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Nov 2021
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Episode 4: Stealth Mode

THE AUSTRALIAN
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John Peros tells a friend he has entered “stealth mode”, purchasing a motor scooter, deleting social media and using a new phone as police obtain a warrant to search his property. Friends who socialised with John on Australia Day 2013 give police statements, alleging that John made hateful comments about his former girlfriend on that day, two weeks before Shandee was murdered.

A vitriolic document John sent to Shandee is analysed by a forensic linguistic expert, and a former detective speaks about his role in the murder investigation from his home outside Brisbane.

Many people who remember John say he is a great bloke. A talented fighter who is calm and measured, and a fiercely loyal friend. 

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