Revisited: The Backpackers
4/24/20261 hr 1 min
A vicious serial killer terrorized and hunted young backpackers in Australia’s Belanglo State Forest in the early 1990’s. The impact of his heinous crimes still resonates with residents to this day. How he committed his crimes made even the most seasoned investigators shudder and the true number of victims he’s suspected of murdering may never be known.
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Transcript preview
First 90 secondsDelia D'Ambra· Host0:00
This episode is brought to you with limited commercial interruption by the new film Apex, now playing on Netflix. A grieving woman seeks solace in the wilderness only to become ensnared in a battle for her life with a serial killer. Watch Apex now only on Netflix. And thank you for listening to Park Predators. Hi, park enthusiasts. I'm your host, Delia D'Ambra, and today's episode is a special feed drop from way deep in the Park Predators episode vault. It's about a series of crimes that occurred across several years in Australia's Belanglo State Forest during the 1990s. The victims were innocent young people backpacking in this beautiful section of New South Wales, which is about an hour and a half southwest of Sydney. The forest is predominantly made up of pine trees and is regularly logged, leaving many sections covered in downed timber. That wood just sort of stacks up over time, and it's easy to get turned around if you don't know where you're going. The park itself is roughly 9,400 acres, and you can camp, hike, go off-roading, or mountain bike there. A lot of visitors check it out just for a day or two. But back in the early '90s, one man visited the region every day, and he wasn't taking in the beautiful sights of the towering pine trees. He was busy burying bodies, at least seven of them, and authorities now suspect possibly