Case 130
Joe Cinque
*** Content Warning: suicide, mental illness, eating disorders ***
On Sunday, October 26 1997, an emergency services dispatcher in Canberra received a hysterical call from a young woman who refused to provide clear answers to basic questions. Between sobs, she requested an ambulance to treat a suspected heroin overdose.
Paramedics eventually arrived at a townhouse on Antill Street, where they found 26-year-old Joe Cinque unresponsive. His girlfriend, Anu Singh, threw herself on Joe’s body and pleaded, “You have to bring him back… It wasn’t supposed to happen this way! We were supposed to go together.”
While it was obvious that this was no ordinary drug overdose, the question remained – was it an accident?
CREDITS
EPISODE:
Research – Jessica Forsayeth
Writing – Elsha McGill
Creative direction – 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
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RESOURCES
BOOKS
Joe Cinque’s Consolation: a true story of death, grief and the law – Helen Garner
COURT DOCUMENTS (accessed via Austlii database)
The Queen v Madhavi Rao [1999] ACTSC 132
The Queen v Anu Singh [1999] ACTSC 32
The Queen v Anu Singh [1999] ACTSC 27
The Queen v Anu Singh [1999] ACTSC 66
The Queen v Anu Singh [1999] ACTSC 28
ARTICLES
Anu Singh finally speaks out about killing Joe Cinque – Now to Love
No consolation for the Cinque’s – ABC News
What I did was a horrible thing: Anu Singh seeks atonement for killing Joe Cinque – News.com.au
Anu Singh’s boyfriend speaks out about her past – Marie Claire
On Death and Madness – Sydney Morning Herald
Joe Cinque’s Consolation: toxic relationships and the mysteries around his killing – The Guardian
Why a Beautiful, Promising Law Student Killed Her Boyfriend With a Massive Dose of Heroin – VICE
Antill Street house where Joe Cinque was killed to be razed for public housing – Domain Media
VIDEOS
Anu Singh, Boyfriend Killer – Sunday Night
RADIO INTERVIEW
Joe Cinque is Dead [transcript] – ABC
OTHER DOCUMENTS
Questions Without Notice: Ms Anu Singh and Needle Distribution Program – Legislative Council
Deferred Answers: Ms Anu Singh and Needle Distribution Program – Legislative Council