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205. The Disappearance of Hitman, Chris Flannery (aka Mr Rent-a-Kill) | Australia
A known hitman went missing on his way to meet one of Sydney’s most notorious crime bosses. For a while before his disappearance, Chris Flannery, also known as Mr Rent-a-Kill had been out of control, shooting anyone who angered him. He threatened that if anyone tried to eliminate him, he’d go to the police and tell them everything he knew. This posed a tremendous threat to organised crime groups, as well as corrupt police officers. On the morning of Thursday 9th May 1985, 36-year-old Chris Flannery left his apartment building in the heart of Sydney’s CBD and was never seen or heard from again.
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Resources
Book
YouTube
60 Minutes Australia: Bad Cop, Good Cop (Part 1) - YouTube
60 Minutes Australia: Bad Cop, Good Cop (Part 2) - YouTube
60 Minutes Australia: Bad Cop, Good Cop (Part 3) - YouTube
60 Minutes Australia: Bad Cop, Good Cop (Part 4) - YouTube
The Cop Who Killed Criminals: Brian "The Skull" Murphy | Real Crime - YouTube
Rent a kill & Alphones - YouTube
Christopher Flannery – Suburban Gangsters
Web
Christopher Dale Flannery - Wikipedia
HM Prison Pentridge - Wikipedia
List of Australian criminals - Wikipedia
Alphonse Gangitano - Wikipedia
Christopher Flannery | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers
George Freeman (bookmaker) - Wikipedia
Sydney gangland war - Wikipedia
Articles
Morning Star Boys' Home - Summary | Find & Connect (findandconnect.gov.au)
Wayne_Davis.pdf (parliament.vic.gov.au)
Life at boys' home was 'torture', inquiry told (theage.com.au)
Morning Star Youth Training Centre - CLAN
‘Nightmare like and unreal’: the letter from Pentridge | Overland literary journal
Shot former drug squad detective Michael Drury opens up on Roger Rogerson (smh.com.au)
George Freeman: an autobiography – Sydney Crime Museum
Created & Produced by Sonya Lowe
Narrated by Noel Vinson
Researched by Anne Brownlow
Music: “Nordic Medieval” by Marcus Bressler
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This True Crime Podcast was researched using open source or archive materials.