Ep 3 - David and Catherine Birnie, The Moorehouse Murders
In 1986, the quiet Perth suburb of Willagee hid a secret darker than anyone could imagine.Behind the door of 3 Moorhouse Street, David and Catherine Birnie lured young women into what looked like an ordinary home — but it was a house of torture and death.Over just four weeks, four women vanished: Mary Neilson, Susannah Candy, Noelene Patterson, and Denise Brown. Each was trapped, brutalised, and murdered. The Birnies thought no one would ever know.Then came Kate Moir — a 17-year-old who escaped barefoot into the night and ended a month-long killing spree that shocked Australia.This multi-part investigation traces the childhoods, crimes, and psychology of Australia’s most infamous killer couple — and the survivor whose courage brought them down.Featuring real court records, survivor accounts, and archival reporting from ABC News, The West Australian, Crime Investigation Australia, and Casefile True Crime.
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In 1986, the quiet Perth suburb of Willagee hid a secret darker than anyone could imagine.Behind the door of 3 Moorhouse Street, David and Catherine Birnie lured young women into what looked like an ordinary home — but it was a house of torture and death.Over just four weeks, four women vanished: Mary Neilson, Susannah Candy, Noelene Patterson, and Denise Brown. Each was trapped, brutalised, and murdered. The Birnies thought no one would ever know.Then came Kate Moir — a 17-year-old who escaped ...