Charged After 24 Years, Then Released: The Tapp Murders

In August 1984, Margaret Tapp, 35, and her nine-year-old daughter Seana were murdered in their home in Ferntree Gully, Melbourne. Forty years on, the case is unsolved. In 2008, a prisoner was charged after a DNA match. Fifteen days later, police withdrew the charges: the sample had been contaminated in a laboratory years earlier. This video covers the night of the murders, the evidence police found, the 2008 DNA error, and the cold case review that followed, including the A$1 million reward offered in 2017. Content note: This video discusses the murder and sexual assault of a child. Chapters 0:00 Ferntree Gully, 1984 0:45 The night 2:34 The evidence 3:46 The people 4:47 July 2008 7:03 Still unsolved Image Credits: Margaret and Seana Tapp Photos: Victoria Police Cold Case Files / Courtesy of News Corp Australia & The Age #TappMurders #UnsolvedMurders #TrueCrime #AustralianTrueCrime #ColdCase