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The killing streets / Tanya Bretherton.

The killing streets / Tanya Bretherton.
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"Uncovering Australia's first serial killer" -- Cover. 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.

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ISBN 9780733642388 (paperback)
9780733642388
Author Bretherton, Tanya author.
Title The killing streets / Tanya Bretherton.
Cover title Killing streets : uncovering Australia's first serial murderer
Publication details Sydney, N.S.W. : Hatchette Australia, 2020.
Pagination etc. ix, 340 pages ; 24 cm.
Contents note "Uncovering Australia's first serial killer" -- Cover.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Summary Note 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.
Subject Murder -- Investigation -- Australia
Serial murders -- Australia
Serial murders -- New South Wales -- Sydney
Serial murderers -- New South Wales -- Sydney
Serial murders -- New South Wales -- Sydney
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