The Wanda Beach Murders | Australia
Sun Jan 25 2026
On a windy January day in 1965, two fifteen-year-old best friends walked into the sand dunes at Wanda Beach near Sydney. They never came home. What followed was one of the largest investigations in Australian history, yet the killer vanished without a trace. Sixty years later, three suspects have emerged, but no one has ever been charged. Was it a teenage surfer, a serial killer, or someone far more sinister?Books: Read collections of The Evidence Locker Files, available in print and digital editions.Follow us on: YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTokFor more information, visit: Evidence Locker WebsiteListen ad-free: Visit our page at Patreon50% of Evidence Locker Patreon proceeds are donated to support the Doe Network, solving international cold cases. To learn more, visit: https://www.doenetwork.org/ResourcesBooksAlan J. Whiticker - "WANDA: The Untold Story of the Wanda Beach Murders" (New Holland Publishers, 2003)DocumentariesCrime Investigation Australia - "The Wanda Beach Murders"Christopher Wilder: The Beauty Queen KillerWebWikipedia - Wanda Beach MurdersWikipedia - Derek PercyWikipedia - Christopher WilderNational Film and Sound Archive - Nine News: the Wanda Beach MurdersAustralian Missing Persons Register - Christine Sharrock and Marianne SchmidtNews ArticlesAustralian serial killer Christopher Wilder linked to the Wanda Beach murders Loved ones of the two girls murdered at Sydney's Wanda Beach...Ivan Milat's Family Reacts After Chris Minns Considers Inquiry Into More Unsolved MurdersPodcastThe Backpacker MurdersCreated & Produced by Sonya LoweNarrated by Noel VinsonMusic: "Nordic Medieval" by Marcus BresslerBackground track: Doblado Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudiosThis True Crime Podcast was researched using open-source or archival materials.
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On a windy January day in 1965, two fifteen-year-old best friends walked into the sand dunes at Wanda Beach near Sydney. They never came home. What followed was one of the largest investigations in Australian history, yet the killer vanished without a trace. Sixty years later, three suspects have emerged, but no one has ever been charged. Was it a teenage surfer, a serial killer, or someone far more sinister?Books: Read collections of The Evidence Locker Files, available in print and digital editions.Follow us on: YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTokFor more information, visit: Evidence Locker WebsiteListen ad-free: Visit our page at Patreon50% of Evidence Locker Patreon proceeds are donated to support the Doe Network, solving international cold cases. To learn more, visit: https://www.doenetwork.org/ResourcesBooksAlan J. Whiticker - "WANDA: The Untold Story of the Wanda Beach Murders" (New Holland Publishers, 2003)DocumentariesCrime Investigation Australia - "The Wanda Beach Murders"Christopher Wilder: The Beauty Queen KillerWebWikipedia - Wanda Beach MurdersWikipedia - Derek PercyWikipedia - Christopher WilderNational Film and Sound Archive - Nine News: the Wanda Beach MurdersAustralian Missing Persons Register - Christine Sharrock and Marianne SchmidtNews ArticlesAustralian serial killer Christopher Wilder linked to the Wanda Beach murders Loved ones of the two girls murdered at Sydney's Wanda Beach...Ivan Milat's Family Reacts After Chris Minns Considers Inquiry Into More Unsolved MurdersPodcastThe Backpacker MurdersCreated & Produced by Sonya LoweNarrated by Noel VinsonMusic: "Nordic Medieval" by Marcus BresslerBackground track: Doblado Studios: https://www.youtube.com/c/DobladoStudiosThis True Crime Podcast was researched using open-source or archival materials.