This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.

 

Shirley Butler, a 21 year old woman, was found dead just metres from her home in Waverton on Christmas Day 1952.

 

Detectives launched an intense hunt for answers and even staged a world first radio re enactment of her final tram ride, while the press hinted that police were holding back key details.

 

Nearly six months later, a dramatic arrest made headlines, but the revelations that followed proved even more astonishing.

 

You can subscribe to Forgotten Australia here on Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

 

We're excited to announce the release of Sherele Moody's new podcast, She Matters. Click here to listen on Apple Podcasts, or find it wherever you get your podcasts.

 

Join our Facebook Group here.

 

Do you have information regarding any of the cases discussed on this podcast? Please report it on the Crime Stoppers website or by calling 1800 333 000.

 

For Support: 

Lifeline  on 13 11 14

13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples)

1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732

Blue Knot Helpline: 1300 657 380

 

CREDITS:

Host: Meshel Laurie

Guest: Michael Adams

Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard

 

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This is a "Shortcut" episode. It&rsquo;s a shortened version of this week&rsquo;s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.
&nbsp;
Shirley Butler, a 21 year old woman, was found dead just metres from her home in Waverton on Christmas Day 1952.
&nbsp;
Detectives launched an intense hunt for answers and even staged a world first radio re enactment of her final tram ride, while the press hinted that police were holding back key details.
&nbsp;
Nearly six months later, a dramatic arrest made headlines, but the revelations that followed proved even more astonishing.
&nbsp;
<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/forgotten-australia/id1442763878">You can subscribe to Forgotten Australia here on Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.</a>
&nbsp;
<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/she-matters/id1843749587">We're excited to announce the release of Sherele Moody's new podcast, She Matters. Click here to listen on Apple Podcasts, or find it wherever you get your podcasts.</a>
&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/863712102397629/">Join our Facebook Group here.</a>
&nbsp;
<a href="https://crimestoppers.com.au/#report">Do you have information regarding any of the cases discussed on this podcast? Please report it on the Crime Stoppers website or by calling 1800 333 000.</a>
&nbsp;
For Support:&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.lifeline.org.au/">Lifeline</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;on 13 11 14
<a href="https://www.13yarn.org.au/">13 YARN</a>&nbsp;on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples)
1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732
<a href="https://blueknot.org.au/">Blue Knot Helpline:</a>&nbsp;1300 657 380
&nbsp;
CREDITS:
Host:&nbsp;Meshel Laurie
Guest:&nbsp;Michael Adams
Executive Producer/Editor:&nbsp;Matthew Tankard
&nbsp;
GET IN TOUCH:
<a href="https://www.australiantruecrimethepodcast.com/">https://www.australiantruecrimethepodcast.com/</a>
Follow the show on Instagram&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/australiantruecrimepodcas">@australiantruecrimepodcast</a>&nbsp;and Facebook&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.speakpipe.com/AustralianTrueCrimeThePodcast">Send us a question to have played on the show by recording a voice message here</a>.
Email the show at AusTrueCrimePodcast@gmail.com

Think nothing ever happens in your town? Australia's suburbs are home to some of the most mysterious and disturbing true crime cases in the world. Meshel Laurie is a true crime obsessive, and with the help of expert interviews with writers, victim/survivors, investigators and perpetrators, she probes the underbelly of our towns and suburbs, and uncovers the darkness at the heart of Australian life.

Think nothing ever happens in your town? Australia's suburbs are home to some of the most mysterious and disturbing true crime cases in the world. Meshel Laurie is a true crime obsessive, and with the help of expert interviews with writers, victim/survivors, investigators and perpetrators, she probes the underbelly of our towns and suburbs, and uncovers the darkness at the heart of Australian life.