Case 302
The De Gruchy Family
*** Content warnings: Child victims ***
Wayne and Jennifer De Gruchy lived a comfortable life in the New South Wales suburb of Albion Park Rail with their three teenage children, Matthew, Adrian and Sarah. But on the morning of Wednesday March 13 1996, detectives arrived at a scene that would shake the local community to the core.
CREDITS
EPISODE
Research & writing – Vikki Petraitis
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
Forensics – Vikki Petraitis
Under Siege – Belinda Neil
DOCUMENTARIES
Forensic Investigators: Matthew De Gruchy
ARTICLES
Matthew De Gruchy granted parole after 23 years in jail for murder
Illawarra triple murderer Matthew De Gruchy walks from Long Bay Jail on parole
Matthew De Gruchy, who bludgeoned to death three family members, has parole hearing
Family killer Matthew De Gruchy could be free from prison within weeks – Nine News Australia
Albion Park Rail teen killer Matthew De Gruchy could snap again says ex-cop – The Canberra Times
LEGAL
De Gruchy v The Queen S252/2001 [2002] HCATrans 103 (7 March 2002)
R v De Gruchy [2000] NSWCCA 51 (2 March 2000)