From the Queensland Police Museum
Sunday Lecture Series:
Who murdered Betty Shanks?
30 November 2014
11.00am – 12.30pm
Police Headquarters
200 Roma Street
Brisbane QLD 4000
FREE ENTRY
One of Queensland’s oldest cold cases has been a mystery for over 60 years. It is widely accepted that the murder of Betty Shanks on 19 September 1952 at Wilston, ended the age of innocence in Brisbane.
Ted Duhs, author of ‘I Know Who Killed Betty Shanks’, will outline his research into this crime and talk about how, despite an extensive investigation and widespread media coverage over the years, no one has ever been charged with the murder or been regarded as a prime suspect.
The Wilston crime scene, 1952, where Betty Shanks was brutely murdered. Her body was found inside the fence-line of this property on Thomas Street, a few hundred metres from Betty’s family home. Image courtesy of the Queensland Police Museum.
During the lecture Mr. Duhs will talk through his theories about the crime and his belief that the ‘man at the terminus’ and Betty’s murderer, were one Eric Sterry. To add an extra dimension to his theory, Sterry’s daughter Desche Birtles, will be at the lecture to add her views.
The one-and-a-half hour presentation will begin at 11:00am on Sunday, November 30 and will provide educational and up-to-date content suitable for adults, and those 15 years and over with parental guidance.
NOTE: Out lectures are proving to be very popular, so please arrive on time. The door to the conference room will be accessible from 10.45am. When all seats are taken we cannot allow anyone else into the room.
The Police Museum will open Sunday November 30 from 10am to 3pm, and is located on the ground floor of Police Headquarters, 200 Roma Street, Brisbane. Please pass this information onto family, friends and other networks. We look forward to seeing you.
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This information has been supplied by the Queensland Police Museum from the best resources available at the time of writing. The Police Museum is open 9am to 4pm Monday to Friday and 10am to 3pm on the last Sunday of the month (Feb-Nov) and is located on the Ground Floor of Police Headquarters at 200 Roma Street, Brisbane. Contact: E: museum@police.qld.gov.au
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