Episode 300: The Backpack Murderer Ivan Milat
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Australian truck driver Ivan Milat grew up as one of 14 children who were well-known among local law enforcement. After spending time in and out of jail for burglaries and other petty crimes, he escalated. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, several hitchhikers and backpackers in New South Wales went missing. But when bodies started turning up in the Belanglo State Forrest, police determined they had a serial killer on their hands.
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Ivan Milat was convicted of murdering 7 backpackers in Australia in the 1980s and 90s, but many believe he committed many more murders. In this final part, we will discuss several unsolved disapperances and deaths that Milat may be a person of interest and/or suspect in. We’ll also talk about...
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