Walkley award-winning crime journalist and author, Debi Marshall continues her investigation into the shocking series of bombings and shootings in the 1980’s that became known in the national psyche as The Family Court Murders.
In 1980, a shark-bitten body floats to the surface of Cowan Creek in Sydney’s north.
The young man is soon identified as Stephen Blanchard. Andrea Blanchard believes only one person is responsible for the murder of her brother, her former husband Leonard Warwick. But in 2020, the court finds Warwick not guilty for his former brother-in-law’s murder, making Stephen’s death an unsolved homicide.
With no justice for Andrea and her sister Judy, Debi begins to reinvestigate the case with the help of FBI-trained criminal profiler Kris Illingsworth.
In 1984, chaos continues as the Parramatta Court building is bombed in the dead of night. There are no casualties, but once again, the judiciary is shaken.
When Justice Ray Watson takes over Andrea and Warwick’s custody dispute, the judge becomes the Family Court Killer’s next target. In 1985, a bomb is planted at the front door of the Watson’s Greenwich apartment. When Justice Watson’s wife Pearl opens the door in the morning, she’s killed instantly in the blast.
A dedicated Police taskforce is established to catch the perpetrators of these crimes.
Featuring exclusive interviews with victims and their families, at the heart of this story is Marshall’s tireless investigation in the lead up to Warwick’s 2020 conviction on all charges – but one.
Follow her live investigation into these chilling events as she takes us into the mind of a psychopathic serial killer and continues to seek answers to questions that haunt the cases.
Production Credits: A Media Stockade and Said & Done Production. Series Director Chris Thorburn. Producers Madeleine Hetherton-Miau, Rebecca Barry and Debi Marshall. Executive Producer Mark Morrissey. ABC Commissioning Editor Stephen Oliver. International Distribution Flame Distribution.
