In this exclusive Melbourne Marvels special, host Eamonn tracks down and speaks directly with the elusive witness who encountered Mr Cruel on the very night he released his young victim, Sharon Wills. For decades, this brief but chilling interaction has lingered on the edges of the case, and it has been unclear as to whether it was a genuine encounter with the offender. Now, for the first time, listeners will hear the witness recount his experience in his own words—what he saw, what he felt, and what he remembers most about that night.

This rare conversation sheds new light on one of the most disturbing chapters in Melbourne’s true crime history.

NB:- this podcast deals with topics of a serious nature. Sexual assault and murder are discussed.

We continue discussing the story of the Karmein Chan abduction. In this episode we focus on the media telling of the story from the 19 and 23 April. Some of the main themes covered in this episode are:-

- A profile in the Herald Sun on the offender by criminologist Paul Wilson. Years later, Wilson himself was convicted for the persistent sexual abuse of a child.

- Heart-rending letters written by Karmein's two younger sisters are released in the media. The letters appeal to Mr Cruel abductor to release Karemein.

- A discussion about how the offender gained entry to the Chan property.

- The abduction is linked to a series of unsolved abductions/attacks that previously hadn't been mentioned in the media. These occurred between 1985 and 1987 in Hampton, Hawthorn, Hampton again, Donvale, Caulfield North, Brighton East, and Dingley.

- A mention of an FBI profile that was done by Operation Challenge, an investigation into the the aforementioned attacks and the ones that occurred in Lower Plenty, Canterbury and Ringwood. Operation Challenge was set up in July 1990 and was discontinued the day before Karmein's abduction on 13 April 1991.

- Speculation the offender may be a police officer

- A discussion about DNA apparently found after the abduction of Sharon Wills.

- A discussion about possible similar offenders interstate.

- The media revelation that police are to bite the bullet and offer a reward after previously rejecting the State government's offer of one.

NB:- this podcast deals with topics of a serious nature. Sexual assault and murder are discussed.

We continue discussing the story of the Karmein Chan abduction. In this episode we focusing on the media telling of the story from the 17 and 18 April. Some of the main themes covered in this episode are:-

- The expected offer of a reward to help capture the offender

- A Sandringham woman fights off an intruder in a balaclava and carrying a knife who attempts to rape her in her home.

- A media interview with Head of Forensic Medicine Dr David Wells (who treated previous abduction victims Sharon and Nicki) who appeals to the offender to release Karmein.

- The reading of a blogpost telling the story of a source who claimed two men from a well-known criminal organisation had admitted killing Karmein Chan.