The Wilston Murder: The Story of Betty Shanks

'The Wilston Murder: The Story of Betty Shanks', 2012

The Wilston Murder is a short documentary about Queensland's largest unsolved crime: the murder of Betty Shanks in 1952. Betty was 22 years old, working in a Government office and going to ...

The Wilston Murder is a short documentary about Queensland's largest unsolved crime: the murder of Betty Shanks in 1952. Betty was 22 years old, working in a Government office and going to ...

Director

Bec Newman

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11 minutes

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Feature

Genre

Documentary, Drama

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The Wilston Murder: The Story of Betty Shanks

Bec Newman, 2012

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The Wilston Murder is a short documentary about Queensland's largest unsolved crime: the murder of Betty Shanks in 1952. Betty was 22 years old, working in a Government office and going to ...

The Wilston Murder is a short documentary about Queensland's largest unsolved crime: the murder of Betty Shanks in 1952. Betty was 22 years old, working in a Government office and going to university. The last time she was seen alive was making her way home after class on the night of Friday 22nd September, 1952. The following morning her body was found in the front yard if a house in Wilston only a few hundred meters from her home. Sixty years on, no motive for her murder has ever been uncovered and no suspect has ever been found. This documentary takes us back in time to a pivotal moment in Brisbane's untold history.

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The Wilston Murder is a short documentary about Queensland's largest unsolved crime: the murder of Betty Shanks in 1952. Betty was 22 years old, working in a Government office and going to ...

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The Wilston Murder is a short documentary about Queensland's largest unsolved crime: the murder of Betty Shanks in 1952. Betty was 22 years old, working in a Government office and going to university. The last time she was seen alive was making her way home after class on the night of Friday 22nd September, 1952. The following morning her body was found in the front yard if a house in Wilston only a few hundred meters from her home. Sixty years on, no motive for her murder has ever been uncovered and no suspect has ever been found. This documentary takes us back in time to a pivotal moment in Brisbane's untold history.

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Mack Lindon

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Rachel McLean

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Bec Newman

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