, National Domestic Family and Sexual Violence Counselling Service, Lifeline

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