Unsolved The Disappearance of Mum Bronwyn Winfield - NSW * Hedley Thomas podcast

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MSB ROYS said:
Agree. Some people need a lot of guidance as they are just not equipped to deal with scammers. These are kind of people relied upon protection from their tribe (family) in the past. Unfortunately people don't have access to this or just keep it quiet.
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We were always fearful that my late FIL would fall for a scammer. In his younger days he was quite astute about his finances but he always thought he could sum up a person as far as their honesty was concerned. In his late 80s he began to be a target of energy companies turning up on his doorstep and signing him up to "cheaper" deals. As he lived alone and we were far away, it was an anxious time. He still thought he was a good judge of character but we did convince him to check with his solicitor, who was also a good friend of his, before signing on to anything.

Fortunately he did not have any technology at all, still a bank passbook and chequebooks, but the landline phone was still a bit of a weapon in his hands :p
 
Game on.

'Bronwyn Winfield podcast evidence sought by NSW Police​

David Murray
2 hours ago. Updated 34 minutes ago

NSW police have made a broad request for material from the Bronwyn Winfield podcast following the chilling account of a new witness and a search of a tannin-stained lake for her body.

Detective Inspector Nigel Warren from the Unsolved Homicide Team in August sought from The Australian “raw and unedited” video and audio recordings, documents, emails, text messages and other material connected to the Bronwyn podcast.
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Police requests for information are revealed in a new episode, released at the weekend ahead of the launch of a second series at the end of this month.
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Inspector Warren sought material relating to Ms Singh and three other potentially corroborating witnesses, all women she spoke to about the alleged sighting: Kerry McLean, Virginia Beves and a New Zealand doctor.
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“Strike Force Chelmsbrook investigators are seeking Mr Thomas’s raw and unedited material held, produced or created by him or others that is in his possession, in relation to the below four persons,” Mr Warren stated in an email.

Material sought included “all correspondence via letters, emails, telephone calls, text messages or other communications, all documents, notes, photographs, digital files, video and audio recordings”.
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Ep13 podcast: Fathers Day is now out

Only for The Australian subscribers on the papers website for now.

'Episode 13: Father’s Day ​

October 10, 2024 - 8:24PM

A surprise message opens a long-closed door to Jon’s secret past.

Sonia Lee has been listening to every episode in the Bronwyn podcast series while weighing the right time to come forward for the first time. She made a promise to her grandmother on her death bed to tell the truth about her biological father when the time was right.

A man she has never known— but is now hearing so much about.

In a remarkable interview with Hedley Thomas, Sonia Lee reveals her biological father is Jon Winfield, and his then-girlfriend was 15 and left heartbroken when Jon denied being the father. He refused to help her or his baby.

Bronwyn’s sister-in-law, Michelle Read, recovers an historic document from the files of the police Unsolved Homicide unit, confirming Jon’s conduct. Sonia Lee says Jon needs to stop lying. She hopes her truth can help solve Bronwyn’s cold case.

Read more about this case and see photographs, maps, timelines and more at

If you have information which may help solve this cold case, you can contact our team confidentially by emailing bronwyn@theaustralian.com.au

If you need support, Lifeline can be reached on 13 11 14.

Bronwyn Winfield podcast: Husband’s secret daughter says ‘question everything’​

 

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Lockyer24 said:
Hopefully a nice case is being built against this lucky turd and he can join Dawson soon
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I reckon he's totally cooked if they go ahead and charge/prosecute him.

At this point, the circumstantial evidence appears to be even stronger than in the Dawson case.
 
Dogs_R_Us said:
todayspaper.theaustralian.com.au

POLICE SILENT ON BRONWYN PROBE

POLICE SILENT ON BRONWYN PROBE
todayspaper.theaustralian.com.au
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'NSW Police’s investigation into Bronwyn Winfield’s suspected murder remains “ongoing” as one of the state’s top cops conceded updates may instead be first aired on The Australian’s investigative podcast.'

'Superintendent Doherty added: “(You’ll) probably read about it in The Australian or (its) podcast … that’s probably the way some people would like to get their news”.'

I'd have thought that most people would like to get their news without having to pay for it.

I expect other media organisations to further beef up their crime and crime podcast investigating and reporting, so that News Corp (Murdochs) publications do not gain too much of an unassailable competitive advantage in this space.

Don't underestimate the intangible/invaluable organisational power and influence that the main stream media organisations, and their owners, board members and execs can potentially gain/maintain from this working relationship.

And it's not just a one-way street either.
 
BFew said:
'NSW Police’s investigation into Bronwyn Winfield’s suspected murder remains “ongoing” as one of the state’s top cops conceded updates may instead be first aired on The Australian’s investigative podcast.'

'Superintendent Doherty added: “(You’ll) probably read about it in The Australian or (its) podcast … that’s probably the way some people would like to get their news”.'

I'd have thought that most people would like to get their news without having to pay for it.

I expect other media organisations to further beef up their crime and crime podcast investigating and reporting, so that News Corp (Murdochs) publications do not gain too much of an unassailable competitive advantage in this space.

Don't underestimate the intangible/invaluable organisational power and influence that the main stream media organisations, and their owners, board members and execs can potentially gain/maintain from this working relationship.

And it's not just a one-way street either.
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I think we can't expect the police to tell us exactly what they're doing, but IMO whatever they're willing to tell reporters should also be released to the public through the police's Latest News website. The police are supposedly working for us, the public, not media organisations.
 
stormbird said:
I think we can't expect the police to tell us exactly what they're doing, but IMO whatever they're willing to tell reporters should also be released to the public through the police's Latest News website. The police are supposedly working for us, the public, not media organisations.
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It appears to be a form of outsourcing some of their work to the media.

Whether there is any formal contractual agreement in place for this, and if so, whether any associated remuneration for this is by way of contractual payments, or any other form of contractual non-monetary benefits, would be obvious questions re this. Not that I expect (or need) any answers to this.

In reality, this sort of thing is probably fairly common practice for relationships between Police and media organisations around the globe, in one form or another, and is probably legally and code of conduct all above board from grey areas and/or exclusion options in Government Procurement Policies and related Government rules and guidelines.

Hopefully this practice doesn't result in resources being too much allocated to cases that more benefit the media organisations, or are politically or for other reasons weaponised by the media, than in the public interest or interests of justice.

Although in the NSW case of William Tyrrell and the amount of resources diverted/allocated to it, there is possibly a strong case of too much Police resources being diverted to the case, as a direct result of the Murdoch media's role in the case. Although this might change if we soon get charges laid and a successful conviction in this case.
 
BFew said:
'NSW Police’s investigation into Bronwyn Winfield’s suspected murder remains “ongoing” as one of the state’s top cops conceded updates may instead be first aired on The Australian’s investigative podcast.'

'Superintendent Doherty added: “(You’ll) probably read about it in The Australian or (its) podcast … that’s probably the way some people would like to get their news”.'

I'd have thought that most people would like to get their news without having to pay for it.

I expect other media organisations to further beef up their crime and crime podcast investigating and reporting, so that News Corp (Murdochs) publications do not gain too much of an unassailable competitive advantage in this space.

Don't underestimate the intangible/invaluable organisational power and influence that the main stream media organisations, and their owners, board members and execs can potentially gain/maintain from this working relationship.

And it's not just a one-way street either.
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There's nothing to stop other publications from investigating and reporting on the case if the information is available. At least somebody is.
 
Dogs_R_Us said:
There's nothing to stop other publications from investigating and reporting on the case if the information is available. At least somebody is.
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You're probably dreaming if you think that many key witnesses currently talking to, and providing evidence/allegations to the Murdoch media, are going to want to talk to and/or provide evidence/allegations to multiple media outlets on the same crime cases.
 
BFew said:
You're probably dreaming if you think that many key witnesses currently talking to, and providing evidence/allegations to the Murdoch media, are going to want to talk to and/or provide evidence/allegations to multiple media outlets on the same crime cases.
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They either want the case solved or not.
 

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