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THE MURDER THAT SHOCKED AUSTRALIA

Academic Dr George Duncan left the United Kingdom on March 25, 1972 to take up his dream job as a lecturer in law at the University of Adelaide.

Just six weeks later on May 10, Dr Duncan was dead, having drowned in the River Torrens. He had been beaten and thrown into the water by three assailants. Dr Duncan, 41, could not swim and soon perished. The violent death of the quiet and unassuming gay man

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