The Frankston Murders
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In June 1993, Elizabeth Stevens, 18, was murdered on her way home from the bus stop. Her death began a seven-week reign of terror for the people of Frankston. A serial killer was on the loose. No one was safe, not young mother, Debbie Fream, 22, taken on a trip to the shops, nor Natalie Russell, 17, murdered on her way home from school. The serial killer, Paul Denyer was captured and sentenced to life in prison. On appeal, he was granted a 30-year minimum sentence. Fast forward 30 years and Denyer has applied for parole. Award winning crime writer Vikki Petraitis was on patrol with police the night the final murder took place. She wrote the bestselling book, The Frankston Murders which has never been out of print. Vikki has revisited the case in a longform podcast to remind the world why Denyer must never be released. The Frankston Murders Podcast uncovers new material and new victims stalked by Denyer in the lead-up to the killings. Vikki interviews prison guards, police officers, family members, and people caught in the periphery of a serial killer.
Credits:
Created by Vikki Petraitis
Research and writing by Vikki Petraitis
Audio production and scoring by Mike Migas (https://mikemigas.com/)
Audio production by Anthony Telfer
Archive production by Catherine Seccombe/Arcdive (https://www.arcdive.com/)
Archival audio supplied by The Footage Company / Nine Network Australia
Credits:
Created by Vikki Petraitis
Research and writing by Vikki Petraitis
Audio production and scoring by Mike Migas (https://mikemigas.com/)
Audio production by Anthony Telfer
Archive production by Catherine Seccombe/Arcdive (https://www.arcdive.com/)
Archival audio supplied by The Footage Company / Nine Network Australia
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It's not often I'm moved to tears by a true crime podcast but gosh, this series floored me on more than one occasion. So fantastically done. Props to everyone involved and I'm thrilled to hear Denyer won't be getting out.
I searched online for quite a while without luck before coming here... Maybe I misunderstood, but twice now, when describing a family member identifying a body., it sounds like they say, "I am a medical practitioner..." before stating that they identified the body, then describing who they are in relation to the decedent (uncle and grandfather respectively). Is this an Australian thing? A 1990s thing? 🤔 I tried to look it up, but I couldn't find it *anywhere*. So curious.
Let's please do a series on the lady that engaged with him in prison. Transgender motivation?? I think not. Riding the wave of the dead body next to the road. Disgusting.
Top podcast. Excellent detail, facts and narration. Thank you, Vikki.
Safe ways didn't have smoke counters then. smokes were in glass help yourself shelves. my memory from 1993 victorioa. I'm finding big problems with this story in episode 2
I call bullshit on kids seeing dead animals at a daycare centre. staff are there before kids ffs
ANYONE who does such putrid deeds forfeits a choice of pronouns in my opinion. They should be referred to as IT
surely this monster will never walk free. great podcast. hard to believe it's been 30 years, I was a new young mum living in seaford at the time, doesn't seem that long ago. i remember feeling the fear before he was caught. he has to stay where he is...imagine he moved in next door ..too frightening to even contemplate. throw away the key
Ends mid sentence. After repeating the same information 2x.
If he gets parole, no woman or child in Victoria will be safe! Please don’t let him out! 😪😪
Quality journalism paired with an empathetic approach. 5 stars.
This is very well done, but once again... as with almost every podcast about serial killers I am left wondering WHY the police failed in their duty. From botched investigations to their refusal to believe women (and sometimes men) who reported frightening incidents the police failed. They failed back in the 80s and 90s and the same failures still persist today. From Dalmer to Bundy to the Golden State killer... so many lives could have been saved and families kept from lifelong devastation if the police had listened and believed the people they were supposed to protect!!
Great podcast & a great narrator. Thank you for your empathy towards the animals that were also murdered by that beast. Unfortunately, this is usually played down but not less devastating to the owners. Keep up the great work 💫
This womans voice is over dramatic and painful to listen to. She sounds like she's talking to someone learning English, and she thinks they are stupid. Interesting topic, terrible narration, hard pass.