Kelly Anne was 17 when she was brutally tortured over the span of 4 weeks and then murdered on the 16th April 1996. On the 16th of April, a man by the name James Patterson Smith walked into a police station stating that he accidentally killed his girl friend after an argument they had which caused her to drown in their bathtub.
Please know this case is HEAVY on Domestic Violence. As stated in the show please see the numbers if you need to reach out for help -
1800 respect - 1800 737 732
Lifeline - 13 11 14
13 yarn - 13 9276
Beyond Blue - 1300 224 636
Men's line Australia - 1300 789 978
Financial Counselling Australia - 1800 007 007
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Source :
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Kelly_Anne_Bates
https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/smith-james-patterson.htm
https://simple.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly_Ann_Bates
https://allthatsinteresting.com/kelly-anne-bates
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00912174211050504
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