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In 1951, the discovery of a petrified female body in the raging floodwaters of the Murray River triggered an investigation that spanned multiple Australian states. And while evidence suggested foul play, the truth of her identity and what really happened to her would remain a mystery, with the death of a vital witness in the aftermath of the discovery leaving the case cold.
But seven decades on, investigative documentary filmmaker and author Peter Butt believes he’s uncovered new information. And that the facts laid out in his new book The Petrified Woman could be key in exhuming the unnamed woman and solving this mystery once and for all. He joins us today.
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Host: Emma Gillespie
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Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
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In 1951, the discovery of a petrified female body in the raging floodwaters of the Murray River triggered an investigation that spanned multiple Australian states. And while evidence suggested foul play, the truth of her identity and what really happened to her would remain a mystery, with the death of a vital witness in the aftermath of the discovery leaving the case cold.
But seven decades on, investigative documentary filmmaker and author Peter Butt believes he’s uncovered new information. And that the facts laid out in his new book The Petrified Woman could be key in exhuming the unnamed woman and solving this mystery once and for all. He joins us today.
THE END BITS
Subscribe to Mamamia
CREDITS
Host: Emma Gillespie
Executive Producer: Gia Moylan
Junior Producer: Cassie Merritt
Audio Producer: Rhiannon Mooney
GET IN TOUCH:
Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at [email protected]
Join our closed Facebook community to discuss this episode. Just search True Crime Conversations on Facebook or follow this link https://bit.ly/tcc-group
If any of the contents in this episode have caused distress, know that there is help available via Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636
Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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