Episodes

  • 1: Episode 1: In the lead up

    1: Episode 1: In the lead up
    Mar 29 2023
    The signs were there but no one recognised them as a serial killer in the making. Stalking, ‘accidentally’ ramming women and children with shopping trolleys, pets at the local kindergarten killed and left for the children to find.

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • The Frankston Murders - Trailer

    The Frankston Murders - Trailer
    Mar 21 2023
    In June 1993, Elizabeth Stevens, 18, was murdered on her way home from the bus stop. Her death began a seven-week reign of terror for the people of Frankston. A serial killer was on the loose. No one was safe, not young mother, Debbie Fream, 22, taken on a trip to the shops, nor Natalie Russell, 17, murdered on her way home from school.

    The serial killer, Paul Denyer was captured and sentenced to life in prison. On appeal, he was granted a 30-year minimum sentence. Fast forward 30 years and Denyer has applied for parole.

    Award-winning crime writer Vikki Petraitis was on patrol with police the night the final murder took place. She wrote the bestselling book, The Frankston Murders which has never been out of print. Vikki has revisited the case in a longform podcast to remind the world why Denyer must never be released.

    The Frankston Murders podcast uncovers new material and new victims stalked by Denyer in the lead-up to the killings. Vikki interviews prison guards, police officers, family members, and people caught in the periphery of a serial killer. 
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    3 mins
  • 2: Episode 2: Stalking turns to murder

    2: Episode 2: Stalking turns to murder
    Mar 29 2023
    When Elizabeth Stevens left Tasmania, seeking a career in the army, she stayed with relatives, finally settling in Langwarrin to finish her studies. On a cold Friday night in June, her worried aunt and uncle wait for her, but she doesn’t come home.
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    55 mins
  • 3: Episode 3: Attempted abduction

    3: Episode 3: Attempted abduction
    Mar 29 2023
    After work Thursday 8 July, Roszsa Toth caught the train home to Seaford. Walking in the dark past the Seaford Reserve, Roszsa saw a man watching her. He suddenly lunged and grabbed her. She fought her way from him and was picked up by a passing car.
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    54 mins
  • 4: Episode 4: A young mother vanishes

    4: Episode 4: A young mother vanishes
    Mar 29 2023
    Debbie Fream’s new baby was just 12 days old when she invited a friend over for dinner to show him the baby. In the middle of cooking, she ran out of milk and left the friend with the baby while she went to the local store. She never returned. 
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    58 mins
  • 5: Episode 5: The investigation

    5: Episode 5: The investigation
    Mar 29 2023
    A frantic hunt for Debbie is shadowed by images of her partner Garry and their tiny baby. He begs for Debbie to come home on the nightly news. Four days later, a farmer discovers her body. The public panics and fears of a serial killer grow.
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    44 mins
  • 6: Episode 6: Natalie, the final victim

    6: Episode 6: Natalie, the final victim
    Mar 29 2023
    Natalie Russell was on her way home from school at 2.30 in the afternoon when she was targeted by the serial killer. He had grown cocky and left evidence at the scene that would link him to the murders.
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    1 hr
  • 7: Episode 7: The net closes in

    7: Episode 7: The net closes in
    Mar 29 2023
    While Natalie’s loved ones spend the night wondering if the body found could be her, police frantically hunt the killer, fearing he’ll strike again. When two cops report checking a car near the murder scene, his name comes up on the computer.
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    45 mins