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May 2018
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INTRODUCING — Blood On The Tracks

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Blood On The Tracks investigates the suspicious death of 17-year-old Mark Haines, whose body was found on the railway line outside Tamworth in January 1988.

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May 2018
Blood On The Tracks 01 | Blood On The Tracks
Thirty years of mystery surrounds the death of 17-year-old Mark Haines.It’s the summer of 1988. A train hits a person early in the morning on its way out of Tamworth. Straight away, something doesn’t add up about the scene where the body is found. A rail worker notices strange in ... Show More
27m 39s
Jun 2018
Blood On The Tracks 02 | Foul Play
Mark Haines' family challenge the police investigation. When Mark Haines dies, news of the teenager's death spreads quickly through Tamworth and beyond. His family are on summer holidays in different parts of the state and rush home to be together in grief.While the family mourns ... Show More
28m 16s
Jun 2018
Blood On The Tracks 03 | The Boxer
Violence erupts as Uncle Duck and the family confront their number one suspect.On the surface, Tamworth in 1988 is a typical Aussie town with rodeos, farmers and an active Country Women’s Association.  But beneath the friendly veneer, there’s a thriving criminal underbelly.  Larg ... Show More
28m 16s
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