About this season
The horrifying true story of Eric Edgar Cooke, one of Australia’s most notorious and deadliest serial killers.
Episodes (4)
1. The End of Innocence
Aired 29 November 2020
A brutal end of innocence for 1960s Perth, Australia when a series of seemingly unrelated murders shocks a tight community.
2. The Sting
Aired 29 November 2020
Yet another horrific killing terrorises the community, as John Button stands trial for the hit and run murder of his girlfriend Rosemary Anderson, and police set a cunning trap for an elusive killer.
3. The Confession
Aired 29 November 2020
Eric Edgar Cooke’s role in the Australia Day shootings are exposed, but the true extent of his crimes and their lasting effects on the community are only now coming to light, while new evidence prompts John Button’s legal team to seek an exoneration.
4. The Legacy
Aired 29 November 2020
Now cleared of murder, John Button’s case exposes a corrupt police force, prompting a Royal Commission and yet another exoneration, as Cooke’s crimes continue to reverberate across a community that will never again be the same.