Case 271: Bonnie Clarke
Case 271 Bonnie Clarke
*** Content warning: Child victim, child sexual assault, sexual assault/rape ***
When six-year-old Bonnie Clarke is murdered in her bed in the middle of the night just four nights before Christmas in 1982, Melbourne detectives are certain they know who’s responsible: Bonnie’s mother, Marion.
Yet Marion insists an intruder must have broken into their home while she was sleeping. It would take 20 years, two other crimes, and an undercover investigation for the truth to unravel…
CREDITSEPISODE
Research & writing – Erin Munro
Creative direction – Milly Raso
Narration – Anonymous Host
MUSIC‘Flatline intro’ and ‘Come play with me’ intro and outro – www.dl-sounds.com
Audio production – Mike Migas
Scoring – Mike Migas and Andrew Joslyn
OTHERLogo and website design – Paulina Szymanska
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RESOURCESDOCUMENTS
Bonnie Mellisa Clarke: Inquest
BOOKSLives of Crime – Gary Tippet & Ian Munro
WEBITES
Murderpedia – Malcolm Joseph Thomas Clarke
NEWS ARCHIVES
Girl, 6, was stripped and killed – The Age
When a child dies – The Age
Crimes that harden the police – The Age
Man charged over 1980 death – The Age
Man sent for trial over 1980 death – The Age
Man gets 15 years’ jail for killing in Prahran loft – The Age
Crown wins appeal: court increases non-parole period of rapist’s sentence – The Sydney Morning Herald
Solving murder from the archives – The Sunday Age
A killer trapped – The Sunday Age
Covert police methods revealed – The Sunday Age
True Lies – The Sunday Age
How the monster had his evil way – The Herald Sun
ARTICLES
Our sweet Bonnie stabbed in her bed: Why it took 22 years for justice – That’s Life
Man found guilty of 20-year-old murder – ABC News
Justice for Bonnie, 22 years on – The Age
Solving murder from the archives – The Age
Bonnie’s killer finally convicted – The Age
← Case 270: Meredith Kercher Case 272: The Annecy Shootings →The post Case 271: Bonnie Clarke appeared first on Casefile: True Crime Podcast.
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Case 271 Bonnie Clarke
*** Content warning: Child victim, child sexual assault, sexual assault/rape ***
When six-year-old Bonnie Clarke is murdered in her bed in the middle of the night just four nights before Christmas in 1982, Melbourne detectives are certain they know who’s responsible: Bonnie’s mother, Marion.
Yet Marion insists an intruder must have broken into their home while she was sleeping. It would take 20 years, two other crimes, and an undercover investigation for the truth to unravel…
CREDITSEPISODE
Research & writing – Erin Munro
Creative direction – Milly Raso
Narration – Anonymous Host
MUSIC‘Flatline intro’ and ‘Come play with me’ intro and outro – www.dl-sounds.com
Audio production – Mike Migas
Scoring – Mike Migas and Andrew Joslyn
OTHERLogo and website design – Paulina Szymanska
PREMIUMAlthough Casefile episodes are free for all listeners, those who want to support us financially can do so by becoming a member of Patreon, Apple Premium or Spotify Premium. Paid subscribers receive access to exclusive content including behind-the-scenes discussions with the Casefile team, interviews, early releases and ad-free episodes.
RESOURCESDOCUMENTS
Bonnie Mellisa Clarke: Inquest
BOOKSLives of Crime – Gary Tippet & Ian Munro
WEBITES
Murderpedia – Malcolm Joseph Thomas Clarke
NEWS ARCHIVES
Girl, 6, was stripped and killed – The Age
When a child dies – The Age
Crimes that harden the police – The Age
Man charged over 1980 death – The Age
Man sent for trial over 1980 death – The Age
Man gets 15 years’ jail for killing in Prahran loft – The Age
Crown wins appeal: court increases non-parole period of rapist’s sentence – The Sydney Morning Herald
Solving murder from the archives – The Sunday Age
A killer trapped – The Sunday Age
Covert police methods revealed – The Sunday Age
True Lies – The Sunday Age
How the monster had his evil way – The Herald Sun
ARTICLES
Our sweet Bonnie stabbed in her bed: Why it took 22 years for justice – That’s Life
Man found guilty of 20-year-old murder – ABC News
Justice for Bonnie, 22 years on – The Age
Solving murder from the archives – The Age
Bonnie’s killer finally convicted – The Age
← Case 270: Meredith Kercher Case 272: The Annecy Shootings →The post Case 271: Bonnie Clarke appeared first on Casefile: True Crime Podcast.
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