A violent new breed of Australian thriller plays on suburban murder and the terrors of hitchhiking in the outback. They’ve been a hit at the box office – but does such harrowing realism come at a chilling cost?
One of the most startling what-ifs in the story of Australia’s worst serial killer couple is that the only survivor of their crimes was in danger of being ignored by police. On 10 November 1986, when a 17-year-old girl arrived at a small suburban police station in Perth with a story of kidnapping and abuse at the hands of a local couple, sceptical officers passed her over to one of their most inexperienced staff members, who was also the only woman on duty.
Constable Laura Hancock was 22 and had never even taken a statement before, but she quickly established that the teenager’s story was too clearly and emphatically told to dismiss. She...
One of the most startling what-ifs in the story of Australia’s worst serial killer couple is that the only survivor of their crimes was in danger of being ignored by police. On 10 November 1986, when a 17-year-old girl arrived at a small suburban police station in Perth with a story of kidnapping and abuse at the hands of a local couple, sceptical officers passed her over to one of their most inexperienced staff members, who was also the only woman on duty.
Constable Laura Hancock was 22 and had never even taken a statement before, but she quickly established that the teenager’s story was too clearly and emphatically told to dismiss. She...
- 7/26/2017
- by James Robert Douglas
- The Guardian - Film News
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