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Aug 2019
33m 25s

4. Despair and Evidence.

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About this episode

A knock on the door delivers despair in the middle of the night. What was Margaret's demeanour in her final hours? Plus, an examination of the crime scene.



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:

Theme: The Clock is Ticking by Dark Orb Music

https://soundcloud.com/dark_orb_music


Post Rock - Mattia Cupelli

https://www.mattiacupelli.com/


Music from https://filmmusic.io:

"Comfortable Mystery" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

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


Music from https://filmmusic.io:

"Classic Horror 3" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

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


Music from https://filmmusic.io:

"Interloper" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)

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



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