1 hr 6 min

The Truro Murders True Blue Crime

    • True Crime

On 25 April 1978, Bill and Valda Thomas were mushrooming in remote bushland alongside Swamp Road near the South Australian town of Truro, when they stumbled upon what they thought was the bone from the leg of a cow. When they couldn't shake the image from their minds, they returned to the area two days later for another look. Upon closer inspection, they saw that the bone had a shoe attached; inside the shoe was human skin and painted toenails...
Join Shaun and Chloe as they discuss this slow-burning case about a series of missing women who would remain unconnected until the discovery of several sets of human remains in remote bushland near Truro in 1979. The disappearances were becoming more frequent, until they suddenly stopped. Police would discover from a tip-off there was good reason for that, and their subsequent interview of a submissive and infatuated wingman would paint a horrifying picture of a dominant young and charismatic psychopath.
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This episode was produced by True Blue Media using the open source materials referenced below. Thanks to Nicky for assistance with research on this episode.

Australia's Serial Killers by Paul B KiddThe Truro Murders: The Sex Killing Spree Through the Eyes of an Accomplice by Ryan GreenThe Killing Fields of Truro - Crime Investigation AustraliaArchived newspaper articles from Adelaide Now, Adelaide Advertiser, and News.com.au Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/true-blue-crime.
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On 25 April 1978, Bill and Valda Thomas were mushrooming in remote bushland alongside Swamp Road near the South Australian town of Truro, when they stumbled upon what they thought was the bone from the leg of a cow. When they couldn't shake the image from their minds, they returned to the area two days later for another look. Upon closer inspection, they saw that the bone had a shoe attached; inside the shoe was human skin and painted toenails...
Join Shaun and Chloe as they discuss this slow-burning case about a series of missing women who would remain unconnected until the discovery of several sets of human remains in remote bushland near Truro in 1979. The disappearances were becoming more frequent, until they suddenly stopped. Police would discover from a tip-off there was good reason for that, and their subsequent interview of a submissive and infatuated wingman would paint a horrifying picture of a dominant young and charismatic psychopath.
Support the show on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/truebluecrime
Website - www.truebluecrimepodcast.com - includes our merch store
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/380493356066315/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/truebluecrime/
Email - truebluecrime@gmail.com
This episode was produced by True Blue Media using the open source materials referenced below. Thanks to Nicky for assistance with research on this episode.

Australia's Serial Killers by Paul B KiddThe Truro Murders: The Sex Killing Spree Through the Eyes of an Accomplice by Ryan GreenThe Killing Fields of Truro - Crime Investigation AustraliaArchived newspaper articles from Adelaide Now, Adelaide Advertiser, and News.com.au Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/true-blue-crime.
Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/true-blue-crime.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1 hr 6 min

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