This episode delves into the infamous Adelaide Family Murders, a chilling case from the 1970s and 80s involving the slaying of six young men in Adelaide. Their dismembered bodies were discovered scattered across various sites in the region. Despite the distinct circumstances surrounding each murder, investigators soon identified connections among the cases. The Australian media erupted with speculation as the public learned of the unsettling similarities. Rumors suggested a ring of influential Adelaide figures, including politicians and religious leaders, who allegedly lured young men for sex, only to drug and exploit them. The media coined the term "The Family," forever linking the case to this dark chapter in history.
Show
Mexico Life
Episode
S01E16
Air Date
Aug 01, 2005
Season 1 Episodes
S01E01
No More Grannies - The Granny Killer
S01E02
Kid for Ransom - Tears for Daniel
S01E03
Death in a Heartbeat - The Body in the Bag
S01E04
The Backpacker Murders: Ivan Milat
S01E05
Contract to Kill / The Mornington Monster
S01E06
The Moorhouse Horrors / The Call Girl Killing
S01E07
The Killer Punch/The Will of Death
S01E08
The Anita Cobby Murder
S01E09
Snowtown: Bodies in the Barrels
S01E10
The Kimberley Killer
S01E11
The Wanda Beach Murders/Beaumont Children Mystery
S01E12
The Greenough Family Massacre
S01E13
The Disappearance of Donald Mackay
S01E14
The Body In The Sports Bag
S01E15
The Assassination of John Newman
S01E16
The Butchered Boys