It’s become a quest for justice and giving our grandfather a voice. When I first started looking into this it was simple curiosity but it has become so much more. But on reviewing the case I would have some very serious questions about the way in which the police approached it.ĪLICIA BENNETT, AUTHOR DEATH BEFORE DISHONOUR: I wrote a book about this case and as a former detective sergeant I personally don’t have any doubt that Mr Brown committed the offence of murder. Above his photo the headlines read: “Accountant in court charged with murder”.ĭR BOB MOLES, FLINDERS UNIVERSITY MISCARRIAGES OF JUSTICE PROJECT: In 1947 Reg Brown was at the centre of one of the most notorious murder cases to have happened in Brisbane. I could see a resemblance to Dad in his face he had my maiden name. This is where I saw the first photo of my grandfather. So I took myself off to the State Library to see if I could ah do a little bit of research. So I locked it away and threw away the key.ĭEB DRUMMOND: Around 2001 I really wanted to locate my grandfather’s grave. My brother and I, Ian, knew what had happened but neither of us wanted to talk about it and I suppose we were both ashamed. VALERIE HERBERTSON, DAUGHTER: Reg Brown was my father. If I ever asked anything about him my mother always just said he died of bronchitis. JANICE TEUNIS GRANDDAUGHTER: Reg was a very shadowy figure in our background. I’ve spent about a decade walking around the streets of Brisbane, poring over archives even talking to strangers trying to find out the truth about my grandfather, Reg Brown. This is their story.ĭEB DRUMMOND, GRANDDAUGHTER: They say every family has its secrets, well mine certainly did. A decade later, they’ve shed new light not only on their family mystery but on one of Brisbane’s most notorious murder cases. Cousins Deb Drummond and Janice Teunis had always questioned why their grandfather was absent from the family albums and decided to find why. On tonight’s Australian Story a family coming to terms with a shocking secret. CAROLINE JONES, PRESENTER: Hello I’m Caroline Jones.
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