Case 276: Claire Acocks & Margaret Penny
Case 276 Claire Acocks & Margaret Penny
May 3 1991, was a typical Friday for 58-year-old Margaret Penny. In the afternoon, she visited the Old London Coiffure in the heart of Portland, Victoria, for her weekly hair appointment with 49-year-old Claire Acocks. But when the two women are found stabbed to death in the salon’s shampoo room, the Portland rumour mill goes into overdrive.
Who could be motivated to commit such a brazen and vicious crime in the middle of the day, in the busiest part of town? And who was the “horrible man” with a hatred of hairdressers who had tormented Claire in the weeks before the crime?
CREDITSEPISODE
Research & writing – Elsha McGill
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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RESOURCESCOURT DOCUMENTS
Coronial inquest into the deaths of Margaret Penny & Claire Acocks
BOOKS
Horrible Man – Sinister Secrets & Truths Untold: The Portland Hair Salon Murders – Leonie Wallace
VIDEOS
The Portland Murders – 60 Minutes
ARTICLES
Killings of Margaret Penny and Claire Acocks chill Portland’s sea breezes – The Age
The mystery of the Old London: murders that changed a town – The Age
Shocking Portland murders of Claire Acocks and Margaret Penny remain unsolved despite a stunning new breakthrough – Herald Sun
Wife denies affair with murder suspect – 9News
Portland hairdresser murder mystery persists after all these years – The Age
‘Shock, devastated’: son of Portland murder victim slams court delays – The Age
NEWSPAPER ARCHIVES
Portland in the grip of a new kind of chill – The Age (May 9 1991)
The day a double murder changed forever the life of a small town – The Age (May 12 1991)
WEBSITES
Horrible Man – Post Mortem Exam and Coroners Findings
Horrible Man – Transcript of 3RPC-FM Radio Programme
← Case 275: Michelle Hadley Case 277: Linda Slaten →The post Case 276: Claire Acocks & Margaret Penny appeared first on Casefile: True Crime Podcast.
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Case 276 Claire Acocks & Margaret Penny
May 3 1991, was a typical Friday for 58-year-old Margaret Penny. In the afternoon, she visited the Old London Coiffure in the heart of Portland, Victoria, for her weekly hair appointment with 49-year-old Claire Acocks. But when the two women are found stabbed to death in the salon’s shampoo room, the Portland rumour mill goes into overdrive.
Who could be motivated to commit such a brazen and vicious crime in the middle of the day, in the busiest part of town? And who was the “horrible man” with a hatred of hairdressers who had tormented Claire in the weeks before the crime?
CREDITSEPISODE
Research & writing – Elsha McGill
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.
RESOURCESCOURT DOCUMENTS
Coronial inquest into the deaths of Margaret Penny & Claire Acocks
BOOKS
Horrible Man – Sinister Secrets & Truths Untold: The Portland Hair Salon Murders – Leonie Wallace
VIDEOS
The Portland Murders – 60 Minutes
ARTICLES
Killings of Margaret Penny and Claire Acocks chill Portland’s sea breezes – The Age
The mystery of the Old London: murders that changed a town – The Age
Shocking Portland murders of Claire Acocks and Margaret Penny remain unsolved despite a stunning new breakthrough – Herald Sun
Wife denies affair with murder suspect – 9News
Portland hairdresser murder mystery persists after all these years – The Age
‘Shock, devastated’: son of Portland murder victim slams court delays – The Age
NEWSPAPER ARCHIVES
Portland in the grip of a new kind of chill – The Age (May 9 1991)
The day a double murder changed forever the life of a small town – The Age (May 12 1991)
WEBSITES
Horrible Man – Post Mortem Exam and Coroners Findings
Horrible Man – Transcript of 3RPC-FM Radio Programme
← Case 275: Michelle Hadley Case 277: Linda Slaten →The post Case 276: Claire Acocks & Margaret Penny appeared first on Casefile: True Crime Podcast.
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