Pendulum
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Pendulum
She was a vibrant young woman with plenty of friends: a daughter a sister, a wife and mum to two small children. Why did Margaret Kirstenfeldt suffer a violent, bloody death in the tiny Queensland cane town of Sarina? From murder to suicide and back again - expert opinions have swung wildly. It’s be...
Recent Episodes
17 episodes
15. Queenie Goes Home
47 years since her murder in Rockhampton, the loved ones of Queenie Hart have finally been able to bring her home to Wakka Wakka country and say goodb...
Introducing - Accidental Celebrity
Imagine your trauma leads the news. Your private life is then public property. Your anonymity is lost. That’s what it’s like to become an accidental c...
14. Man or Monster
A sinister portrait develops of the man once known as Steven Henry Kiem. Described as cruel and violent, those who used to be in close contact come fo...
13. Unmasked
Finally, we are able to reveal the identity of Person X. But, what does it mean for the families of Margaret Kirstenfeldt and `Rosie`?
12. Memories
Word about the Margaret Kirstenfeldt case is spreading. More past and present Sarina residents are coming forward to share memories - some of which ar...
11. Red Flag
A concerning association: the other reason why person X raises a red flag. Paula's previous meeting with the man in question, and her mission to find...
10. Person X
He was living just a few doors down from Margaret. His history is shocking. Did he get away with murder?
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9. Persons of Interest
A closer look at the people who were in Margaret's life and community at the time of her death in February 1978. Did any of them have something to hid...
8. Case Reopened
Margaret's case is re-opened as a murder, 30 years after a suicide finding. We take a road trip to Sarina, visiting the home where she died and the pl...
7. Reflections
Margaret's baby - all grown up. Lesley speaks publicly for the first time since her mother's death. Loved ones reflect on what could have been. Plus,...
6. Self-Inflicted
Heartbroken and in disbelief, Margaret's loved ones are tortured by the finding she took her own life. Her father is forever haunted by having to clea...
5. Murder ?
Police theories, a post-mortem and a pathologist's finding: how it created conflict, confusion and conjecture. So, whose opinion is right?
4. Despair and Evidence.
A knock on the door delivers despair in the middle of the night. What was Margaret's demeanour in her final hours? Plus, an examination of the crime s...
3. First on Scene
The vivid memories of the first police officers on the scene on the night of February 10, 1978. Why they'll never forget.
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2. Broken Dreams
Margaret leaves home with dreams of love, marriage and babies. She's keen to begin her adult life in a new town. But homesickness and the reality of d...
1. The Girl from Jandowae
A teenage motorcyclist finds the bloodied body of a young, married mother beside a dark stretch of road. It is Summer 1978, in the tiny Queensland tow...
Pendulum - Trailer
She was a much-loved, young mum with plenty of friends. Why did Margaret Kirstenfeldt suffer a violent, bloody death in the tiny Queensland town of Sa...