It was a quiet summer morning in Prospect, New South Wales, when a farmer noticed his cows gathered around something in his paddock. At first, he thought it was a mannequin.
Then he realized it was the naked body of a young woman.
She had been brutally attacked, but the worst injury was to her throat, which had been slashed so deeply the medical examiner described it as a “near decapitation.” Investigators believed she had been conscious when it happened. Investigators soon had a likely identity for the young woman, which would become one of Australia’s most heinous crimes.
Join Jen and Cam on this episode of Our True Crime Podcast ‘Someone Else’s Daughter: Anita Cobby.’
Listener Discretion by @octoberpodVHS
Music by our EP @theinkypawprint
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