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The Society Murders

The Society Murders

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jun 18, 2006

Runtime

1h 33m

Genres

Thriller, Crime, TV Movie

User Score

65%

Original Title

The Society Murders

Production Companies

Screentime, Power Productions

Director

Brendan Maher

Description

The Society Murders was the name given to the April 4, 2002 murders of husband and wife millionaire socialites Margaret Mary Wales-King, 69, and husband, Paul Aloysius King, 75 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, by their son, Matthew Wales. The crime and subsequent trial received widespread media coverage throughout Australia and later became the subject of both a book and a television film.