Crime talk timestamp-16:30. Over a seven year period between August 1992 & May 1999, a string of grisly murders were committed in & around Adelaide, South Australia .

Together a gang of four men who have been referred to as a “sub culture of degenerate murderers” were led by the manipulative & power hungry sadist John Bunting. They would go on to steal the lives of 12 victims whom they brutally tortured & killed .

Finally after years of their crimes going unnoticed, justice catches up with them when bodies are discovered in barrels full of acid at a disused bank in

Snowtown. The discovery led to this unprecedented case gaining its infamous name .

Buntings crimes led to the longest, most expensive investigations & criminal trials in Australian history .

As he & his motley crew were sentenced for their evil crimes the world reeled in horror as they learnt the truth about the utter depravity of the sickening murders . It also led to John Bunting being named as Australia’s worst serial killer ….

This is episode 64 The Snowtown Murders; Bodies In Barrels. Sources: Murderpedia/ Wikipedia / Snowtown film / victims of homicide Wikipedia/ the guardian.com/ 7News Australia/www.abc.net.au/

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