Episode
60 Minutes Australia: The Samurai Killing
Overview
The bizarre story of a home invasion gone fatally wrong. How the intended victims of the attack, ended up on the wrong side of the law in what they say was an act of self-defence.
Details
- Series
- 60 Minutes Australia
- Season
- Season 2021
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 2021-05-09
Episode context
The Samurai Killing is Episode 13 in Season 2021 of 60 Minutes Australia. It aired on 2021-05-09.
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