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Unknown to my brother and me, an unprecedented homicide investigation was being run in Sydney, which was headed up by Chief Superintendent Raymond Brannagan. As you can imagine, my source was Heather. “I am told,” she said, “they are investigating one of the most horrific cases they have ever seen” which, probably unwisely, I just happened to mention to my editor.
Not long after, I was co-opted by a sister magazine to produce a piece on it. There is no connection between my catering business and this whatsoever, other than that it had given me a great entre to the Premier’s office. Through them I made the call and got an interview with the chief investigating officer, who turned out to be a very helpful and charming man.
“What struck me,” Brannagan explained, “about these slayings wa
