06 What Became of Jack? | Duke Speaks
6/22/202645 min
The last known person to see Jack alive finally breaks his silence. Chris Duke speaks in detail for the first time, laying out his version of what happened the night Jack McLennan vanished and revealing new details about Jack's last known moments.
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First 90 secondsSarah Konoski0:00
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Speaker 2· Soundbite0:05
I was asleep, and then I felt this really intense burning.
Sarah Konoski0:08
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Speaker 2· Soundbite0:17
More grenades start coming in and then I hear from a loudspeaker that it's the police.
Sarah Konoski0:22
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Sarah Konoski0:34
Just before we start, this episode contains some strong language.
Rob Bergin· Host0:40
In the initial days after Jack disappeared, his mum was desperate for any clue at all about what had happened and where he was. The obvious place to start was to ask the last person to see Jack alive, the man who'd been with him that whole afternoon and evening, his work mate, Chris Duke. And at the start, Chris seemed happy to chat. He spoke with Jack's mum on the phone at least three or four times. But soon he stopped answering the phone, and before long, rumors started swirling in the community about Chris's drug use, his criminal record, and his possible involvement in Jack's disappearance. Jack's mum and his dad, Ross, became suspicious of Chris. Ross stewed on the things he'd heard and the fact that Chris was avoiding speaking