Case 65
Allison Baden-Clay
*** Content Warning: domestic violence ***
When Brisbane based real estate agent Gerard Baden-Clay woke up at 6 AM on the morning of April 20 2012, there was no sign of his wife, Allison. This wasn’t completely out of the ordinary, as Allison sometimes went for early morning walks around their Brisbane neighbourhood. She was always home in time to get the couple’s three daughters ready for school, but when 7:15 rolled around, there was still no sign of her.
Gerard called the police to report Allison missing, sparking the beginning of one of Queensland’s biggest-ever criminal investigations.
CREDITS
EPISODE:
Research & writing – Anna Priestland
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 Murder of Allison Baden-Clay’ – by David Murray
AUDIO/VIDEO:
“Crimes that shook Australia: Gerard Baden-Clay” – produced by Title Role Productions Limited
“The Wife Killer” – Channel Nine, Australia
ARTICLES:
Large Archive of ‘The Courier Mail’ Newspaper articles following the disappearance, investigation and legal proceedings spanning 2012–2017 – by David Murray, Kate Kyriscou, Brooke Baskin
Baden-Clay murder trial: Supreme Court jury told of marriage and debt problems – ABC News
Allison Baden-Clay’s life insurance to go solely to daughters – ABC News
Victim impact statements from Baden-Clay trial released – The Chronicle