Shortcut: The Story of the World's Oldest Prisoner

This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.

On the December 9th, 1925, a 44-year-old man by the name of Bill Wallace was arrested in Melbourne for the fatal shooting of electrician Ernest Williams after a dispute over smoking in a cafe.

Refusing to explain who he was, Wallace was declared unfit to stand trial and spent the rest of his life in Aradale Psychiatric Hospital, becoming the world’s oldest prisoner at the age of 107.

Our guest is Gideon Haigh, discussing his new book, Who Is Wallace?

You can buy Who Is Wallace? directly from Gideon for $50
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BSB 733 152, Account number 525322, then email your postal address to gideonhaigh@hotmail.com

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Guest: Gideon Haigh

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