On August 17, 1991, 33-year-old Wade Frankum wakes for the day. He gets dressed in casual clothes with a beanie on his head and a duffle bag in his hand. Frankum went to the train station to buy a ticket to Strathfield but gave the rail worker, whom he knew, a strange command: "you'd better go home." Frankum then walked away to catch the train to Strathmore, after all, Frankum was on a mission of murder. What would happen later this day would leave a trail of victims and a hero who would rise to the top.
Join Jen and Cam on day 8 of the 12 Nightmares Before Christmas as we discuss 'The Strathfield Massacre: Wade Frankum' on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast.
Holly Jolly Edward October from @octoberpodVHS does our listener discretion.
Noel Nico @wetalkofdreams does all our music and also is our executive producer.

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A huge Thank You to Alan Sharpe. His book was used as my top research for this episode
Crime and Punishment: 50 Crimes that Shocked Australia by Alan Sharpe
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