The Cairns Grenade Murders Part 1

<p>On a hot night in January 1946, two women were cold-bloodedly murdered with a grenade in the centre of Cairns. In this three-part special episode - based on the original police murder file - we take a deep dive into this callous crime, whose solution was frustrated not only by the underworld’s code of silence but also by the conduct of Queensland’s most infamously corrupt cop.</p><br><p>Parts Two &amp; Three will be available next week via regular podcast platforms. But as an Apple subscriber or Patreon supporter, you can hear them right now ad-free.</p><p>Due to an ongoing technical glitch, Part 2 may appear further down your Apple feed. </p><br><p>Apple -&nbsp;http://apple.co/forgottenaustralia</p><p>Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/ForgottenAustralia</p><br><p>To hear me talk about my new book Hanging Ned Kelly - and for excellent true crime and history episodes, check out these podcasts:</p><p>Australian True Crime - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/australian-true-crime/id1217681421</p><p>In Black &amp; White - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/in-black-and-white/id1466009446</p><br><p>To read an excerpt of Hanging Ned Kelly - https://affirmpress.com.au/publishing/hanging-ned-kelly/</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>