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Jan 2025
59m 53s

83. The Island Party Murders

Eleanor Neale
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Today's episode is on the island party murders of Ben Smart and Olivia Hope - a couple presumed to be murdered, but as of right now, no bodies have been found - the two of them just disappeared on new years eve and have been missing ever since. Scott Watson is currently convicted for the murders, although many people believe this was a miscarriage of justice and he is falsely convicted.


Trigger Warning: sexual harassment, sexual assault, homophobia, cancer


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