Claremont: The Claremont Serial Killings

Around 17,000 people had their DNA tested during the largest and most expensive investigation in Australia’s history. They included thousands of taxi drivers, MACRO Taskforce’s prime suspect Lance Williams and even the former mayor of Claremont. But what we don’t know is if any Telstra workers were asked to give their DNA. We probably won’t find out, because as Tim Clarke explains in this episode, unless something extraordinary happens, those 17,000 names won’t be released to the public. This was revealed on Day 43 of the Claremont Serial Killings trial, which lasted just 10 minutes. After two days of adjournment, the trial was delayed for another day as prosecutors asked for more time following the discovery of more than 400 documents relating to LCN testing on Ciara Glennon’s fingernails conducted by PathWest. The delay will allow forensic scientist Aleks Bagdonavicius from PathWest to read through at 35-page statement he and the prosecution put together following the document discovery. The prosecut