Episode
60 Minutes Australia: The Confession
Overview
When is a confession to murder not a confession? Tara Brown tracks down a man who told police he abducted and killed 3-year-old Cheryl Grimmer 49 years ago near a Wollongong beach. So why hasn't he been prosecuted for the terrible crime?
Details
- Series
- 60 Minutes Australia
- Season
- Season 2019
- Episode
- Episode 28
- Air date
- 2019-08-25
Episode context
The Confession is Episode 28 in Season 2019 of 60 Minutes Australia. It aired on 2019-08-25.
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