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Policing Australia: The Official Podcast of the Australian Police Journal

Leeton Murder Investigation - Part 2

August 13, 2025 • Australian Police Journal • Episode 50

Following on from episode 49, Detectives Tim Clark and Justin Milne discuss how police were able to build a brief of evidence against Stephanie Scott’s murderer. This included locating Stephanie’s abandoned and burnt body near a campsite. The unique challenges facing police in rural areas are detailed in the episode, especially how detectives engaged with the cold-blooded killer. It’s a fascinating example of police working to bring justice for Stephanie’s family.

The crime case story this conversation references – Merciless and Cold Blooded: The Murder of Bride to Be Stephanie Scott – is in the September 2019 edition of the APJ. It can be read at www.apjl.com.au.

Note this episode discusses in a degree of detail, the murder and sexual assault of an innocent victim.

Host: Jason Byrnes APM

Guests: Tim Clark and Justin Milne