Case 207
Suzanne Armstrong & Susan Bartlett
In early January 1977, residents of Easey Street in Melbourne’s inner-city suburb of Collingwood noticed they hadn’t seen the tenants at number 147 for several days.
Close friends Suzanne Armstrong and Susan Bartlett had recently moved in and made a good first impression, but now something didn’t seem right. Their dog was wandering around the neighbourhood and Suzanne’s toddler son was crying non-stop. A concerned neighbour decided to stop by to check if everything was okay, but nothing could prepare them for what they found inside.
CREDITS
EPISODE:
Research & 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
RESOURCES
BOOKS
They Trusted Men: The Untold Story of the Easey Street Murders – Tom Prior
Murder on Easey Street: Melbourne’s Most Notorious Cold Case – Helen Thomas
ONLINE ARTICLES
Notorious murder house changes hands – The Age
Andrew Rule: The Easey St murders and the missed chances to catch a killer – The Herald Sun
Easey Street murders: $1m reward to catch cold case killer who left toddler alone in cot – ABC News
Exclusive: Did the Easey Street murderer call Tess Lawrence? – Independent Australia
Conversation with the Easey Street killer? – Independent Australia
New DNA testing for Easey Street suspects – The Age
Did Easey Street killer have friends in high places? – The Herald Sun
ARCHIVES
Police hunt for killer of two women – The Sydney Morning Herald
Bodies two days in death home – The Age
Double killing: two leads – The Age
Surrender plea to sex killer – The Age
Sex killer bathed in house – The Age
Three sought in sex killings – The Age
A murder every two days – The Age
Knife murder clue – The Age
Public fill a chapel for victim’s funeral – The Age
No leads to sex murders – The Age
The threat of rape… A fear that lingers – The Age
Tribute to a murder victim – The Age
Inquiry into Melb murders – The Sydney Morning Herald
Easey Street victim’s father dies – The Age
Postcards clue to murder riddle – The Sydney Morning Herald
WEBSITES
147 Easey Street – RealEstate.com.au