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The Claremont Murders: Part II promo

Almost a decade after Taskforce Macro was disbanded, a new generation of detectives re-opened the unsolved WA murder case.

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Part two of The Claremont Murders screening on Seven on Monday reveals how the killer was caught.

Almost a decade after Taskforce Macro was disbanded, a new generation of detectives has quietly re-opened the case with renewed focus: no more “convenient suspect”, just follow the evidence. This time they are going to get their man.

Thanks to advances in technology, the police find the killer’s DNA on a never-before-tested scrap of fingernail. They discover the Claremont serial killer has struck before, but this time his victims lived to tell the tale. Now they just have to find him.

When the police finally arrest Bradley Robert Edwards (Ryan Johnson, How To Please A Woman, Doctor Doctor), no one can believe it. The man responsible for these horrific crimes is a loving husband and stepfather, a knockabout suburban tradie. Now he is on trial for three murders, in the longest and most expensive trial in WA history.

The Claremont Murders also stars Catherine Văn-Davies (The Twelve, Barons), Aaron Glenane (Shantaram, Snowpiercer), Laura Gordon (Undertow, Late Night With The Devil), Andrea Demetriades (Pulse, Janet King), Craig Hall (Boy directed by Taika Waititi, and Peter Jackson’s King Kong), Jeremy Lindsay Taylor (Underbelly Razor, Puberty Blues), Tasma Walton (Mystery Road, How To Please A Woman), Joel Jackson (Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door, Ms Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries), Tom O’Sullivan (Molly, Alien: Covenant), Erik Thomson (How To Please A Woman, Aftertaste), and actor, radio host and author Kate Ritchie (Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities, Home and Away).

From the creative team behind Catching Milat, The Claremont Murders was written by Justin Monjo (Bali 2002, Catching Milat) and Michaeley O’Brien (Mystery Road, Underbelly), directed by Peter Andrikidis (Bali 2002, Catching Milat), produced by Kerrie Mainwaring (Bali 2002, Catching Milat), Peter Andrikidis and Jamie Hilton (Breath, Swinging Safari).

The Claremont Murders is a Screentime Production in association with See Pictures for the Seven Network, with Banijay Rights handling international sales.

9pm Monday on Seven.

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  1. As someone who grew up in Perth when the abductions were happening, I’ve found part 1 of the Claremont Murders very interesting and fairly in-line with what I recall happening. It’s also been helpful recalling what happened and when as the time period of events spans 3 decades. I’m very interested in seeing part 2. Also, for those that don’t know Alison Fan was a very well respected journalist in Perth and did get very involved with the big stories of her time, so it’s been interesting watching her character at a more personal level. Well done to the shows cast, writers, producers and everyone involved, job well done so far.

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