Episode 009 - The True Stories of Wolf Creek Part 3: The Snowtown Murders (1992-1999)

The Snowtown Murders are among Australia’s most horrific and chilling true crime stories. Over a span of several years, a group of individuals carried out a series of brutal killings in the quiet, rural town of Snowtown, South Australia. The victims, often vulnerable or marginalized, were lured into the grip of a group that preyed upon their trust, before being tortured and murdered in unimaginable ways. The bodies were then stored in barrels, which were found in an abandoned bank vault in 1999, leading to the grim discovery of the murders.

Join Holly & Matthew as they explore the dark and disturbing story of the Snowtown Murders, uncovering the twisted events that unfolded in one of Australia’s most infamous criminal cases.


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Sources cited:

•  Anderson, P., 2014. How Australia’s worst serial killers John Bunting and Robert Wagner stained Snowtown with their sadistic kill games. Herald Sun, 21 May. Accessed December 18, 2022. https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/true-crime-scene/how-australias-worst-serial-killers-john-bunting-and-robert-wagner-stained-snowtown-with-their-sadistic-kill-games/news-story/7a8f5f816349f60b8eeee2e06b23b2a4
• Cawthorne, N., 2014. Bodies in the Back Garden. London: John Blake Publishing Ltd.
• Seven Nightly News (26 May 1999)
• Brook, M., 2019. Snowtown twist, MSN News. 13 March. Accessed December 18, 2022. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6799561/Snowtown-monster-tortured-murdered-10-people-launches-legal-action-bid-secure-release.html
• Anderson, P., 2014. Snowtown stigma lives on years after murders, Herald Sun. 21 May. Accessed December 18, 2022. https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/true-crime-scene/how-australias-worst-serial-killers-john-bunting-and-robert-wagner-stained-snowtown-with-their-sadistic-kill-games/news-story/7a8f5f816349f60b8eeee2e06b23b2a4
• R v Bunting & Others (No 3), Supreme Court of South Australia. 2003. Accessed 18 December, 2022. http://www8.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/sign.cgi/au/cases/sa/SASC/2003/251

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