EPISODE · Jul 7, 2019 · 1H 14M
Episode 057 - The Butchering of John Price (2000)
from Weird Crap in Australia · host The Modern Meltdown
In the early 2000, while the country was still reeling from the horrific acts of the Bodies in the Barrels (episode 9), another crime hit the headlines that scarred the psyches of everyone who read about it. A man's body was found skinned, decapitated and butchered. Who did it, and why?Main Theme music – Kevin MacLeod "Slow Ticking Clock" – Kevin MacLeodUsed under a Creative Commons license.Sources cited:Regina v Knight [2001]. 2001. NSWSC 1011 (New South Wales Supreme Court, 8 November). Accessed March 19, 2020. http://www8.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/cases/nsw/NSWSC/2001/1011.html.Hanrahan, Josh. 2020. “It is 20 years since Katherine Knight cut off her partner's head and cooked him in a pot with vegetables.” Daily Mail, 29 February. Accessed March 19, 2021. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8050101/Katherine-Knight-killed-John-Price-horror-murder.html.Knight v Regina [2006]. 2006. NSWCCA 292 (New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal, 11 September). Accessed March 19, 2020. http://www8.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/cases/nsw/NSWCCA/2006/292.html.Burke, Dave. 2019. “Sick crimes of one of world's worst killers who made a meal of boyfriend's body.” The Mirror, 2 June. Accessed March 19, 2020. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/sick-crimes-one-worlds-worst-16232572.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weird-crap-in-australia--2968350/support.
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In the early 2000, while the country was still reeling from the horrific acts of the Bodies in the Barrels (episode 9), another crime hit the headlines that scarred the psyches of everyone who read about it. A man's body was found skinned, decapitated and butchered. Who did it, and why?Main Theme music – Kevin MacLeod "Slow Ticking Clock" – Kevin MacLeodUsed under a Creative Commons license.Sources cited:Regina v Knight [2001]. 2001. NSWSC 1011 (New South Wales Supreme Court, 8 November). Accessed March 19, 2020. http://www8.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/cases/nsw/NSWSC/2001/1011.html.Hanrahan, Josh. 2020. “It is 20 years since Katherine Knight cut off her partner's head and cooked him in a pot with vegetables.” Daily Mail, 29 February. Accessed March 19, 2021. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8050101/Katherine-Knight-killed-John-Price-horror-murder.html.Knight v Regina [2006]. 2006. NSWCCA 292 (New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal, 11 September). Accessed March 19, 2020. http://www8.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/cases/nsw/NSWCCA/2006/292.html.Burke, Dave. 2019. “Sick crimes of one of world's worst killers who made a meal of boyfriend's body.” The Mirror, 2 June. Accessed March 19, 2020. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/sick-crimes-one-worlds-worst-16232572.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/weird-crap-in-australia--2968350/support.
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