Ep 2 - The Task Force Begins
6/21/202631 min
When Carmen Chan’s remains were found in a shallow grave, Melbourne’s worst fears were confirmed — the child taken from her home had been murdered. In episode two, Adam Shand follows the creation of the Spectrum Task Force as police began linking a string of terrifying home invasions, abductions and sexual assaults to one unknown offender. But as investigators compared the cases, a darker question emerged: were they hunting one monster, or had several predators been folded into the myth of Mr Cruel?
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The following podcast deals with sexual exploitation and violence against children. List and discretion is advised. This is also an ongoing investigation. So if you have information, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1-800-333-000 or get in touch with me at adamshandwriter at gmail.com. Welcome to episode two of Creating Mr Cruel. I'm your host, Adam Shand. On April 9th, 1992, Constables Gallagher and Farley of Thomastown Police were on the divisional van doing patrol duty in this working class area in Melbourne's north. An uneventful shift until 5.45pm. A message came over the radio. Suspected human remains had been found. They returned to the station and met a local resident who'd been walking his dog along a waterway called the Merry Creek. He had discovered what appeared to be a human skull. Gallagher and Farley took the witness back to the scene, a desolate stretch of landfill between the creek and the Thomastown electricity substation. They drove to a point 40 metres south of a large concrete drain