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On 28 February 2000, John Price went to court. He wasn't there because a crime had already happened. He was there because he was frightened that one might.

🔒 EARLY ACCESS FOR SUBSCRIBERS Your early access is here. Before this episode reaches the public feed, Coffee and Crime AU subscribers get to hear it first. On 29 February 2000, John Price went home to his house in Aberdeen, New South Wales. He expected to wake up the following morning and go to work. He never did. What happened inside John's home became one of Australia's most notorious murder cases.

When two Australian women disappear without a trace, the similarities can seem striking. Lynette Simms vanished from Sydney’s northern beaches in 1982. Bronwyn Winfield disappeared from Lennox Head in 1993. Neither woman has ever been found. Both cases involved marital breakdown, a family home, and decades of unanswered questions.

Forensic Challenges of the 1930s: The Pyjama Girl Case One aspect of the Pyjama Girl case that is often overlooked is just how different forensic investigations were in Australia during the 1930s. Today, investigators can compare DNA, search national databases, analyse digital records, and communicate almost instantly across jurisdictions. None of those tools existed when this investigation began.

The Pyjama Girl murder is still one of the most chilling unsolved mysteries in Australian crime history. Even though it's been decades since they found her body, we're still left wondering about who she was and what really happened. These photos give us a special look into the investigation and the time period, helping us get a better grasp of the case.