Australia’s Hannibal Lecter & The Flinders Highway Murders: Where's Tony Jones?

The Flinders Highway is one of Australia’s most iconic stretches of road, but it hides a dark and sinister history. With 11 unsolved or presumed murder cases linked to this remote stretch of bitumen, it has earned a reputation as a "Highway of Death." In the third episode of our special series for Outback Murder Highway, Dr Xanthe Weston and criminal psychologist Tim Watson-Munro are joined by investigative journalist Amelia Oberhardt to look into the the 1982 disappearance of Tony Jones. The 19-year-old hitchhiker who vanished without a trace while on a trip to meet his brother. You can watch the Outback Murder Highway TV documentary series 8.30pm Wednesday on Channel 9 from April 22 to May 13 or catch up anytime on 9Now at https://www.9now.com.au/outback-murde... Motive & Method is an expert-led weekly Australian true crime podcast. Join Dr Xanthe Weston and criminal psychologist Tim Watson-Munro as they unpack what really makes the offenders behind some of history’s most notorious cases tick, and also react and unpack crimes as they hit the headlines. Follow Motive & Method on Apple Podcasts here - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast... _____________________________________________________ 0:00 The Flinders Highway secrets 0:49 Disappearance of Tony Jones 1:50 The $150 Mystery 4:36 Police Dismissal 6:02 The mysterious letter 8:02 Forensic Analysis 9:36 The 2002 Coronial Inquest 9:52 Andy Albury: Australia’s "Hannibal Lecter" 11:41 False Confessions 15:15 The Pub Fight Rumors 17:09 Slaughterhouses 20:42 Identifying Human vs. Animal Bone 21:12 New Search for Tony 24:35 Coming Next: A Modern Cold Case