Outback Murder HighwayAustralia’s ‘murder highway’ has been taking its deadly toll for decades, allowing killers to vanish their victims without a trace, until now. Outback Murder Highway is about to uncover the Flinders Highway’s darkest secrets.
The Sensible Creek Killings
Apr 22, 2026
Flinders Highway is dubbed Australia’s most dangerous road. Experts reinvestigate the murders of five women to see if a serial killer is behind this isolated stretch.
The Spear Creek Killings
Apr 29, 2026
The 1978 Spear Creek murders involved the brutal execution-style killings of tourists Karen Edwards, Timothy Thomson, and Gordon Twaddle near Mount Isa, Queensland.
The Tony Jones Disappearance
May 6, 2026
The disappearance and suspected murder of 20-year-old hitchhiker Tony Jones is one of Australia's most enduring outback cold cases. On November 3, 1982, Jones called his family from a phone box in Townsville, Queensland, detailing travel struggles while hitchhiking to Mount Isa. He was never seen again.
Jayden's Disappearance: Charters Towers
May 13, 2026
Newcastle man Jayden Penno-Tompsett, 22, was last seen in the early hours of December 31, 2017, near a roadhouse on Thompson Street in Charters Towers, in central Queensland. An extensive multi-day search in January 2018 followed his disappearance, but he was never found.
