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Juanita’s Fate

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April 2004, no. 260

Killing Juanita: A True Story of Murder and Corruption by Peter Rees

Allen & Unwin, $29.95 pb, 275 pp

Juanita’s Fate

by
April 2004, no. 260

So who did murder Juanita Nielsen? Years of corrupt police inquiries and coronial and parliamentary investigations have failed to identify her killers, but this excellent history of Sydney’s most famous unsolved disappearance provides most of the answers. However, while it may fill many of the gaps in the record, the question of justice for Juanita is quite another matter. A number of key identities, such as Jim Anderson and Frank Theeman, are now dead. Others have had their testimony tainted by a lifetime of drug addiction and turmoil. Like the ultimate fate of Victoria Street, Kings Cross, the battle for which ultimately cost Nielsen her life, there is no neat ending to this story.

Philip Clark reviews 'Killing Juanita: A True Story of Murder and Corruption' by Peter Rees

Killing Juanita: A True Story of Murder and Corruption

by Peter Rees

Allen & Unwin, $29.95 pb, 275 pp

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