True Crime Classic: The Botanic Gardens Massacre

About this episode

The episode discusses the 1924 Botanic Gardens Massacre in Melbourne, one of the world's first random mass shootings.

A True Crime Classic from the Forgotten Australia archives: Just over 100 years ago, Australia suffered one of the world's first random mass shootings when a man went berserk with a rifle in Melbourne’s 1924 Botanic Gardens Massacre. The public was panicked for as long as he evaded the massive manhunt. Then came the copycat shooter...  This episode was first released in Season One, way back in 2018.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Forgotten Australia

Topics covered

• true crime
• mass shooting
• historical events
• Australia
• crime history

Keywords

• Botanic Gardens Massacre
• Melbourne
• mass shooting
• true crime
• Australia
• 1924

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Melbourne

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