Australia's Forgotten Serial Maniacs

About this episode

The episode discusses a series of murders committed by three killers in 1837, highlighting their fates and the irony of one being legally untouchable.

In 1837, three cold-blooded killers committed a series of bloody outrages that left nine people dead. Two of these murderers were to face their own gruesome fates. But, in an ironic twist, the third would be legally untouchable despite all the victims he'd shot and axed. Support Forgotten Australia for ad-free early episodes, exclusive bonus episodes and the chance to win prizes in the special edition trivia episodes. 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

• true crime
• history
• serial killers
• 19th century
• Australia

Keywords

• serial maniacs
• murders
• 1837
• Australia
• true crime

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