The Schippan Mystery

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The Schippan Mystery
Directed by Di Drew
Written by Kenneth G. Ross
Produced byAlan Burke
StarringJoseph Furst
Edited byTrevor Miller
Music byWarren Abeshouse
Production
company
ABC
Release date
  • 22 September 1984 (1984-09-22)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

The Schippan Mystery is a 1984 Australian television film about the murder of Bertha Schippan in 1902. [1] [2] Directed by Di Drew, it was last of four telemovies called Verdict produced by the ABC dramatising real cases (the others being The Dean Case , The Amorous Dentist , and Who Killed Hannah Jane? ). [3] It is the only one of the four cases set outside of New South Wales.

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Background

On 1 January 1902, 13-year-old Bertha Schippan was murdered in Towitta, South Australia. [4] [5] Her sister, Mary, was initially arrested and tried for the crime, but was acquitted. [4]

Cast

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References

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  3. "Waters and Thornton to star in new Crawford mini-series". The Canberra Times . Vol. 57, no. 17, 158. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 19 September 1982. p. 13. Retrieved 12 February 2017 via National Library of Australia.
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