The killing streets

The Resource The killing streets
Label
The killing streets
Statement of responsibility
Tanya Bretherton
Title variation
Killing streets
Title variation remainder
uncovering Australia's first serial murderer
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Language
eng
Summary
From the acclaimed author of THE SUITCASE BABY and THE SUICIDE BRIDE, the story of a series of horrific murders that began in 1930s Sydney - and a killer who remained at large for over two decades. In December 1932, as the Depression tightened its grip, the body of a woman was found in Queens Park, Sydney. It was a popular park. There were houses in plain view. Yet this woman had been violently murdered without anyone noticing. Other equally brutal and shocking murders of women in public places were to follow. Australia's first serial killer was at large. Police failed to notice the similarities between the victims until the death of one young woman - an aspiring Olympic swimmer - made the whole city take notice. On scant evidence, the unassuming Eric Craig was arrested. But the killings didn't stop... This compelling story of a city crippled by fear and a failing economy, of a killer at large as panic abounds, is also the story of what happens when victims aren't perfect and neither are suspects, and when a rush to judgement replaces the call of reason
Cataloging source
VHEI
Dewey number
364.1523
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Index
no index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
Target audience
adult

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