Shortcut: The 1950s Glamour Model Who Murdered Her Boyfriend

DEC 15, 202416 MIN
Australian True Crime

Shortcut: The 1950s Glamour Model Who Murdered Her Boyfriend

DEC 15, 202416 MIN

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<p>This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.</p><br><p>In 1954, Sydney man Arthur Griffith died at the hands of his girlfriend, a former Miss Australia semifinalist, Shirley Beiger. </p><br><p>Their lives up to that point are fascinating to look back on, but what happened afterwards is positively extraordinary.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Our guest today is Sheridan Harbridge. Sheridan is an actor and playwright, and she's co-written a theatre show inspired by Shirley Beiger to be performed in one of Australia's oldest courtrooms as part of the 2025 Sydney Festival in January.</p><br><p><a href="https://www.sydneyfestival.org.au/events/a-model-murder" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">You can book tickets to Sheridan's production, A Model Murder here.</a></p><br><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/australian-true-crime/id1217681421" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Click here to subscribe to ATC Plus on Apple Podcasts and access all ATC episodes early and ad-free, as well as exclusive bonus episodes. </a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.speakpipe.com/AustralianTrueCrimeThePodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Got a True Crime question you want answered on the podcast? Send us a question by recording a voice message here.</a></p><br><p><strong>For Support:&nbsp;</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.lifeline.org.au/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Lifeline</strong></a><strong> </strong>&nbsp;on 13 11 14</p><p><a href="https://www.13yarn.org.au/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>13 YARN</strong></a> on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples)</p><p>1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732</p><br><p><strong>CREDITS:</strong></p><p><strong>Host: </strong>Meshel Laurie. You can find her on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/meshel_laurie/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram&nbsp;</a></p><p><strong>Guest: </strong>Sheridan Harbridge</p><p><strong>Executive Producer/Editor:</strong> Matthew Tankard</p><br><p><strong>GET IN TOUCH:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.australiantruecrimethepodcast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.australiantruecrimethepodcast.com/</a></p><p><strong>Follow the show on Instagram </strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/australiantruecrimepodcas" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@australiantruecrimepodcast</a> and Facebook&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://www.speakpipe.com/AustralianTrueCrimeThePodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Send us a question to have played on the show by recording a voice message here</a>.</p><p>Email the show at [email protected]&nbsp;</p> <p>Become a subscriber to Australian True Crime Plus here: <a target="_blank" rel="payment" href="https://plus.acast.com/s/australiantruecrime">https://plus.acast.com/s/australiantruecrime</a>.</p> <br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>