Tara Costigan was murdered in 2015, one day after taking out a DVO on her ex-partner Marcus Rappel. The day he laid a finger on her was the day he murdered her. Before that the abuse had been verbal. Emotional. 
Tara did everything ‘right’. She followed advice and took steps in the system designed to protect her, even though she was nervous about how he might react. 
And then she died, in the most horrendous of ways, while cradling her one-week-old daughter. Her murder changed the fabric of Canberra and the conversation surrounding domestic violence.
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Guest: Heidi Lemon author of The First Time He Hit Her
Host: Gemma Bath
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Audio Producer: Scott Stronach
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Tara Did Everything 'Right'

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When Kirra-Lea McLoughlin died on a property near Gympie, Queensland, law enforcement and medical examiners were baffled.
Kirra’s former partner would claim she went to sleep after a fight and simply didn’t wake up. Family said there had been a party at the property the night before, but neighbours disputed that. Kirra’s body had 105 signs of bruising, and there was a 12 hour period where emergency services weren’t contacted about her rapidly declining state.
Former police officer Jamie Pultz met Kirra McLoughlin before her death. His podcast Beenham Valley Road investigates the case, talking to Kirra’s friends and family, and looking into the events leading up to and following her death.
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Guest: Jamie Pultz host of the Beenham Valley Road: The Kirra McLoughlin Story podcast
Host: Gemma Bath
Executive Producer: Gia Moylan
Audio Producer: Scott Stronach
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There Were 105 Bruises On Her Body

On July 5th, 2018 Jennifer and Jack Edwards were murdered in their home on Hull Street in the Sydney suburb of West Pennant Hills. 
Their mother Olga Edwards returned from work that day to a wall of lights and sirens in front of her home. Police wouldn't let her inside, but she knew almost instantly who was responsible for whatever evil had happened inside her house. She knew there was only one reason police would be at her doorstep. 
“It’s my husband,” she told police. “It’s my husband. We have the final court hearing in two weeks.”
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Guest: Sally Rawsthorne
Host: Gemma Bath
Executive Producer: Gia Moylan
Audio Producer: Scott Stronach
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Jennifer & Jack Edwards Had Just Come Home From School

In 2014, 11-year-old Luke Batty was murdered by his father at Tyabb cricket ground on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula. 
The following year a coroner ruled that no one could have predicted that Luke would be killed by his father, but the inquest did point out several gaps in the family violence system in the lead-up to his death. 
Ten years on, Luke's mother Rosie remains on the frontline campaigning for change.
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Guest: Rosie Batty
Host: Gemma Bath
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Audio Producer: Scott Stronach
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Luke Just Wanted A Few Extra Minutes With His Dad

This month, we’re doing things differently. Over the next few weeks well be revisiting stories from our archives to highlight crimes involving male violence against women in Australia because right now the rate at which we are losing women is alarming and terrifying. 
But first, we wanted to talk to someone who lives and breathes violence against women every single day. 
Sherele Moody is a journalist and the founder of The Red Heart Campaign and the Australian Femicide Watch. She has created a moving and chilling memorial online, that tracks every known Australian woman and child killed as a result of murder, manslaughter or neglect from white settlement to now. 
Sherele joins us to discuss her work and what we can actually do to see change.
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Keep this conversation going: Over on our daily news podcast The Quicky we're exploring the next steps to stopping gendered-based violence. Hear what happens after the national rallies here.
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Guest: Sherele Moody
Host: Gemma Bath
Executive Producer: Gia Moylan
Audio Producer: Scott Stronach
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If any of the contents in this episode have caused distress, know that there is help available via Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636
Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tara Did Everything 'Right'

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