Murder Archives
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Murder Archives
We’ve started this podcast to create a dialogue with you, that may help solve a 1929 murder in Toorak. If you want to know more, or help in the amateur sleuthing, we’ve uploaded documents and images to our website www.murderarchives.com.au to complement the podcast. About the case. On 9 Septembe...
Recent Episodes
10 episodesYour theories - Part 2
In this second part, once again with the help of experts and family members, we talk about: The murder suspects themselves, Asmodeus and some new info...
Your theories - Part 1
In this first part, with the help of experts and family members, we talk about: The underpants, the idea of incest, Norma’s physical and mental health...
8: Where to now?
In this final episode, we bring in a handwriting expert, Andrea Scarfe, to review the Asmodeus letter and cross-reference the handwriting with that of...
7: Scenarios of death
We introduce another expert, forensic psychologist, Dr Karen Scally, to help us look at each McLeod family member through a psychological lens.
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5: The men in Norma’s life
What kind of men were Norma’s father and brother (Norman and Rhys McLeod)?
And what clues their stories might provide about her death?
Onc...
6: Watching the detectives
This episode focuses on the police themselves and the kind of environment they were working in in 1929 – a world of social distinctions and only six y...
4: Who was Norma?
This episode goes beyond the police and newspaper records and focuses on the lives of Norma and Edith through the eyes of those who knew them.
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3: The prime suspect
The police focus on their prime suspect – Norma’s mother, Edith McLeod.
Importantly, it introduces an anonymous letter written to police by som...
2: Initial theories
This episode examines the initial theories about how Norma died and the theories that were dismissed.
A number of letters were sent from the pu...
1: Norma’s last day
The first glimpse into Norma’s life in prestigious Mandeville Crescent, Toorak and an overview of her last day alive.
We begin to question some...