#44: Behind the Vault Door - The Snowtown Barrel Murders
>> Content warning: this episode contains detailed descriptions of homicide, torture, hate crimes and the abuse of vulnerable individuals. Listener discretion is advised. <<
In May 1999, police in a quiet South Australian town followed a routine missing persons lead to a disused bank building on the main street. What they found inside its vault would become the most disturbing crime scene in Australian history — and force investigators to confront a network of killings that had gone undetected for years.
This episode examines the Snowtown murders: who the victims were, how they disappeared without triggering alarm, and how the people responsible managed to remain hidden in plain sight for so long.
How do you hide something in a small town where everyone knows everyone? And what does it take for authorities to finally see what was there all along?
