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Nov 2021
56m 54s

Solving the murder of Janine Balding

TRUE CRIME AUSTRALIA
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One of the true greats of policing in Australia, Detective Chief Inspector Russell Oxford sat down with Gary just one week into retirement to talk about some of his biggest cases, including the murder of Janine Balding and another case that led to him arresting a fellow cop. 

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