Case 348
Toyah Cordingley
*** Content warnings: Violence against women, femicide ***
When 24-year-old Toyah Cordingley went missing while walking her dog, her loved ones quickly launched a search at Wangetti Beach near Cairns, where she was last seen.
In the early morning hours of October 22 2018, Toyah’s father Troy Cordingley made a devastating discovery: his daughter had been murdered and buried in the sand, at a place where she’d always felt safe.
The search for Toyah’s killer gripped Far North Queensland, but the answers to the crime lay much further away…
CREDITS
EPISODE
Research & writing – Erin Munro
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
Audio editing – Anthony Telfer
OTHER
Logo and website design – Paulina Szymanska
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RESOURCES
ARTICLES
Heartbreaking end to father’s search for daughter – The Queenslander
Toyah Cordingley remembered on her birthday as Cairns detectives continue to chase her killer – ABC News
Beach where Toyah Cordingley’s body found searched for clues by locals – ABC News
Toyah Cordingley’s mother says she has not accepted the ‘horror’ of her daughter’s murder – ABC News
Toyah Cordingley’s father describes the moment he says no parent should endure – ABC News
Stepdad’s heartbreaking post on murdered Toyah goes viral – news.com.au
Toyah Cordingley’s murder still haunts Cairns locals as memorial unveiled – ABC News
Toyah Cordingley memorial at Wangetti – The Herald Sun
Port Douglas police some of the first on the scene in Toyah Cordingley case – Newsport
Estranged wife warned man he could become suspect in Toyah Cordingley murder, court hears – ABC News
Man linked to Toyah Cordingley tells court he initially lied to police about their relationship – ABC News
Queensland podiatrist accessed child abuse material more than 2200 times – WA Today
Witness denies ‘murder porn’ link to beach death – The New Daily
Man who left for India after Cairns murder reportedly a suspect – The Guardian
Record $1m reward paid after arrest of Toyah Cordingley’s alleged murderer, Rajwinder Singh – ABC News
Toyah Cordingley: police confirm key suspect in alleged murder arrested in India – The Guardian
Toyah Cordingley’s suspected killer transferred to prison in India – news.com.au
How jury in Toyah Cordingley murder trial became ‘deadlocked’ – news.com.au
Jury discharged in trial of man accused of beach murder – AAP News
Alleged killer Rajwinder Singh had asked wife for divorce, trial hears – ABC News
Toyah Cordingley’s father gives evidence in trial of Rajwinder Singh, who is charged with murder – ABC News
Toyah Cordingley was in secret relationship before her alleged murder, Supreme Court hears in Cairns – ABC News
Jury hears covert recording of Toyah Cordingley’s accused killer Rajwinder Singh – ABC News
Chronology of a murder part 1: From Cairns to Wangetti – Newsport
Chronology of a murder part 2: The Port Douglas connection – Newsport
Chronology of a murder part 3: The killing of Toyah Cordingley – Newsport
More small clues revealed in Toyah Cordingley murder case – Newsport
Court witnesses shed further light on what may have happened to Toyah Cordingley – Newsport
Toyah Cordingley was ‘unhappy with boyfriend’ days before death, Queensland murder trial told – The Guardian
Prosecutors call last witnesses in trial of Rajwinder Singh, accused of murdering Toyah Cordingley – ABC News
How jury in Toyah Cordingley murder trial became ‘deadlocked’ – news.com.au
DNA found under Toyah Cordingley’s fingernails ‘very different profile’ to accused, court hears – ABC News
Jury shown movement of murder accused Rajwinder Singh’s car before death of Toyah Cordingley – ABC News
Jury poised to deliberate early next week in Toyah case trial – Newsport
Guilty verdict brings end to seven-year wait for justice over Toyah Cordingley’s 2018 murder – ABC News
Rajwinder Singh found guilty of Toyah Cordingley’s 2018 murder on Far North Queensland beach – ABC News
PODCASTS
The Case Of: Toyah’s Murder – ABC Podcasts
VIDEOS
Justice for Toyah: The hunt for a young woman’s killer – 60 Minutes
COURT DOCUMENTS
Sentencing remarks: The King v. Rajwinder Singh