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Jul 2019
28m 46s

1. The Girl from Jandowae

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About this episode

A teenage motorcyclist finds the bloodied body of a young, married mother beside a dark stretch of road. It is Summer 1978, in the tiny Queensland town of Sarina. The woman's name is Margaret Kirstenfeldt. How did this popular, much-loved girl from country Jandowae end up here?


Credits:

Presenter / Investigative Crime Journalist - Paula Doneman

Producer / Writer - Sally Eeles

Sound Design - Marc Wright

TV reporter - Mackenzie Ravn

Graphics - Jason Blandford


With thanks to:

The team at 7 News Brisbane, Annette Caltabiano, Georgia Done, Letitia Wallace, Susan Bush, Alex Wright Media, The Daily Mercury and Mackay City Council Library.


Music Credits:

Our theme is: The Clock is Ticking by Dark Orb Music


Music from https://filmmusic.io

"Truth in the Stones" by Kevin MacLeod

License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)


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Alison by Audionautix (Jason Shaw) https://audionautix.com/


The Engagement by Silent Partner

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