Episode description
Murder and Cannibalism - Alexander Pearce
A very famous case internationally in its day. A sentenced convict transported to the "hell" of a prison camp in what is now known as Tasmania. Attempts to escape into the forest meet with the potential of starvation. Alexander Pearce, and his fellow escapees, do the unthinkable.
Hosted by Robin Coles.
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