They became known as the Truro Murders, seven innocent lives lost in seven short weeks. New book release, Death Row at Truro, by Geoff Plunkett, details the shocking and tragic events of Australia’s worst sexual homicide crime.

The Leader journalist, Gretel Mead makes some interesting discoveries in the book.

They were the murders that put Truro on the map for all the wrong reasons, a small community caught up in the headlines. Labelled ‘The Truro Murders’ by media outlets around the world, the town’s supposed association to the crimes have been almost impossible to shake.

It begs the question, how can a town’s reputation be dragged through the mu