The Russell Street Bombing
Inside the watch house across the street, which housed the cells of the nearby courthouse, constables Dave Yeoman and Angela Taylor had just fed the prisoners. It was their own lunch time now, and they could smell the fresh sandwiches emanating from the canteen across the road.
‘Whose turn is it to get the munchies?’ asked Angela. The 21 year old rising star was dux of her class at the academy; she had a bright smile, and this was her last shift before going on holidays.
‘I’ll toss you for it,’ Dave said with a smile, before he guessed correctly on the heads or tails and ordered a ham, cheese and tomato sandwich from Angela...
Join Shaun and Chloe as they discuss Melbourne's devastating Russell Street bombing in 1986.
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- The Russell Street Bombing by Vikki Petraitis
- Forensic Investigators S2E6
- Crimes That Shook Australia S2E5
- 60 Minutes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6cggxOy-hQ
- https://www.news.com.au/national/courts-law/rape-charge-for-russell-street-pair-peter-reed-and-craig-minogue/news-story/5950c4bfdf91dd563307cd935c059d44
- https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/russell-street-bomber-stan-taylor-dies-in-custody-20161019-gs655k.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Street_Police_Headquarters
- https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/the-day-terror-came-to-melbourne-the-russell-street-bombing-30-years-on-and-the-murder-of-angela-taylor-20160223-gn15xs.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Street_bombing
- https://www.theage.com.au/national/remembering-the-day-russell-street-shook-20060325-ge209w.html
- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-24/scars-still-felt-20-years-after-russell-street-bombing/7264058
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