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Melbourne Marvels
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The podcast currently has 12 episodes available.
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July 16, 2024Mr Cruel 6 - The Murder of Karmein 1 This is the first in a series of podcasts about the enduring mystery that is the unsolved abduction and murder of Karmein Chan in 1991.
In this series, Eamonn from Melbourne Marvels and Jay from Whoismrcruel.com will discuss the fallout from this event by analysing contemporary media reports on it in the hope that it may give us a different perspective on the Mr Cruel mythos.
In episode 1 of this series, Eamonn and Jay dissect the very first media conference Victoria Police held on the crime, the day after she was abducted and also what was reported in The Age and the Herald-Sun on 14-15 April 1991.
As part of this discussion, Eamonn Jay discuss the ramifications of Victoria Police providing a 5 year old photograph of Karmein to the media, the fact that the media began to incorrectly report that all Mr Cruel attacks had occurred on school holidays as well as other items of interest.
NB: The use of copyright material in this podcast is for fair dealing for research purposes, for criticism and for reporting news. Melbourne Marvels is a non-profit blog/podcast that is researching the unsolved crimes of 'Mr Cruel'.
...more December 08, 2021Mr Cruel 4 - The abduction of Sharon Wills In the early hours of 27 December 1988 an intruder broke into the home of the Wills family in Ringwood. After tying up the parents he took a 10 year old girl from the home and took her to an unknown lair where she was held for 18 hours. This episode is an an analysis of this crime....more April 17, 2021Mr Cruel 3 - Other attacks attributed to Mr Cruel At different times since 1985, the police or the media have also linked this same perpetrator to another 12 sexual assaults at least. At present, it is unknown if any of these attacks have been definitively ruled out by investigators as being the work of Mr Cruel....more March 23, 2021Mr Cruel 2 The Lower Plenty Attack An in-depth discussion of the first of the canonical attacks in the Mr Cruel series - the Lower Plenty Attack. This episode analyses the majority of what has been written or said about this case in the media and highlights many of the contradictions of these representations....more January 30, 2021Mr Cruel 1 - Serial Abductor and Probable Child Murderer - Overview of Case Mr Cruel is the moniker for a serial child abductor, and most probably murderer, who terrorised Melbourne in the late 80s and early 90s and has never been caught for his crimes. In this first post, I start with an overview of the case and try to clear up some confusion about which crimes were actually attributed to Mr Cruel.Music by Yellowtree....more August 04, 2020The Unresolved Disappearance of Frederick Valentich On 21st of October, 1978, 20 year old Frederick Valentich is flying a Cessna 182L light aeroplane from Moorabbin Airport to King Island. Not long after commencing the over water section of the flight, between Cape Otway and King Island, Valentich reports to the air traffic controller seeing a craft with 4 bright lights passing over his plane. The unusual craft returns and Valentich reports it behaving strangely by playing some sort of game with him, and travelling at such high speeds he could not identify how fast. Valentich reports that the craft is a long shape and has green lights. The conversation lasts 6 minutes before he declares that the object is not an aircraft. Suddenly all radio contact with Valentich's aircraft is lost and he and his cessna disappear never to be heard from again. Despite a massive rescue operation, no evidence is found that would suggest what happened to Valentich or his plane....more February 21, 2020The Cranbourne Meteorite In the late 1700s an iron meteor the size of a truck broke up and fell over Bunurong country, about 40km south east of the modern city of Melbourne. The event would have been spectacular visually and accompanied by sonic booms and a shock wave. It resulted in a number of large iron meteorites falling in what is now the Cranbourne area....more January 17, 2020Historical Fatal Shark Attacks in Port Phillip Bay (Melbourne) When Norman Clark and his fiance decided to go swimming at Middle Brighton Pier in February 1930, he had little inkling that he would have a terrifying encounter with a Great White Shark.This is just one of a collection of 7 stories about fatal shark attacks that have occurred in Port Phillip Bay....more August 28, 2019The Incredible Story of William Buckley part 4 of 4 (final) After living with the Wathaurong aboriginal people for 32 years, Buckley is surprised one day to see a group of white men encamped on a beach....more July 27, 2019The Inredible Story of William Buckley Part 3 of 4. Buckley's long stay with the Wathaurong people. William Buckley and the Wathaurong people live in the wild of South Western Victoria. Buckley witnesses a lot of internecine violence during this period of many years....more
FAQs about Melbourne Marvels:
How many episodes does Melbourne Marvels have?
The podcast currently has 12 episodes available.
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