CLAREMONT: The Trial

The West Australian•thewest.com.au

Ever since the shocking deaths of three young women in 1996 and 1997, the unanswered questions surrounding the Claremont serial killings have remained one of the biggest mysteries in WA history.

Any hope of justice in the tragic deaths of Ciara Glennon, Sarah Spiers and Jane Rimmer seemed bleak for more than 20 years, with police coming unstuck and no sign of a breakthrough.

That was until the arrest of Bradley Robert Edwards in 2016, who was subsequently charged with the trio's murders.

For the past three years details about the allegations facing Mr Edwards have been in short supply as his case headed toward what has been dubbed the trial of the century.

Now, we bring you in to the courtroom and walk you through all the revelations, allegations and talking points as the historic court case unfolds.

Join our team of journalists and legal experts as we break down all the key information from the proceedings in Claremont: The Trial.

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Episodes

S2E3: The First Witness

The first witness, Bradley Edwards’ first wife took the stand on day three of the Claremont Serial Killings Trial. Her name and identity has been suppressed. She revealed their bizarre living arrangements, as well as intimate details of their life as husband and wife including an obsession with a computer, an affair and pregnancy that saw the end of their relationship. All while prosecutors tried to paint a picture of how emotional turmoil experienced by Mr Edwards coincided with the disap...

Nov 27, 2019•28 min•Season 2Ep. 3

S2E2: The DNA Twist

The defence’s opening statement may have only taken 25-minutes, but in that time, Bradley Robert Edwards' defence lawyer, Paul Yovich dropped a bombshell. He claimed crucial DNA samples - which the prosecution will use as evidence to prove Bradley Edwards is the Claremont Serial Killer - had been contaminated by lab scientists. Day Two also heard the movie-like investigation of how Bradley Edwards came to be charged with murder. Join Natalie Bonjolo, Tim Clarke and veteran journalist Aliso...

Nov 26, 2019•27 min•Season 2Ep. 2

S2E1: Claremont: the trial begins

A never-before heard phone call Sarah Spiers made in the hours before she disappeared. Descriptions of Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon’s final movements, and gruesome evidence shown to a packed-out court on the first day of the accused Claremont Serial Killer, Bradley Robert Edwards’ trial. Join Natalie Bonjolo, Tim Clarke and legal experts, criminal defence lawyer Damien Cripps and Barrister Nicholas van Hattem as they discuss Day 1 of the trial WA has waited 23 years for. See omnystu...

Nov 25, 2019•24 min•Season 2Ep. 1

S2Claremont: S2 Trailer

As the trial of the century gets underway in Perth, Western Australia, Seven West Media journalists take you inside the courtroom. Two girls dead, one missing, presumed murdered. The Claremont serial killings, as they have come to be known, struck fear into West Australians for 23 years. Now, the man accused, Bradley Robert Edwards faces trial. Join us daily for an in-depth conversation with reporters who covered the case of the Claremont serial killings from the start and legal experts who will...

Nov 22, 2019•11 min

S1E4: The case against Bradley Robert Edwards

Years pass and with the public losing hope that the horrific mystery will ever be solved, a new suspect emerges. Telecommunications technician Bradley Robert Edwards is arrested in a dawn raid. The 50-year-old pleads not guilty and will stand trial for three murders, rape and abduction. So what is the police case against him? And is it possible that police missed a link that could have led them to the accused man than a decade ago? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....

Mar 25, 2019•47 min•Season 1Ep. 4

S1E3: The Wrong Man

As the hunt for a serial killer who has struck three times in Claremont continues, police train a laser focus on one very peculiar man who admits to driving the streets and picking up at least one woman. But the man’s mother says enough is enough. A TV reporter spends an hour with the suspect in his beachside apartment, quizzing him over the case. She concludes that detectives are pursuing the wrong man and contacts the father of one victim to share her view. Now, more than 20 years later,...

Mar 15, 2019•32 min•Season 1Ep. 3

S1E2: Taskforce, Tears and a Suspect

One woman missing, one woman murdered. A city gripped by fear. Then Ciara Glennon vanishes off the streets of Claremont. As her grieving father takes up the hunt, police launch the biggest murder taskforce in Australian history. But when their focus narrows on a suspect, the question is asked: have police got the wrong man? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 08, 2019•36 min•Season 1Ep. 2

S1E1: A Killer Strikes Twice

It's 1996 and a young, blonde girl stands on the side of the road in Claremont and calls a taxi. By the time it arrives, Sarah Spiers is gone. A few months later and Jane Rimmer is out with friends in Claremont when she, too, disappears. Her body was found weeks later. As police desperately hunted a serial killer a third young woman, Ciara Glennon, was snatched and killed. The West Australian's Gary Adshead takes you inside the Claremont Serial Killings, the biggest criminal investigation in Aus...

Feb 27, 2019•21 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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