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Sep 2019
1h 7m

From Frankston to Phillip Island with Vi...

Casefile Presents
About this episode
The host talks with Vikki Petraitis, a bestselling author who has written over a dozen true crime books, covering several cases featured on Casefile...

Credits:
Vikki Petraitis - special guest
Anonymous Host - research, narration
Erin Munro - research, writing
Milly Raso - research, writing
Elsha McGill - research, writing
Mike Migas - production, scoring
Paulina Szymanska - design

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