The windows of the house at 1 Reserve Street had all been smashed with rocks. Firecrackers had been hurled into the yard and scorched the once lush green grass, and graffiti plastered across the front fence read ‘you’re a wanker’.

Upon his return home, around 3PM, Frank made his bed and changed into a white singlet and green tracksuit pants. He looked up at his glass sliding door, and saw young John standing in his doorway. It would be the last thing Frank Arkell would ever see...

Join Shaun and Chloe as they discuss part 1 of the infamous and gruesome Wollongong murders.

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

• Forensic Investigators - Mark Valera Part 1
• Bound By Blood - John Suter Linton
• R v Valera [2000] NSWSC 1220
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• https://murderpedia.org/male.V/v/valera-mark.htm

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