Case 307
The Night Caller
*** Content Warning: Sexual assault, gun violence, child victims ***
[Part 2 of 2]
By mid-1963, The Night Caller’s reign of terror had altered Perth forever, and he still remained at large and unidentified. Following another execution-style slaying in Perth’s wealthy western suburbs, investigators set a trap that would expose his identity as Eric Edgar Cooke. Cooke’s capture would ultimately lead to the unravelling of countless terrible secrets…
CREDITS
EPISODE:
Research & writing – Erin Munro
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
OTHER:
Logo and website design – Paulina Szymanska
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RESOURCES
BOOKS
Broken Lives – Estelle Blackburn
Presumed Guilty – Bret Christian
The Shark Net – Robert Drewe
DOCUMENTARIES
After the Night (2020)
ABC Australian Story – Murder He Wrote (part 1)
ABC Australian Story – Murder He Wrote (part 2)
DOCUMENTS
ARTICLES
A case of science and justice – The Skeptic
The making of a serial killer – The West Australian
Ex gratia payment for wrongly jailed man – The Sydney Morning Herald
Book reviews: The Beamish Case – Western Australian Law Review
Serial killer Eric Edgar Cooke’s voice heard 53 years after his execution – ABC News