S3 Ep1 Rex, the beat, and the bashing

Late one night in 1992, Rex Robinson pulled his car into one of Adelaide’s most notorious beats. High beam on, Rex sees a man lying face down, motionless in the middle of the road. It’s the night that embroiled Rex in a vicious bashing case which made headlines and outraged the gay community, leaving Rex without a job and wishing he’d never gone to the police. Listed as iTunes Best Podcasts of 2015, True Stories returns with Season Three: a special five-part investigation into the untold true stories of Adelaide's gay-hate murders, told by award-winning Australian journalist, Mark Whittaker. The series is adapted from Mark's true crime long-read which will be published online at the end of the series. True Stories Season Three is inspired by the SBS network event Deep Water - a drama, documentary and online investigation unearthing gripping true crime stories and a buried chapter of Australia’s recent history. sbs.com.au/truestories Journalist: Mark Whittaker Producers: Gina McKeon & Martin Peralta Mix, Music and Sound Design: Martin Peralta Additional music: Gonzalo Peralta Illustrator: Jeremy Lord Additional material: ABC Archives Commissioned by: Ben Naparstek & Kylie Boltin Actors: Laurence Coy & Chris Leben True Stories is commissioned and produced by Australia's multicultural broadcaster, SBS.

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S3 Ep1 Rex, the beat, and the bashing is an episode from SBS True Stories by SBS True Stories.

This episode is 00:18:50 long.

This episode was published on Oct 3, 2016.

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