The Hunters

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The Hunters

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2024 Upfronts

Legendary investigative crime journalist Adam Shand and “The Human Lie Detector” Steve van Aperen join forces to crack famous crimes wide open. Using unique skills honed razor sharp across decades of experience, they uncover astonishing new leads and evidence, leaving police no choice but to re-open cases. Each episode examines a different high-profile case. The series is jam-packed with ground-breaking revelations, as Adam and Steve revisit crime scenes for a vivid hands-on recounting of each crime. With exclusive access to original detectives, eyewitnesses, survivors and crime experts, they paint a visceral picture of murders, kidnappings, horrific attacks and underworld assassinations. The Hunters is a WTFN production for the Seven Network.

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It will premiere on Monday, July 22.

EDIT: according to the website of distributor Fred Media, The Hunters is a 6-part series.

https://www.fredmedia.com.au/catalogue/2326

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Episode 1

Monday 22 July 7:30 pm

Unspeakable attacks on Melbourne children horrified the nation in the late 80s and early 90s. Investigators were convinced that a serial child abductor and murderer was at large. The media gave him a name: Mr Cruel. But the cases have never been solved.

Based on journalist Adam Shand’s ground-breaking research, this gripping TV special challenges the assumption that Mr Cruel was escalating his crimes which led to murdering Karmein Chan. Adam is joined by accomplished investigator Steve van Aperen. With unprecedented access to the case, they show how the myth of Mr Cruel sprang into being.

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That is not correct.

Episode 1 will air Monday 22 July, which is before the Olympics.

There are no plans to screen the other 5 episodes at this stage

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Mr Cruel bombshell

Explosive new TV special reveals breakthroughs in one of Australia’s most notorious cold cases

It is the cold case that no Australian has forgotten. Unspeakable attacks committed on Melbourne children in the late 1980s and early 1990s horrified the nation, convincing investigators that a serial child abductor and murderer was at large.

They pinned it down to the work of one man – Mr Cruel.

Despite lengthy investigations, the case has never been solved and the perpetrator remains at large. The families have had no closure on who attacked their children – until now.

This Monday at 7.30pm on Channel 7 and 7plus, the premiere TV special The Hunters: Mr Cruel sees legendary investigative crime journalist Adam Shand and “The Human Lie Detector” Steve van Aperen blow open Australia’s most notorious cold case.

Together they uncover new evidence and revelations that promise to turn the case on its head, challenging the assumption that Mr Cruel was escalating his crimes, culminating in the murder of Karmein Chan, and the theory that this was the work of one man.

For the first time, a Mr. Cruel survivor speaks out. Will long forgotten DNA finally put a monster behind bars?

Adam said: “We owe it to the community, the police, but most importantly the victims who are sort of frozen in time, victims of Mr Cruel, when in fact that individual does not exist.”

Steve added: “It’s closure. Not just for the victims but for the victims’ families and the detectives who were working 18-hour days and are devastated there was no resolution. This had a ripple effect for so many people, and it’s now time for this to be reviewed, looked at and taken further.”

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Returning in 2025 announced at the upfronts.

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