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The story of the'society murders'that rocked a family, a class and a city to its very core.In April 2002, wealthy socialite Margaret Wales-King and her husband Paul King left their home in a leafy eastern suburb, dined with her son and his family and then disappeared into thin air. Twenty-five days later, after an investigation that swamped the front pages, their bludgeoned bodies were found in a shallow bush grave just outside Melbourne. The family's grief was on full public display as speculation raged about the possible culprit and rumours about drugs, gambling and kidnapping did the rounds. Then Margaret's youngest son, Matthew, was arrested for the murders and his wife, Maritza, was charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice. In his confession, Matthew was adamant that he wasn't after the substantial inheritance, but that he felt totally disempowered by his mother who had alienated him from his family. In his mind he believed he had no choice but to commit one of the most uncommon and unsettling of crimes - matricide. What is it about this case that continued to dominate the media long after the confession? Was it the association with wealth? Was it the enigmatic

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Author

Hilary Bonney

Publisher

Allen & Unwin ; Orion

Published

2003

Language

EN

ISBN

9781741141207

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Social Science, Fiction, Crime

Rating

3.76 / 5 (27 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14