Case 249
Lorraine Wilson & Wendy Evans
*** Content warning: Sexual assault ***
When trainee nurses Lorraine Wilson and Wendy Evans failed to return to work in Sydney after a holiday around Australia in 1974, fears arose that they could have fallen victim to the so-called Gold Coast Hitchhiker Murderer. But when a discovery is made in the rural town of Murphy’s Creek years later, an even more disturbing possibility emerges.
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
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RESOURCES
BOOKS
The Echo of Silent Screams: The Gold Coast Hitchike Murders – Eric Wilson
The Ricochet of Echoes: The Lorraine Wilson & Wendy Evans Murders – Eric Wilson
COURT DOCUMENTS
Coronial Findings – Wendy Joy Evans and Lorraine Ruth Wilson
VIDEOS
Murder at Murphy’s Creek – 60 Minutes
Person of Interest: Wayne “Boogie” Hilton – 60 Minutes
Person of Interest: Allan “Shorty” Laurie – 60 Minutes
Person of Interest: Larry Charles – 60 Minutes
Person of Interest: Donnie Laurie – 60 Minutes
Person of Interest: “Ungie” Laurie – 60 Minutes
ONLINE ARTICLES
Insight: Murder victims Lorraine Wilson, 20, and Wendy Evans, 18, were seen by many in 1974, but helped by none – The Courier Mail
Unanswered Cries – The Sydney Morning Herald
Slain nurses sister wonders what might have been – The Chronicle
Daughter fights to clear Wayne ‘Boogie’ Hilton’s name – The Australian
Murdered Sydney nurses Lorraine Wilson and Wendy Evans denied memorial – Brisbane Times
Gold Coast cold case: Who killer hitchhiking friends in 1973 – Gold Coast Bulletin
‘Hitchiker Murderer’ who was never caught – Courier Mail
Qld cold-case inquest told of violent men – 9 News
Violent family at centre of nurses death – 9 News
NEWSPAPER ARCHIVES
$100,000 reward for nurses killer – The Sydney Morning Herald