About this episode

This episode reconstructs the abduction of ten-year-old Sharon Wills and the investigation into the calculated actions of Mr Cruel.

For 18 hours, ten-year-old Sharon Wills was held captive inside a stranger’s home—blindfolded, restrained and unable to know where she was. In this episode, Adam Shand reconstructs her abduction and the earlier Lower Plenty attack, as police begin to understand just how calculated their suspect really was. But Mr Cruel wasn’t as careful as he believed. Hidden among the evidence was a mistake that could one day reveal his identity. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Adam Shand

Topics covered

• abduction
• true crime
• criminal investigation
• child safety
• mystery

Keywords

• abduction
• Sharon Wills
• Mr Cruel
• Lower Plenty
• true crime
• police investigation
• crime evidence

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Lower Plenty

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