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02 Sharon’s Disappearance | What Robert Fulton stood to lose

6/11/20260 min

Sharon Fulton was looking into divorcing her husband months before her disappearance. He stood to lose everything. Was this a motive for murder?

In this episode, Perth reporter David Weber describes what Sharon wanted out of a divorce. David also explains the defence argument she may have been a victim of Perth serial killers 'The Birnies', and her son's attempt to find the truth.

If you have any questions you'd like David and Stocky to answer in future episodes, please email thecaseof@abc.net.au.

The Case Of is the follow-up to the hit podcast Mushroom Case Daily, and all episodes of that show will remain available in the back catalogue of The Case Of.

Clips

Son’s Secret Tape Confronts Father
Birnie Serial Killer Defense
Alzheimer’s Act Allegation
Children Testify Against Father
Sharon’s High-Stakes Separation Demands
Murder Without A Trace

Transcript

25 sentences

  1. Speaker 10:00

    Tammy Shipley believed someone was out to hurt her. I thought someone was after me, and I wanted to just be safe. She's put under 24-hour surveillance.

  2. Speaker 2· Soundbite0:07

    I tried to get in contact multiple times.

  3. Speaker 10:10

    I just need to make a phone call. Nobody knows where I am. And then something strange happens.

  4. Stephen Stockwell· Host0:15

    She just drank and drank and had something like 20 liters of pure water.

  5. David Weber0:19

    Ambulance emergency. I've got a woman unconscious.

  6. Speaker 10:21

    Tammy's story. Search Background Briefing on ABC Listen or wherever you get your podcasts. [outro jingle] ABC Listen, podcasts, radio, news, music, and more.

  7. Stephen Stockwell· Host0:35

    [outro jingle] The day before Sharon Fulton went missing, she fought with her husband. She then caught up with a friend who offered her a place to stay, but Sharon never made it there. I'm Stephen Stockwell. This is episode two of the case of Sharon's disappearance.

  8. David Weber0:59

    Special Crimes Squad detectives extradited Reddington back to Perth. They were experiencing marriage difficulties, and Reddington thought he would suffer financially if she left him.

  9. Stephen Stockwell· Host1:10

    I am instructed to assert that he protests his innocence.

  10. Speaker 2· Soundbite1:13

    Today is about my mother, Sharon, a dedicated, loving mother. Mom, you are not forgotten. You are not erased. You are not just a case file.

  11. Unknown speaker1:25

    [suspenseful music]

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