He Killed His Entire Family, Then Walked Free To Start Another

On September 7, 1971, at a remote farmhouse 40 kilometres south of Adelaide, Clifford Bartholomew killed 10 people. His wife, his seven children, his sister-in-law and her 19-month-old son. He shot them all dead. He was sentenced to death, but because of changes to the law, he wasn't killed. Instead, he was re-sentenced to life in prison and managed to serve just eight years before being released on parole. He changed his name, his identity and created an entirely new family who knew nothing about his previous life or his crimes… until now. THE END BITS

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He Killed His Entire Family, Then Walked Free To Start Another is an episode from True Crime Conversations by Mamamia Podcasts.

This episode is 57:20 long.

This episode was published on Jan 10, 2026.

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