Australia - Shandee Blackburn, 23, murdered, Mackay, Qld, 9 Feb 2013

[TootsieFootsie]

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/why-the-man-acquitted-of-killing-shandee-blackburn-is-suing-hedley-thomas/news-story/5514fe919be7a533f0dc6c75def3ee3e?amp

Why the man acquitted of killing Shandee Blackburn is suing Hedley Thomas​

 

[SouthAussie]

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/why-the-man-acquitted-of-killing-shandee-blackburn-is-suing-hedley-thomas/news-story/5514fe919be7a533f0dc6c75def3ee3e?amp

Why the man acquitted of killing Shandee Blackburn is suing Hedley Thomas​

That is a travesty. Acquitted of Shandee's murder, but later found responsible for Shandee's murder by the Coroner.

Essentially, The Australian's defence is that Peros did not have a good reputation to begin with, so Hedley was not soiling his reputation.

I hope he loses his case.

 

[Cliff Hardy]

That is a travesty. Acquitted of Shandee's murder, but later found responsible for Shandee's murder by the Coroner.

Essentially, The Australian's defence is that Peros did not have a good reputation to begin with, so Hedley was not soiling his reputation.

I hope he loses his case.

The Australian's legals will have ensured they are aren't too badly exposed and will more likely be up for any damages than Hedley himself.

 

[SouthAussie]

The Australian's legals will have ensured they are aren't too badly exposed and will more likely be up for any damages than Hedley himself.

Apparently (according to The Australian article) Peros' lawyer plans to use some reddit posts - with only user names, not real names - to show Peros' reputation was soiled. He has no other "proof".

 

[Cliff Hardy]

Apparently (according to The Australian article) Peros' lawyer plans to use some reddit posts - with only user names, not real names - to show Peros' reputation was soiled. He has no other "proof".

Oh, my God! I better go check and see what Reddit are saying about me...

 

[Cliff Hardy]

This action Peros has bought against various parties promises to be a landmark case for podcasters and the families of victims.

 

[dotr]

January 18, 2025
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/n...ingham/audio/6e6e5b618ce6c8f7cb5805cb275d90da

 

[dotr]

April 2025

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=TAWEB_WRE170_a_GGL&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theaustralian.com.au%2Fnation%2Fshandee-blackburns-accused-killer-john-peros-wants-his-day-in-court%2Fnews-story%2Fac83d9fa406d583050b2a65456530d6a&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&v21=ULTRALOW-Segment-1-SCORE&V21spcbehaviour=append

Shandee’s accused killer wants his ‘day in court’​

John Peros has gone to Queensland’s Court of Appeal in an attempt to revive his failed case that he was defamed in an episode of the podcast Shandee’s Story.''
Poss. re posts..

Feb 11, 2022
Three weeks after Shandee Blackburn's murder, her ex-boyfriend John Peros was captured on CCTV wandering through a police carpark where his ute was being held for forensic testing.

Nov 25, 2021
Tape Lift: Why did a simple forensic procedure fail in Shandee Blackburn’s murder case? Shandee Blackburn was brutally murdered in 2013. After her death, a 'tape lift' sample of cells was collected from her left forearm. A tape lift should always collect hundreds of cells. The tape lift from Shandee's arm should have held her DNA and potentially the DNA of her killer. Inexplicably, the laboratory failed to find any of Shandee's DNA from this tape lift - or the DNA or anyone else.Dr Kirsty Wright, one of Australia's most highly regarded forensic biologists, explains the process and discusses the failure of the lab to find any DNA.

Jul 30, 2024 THE FRONT
A defamation case sparked by the Shandee’s Story podcast poses the question: can journalists publish evidence that calls a court finding into doubt?

 

[MIG214222]

How the murder of a young woman uncovered a 'forensic train wreck' — and led to a reckoning years in the making, ABC News

A system at the point of critical failure​

The two latest reports — compiled by Dr Wright and former FBI expert Bruce Budowle — found a lab in "sustained crisis": unhappy, understaffed, overworked, and still making mistakes.


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