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Another of the excellent locally-produced docos from Crime Investigation Australia is coming, this time revisiting the 1980s murder of a New South Wales’ teenager in Headless Body – The Kim Barry Story.
In 1981, the body of a young teenage girl was found dumped in bushland beneath a mountain lookout near Wollongong, south of Sydney. The head and fingers had been removed to prevent identification and the girl’s own bra and blouse had been used to tie her hands and feet.
The Steve Liebmann-hosted series will feature interviews with chief investigator, Keith Smith, the case’s leading senior detectives and Kim’s father, Brian Barry.
The world premiere episode will screen at 7:30pm May 29 on Crime & Investigation Channel.
No motive has ever been established for the killing and the convicted killer local miner, Graham Potter, who was released in 1996 after serving 15 years, still proclaims his innocence.
Press Release:
Crime Investigation Australia, FOXTEL’s smash-hit crime series, will revisit the infamous 1980s murder of a New South Wales’ teenager in the world premiere of CIA: Headless Body – The Kim Barry Story, airing on Thursday, May 29 at 7:30pm AEST.
Hosted by Steve Liebmann, this extraordinary episode looks back at how a determined team of crack detectives used ground-breaking forensic techniques to solve one of New South Wales’ most baffling murder cases.
This episode features detailed re-enactments and interviews with key figures from the case; including chief investigator, Keith Smith, the case’s leading senior detectives as well as an intimate interview with Kim’s father, Brian Barry.
In 1981, the body of a young teenage girl was found dumped in bushland beneath a mountain lookout near Wollongong, south of Sydney. The head and fingers had been removed to prevent identification and the girl’s own bra and blouse had been used to tie her hands and feet.
When the clothing was displayed on the evening news, the victim’s distraught mother recognised them and the body was soon identified as that of Kim Narelle Barry, a 19-year-old local shop assistant.
Kim’s head and fingers were later found in scrub some distance from the lookout. Damage to the skull showed she had been bludgeoned to death.
It was a classic murder mystery.
A national manhunt culminated in the arrest of local miner, Graham Potter.
Despite his protests of innocence, and claims that two thugs had actually killed her, Potter was convicted of Kim Barry’s murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.
No motive has ever been established for the killing and Potter, who was released in 1996 after serving 15 years, still proclaims his innocence.
FOXTEL’s world premiere of CRIME INVESTIGATION AUSTRALIA: HEADLESS BODY – THE KIM BARRY STORY revisits the case of the horrific murder of one young teenager on Crime & Investigation Network on Thursday, May 29, at 7:30pm AEST.
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Was joy kuhl, the person that said that the paint under lindy chamberlans car dash was blood or the lady who helped get her off?
i watched crime investigation australia on monday night and was surprised to hear that joy kuhl was the expert forensic scientist who helped get graham potter convicted of the murder of kim barry.
you said that you knew both kim barry and graham potter did he seem to you the type of person capable of committing such a crime.
i have been interested in both this case and the case of lindy chamberlain and the fact that joy kuhl was the same forensic scientist in both cases i would be very interested in discussing this with you.
have always had an interest in this story as was in the area at the time for five years now have been chasing the book the stranger you know can any one help please
I knew both Kim Barry and Graham Potter at the time of her death and could never quite reconcile myself to what happened – have always been unsettled by it. Made up my mind finally that he must have done it after reading the evidence carefully in The Stranger You Know. I missed your program on TV and wondered if there is any way I could get a copy of it to view?