The Hunters on Channel 7 and 7plus has a Mr Cruel bombshell – Explosive new TV special reveals breakthroughs in one of Australia’s most notorious cold cases.
It is the cold case that no Australian has forgotten. Unspeakable attacks committed on Melbourne children in the late 1980s and early 1990s horrified the nation, convincing investigators that a serial child abductor and murderer was at large.
They pinned it down to the work of one man – Mr Cruel.
Despite lengthy investigations, the case has never been solved and the perpetrator remains at large. The families have had no closure on who attacked their children – until now.
This Monday at 7.30pm on Channel 7 and 7plus, the premiere TV special The Hunters: Mr Cruel sees legendary investigative crime journalist Adam Shand and “The Human Lie Detector” Steve van Aperen blow open Australia’s most notorious cold case.
Together they uncover new evidence and revelations that promise to turn the case on its head, challenging the assumption that Mr Cruel was escalating his crimes, culminating in the murder of Karmein Chan, and the theory that this was the work of one man.
For the first time, a Mr. Cruel survivor speaks out. Will long forgotten DNA finally put a monster behind bars?
Adam said:
“We owe it to the community, the police, but most importantly the victims who are sort of frozen in time, victims of Mr Cruel, when in fact that individual does not exist.”
Steve added:
“It’s closure. Not just for the victims but for the victims’ families and the detectives who were working 18-hour days and are devastated there was no resolution. This had a ripple effect for so many people, and it’s now time for this to be reviewed, looked at and taken further.”
The Hunters on Channel 7 and 7plus – Monday 22 July at 7:30pm
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The Hunters on Channel 7 and 7plus has a Mr Cruel bombshell
