Serial killer Ivan Milat died in prison in 2019. For those left behind, the horror may never end.
How many more of his victims lie in unmarked graves? Did he act alone?
Investigative journalist, former police officer and host of blockbuster, award winning The Missing Australia podcast, Meni Caroutas uncovers stories never heard before from key figures involved in the Milat task force.
Former Detective Paul Gordon uncovered the Paul Onions report - the lead that should have cracked the case wide open. But within weeks of joining Task Force Air, he was told to look for reasons why Ivan Milat wasn’t the killer, despite the evidence.
Former Detective Neville Scullion reflects on the brutality of the case, the unprecedented efforts to find British backpackers Joanne Walters and Caroline Clarke, and the lasting impact it had on his life.
Through decades of correspondence, criminologist Amanda Howard was privy to Milat’s claims of innocence, his disdain for lead investigator Clive Small, and rare glimpses of his human side. Amanda shares excerpts from Milat’s letters, his chilling mindset, and why she also believes he may have had more victims than officially recorded.
Tasked with planting listening devices, former undercover cop Roy discovered a caravan filled with weapons before being forced to hide beneath it as Milat returned home. In this gripping account, Roy reveals the dangers of the operation, his belief that Milat didn’t act alone, and the lasting toll it took on him.
From the cops who caught him (and were broken in the process), to Milat’s prison pen pal, guests share new information, taking us inside one of Australia’s darkest minds.
The Missing Australia: MILAT UNTOLD is a podcast from True Crime Australia.
EPISODE GUIDE
Introducing The Missing Australia’s MILAT UNTOLD
Ivan Milat was convicted of murdering seven people. What if many more victims lie in unmarked graves?
Episode 1: The overlooked report
Former Detective Paul Gordon uncovered the Paul Onions report - the lead that should have cracked the case wide open.
Episode 2: Did Milat kill Keren Rowland?
Retired Detective Hugh Hughes has spent years investigating whether his wife’s cousin, Keren Rowland, was one of Ivan Milat’s earliest victims.
Episode 3: Searching for Joanne and Caroline
Former Detective Neville Scullion speaks publicly for the first time about leading the investigation into the disappearance of British backpackers Joanne Walters and Caroline Clarke, whose bodies were found months after their April 1992 disappearance in the Belanglo State Forest.
Episode 4: 20 years of letters to Ivan Milat
Criminologist Amanda Howard spent two decades communicating with jailed serial killer Ivan Milat, gaining his trust through years of letters.
Episode 5: The night I hid from Ivan Milat
Trapped beneath a caravan as a killer talked freely nearby - former undercover cop Roy speaks publicly for the first time about his covert mission inside Ivan Milat’s property.
Episode 6: The arrest of Ivan Milat
Former Detective Paul Gordon speaks for the final time in this second interview, recounting the dramatic arrest of Ivan Milat.
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