Case 56
Anita Cobby
On the morning of February 4 1986, a dairy farmer in the outer Sydney suburb of Prospect noticed his cows had been behaving strangely. For hours, they had stood gathered at one particular spot in his paddock. The farmer went to see what they were doing and found the brutalised body of 26-year-old nurse Anita Cobby.
As police began investigating Anita’s final hours, what they discovered would change Australia forever.
CREDITS
EPISODE:
Research & writing – Victoria Dieffenbacher
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:
“Remembering Anita Cobby: The Case, The Husband, The Aftermath – 30 Years On” – Mark Morri
WEBSITES:
Grace’s Place Site Within Homicide Victims Support Group Site
ARTICLES:
Anita Cobby murder: ‘Everyone in the car that dreadful night had a passport to doom’ – The Guardian
Grace’s Place for homicide-affected families to become a reality at Doonside – Daily Telegraph
Anita Cobby: The savage murder that rocked Sydney – Daily Telegraph
Story Coverage With Quick Timeline – Courier Mail
Anita Cobby’s sister tells of ongoing grief and fear nearly 30 years after nurse’s murder – Daily Telegraph
Remembering Anita Cobby: 30 years since brutal murder of Sydney nurse – Yahoo News
Anita Cobby murder: Leigh Johnson quashes rumours she slept with killer Gary Murphy – Daily Telegraph
Secret recording that helped catch Anita Cobby’s killers 30 years ago aired for the first time – The Sydney Morning Herald
Anita Cobby memorial to help homicide victims 30 years after her death – Daily Telegraph
Anita Cobby: Letters of Love and Loss – Daily Telegraph
Anita Cobby Murder: The Day Blacktown Bayed for Blood – Daily Telegraph
Tragic murder of Anita Cobby continues to haunt the Blacktown community – Daily Telegraph
Anita Cobby murder: ‘We can’t forget it… but we want to bring some benefit out of it’ – Daily Telegraph
Anita Cobby charity dinner supports homicide victims 30 years after her death – Daily Telegraph
ROSEMARIE MILSOM: The violence continues – Newcastle Herald