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Oct 2019
31m 36s

ACT I ~ AUSTRALIA’S OWN RONNIE BIGGS

Casefile Presents
About this episode
Raquel O’Brien is tormented by secrets. She begins her journey of exposing her family’s shared past by first uncovering the forces that brought her parents, Elizabeth and Ralph, together. When Elizabeth discovers her family are fugitives, Ralph’s character is put into question.
 
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Raquel O’Brien – Co Creator, Host, Producer
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Nearly Media Network – Producer
IMXO from Alt Music Group – Music Production
Lloyd Richards and Charlie Vonarx – Sound Design Assistance
Mike Migas from Casefile Presents – Additional Audio Production
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