Maree Crabtree | The murder charge the jury didn’t hear
6/22/202612 min
Gold Coast mother Maree Crabtree was tried for the murder of her son and acquitted in May. The jury didn’t know she also was facing a murder charge for her second daughter, Erin.
In this episode, Brisbane court reporter Talissa Siganto joins Stocky to explain why Maree was accused of killing Erin, a dramatic morning in court and why we had to keep this secret from you.
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 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 I tried to get in contact multiple times I just need to make a phone call.
Speaker 3· Soundbite0:11
Nobody knows where I am.
Speaker 10:13
And then something strange happens She just drank and drank and had something like 20 liters of pure water Ambulance emergency.
Speaker 3· Soundbite0:20
I've got a woman unconscious.
Speaker 10:21
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Stephen Stockwell· Host0:35
[upbeat music] The story we've told about Marie Crabtree revolves around her children, Jonathan, the son who she was found not guilty of murdering, and Tara, the daughter who was a key witness in that trial. But until now, we couldn't tell you much about her third child, Erin. She died in 2012. Marie Crabtree had also been charged with her murder, a charge we can finally tell you all about. I'm Stephen Stockwell. This is the case of Marie Crabtree.
Talissa Siganto· Guest1:12
The 59-year-old was accused of killing her son and staging it as a suicide.
Speaker 3· Soundbite1:17
In photos, Marie Crabtree smiled and posed with her children, but police allege she killed to receive life insurance payments. She allegedly told a friend, "I want to put something in his drink so he won't be here."