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In this episode, the podcast team look ahead into the evidence which has been anticipated for weeks - Bradley Edwards police interview - which Damien Cripps said gives ‘shivers down his spine’ in anticipation of the video to be played to the court, and is expected to be “the most significant piece of evidence the prosecution is going to bring”.
\\nThat video is expected to be played tomorrow.
\\nWhile we’re still waiting for the police interview to be played, Day 83 saw a piece of evidence that was hotly objected by defence lawyer Paul Yovich - before the evidence was even heard.
\\nThe statistics on unsolved murders and missing persons in WA was deemed ‘irrelevant’ by the defence, but despite that, the prosecution was allowed to proceed by Justice Hall.
\\nThe court was told that police found more than 1500 unsolved cases including murders, attempted murders, dangerous driving causing deaths between 1994 and 1997.
\\nWhen they filtered those down by suburb, six unsolved murders were in the Western Suburbs, which includes Claremont. Three of those have had suspects who have been charged, convicted and acquitted.
\\nThe only three left over were Sarah Spiers, Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon.
\\nThe court also heard a similar process was performed on long-term missing persons cases in WA.
\\nNow the fibre evidence has finished, the prosecution read in several witness statements.
\\nOne of those was yet another woman has recounted a disturbing and frightening encounter with a white car around the Claremont area in the mid-90s.
\\nShe had been walking home alone after walking from Claremont to Cottesloe - around a 20-minute walk - when she said a white car stalked her, including following her on the footpath at one point.
\\nShe said shows very frightened, and ran across the road to the medium strip, where she
\\nAs discussed in this episode, it’s not to say that these events are directly related to Bradley Edwards, but as Tim Clarke discusses, the prosecution has been allowed to tell these witness’ stories to ‘paint a picture’ of what was happening, and the feeling around the area in the 90s.
\\nOther witness statements included former FBI agents, scientists and police officers.
\\nThe West Australian has also released a two-part video series, as Tim Clarke takes you through the areas which are key to the trial, from Claremont, where the women went missing, to Hollywood hospital and to the sites were Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon’s bodies were found.
\\nTo watch those videos, head to:
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\\n\\nIf you have any questions for the Claremont in Conversation podcast team, send them in to claremontpodcast@wanews.com.au
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