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Murder Archives

We’ve started this podcast to create a dialogue with you, that may help solve a 1929 murder in Toorak. If you want to know more, or help in the amateur sleuthing, we’ve uploaded documents and images t... Read more

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1: Norma’s last day

1: Norma’s last day

The first glimpse into Norma’s life in prestigious Mandeville Crescent, Toorak and an overview of her last day alive. W... Read more

8 Nov 2018

25mins

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2: Initial theories

2: Initial theories

This episode examines the initial theories about how Norma died and the theories that were dismissed. A number of lette... Read more

20 Dec 2018

29mins

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3: The prime suspect

3: The prime suspect

The police focus on their prime suspect – Norma’s mother, Edith McLeod. Importantly, it introduces an anonymous letter ... Read more

20 Dec 2018

38mins

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4: Who was Norma?

4: Who was Norma?

This episode goes beyond the police and newspaper records and focuses on the lives of Norma and Edith through the eyes o... Read more

20 Dec 2018

37mins

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5: The men in Norma’s life

5: The men in Norma’s life

What kind of men were Norma’s father and brother (Norman and Rhys McLeod)? And what clues their stories might provide ab... Read more

20 Dec 2018

33mins

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6: Watching the detectives

6: Watching the detectives

This episode focuses on the police themselves and the kind of environment they were working in in 1929 – a world of soci... Read more

20 Dec 2018

34mins

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7: Scenarios of death

7: Scenarios of death

We introduce another expert, forensic psychologist, Dr Karen Scally, to help us look at each McLeod family member throug... Read more

20 Dec 2018

58mins

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8: Where to now?

8: Where to now?

In this final episode, we bring in a handwriting expert, Andrea Scarfe, to review the Asmodeus letter and cross-referenc... Read more

20 Dec 2018

45mins

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Your theories - Part 1

Your theories - Part 1

In this first part, with the help of experts and family members, we talk about: The underpants, the idea of incest, Norm... Read more

17 Jun 2019

33mins

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Your theories - Part 2

Your theories - Part 2

In this second part, once again with the help of experts and family members, we talk about: The murder suspects themselv... Read more

17 Jun 2019

31mins

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