Eurydice Dixon Was Just Walking Home
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It’s been six years today since the rape and murder of 22-year-old comedian Eurydice Dixon as she was walking home in Melbourne. Six years since her boyfriend, Tony, and her family learnt the horrendous details of her death. Six years since Australia erupted with anger at the circumstances surrounding her murder. 

Our guest Sarah Krasnostein is a criminal law expert and award-winning author of The Trauma Cleaner, The Believer and the Quarterly Essay Not Waving, Drowning: Mental Illness and Vulnerability in Australia. 

Sarah joins us to discuss how the sentencing of Eurydice's killer Jaymes Todd unfolded and what needs to change to ensure women are safe on the streets. 

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Guest: Award winning author Sarah Krasnostein

**Host: **Gemma Bath

Executive Producer: Gia Moylan and Liv Proud****

**Audio Producer: **Scott Stronach

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