Australia’s Killer Secrets investigates some of the nation’s most enduring mysteries

Tapt Media has announced a new podcast series which asks the question - are some of Australia’s most notorious unsolved murders and disappearances connected?

Publishing into the Motive & Method RSS feed and YouTube Channel, forensic scientist and criminologist Dr Xanthe Weston and criminal psychologist Tim Watson-Munro will take listeners and viewers inside a landmark parliamentary inquiry, examining dozens of unsolved cases across New South Wales.

With unprecedented access to the inquiry process, the series follows the hearings as they unfold, exploring the evidence, investigative failures, unanswered questions and potential links between cases spanning more than four decades.

As expert witnesses appearing before the inquiry, Dr Weston and Watson-Munro offer unique insight into the cases under examination, and the issues now being scrutinised. From long-held suspicions surrounding Ivan Milat to emerging theories about other possible offenders, Australia’s Killer Secrets investigates some of the nation’s most enduring mysteries.

Tapt Media Head of Podcasts, Del Fordham said “With Xanthe and Tim appearing at the inquiry the team were presented with the perfect opportunity to bring their expertise and real time insight to our audience, and we hope that through our channels we can create more awareness of these cases.”

Forensic scientist and criminologist, Dr Xanthe Weston said “This inquiry is wide ranging, will ask questions that have been unanswered for decades, and is a genuine opportunity to make connections between cases, potentially leading to new lines of investigation. Families will never speak of closure, but resolution for some is still possible. We owe it to them to try.”

In the first episode (which is out now), Dr Weston and Watson-Munro dive into some of Australia’s most notorious cold cases that are being re-examined, including some they have been working on professionally for years alongside family members. In episode two (which is out today), follow Dr Weston and Watson-Munro to Bowral in the NSW Southern Highlands, as they take their audience inside the hearings and break down their own evidence.

A total of seven episodes in the series will be published throughout June.