Description
Screentime Australia for Seven
Claremont, Australia Day 1996: 18 year old Sarah Spiers goes missing after a night out on the town. It's the beginning of a mystery that won't be solved for another 25 years. Five months later, a 23 year old childcare worker is also reported missing. But this time her body was found in bushland 55 days after her disappearance. By the time a third girl disappears, the police know they're dealing with a serial killer.
Part one explores the disappearance of the three girls, the agony of the families and the discovery of their bodies. It follows the set-up of Taskforce Macro, the investigation, the arrest and obsessive pursuit of the man police are certain is the killer: Lance Williams.
Part two re-opens the cold case a decade after Sarah went missing. Miraculously, with new technology, the police find the killer's DNA on a never-before-tested scrap of fingernail. They discover the Claremont serial killer has struck before, but this time his victims lived to tell the tale. When the police finally arrest Bradley Robert Edwards, no one can believe it. The man responsible for these horrific crimes is a loving husband and stepfather. Now he's on trial for three murders in the longest and most expensive trial in Western Australian history.
Ratings
- #1 programme in its timeslot
- Reached over 2.2m viewers
- Performed well in the key younger demos