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About The Highway Where People Vanish Without a Trace

In this episode of Outback Murder Highway, Robin Hvil Bartram and Anita Cunningham set out to hitchhike across Australia in 1972—but only one of them was ever found. More than 50 years later, investigators reopen one of Australia's most haunting cold cases, uncovering new witnesses, possible links to serial killer Ivan Milat, and a potential burial site hidden along the infamous Flinders Highway. Could this finally solve one of Australia's greatest unsolved murder mysteries?

The Highway Where People Vanish Without a Trace is presented by Cold Trace - True Crime Stories. Its listed runtime is 40 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.

As a transport & logistics documentary, The Highway Where People Vanish Without a Trace uses highway, where, people 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 People Vanish Without a Trace
Runtime
40 minutes
Language
English

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