Episode 050 – The Rack Man: Australia's 25-Year Unidentified Body Mystery (1994–2019)
from Weird Crap in Australia Hosted by The Modern Meltdown
In 1994, fishermen trawling for squid in the Hawkesbury River, north of Sydney, snagged their nets on something unusual. Net snags were a familiar nuisance, but what they hauled up from the depths was anything but ordinary. The discovery would launch a mystery that remained unresolved for 25 years. The unidentified man became known as “The Rack Man”, a name associated with the disturbing circumstances in which his remains were found. Who was the man in the river? How did he end up there, and why did it take so long for investigators to uncover his identity? Join Holly and Matthew as they investigate the Rack Man case, examining the original discovery and the long-running mystery surrounding one of Australia's most unusual unidentified-body cases. *** Sources cited: Kennedy, Les. 1994. "Sinister mystery of watery grave." The Daily Telegraph. Accessed August 8, 2021. https://i1.wp.com/unsolvedtruecrime.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/screen-shot-2018-08-31-at-5-48-04-pm.png. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weird-crap-in-australia--2968350/support.
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