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136 x 208 x 25mm
The discovery of young Jaidyn Leskie's battered body in 1998 brought to a close one of the biggest searches for a missing person in Australia's history . . . or did it?
On New Year's Day 1998, the body of a young child was discovered in a dam near the town of Moe in eastern Victoria. Although the body had been submerged for some time, the dam's cold water had prevented rapid decomposition. To the officials investigating the case, the child's face was instantly recognisable. It was a face that had been etched into Australia's national consciousness, and conscience. It was the face of Jaidyn Raymond Leskie.
Fourteen months old when he disappeared while being cared for by his mother's then boyfriend, Jaidyn's body was recovered six months after he went missing. While the carer was later acquitted of the boy's murder, a myriad of questions remain unanswered.
Now, with the re-opening of the coronial inquest in Melbourne, respected author and crime reporter Michael Gleeson examines the recent developments in this shocking case, providing authoritative insight into the new evidence and bizarre circumstances surrounding the murder.
In researching this incomprehensible crime, Gleeson was granted unprecedented access to police case diaries and files. As a result, Gleeson's is the only detailed and updated examination of a crime that chilled the nation. The verdict? Read the book, consider the new information, and make up your own mind.
