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The Unsolved Murder of Betty Shanks

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"Put a sticky on the icky". This week, the girls are going back to Australia to discuss one of it's oldest cold cases - the murder of 23-year-old Betty Shanks. Betty Shanks' murder has been unsolved for almost 70 years, and has left some weird theories lingering around. Tune in to hear more about the suspects, the potential motives, and other aspects of this tragic true crime case. Need a distraction? We got you.

If you or someone you know has any factual information regarding this case, please check out: https://crimestoppers.com.au/. 

As mentioned in this episode about the 215 dead bodies of Tk'emlups te Secwepemc First Nation children recently found in Kamloops, here is the course Alex mentioned: https://www.ualberta.ca/admissions-programs/online-courses/indigenous-canada/index.html. If you have any additional resources you'd like to share, please email: [email protected]. 

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Resources: 

  • “I Know Who Killed Betty Shanks” book by Ted Duhs – 2014 – Boolarong Press. 
  • The Courier Mail – “The 1952 Unsolved Murder of Betty Shanks is Brisbane Sparks Battle Between Publishers of Rival Books” – By: Jeremy Pierce – October 17th, 2015.
  • Brisbane Times article – “Betty Shanks: An enduring mystery” – By: Tyler Moore – September 21st, 2012. 
  • The Age article – “Search in Brisbane Murder” – Published September 22nd, 1952. 
  • YouTube video – “The Wilston Murder – Featuring Mack Lindon” uploaded by Vision Pictures on March 2nd, 2016
  • Queenstown Times article – “Betty Shanks murder cracked by Ipswich author” – by Joel Gould – December 6th, 2015 
  • The Courier Mail – “Police Tell of Wild Wilston Death Check” – February 27th, 1953 
  • Ersi Australia map website at www.arcgis.com. 
  • In Sight Podcast – Betty Shanks episode (republished on December 30th, 2019). 
  • This show is no longer but if you do tune in, would recommend checking out Charlie’s new show called “Crimelines”. 
  • News.com.au website article – “Luckiest Woman Alive” – By: Peter Handsen – October 6th, 2009 
  • Nestheprint.com – “Betty Shanks: Australia’s Oldest Cold Case” – By Lamar Ali – April 21st, 2020 
  • Miscarriagesofjustice.com.au website

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