THE TAINTED CROSS: The Oxley & Gatton Murders Unveiled

THE BOOK HAS BEEN RELEASED ON 24 OCTOBER 2024

THE TAINTED CROSS: The Oxley & Gatton Murders Unveiled is a Murder Trails Series true crime casebook. Gatton was a close-knit rural community. Violent crime was unheard of. That innocence ended on Boxing Day night in 1898, when three members of the Murphy family met with murder. Who their killers were has been shrouded in speculation overshadowing the truth. Murder Trails author Caroline Stevenson reveals the cold-blooded murder of a teenager in a paddock at Oxley holds the key. Two infamous crime scenes that are fundamentally intertwined. Over 125 years of myth and legend have enshrouded Australia’s greatest murder-mystery: Caroline lifts the veil to finally expose those behind these haunting crimes…

The Murder Trails series explores Australia’s most infamous crimes and crime scenes. Discover its dark history through extensive research and gripping story-telling.

Caroline’s previous work was HORSE TRACKS & STIRRUP IRONS: Death Comes to Ebenezer. This Murder Trails Series true crime casebook details the events of a cold winter's night in 1926, when a young girl stood at a crossroads waiting for her lover. An amazing Australian Gothic tale of an epic horse ride, a dodgy alibi, jealousy, a jockey, brilliant tracker and old-time detectives set a century ago in a rural backwater now forgotten. Also available through Jack Sim’s Publications.