The Kingsgrove Slasher

From 1956 to 1959, Sydney's southern suburbs were terrorized by a knife-wielding menace known as The Kingsgrove Slasher.

He made 18 attacks over that three-year period, with his victims ranging from grown women to a little girl only two years old.

It's a case that over the decades has fallen through the cracks of history, until now.

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Guest: Glen Humphries, author of Night Terrors: The True Story of the Kingsgrove Slasher

Host: Gemma Bath

Executive Producer: Gia Moylan

Audio Producer: Rhiannon Mooney

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