Episode 35 - The Brownout Strangler: American soldier turned serial killer.

In 1942, Melbourne was subject to light restrictions, known as a ‘brownout’, in order to lessen the threat of an air raid. Little did they know, another threat was lurking in the darkness. When 3 women were killed in the span of 15 days, police had to work fast to find the perpetrator. Suspicions were raised when reports came to hand that a US soldier had been harassing and attacking women - with a quarter of a million US troops stationed in Australia at the time, finding the Brownout Strangler would be like finding a needle in a haystack.