On April 22, 1999, Keyra Steinhardt is attacked and killed as she walked home from school in Rockhampton. Detectives get a once-in-a-lifetime break in the case and have their prime suspect in custody just hours later. But then things stall. He won't talk, so for two weeks hundreds of people search for the 9-year-old girl. This crime rocked a small community, but it's just the first horrifying discovery about the man who became Queensland's first convicted serial killer. 
Music credits:
Kevin Macleod - Malicious
Kevin Macleod - Dark Walk
Chris Zabriskie - They Call It Nature
Chris Zabriskie - Let the Pain Speak to Me
Chris Zabriskie - I Am a Man Who Will Fight for Your Honor
Chris Zabriskie - The Sun Is Scheduled to Come Out Tomorrow
Chris Zabriskie - I Need to Start Writing Things Down
Lobo Loco - Pyrrhic Victory ID 963
Alan Piljak - Empty days

1: Key to my heart

A 9-year-old girl is attacked on a busy road as she walks home from school. Her murder stuns a community, but it also reveals a horrifying secret: a serial killer has been stalking our streets. 

The Morning Bulletin’s Michelle Gately tells the forgotten story of Queensland’s first convicted serial killer through interviews with those closest to the case, including a victim’s mother and the prison informant who became an unlikely hero.

True crime

What happens when the case is closed, when the killer is dead? How do you live through trauma? In this final episode, Treasa Steinhardt explains how she rebuilt her life after Keyra's murder and what finally brought her back to Rockhampton.
Music credits:
Kevin Macleod - Malicious
Kevin Macleod - Dark Walk
Kevin Macleod - Relaxing Piano Music
Chris Zabriskie - They Call It Nature
Chris Zabriskie - Let the Pain Speak to Me
Chris Zabriskie - I Am a Man Who Will Fight for Your Honor
Chris Zabriskie - The Sun Is Scheduled to Come Out Tomorrow
Chris Zabriskie - I Need to Start Writing Things Down
Lobo Loco - Pyrrhic Victory ID 963
Alan Piljak - Empty days

5: Lives rebuilt

In 2003, convicted child killer Leonard John Fraser was back before court accused of murdering three women and a teenager. But his trial was about to become international news for the most bizarre reason: one of the victims had just come back to life. Soon everyone would know about Natasha Ryan, the girl who hid from the world for five years as her parents and friends mourned her 'death'. In this episode, criminologist Dr Wayne Petherick also explains the traits of a psychopath and we examine how the law failed Fraser's victims.
Music credits:
Kevin Macleod - Malicious
Kevin Macleod - Dark Walk
Chris Zabriskie - They Call It Nature
Chris Zabriskie - Let the Pain Speak to Me
Chris Zabriskie - I Am a Man Who Will Fight for Your Honor
Chris Zabriskie - The Sun Is Scheduled to Come Out Tomorrow
Chris Zabriskie - I Need to Start Writing Things Down
Lobo Loco - Pyrrhic Victory ID 963
Alan Piljak - Empty days

4: Girl in the cupboard

Leonard John Fraser has been sentenced to life in prison for 9-year-old Keyra Steinhardt's murder, but there's still a very big question he needs to answer: what happened to Rockhampton's other missing women? Prison informant Allan Quinn shares the details of his conversations with a killer and how he helped bring these women home.
Music credits:
Kevin Macleod - Malicious
Kevin Macleod - Dark Walk
Chris Zabriskie - They Call It Nature
Chris Zabriskie - Let the Pain Speak to Me
Chris Zabriskie - I Am a Man Who Will Fight for Your Honor
Chris Zabriskie - The Sun Is Scheduled to Come Out Tomorrow
Chris Zabriskie - I Need to Start Writing Things Down
Lobo Loco - Pyrrhic Victory ID 963
Alan Piljak - Empty days

3: Unlikely heroes

In August 2000, Leonard John Fraser stands trial accused of murdering 9-year-old Keyra Steinhardt as she walked home from school in Rockhampton. This episode explores the key evidence presented at the trial, including the moments the case almost came undone. But the most shocking revelations came after the verdict, when the public could finally learn about the killer's horrifying life of crime.
This episode contains discussions of self harm and suicide. If you need help, the following organisations operate 24/7: 
Lifeline: 13 11 14
Suicide Call Back Service: 1300 659 467
MensLine Australia: 1300 78 99 78
beyondblue: 1300 22 46 36
Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800
Music credits:
Kevin Macleod - Malicious
Kevin Macleod - Dark Walk
Chris Zabriskie - They Call It Nature
Chris Zabriskie - Let the Pain Speak to Me
Chris Zabriskie - I Am a Man Who Will Fight for Your Honor
Chris Zabriskie - The Sun Is Scheduled to Come Out Tomorrow
Chris Zabriskie - I Need to Start Writing Things Down
Lobo Loco - Pyrrhic Victory ID 963
Alan Piljak - Empty days

1: Key to my heart

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