Crime talk timestamp: 6:32 minutes in

It was the 2nd February 1986 in the Australian suburb of Blacktown, New South Wales, when 26 year old nurse Anita Cobby said goodbye to her friends & began to make her way home from the station.

But tragically Anita would never make it home.

Because along her route she was abducted by 5 evil, sadistic men who took it in turns to brutally beat, sexually assault & torture her before she was murdered.

The brutality that she had endured at the hands of these men reduced even the most hardened officers to tears.

In a crime that shocked the whole of Australia & left people asking for the death penalty to be reinstated , Anita's case has left an imprint on the nation even to this day. Not only because of the devastation her loved ones & everyone felt.

But also because of the positive changes her parents Gary & Grace Lynch fought to improve in the justice system for homicide victims & their families.

They made sure their beloved daughter's death- as horrific as it had been, was not completely in vain & helped to channel their grief into positive changes for the families of homicide victims.

As it reaches 38 years since Anitas death, we take a look into the harrowing & brutal events of that night & the incredibly swift police investigation that helped bring her killers to justice.

It really highlights how a completely innocent young woman who is just trying to get home in a normal suburb can unknowingly cross paths with a dangerous gang of men.

Unspeakably evil men who were out just to hunt for a victim.

Anita's death will forever be etched into the hearts of a nation, & she will never be forgotten. She is still to this day, remembered for the kind compassionate woman that she was whose life & death has had an impact on so many.

Her story truly is a crime that broke the heart of a nation, but through that darkness came some light. Because Anita's case has helped bring awareness to the safety of women nationwide ....

This is episode 118

Australia's Heart Break

The Murder of Anita Cobby part 1

Sources :

Articles from The Sydney Morning Herald/ info from Wikipedia/ The Guardian /people.com / news.com.au/

Nepeannenews.com. Aus / book Remembering Anita Cobby The Case The Husband The Aftermath by Mark Morri

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