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60 Minutes: June 10

60 Minutes features stories on Matthew Milat, Charlize Theron and the dangers of sugar overload.

Looks like 60 Minutes has been sitting on a story about Matthew Milat, who was sentenced to a maximum of 43 years jail today after the “cold-blooded killing” of his childhood friend in the Belanglo State Forest -the same forest where his great uncle Ivan Milat lured backpackers to their graves.

In the Name of Evil
Milat – just the name is enough to make you shudder. Back in the early nineties, Ivan Milat stalked, tortured and killed seven young backpackers in the Belanglo State Forest just south of Sydney. When he was finally locked up – never to be released – we thought we’d heard the last of that terrible name. But there was another monster lurking in the Milat family. Matthew Milat idolised his evil uncle and fantasised about taking a life. Then, in a callous and premeditated crime in the very same forest that uncle Ivan butchered his victims, Matthew Milat committed cold blooded murder. Now a last chilling postscript to this modern-day saga of brutality and horror.
Reporter: Tara Brown
Producer: David Alrich

Sweet Poison
For years, we’ve been warned about the evils of fat. We’ve checked what’s in our food, cut out the cheese and sworn off the fries. Well, it turns out we’ve been way off target. Controversial new research suggests that the real enemy is sugar. And this stuff isn’t just making us fat, it’s slowly killing us. Tens of thousands of Australians are already suffering serious health problems due to sugar overload. But, as Allison Langdon discovered, what’s truly alarming is that this sweet poison is as addictive as the hardest of illicit drugs.
Reporter: Allison Langdon
Producer: Jo Townsend

A Fairytale Life
There’s nothing quite like a fairytale to deliver a little box office magic. And the big movie right now is “Snow White and the Huntsman”. Charlize Theron is one of the major stars – appropriate perhaps given that her life reads like a Grimm Brothers fable. She was born a poor but beautiful farm girl in South Africa. And despite a troubled childhood and unthinkable personal tragedy, she rose to become a world famous movie star. Now she’s basking in her happily ever after – with a hit film, an Oscar and a gorgeous new addition to the family.
Reporter: Charles Wooley
Producers: Danny Keens, Sandra Cleary

7:30pm Sunday on Nine.

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