Episode Fourteen - Backpackers
There is a sign at the entrance to Belanglo State Forest, it bears an ominous warning to its visitors to “Please be Careful” and when you hear the stories of what has gone on in Belanglo it kinda makes sense. You see, Belanglo is well known across Australia because of the dark history it has, tied to the murders of seven backpackers and the person known as the worst serial killer in Australian History.
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Sources for this weeks episode:
Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Milat
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradley_John_Murdoch
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Peter_Falconio
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hume_Highway
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backpacker_murders
The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/oct/27/ivan-milat-chilling-serial-murders-haunt-australia-after-death https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/14/peter-falconio-northern-territory-police-renew-appeal-to-find-body-after-20-years
Biography.com
https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/ivan-milat
7News
NZ Herald
News.com.au
9 News
A&E
https://www.aetv.com/real-crime/ivan-milat
BBC
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-48346543
Murderpedia
https://murderpedia.org/male.M/m/milat-ivan.htm
CNN
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/28/australia/ivan-milat-serial-killer-dead-intl-hnk/index.html
The Sydney Morning Herald.
Strange Outdoors https://www.strangeoutdoors.com/true-crime-in-the-outdoors/2020/6/15/peter-falconio
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Stuff.co.nz
https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/travel-troubles/70253054/backpacker-murder-tours-to-be-banned