Eight Minutes - Who Killed David Breckenridge?

At 11.52pm on August 10, 2002, unassuming rugby fan David Breckenridge called his best friend from a phone box and told him he was on his way over to watch an international match on TV. Eight minutes later he was dead. The person, or persons, who stabbed and bashed the Sydney man to death the night after his 28th birthday remain at large. Investigative reporter Nicole Hogan's five-part true crime podcast series on the perplexing and brutal, unsolved murder of an ordinary guy.

Episodes

Part 1 - The crime

April 8, 2018 • 21 mins

David Breckenridge stopped off to grab a six pack of beer then called his best mate from a phone box to say he was on his way over to watch the rugby. Sometime in the next eight minutes, he was kicked, beaten and hacked to death with a machete in an attack so ferocious if left boot marks stamped on his ribs. In this episode we uncover the hours leading up to 28-year-old David's brutal murder.

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Part 2 - An ordinary guy?

April 9, 2018 • 22 mins

David Breckenridge was intelligent, charismatic and had a wide circle of friends who said he never looked for trouble, and in fact was good at avoiding it. So how did someone with no obvious enemies come to be brutally slain in a Sydney laneway? Chapter Two of this podcast special investigation delves into David’s lifestyle — his friends and his lovers — and questions why would anyone want to murder him?

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Part 3 - Killer on the loose

April 10, 2018 • 34 mins

Moments before David Breckenridge’s body was due to be cremated police incredibly were still collecting forensics from the body at the funeral parlour. In chapter three of this exclusive podcast series, the Daily Telegraph examines the police investigation and the family’s concerns that crucial errors were made.

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Part 4 - Love triangle

April 11, 2018 • 33 mins

Two days before he was brutally murdered, David Breckenridge spent the night with a former flatmate who had a jealous partner who had threatened violence against others. Part four examines the coroner's inquest that unearthed the affair, the girlfriend who refused to attend and reveals a bombshell dropped at the 11th hour. Tune in tomorrow for Part 5.

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Part 5 - New evidence

April 12, 2018 • 25 mins

After a six month cold case investigation Nicole Hogan uncovers a crucial piece of evidence the police missed and which may reveal the identity of the killer. Chapter five of this podcast special investigation looks at the loose threads in the investigation and the pain David’s family and friends continue to endure almost 16 years after his murder. Tune in tomorrow for a bonus episode in the investigation.

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Bonus episode: Final witness

April 13, 2018 • 17 mins

Prompted by our special five-part investigation, the person who found David Breckenridge’s bloodied and battered body in a Sydney alley on August 10, 2002, speaks for the first time about what she saw that night.

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Bonus episode: Reaction to the Eight Minutes series

April 18, 2018 • 16 mins

They have been through hell and back. Now the family and friends of murder victim David Breckenridge speak out about their reaction to Australia’s number one true crime podcast series, Eight Minutes.

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Bonus episode: Questions answered

May 22, 2018 • 8 mins

Eight Minutes series creator Nicole Hogan answers some of the questions listeners have about the investigation into the unsolved murder of David Breckenridge.

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Introducing - Mates Under Fire

March 19, 2020 • 1 min

This Australian bush fire season has been unprecedented. In this podcast you will hear harrowing accounts of survival and the incredible acts of bravery and kindness which are helping the town of Malua Bay in southern New South Wales on the path to recovery. A new episode is released every Friday afternoon, search Mates Under Fire and follow or subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

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Introducing - I Catch Killers with Gary Jubelin

April 12, 2020 • 1 min

Episode 1 is published Sunday 19th April, subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts now

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Introducing - On Guard: Stories From Inside Australia's Toughest Prisons

November 30, 2020 • 4 mins

On Guard is a new podcast series that takes you behind behind the scenes to uncover what really goes on behind bars, as former correctional officers share shocking secrets from the frontline working with some of Australia's most infamous criminals. You can get episodes of On Guard, plus a full multimedia experience right now, go to onguardseries.com.au to view all of the True Crime Australia subscriber exclusives.

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Introducing - I Swear I Never

December 3, 2020 • 6 mins

Have you ever found yourself in a situation, you swear you never could have predicted? A situation so far from the ordinary that even remembering it feels surreal? Season 2 of I Swear I Never is publishing now, you'll hear from Peter, an ex homicide detective haunted by his past, Tina, a mum who hit rock bottom after a prescription drug addiction and Amber, a pregnant woman who went out to dinner during a pandemic and got more than...

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Eight Minutes - Who Killed David Breckenridge?

Episodes

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Part 3 - Killer on the loose

Part 4 - Love triangle

Part 5 - New evidence

Bonus episode: Final witness

Bonus episode: Reaction to the Eight Minutes series

Bonus episode: Questions answered

Introducing - Mates Under Fire

Introducing - I Catch Killers with Gary Jubelin

Introducing - On Guard: Stories From Inside Australia's Toughest Prisons

Introducing - I Swear I Never

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Part 1 - The crime

Part 2 - An ordinary guy?