The discovery in 1951 of a petrified female body in the raging floodwaters of the River Murray triggers a police investigation across three states but fails to prove her identity. Seven decades on, will DNA solve the case?
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The discovery in 1951 of a petrified female body in the raging floodwaters of the River Murray triggers a police investigation across three states but fails to prove her identity. Seven decades on, will DNA solve the case?
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IN THE WAKE OF THE SOMERTON MAN COMES ANOTHER INTRIGUING SOUTH AUSTRALIAN TRUE CRIME MYSTERY - THE PETRIFIED WOMAN
Renmark, South Australia 1951. The discovery of a petrified female body in the raging floodwaters of the River Murray triggers a police investigation across three states. Her facial features and hands are missing, but evidence suggests she has been murdered. As detectives close in on a suspect, a vital witness dies a violent death, and the case collapses, leaving the victim's identity unresolved. Seven decades on, a new investigation delves deep into this long-forgotten case and uncovers a family secret that leaves little doubt about the victim's identity - evidence that calls for the exhumation of The Petrified Woman from her pauper's grave to undergo DNA analysis.
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Peter Butt is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and author.
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