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About The Highway Where Backpackers Disappear Without a Trace

In this episode of Outback Murder Highway, 19-year-old hitchhiker Tony Jones disappears while travelling across the notorious Flinders Highway, never to be seen again. More than 40 years later, investigators uncover new witnesses, alleged murder confessions and a possible burial site linked to one of Australia's most haunting missing person cases. As fresh evidence emerges, the search for Tony enters a dramatic new chapter, raising shocking questions about what really happened in 1982. Could this finally solve one of Australia's greatest unsolved disappearances?

The Highway Where Backpackers Disappear Without a Trace is presented by Cold Trace - True Crime Stories. Its listed runtime is 43 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.

As a transport & logistics documentary, The Highway Where Backpackers Disappear Without a Trace uses highway, where, backpackers as its central frame. Transport films uncover systems that normally remain invisible until something fails. Look for the coordination between people, vehicles, control technology, maintenance and contingency planning.

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Title
The Highway Where Backpackers Disappear Without a Trace
Runtime
43 minutes
Language
English

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