Shandee's Story
A TRUE CRIME PODCAST BY HEDLEY THOMAS
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Shandee's Story is investigated and written by Hedley Thomas.
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STORIES FROM THIS EPISODE
Detectives face tough questions from John Peros’s legal team at a committal hearing prior to his murder trial. William Daniel and Levii Blackman are witnesses – and Levii denies William told him “I did it”. Frustrated detectives sought answers for the lack of forensic evidence. The lab’s suggestion bacteria may have interfered with DNA testing is “ludicrous”, says forensic scientist Dr Kirsty Wright. Problems with the lab date back years, and Dr Wright believes major changes to software and equipment just weeks before the murder are at the heart of the faults. Vicki and Shannah Blackburn stand with Dr Wright just before the release of this episode, calling for a public inquiry and retesting by another lab of all forensic samples in Shandee’s case as a matter of urgency. A cane farmer finds a blood-stained knife he suspects is linked to the murder, but the lab finds no DNA.
Sugar Town
EPISODE 9
Fast Hands
STORIES FROM THIS EPISODE
Shandee Blackburn is a popular, outgoing young woman who lives with her mother Vicki in a Queensland town renowned for its sugar, Mackay. Shandee walks home at night from her coffee shop job sometimes and she’s filmed by CCTV cameras - along with her killer who runs to launch a frenzied and savage knife attack. Shandee’s murder stuns the community and triggers ongoing trauma and investigations into her relationships including with a former boyfriend.
SUGAR TOWN
EPISODE 1
STORIES FROM THIS EPISODE
Shandee Blackburn is a popular, outgoing young woman who lives with her mother Vicki in a Queensland town renowned for its sugar, Mackay. Shandee walks home at night from her coffee shop job sometimes and she’s filmed by CCTV cameras - along with her killer who runs to launch a frenzied and savage knife attack. Shandee’s murder stuns the community and triggers ongoing trauma and investigations into her relationships including with a former boyfriend.
SUGAR TOWN
EPISODE 1
Shandee's Story
A TRUE CRIME PODCAST BY HEDLEY THOMAS
Shandee's Story
A TRUE CRIME PODCAST BY HEDLEY THOMAS
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• Wounds show victim ‘knew her killer’ ›
• Vital evidence ‘not fully DNA tested’ ›
• ‘What I’ve found is unbelievable’: Queensland murder lab mess ›
• ‘Biggest forensic disaster in the country’s history’ ›
• Wounds show victim ‘knew her killer’ ›
• Vital evidence ‘not fully DNA tested’ ›
• ‘What I’ve found is unbelievable’: Queensland murder lab mess ›
• ‘Biggest forensic disaster in the country’s history’ ›
• Wounds show victim ‘knew her killer’ ›
• Vital evidence ‘not fully DNA tested’ ›
• ‘Biggest forensic disaster in the country’s history’ ›
• ‘What I’ve found is unbelievable’: Queensland murder lab mess ›
• ‘What I’ve found is unbelievable’: Queensland murder lab mess ›