Young teenage boys & young men began to disappear from the streets of Adelaide, South Australia in 1979.

The disappearances became far more sinister as one by one their bodies began turning up. Five young men, aged between 14 & 25 were found.

They had been drugged, tortured & murdered.

Police suspected this was the macabre work of an organised group of sexually sadistic paedophiles made up of affluent & professional men. The crimes committed by this deadly ring led to them being known as 'the family'.

It's believed this terrifying network of predators was made up of at least 12 active members some of whom had respectable jobs & substantial wealth.

Their reputations on the surface enabled them to operate successfully & undetected allowing them to kill young victims without the worry of being caught.

A factor that has made it more difficult to bring most of the perpetrators to justice until a local popular newsreader’s 15-year-old son Richard Kelvin was abducted & killed.

Richard’s death led to only one member of 'the family' being charged for his murder, Bevan Spencer Von Einem.

In 2025 he took many secrets of who else was involved to his grave. Meaning some suspects are still alive & still walking free amongst us to this day....

Over 40 years later the families of the victims still ask for answers, for justice & for the suppression orders protecting the murder suspects to be lifted ....

We hope with enough pressure from the community & the media that one day they will.....

This is episode 184: 'The Family' Murders - A Deadly Network

**Crime Talk Time Stamp: 10: 30 minutes in**

If you have any information on any of the murders or of 'the family' contact Crimestoppers Australia on 1800 333 000.

Sources: Frozen Lies by Debi Marshall / ABC News Australia / Crime Stoppers Australia / Wikipedia / Murder Index / familymurders.com / unresolved.me / Networked Knowledge /

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