Nov 07 2024 45 mins 8
A horrid rape and robbery in December 2006 brought Ipswich detectives into contact with a man who had previously been convicted of multiple rapes and sexual assaults in Queensland and New South Wales. On this occasion however, police were initially unable to find direct evidence of the man's guilt. Over time, detectives were able to build a brief of evidence based on the principles of propensity evidence.
Former Detective Sergeant Darren Prickett led the investigation and joins host Jason Byrnes to talk about what occurred and how the brief of evidence was built. Darren's article - The Insatiable Rapist - was published in the June 2011 edition of the APJ, which can be read at www.apjl.com.au
Darren has also written two books about Australian military history. His latest - Crawl to Freedom - has been printed by Big Sky Publishing. It's a fascinating account of 40 Australian soldiers who escaped from German imprisonment during the Great War (the First World War). This has been a little-known aspect of Australian military operations between 1916 to 1918. Darren talks briefly about the book, including the amazing story of one Australian who made multiple escape attempts.
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Host: Jason Byrnes APM
Guest: Darren Prickett
