Suburban Legends

The Moorhouse Murders


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In 1986, Perth and the whole of Western in Australia was flying high, booming at this time, with the likes of Iron Ore magnate Lang Hancock and the occasionally corrupt Alan Bond flexing their business muscles.


Yachts were docked aplenty in Fremantle post Australia’s 1983 America’s Cup win, which Alan Bond actually bankrolled.


In the news, the number of disappearances of local Perth women were starting to raise many eyebrows, and then, news of the bodies hit the headlines…


Join Shaun and Chloe as they discuss the infamous Moorhouse Murders, and the twisted tale of serial killer couple, David and Catherine Birnie.


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This episode was produced by True Blue Media using the open source materials referenced below: 


  1. Australian Families of Crime: David and Catherine Birnie
  2. Crime Investigation Australia: The Moorhouse Horrors
  3. Beyond the Darklands: David and Catherine Birnie
  4. Murder Uncovered: The Kate Moir Story
  5. The Husband And Wife Serial Killers: Part One & Two, True Crime Conversations, specifically the research of author Andrew Byrne
  6. The Birnies: Australia’s House of Horrors, by Paul B Kidd’s book Australia’s Serial Killers
  7. ‘Inquiry on Prison Rape Claim’ by Tim Clarke
  8. Birnie Given Secret Pauper’s Funeral - murderpedia
  9. www.crimestopperswa.com.au
  10. https://missingpersons.gov.au

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