In September 1934, a gruesome discovery beside a lonely road near Albury would spark one of Australia's most infamous criminal mysteries.

A young woman is found partially burned, shot in the neck, and dressed in distinctive yellow silk pyjamas embroidered with a dragon motif. Police have no name, no suspect, and no obvious clues. As the investigation stalls, authorities make a shocking decision: preserve the victim's body in a tank of formalin and keep it available for identification.

For nearly a decade, thousands of people view the preserved corpse. Rumours spread across Australia. Psychics contact police. Newspapers become obsessed with "The Pyjama Girl."

But despite years of publicity, nobody can identify the murdered woman.

In Part One of this two-part series, we examine the discovery of the body, the bizarre forensic preservation that turned a murder victim into a public spectacle, and the decade-long investigation that captivated the nation.

Was the mystery finally solved in 1944... or were police about to make a devastating mistake?

The Pyjama Girl Mystery remains one of Australia's most haunting cold cases.

🎙 In this episode:
• The discovery near Albury in 1934
• The forensic examination
• The yellow dragon pyjamas
• The formalin preservation tank
• Public viewings of the body
• The media frenzy
• The search for the victim's identity
• The breakthrough that changed everything

Listener discretion is advised.
Contains discussion of murder, violence, and historical crime.