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202450 minPG-13documentary

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Horror. Just... Horror.

202450 minPG-13documentary

David and Catherine Birnie, a husband and wife from Perth, Australia, were convicted of murdering four women in the 1980s, known as the Moorhouse murders.

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Channel: True Crime Central

Horror. Just... Horror.

2024• 50 minPG-13

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David and Catherine Birnie, a husband and wife from Perth, Australia, were convicted of murdering four women in the 1980s, known as the Moorhouse murders.

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David John Birnie and Catherine Margaret Birnie, an Australian couple from Perth, were responsible for a series of brutal murders in the 1980s known as the Moorhouse murders. They killed four women, aged 15 to 31, in their home and attempted to murder a fifth victim. The case garnered significant media attention and highlighted the couple's disturbing criminal activities. The Birnies' heinous acts remain a chilling chapter in Australia's true crime history.

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