Upper Murray's Fugitive Haven

0:00Northease Victoria's Upper Murray region just wrapped up a seven-month manhunt for Desi Freeman, the police killer nabbed in Thalago Long, 76, kilometers upstream from Woldanga. This rugged spot with its steep hills and dense bush has long drawn fugitives looking to vanish from colonial outlaws to modern runners. Over a century ago, in February 1924, Claude Batson snapped and shot up a picnic group along Jingela Creek, killing one and wounding. Three, the skillshooter bolted into the nearby hills and southern New South Wales using caves and crevices to dodge a six-day chase before Coffs Cornered, him. Fast forward to summer 1984, and detective Patrick Breer faced armed kidnapper Andrew Joseph Medlock, who'd cross from New South. Whales after terrorizing a couple and stealing their car and guns. Stranded out a fuel on a hillside near Nareal, Medlock got pinched when Breer and tactical teams swooped in close. Locals like historian Janice Noonam and resident Dean McKimmy point to the isolation hidden tracks, sparse neighbors, thick shrubbery that makes it.

1:08Prime for going off-grid. Breer recalls busting drug grows in vehicle dumps along remote ridges like fire-brace track south of Mount Lawson State Park. The terrain gives fugitives an edge without turning the whole area into a criminal haven as Breer stresses. It's just built for laying low amid the trees and valleys. Stay informed with Cindy News today. AI-powered updates. I'm Corey with The Story.