The Courthouse Shooter: Who Walked Out After Three Perfect Shots?

The Courthouse Shooter: Who Walked Out After Three Perfect Shots? Fear threaded the courthouse that Tuesday morning in 1979 when a man dropped dead in a brightly lit corridor after three shots from above - two to the chest, one to the hand - and no one was ever charged. Who could have planned a murder inside a busy Magistrates' Court opposite police headquarters and walked out unchallenged? In this episode, I lay out the sequence of events, the key players inside and outside the law, and the one composited detail that made detectives go quiet; can procedural knowledge explain how the killer timed everything so precisely? Person: Raymond Patrick Bennett Date: 1979 Location: Melbourne Magistrates' Court, Russell Street Case: Unsolved courthouse shooting Witness detail: Composite sketch of shooter with beard, mustache and distinctive glasses - Bennett was shot on a Tuesday morning in 1979 while being escorted to Courtroom Ten. - Three shots were fired from above; two hit Bennett's chest and one hit his hand. - The two officers escorting Bennett were unarmed at the time of the shooting. - The courthouse sat directly opposite Victoria Police headquarters on Russell Street. - A composite sketch of the shooter showed a beard, a mustache and a very specific style of glasses. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: [email protected].