The Hitchhiker Murdered in an Outback Slaughterhouse

Cold Case Unsealed · Aug 11, 2026 · 38m

The episode details the investigation into the 1982 disappearance of Tony Jones, a young backpacker who vanished while hitchhiking along Australia's notorious Flinders Highway. Although a convicted serial killer initially confessed to the crime, authorities eventually dismissed his claims as delusions. The focus of the search later shifted to the small town of Hughenden, where multiple witnesses emerged alleging that a local slaughterhouse worker murdered Jones following a pub dispute. Current forensic efforts by experts and the victim's family are targeting specific burial trenches at an old…