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269: Return to Uluru w/ Mark McKenna - A True Crime History Podcast
269: Return to Uluru w/ Mark McKenna - A True Crime History Podcast
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Length:
66 minutes
Released:
Nov 2, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
In 1934 South Australian policeman Bill McKinnon is sent to investigate a murder and make arrests in the so-called "dead heart" of the country. After some of his Aboriginal prisoners escape, he tracks one of the unarmed men to a sacred rock formation called Uluru, traps him in a cave, and shoots and kills him. McKinnon claimed at the time it was an accident. Others believe it was murder. My guest is University of Sydney history professor Mark McKenna, author of "Return to Uluru: The Hidden History of a Murder in Outback Australia". He discusses not only the specifics of the case, but the history of colonization of the Australian outback, and the impact it has had on this eighty-five-year-old tragedy. More about the book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/678067/return-to-uluru-by-mark-mckenna/This episode is sponsored by Wondery's new podcast SUSPECT: Vanished in the Snow. Download the app in the Amazon Music App today.
Released:
Nov 2, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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