Shortcut: The Deadly Flinders Highway

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.

The Flinders Highway is an 800-kilometre stretch of road running through Queensland from Townsville to Mount Isa, and over the decades it has been linked to a disturbing number of disappearances and murders.

On today's episode, we talk about some of the most haunting cases along the highway with investigative journalist, Amelia Oberhardt.

You can watch Amelia on the new Channel Nine series Outback Murder Highway.

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Host: Meshel Laurie

Guest: Amelia Oberhardt

Producer: Ruby Bartzis

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