Crimes That Shook Australia - S02E03 - The Strathfield Massacre torrent

Crimes That Shook Australia - S02E03 - The Strathfield Massacre

The Strathfield massacre in Sydney on the 17th August 1991, preceded the horrors of the Port Arthur tragedy. A loner, Wade Frankum, entered a shopping mall one afternoon, had a cup of coffee, then stabbed a teenage girl next to him before opening fire on unsuspecting shoppers for ten minutes. The devastation left eight dead and six wounded. Before police arrived, he took his own life. Officers later found a collection of violent literature and films at his home; the only clue into why this killer took all those innocent lives. The crime provoked fierce debate on the country's gun laws