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S01E02 - "Part 2"
Aired on May 24, 2015, 10:45 AM
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The true story of how the NSW Police Taskforce Air, and in particular Detective Paul Gordon, tracked down and caught Ivan Milat – the man responsible for the infamous Backpacker Murders in Australia's Belanglo State Forest from 1990 onwards. Set against a backdrop of a public alarm, high level government pressure and an international press demanding a result, Catching Milat is a pacy, psychological thriller.
Episodes (1 Season · 2 Episodes)
E1
Part 1
The discovery of the bodies of missing backpackers in the forest South West of Sydney sparks Australia's biggest ever manhunt. Propelled by public outcry and Government pressure, a police Task Force is set up headed by the new face of Australian policing -Superintendent Clive Small.
May 17, 2015
85 min
E2
Part 2
In May 1994, the task force arrests Ivan Milat in a highly orchestrated and very public raid. Milat is behind bars; Small got his man. But only two days after the arrest, a sensational twist: the man who cracked the case and who arrested Milat, is sacked by Small.
May 24, 2015
83 min
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