Highway to Nowhere: The Chilling True Story of the Backpacker Murders by Richard Shears

Book Description

Secondhand. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Faint marks on top and right foredges. Some creasing to front and back covers. Interior and binding are still very good.

They were young, adventurous, and idealistic: the eight backpackers from Australia, Britain, and Germany who, between 1989 and 1992, set out from Sydney to hitchhike south along the Hume Highway. Seven were to die, and their bodies concealed in the beautiful eucalyptus forest south of Sydney.

Chillingly orchestrated, the slaying in the Belango State Forest shocked the world. To snare the highway prowler and bring him to justice would require total dedication and patience. Hundreds of police officers combed the forest for clues and sifted through a vast amount of information, studying forensic evidence and computer records.

Among the thousands of clues, one story was initially overlooked. In January 1990, a young British backpacker hitchhiking along the Hume Highway had escaped the grip of an armed assailant and run for his life. It was to become a vital clue in the biggest manhunt in Australian criminal history. (backcover)