The Schoolgirl Strangler

Written by Katherine Kovacic

Narrated by Jenny Seedsman

The shocking true story of a serial killer in 1930s Melbourne.

November, 1930. One sunny Saturday afternoon, 12-year-old Mena Griffiths was playing in the park w hen she w as lured away by an unknown man. Hours later, her strangled body w as found, mouth gagged and hands crossed over her chest, in an abandoned house. Only months later, another girl was murdered; the similarities between the cases undeniable. Crime in Melbourne had taken a shocking new turn: this was the work of a serial killer, a homicidal maniac.

Despite their best efforts, police had no experience dealing with this kind of criminal. W hat followed was years of bungled investigations, falsely accused men - and the tragic deaths of two more girls - before the murderer was finally caught and brought to justice.

With all the pace of a thriller, Katherine Kovacic recounts this extraordinary, chilling true story - of failed police enquiries, a killer with a Jekyll and Hyde personality, and the families shattered when four innocent lives were cruelly taken.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Wavesound from W. F. Howes Ltd
• Release date: Jan 5, 2021
• ISBN: 9781004028375

Katherine Kovacic

Katherine Kovacic is the award-winning author of many short stories and books, including the Alex Clayton art mysteries and the TV-to-page adaptation of Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries. Katherine's latest book, crime thriller Seven Sisters, was published by HarperCollins Australia in January 2023, and Australia's Dogs (NLA Publishing) a richly illustrated celebration of the dog in Australian life, will be released in May. You can connect with Katherine on Instagram, or find out more at www.katherinekovacic.com.