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Seven under fire from family of Kerry Whelan

The family of murder victim Kerry Whelan slams Seven's The One for turning her death "into a game show."

Seven’s psychic game show The One has come under after the finale tested contestants on their ability to help solve the murder of Kerry Whelan.

Bernie Whelan has told the Daily Telegraph nobody from Seven contacted them prior to the episode airing.

Kerry Whelan disappeared in 1997 and was murdered by convicted killer Bruce Burrell but her body has never been found. The One asked its finalists to try and find her remains.

“In the season finale, the three finalists are given a seemingly impossible challenge when they’re asked to solve a real-life police case,” Seven said in promoting the finale.

 

“The first we knew of this was on the weekend when we were watching TV and saw Kerrie’s face pop up,” Bernie Whelan said.

“No one ever contacted us and we’ve always been co-operative with the media.

“They’ve turned Kerrie’s murder into a game show.”

In the show, three finalists wandered through bushland in the hope of discovering her body.

“It was real exciting to find that mine shaft, but it wasn’t where I felt Kerry was connect to,” said one of the show’s psychics, Greg Riley (pictured).

“And then I found this other mine and I felt an instant connection to this mine.

“She’s standing next to me. It’s like that magnet against that pull. I feel her here, I really do.

“If one of us managed to find where Kerry was. I think it would be something that would give the family closure.”

Two judges then discussed the possibility of finding her body.

“Obviously we undertook the challenge in the hope of solving a 15 year mystery,” host Andrew Daddo told viewers.

Despite not discovering any remains, Daddo said all the information would be given to relevant authorities.

A Seven spokesperson did not confirm any consent from the Whelan family, when asked by TV Tonight.

“With programs featuring this type of subject matter, we deal through the regular police channels,” they said.

33 Responses

  1. @ Sedi: I’m guessing you don’t understand the concept of “freedom of speech” as I would love to see what your reaction would be if one of your “loved” ones unresolved murder of 15 years is broadcast on a national tv joke of a gameshow promoting charlatanism and false hope.

  2. Far out – the comments on this website are becoming more and more rude every time I go on – its like people think that their opinion is 100% truth. People please! You are entitled to an opinion, you are not entitled to a bitchy response and having ‘quotation marks’ to make your opinion sound more authoritative in light of others.

    While you are all bashing seven, remember that people in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones!

    David I suggest you remind people of comment etiquette.

  3. To Moanique, the onus of proof is on the people who claim it Has happened. You can’t prove that something has never happened. If it has happened, there will be evidence out there that it has.

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