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Outback Murder Highway

Outback Murder Highway
2026•Crime•Documentary
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Australia’s ‘murder highway’ has been taking its deadly toll for decades, allowing killers to vanish their victims without a trace, until now. Outback Murder Highway is about to uncover the Flinders Highway’s darkest secrets.

StatusReturning Series
LanguageEN
First Air DateApr 22, 2026

Episodes

Episode 1 - The Sensible Creek KillingsE147m

The Sensible Creek Killings

Flinders Highway is dubbed Australia’s most dangerous road. Experts reinvestigate the murders of five women to see if a serial killer is behind this isolated stretch.

Apr 22, 2026

Episode 2 - The Spear Creek KillingsE245m

The Spear Creek Killings

The 1978 Spear Creek murders involved the brutal execution-style killings of tourists Karen Edwards, Timothy Thomson, and Gordon Twaddle near Mount Isa, Queensland.

Apr 29, 2026

Episode 3 - The Tony Jones DisappearanceE345m

The Tony Jones Disappearance

The disappearance and suspected murder of 20-year-old hitchhiker Tony Jones is one of Australia's most enduring outback cold cases. On November 3, 1982, Jones called his family from a phone box in Townsville, Queensland, detailing travel struggles while hitchhiking to Mount Isa. He was never seen again.

May 6, 2026

Episode 4 - Jayden's Disappearance: Charters TowersE445m

Jayden's Disappearance: Charters Towers

Newcastle man Jayden Penno-Tompsett, 22, was last seen in the early hours of December 31, 2017, near a roadhouse on Thompson Street in Charters Towers, in central Queensland. An extensive multi-day search in January 2018 followed his disappearance, but he was never found.

May 13, 2026

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