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Back in the late 80s Beth Barnard a 23 year old farm worker was brutally murdered on Phillip Island. Beth was having an affair with married man Angus Cameron a local land owner. On the day that Beth is murdered Vivienne Cameron, Angus's wife, goes missing. The Coroner ruled the disappearance of Vivienne a suicide brought on by the guilt of murdering Beth Barnard.
Petraitis brings together the threads of the story by using material availble to the public through FOI requests. It does not look lik ...more
Petraitis brings together the threads of the story by using material availble to the public through FOI requests. It does not look lik ...more

A well written story of a murder and a disappearance which are still not solved today. I must admit to a fondness for true crime which has an ambiguous resolution or none at all. You can create your own theories and there's always the chance that in the future new evidence will be found or the case re-opened.
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