Case 100
The Beaumont Children
*** Warning: This case involves a child victim ***
On January 26 1966, siblings Jane, Arna and Grant Beaumont joined the hundreds of Adelaide residents who flocked to Glenelg beach to find respite from the scorching summer heat. It was a trip they’d made on their own many times before, and as usual, their mother Nancy sent them off with just enough money to buy bus fare and lunch from the bakery.
However, panic kicked in when the Beaumont children failed to return home. Their disappearance sparked one of South Australia’s longest-running criminal investigations and changed the Australian way of life forever.
CREDITS
EPISODE:
Research & writing – Elsha McGill
Additional editing – Milly Raso
Narration – Anonymous Host
MUSIC:
‘Flatline intro’ and ‘Come play with me’ intro and outro – www.dl-sounds.com
Audio production – Mike Migas
Scoring – Mike Migas and Andrew Joslyn
OTHER:
Logo and website design – Paulina Szymanska
RESOURCES
BOOKS:
‘Searching for the Beaumont Children’ – Alan J Whiticker
‘The Missing Beaumont Children’ – Michael Madigan
‘The Satin Man’ – Alan Whiticker & Stuart Mullins
VIDEOS:
The Beaumont Children: What Really Happened? – Channel 7 Investigates
International Tribunal for Natural Justice – Rachel Vaughan Witness Testimony
Criminal Investigation Australia: The Wanda Beach Murders & Beaumont Children Mystery
The Fishermen: Journey Into the Mind of a Killer
ARTICLES:
Frail Parents of Missing Beaumont Children Still Suffering Police Say – The Australian
Beaumont kids breakthrough – New Idea
Beaumont children excavation called off by SA police – ABC
The Beaumonts, Kriste and Joanne: The Mystery May Be Over – The Sydney Morning Herald
Sister of abducted girl calls for urgent DNA retesting of evidence in long-term missing children cases – News.com.au
Child killer Derek Percy was linked to deaths of nine children – ABC
Allan “Max” McIntyre — who was linked to the disappearance of the Beaumont children in 1966 — has died – News.com.au
Vigilantes hunt convicted paedophile in South-East Asia to quiz him over the missing Beaumont children – Adelaide Now
Ex-Adelaide scout master Anthony Munro jailed for boys’ abuse – AU News
Animal bones found at New Castalloy factory site as Beaumont children search continues – ABC News
ADDITIONAL SOURCES:
National Library of Australia Digital Archives
The search of Myponga Reservoir
Missing Beaumont Children: SAPOL To Dig The Sink Hole at McIntyre Road, Stansbury – Change.org