THE BACKPACKER KILLER

SEVEN MURDERS. A FOREST OF SECRETS. AN INVESTIGATION THAT SHOCKED AUSTRALIA.
Deep inside Belanglo State Forest, south-west of Sydney, a series of horrifying discoveries exposed one of Australia's most notorious criminal cases.
Young travellers had disappeared. Families were desperate for answers. And investigators faced the painstaking task of piecing together evidence scattered across a vast, unforgiving landscape.
At the centre of the investigation was Ivan Milat-the man convicted of murdering seven people in a case that would become infamous far beyond Australia.
THE BACKPACKER KILLER takes readers into the Belanglo Forest murders and the investigation that brought the case into the national spotlight. From the missing-person reports and disturbing discoveries to witness testimony, forensic evidence, and the search for a suspect, this is the story of how investigators worked to establish what had happened to the victims.
But this is more than a story about a serial killer. It is an examination of the evidence, the investigative challenges, the courtroom battle, and the questions that continue to surround the wider history of the case.
INSIDE THIS AUSTRALIAN TRUE-CRIME INVESTIGATION:

• The disappearances of young travellers and the discoveries that transformed the investigation
• The chilling significance of Belanglo State Forest
• The investigative leads and witness accounts that helped direct attention toward Ivan Milat
• The forensic evidence and legal proceedings that shaped the case
• The prosecution, the verdicts, and the evidence presented in court
• The lasting impact on victims' families and Australia's understanding of serial murder
• The distinction between established facts, reported claims, and questions that remain unresolved