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The iconically revered super racehorse Phar Lap’s death has been shrouded in mystery and intrigue. Kerry Negara embarks on the first full forensic investigation around the death of the Australian wonder horse Phar Lap, to discover why he was brutally killed, by whose hand and why, at Menlo Park Ranch in California, USA. Killing Phar Lap: A forensic investigation podcast uses excerpts from the following publications: 'Killing Phar Lap: An untold part of the story' by Biff Lowry 'Tommy' a docu ...
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Episode 10: Killing Phar Lap: A Forensic Investigation - Ep 10
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In a short update Kerry is delighted to announce that Killing Phar Lap was nominated for Best Podcast in the True Crime category at the Australian Podcast Awards 2021. On the other hand the National Museum curators & Director Mathew Trinca throw the Phar Lap heart DNA testing process into chaos.
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Killing Phar Lap: A Forensic Investigation - Ep 9
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A heart as big as Phar Lap’s. Journalist Peter Luck’s ground breaking interview with Mary McCann in the late 1990’s includes horse vet Bill Nielsen’s confession to his daughter – “It’s not Phar Lap’s heart, it’s a draught horse’s!” Portions of Phar Lap’s heart pieces that were cut out and put in separate jars in 1932, are sent to a cutting edge lab…
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Killing Phar Lap: A Forensic Investigation - Ep 8
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A recap - The indisputable facts - Horse vet Bill Nielsen’s devious behaviour leaves traces. Bill fails to report the ‘medicine’ he dosed Phar Lap with on the early morning of his death, instead blaming Tommy Woodcock for grazing Phar Lap on arsenic sprayed pasture. Mob historian Christian Cipollini puts the birth of the mob’s so called ‘Murder Inc…
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Killing Phar Lap: A Forensic Investigation - Ep 7
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Winter of 2005; a seed is planted for the invisible to become visible – forensic science at its best. Ivan Kempson from the University South Australia and Dermot Henry from Melbourne Museum reveal how they tested Phar Lap’s hide hair and found he had ingested an enormous amount of arsenic in the hours before his death.…
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Killing Phar Lap: A Forensic Investigation - Ep 6
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Back to Menlo Park ranch California, horse heaven, gangster heaven...then everything went wrong ... San Diego trainer Harry Unna collects a broken hearted Tommy & takes him for a break to his ranch away from the trauma of Menlo Park. When Tommy is training for Willis Kilmer in Chicago Tommy bumps into Harry who takes him to meet his friend ... Al C…
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Killing Phar Lap: A Forensic Investigation - Ep 5
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The Border Barons - Satan’s Playground - Hollywood movie stars and mafia mobsters mix it up at the famed Agua Caliente Race Club resort and casino. Sore Heads - empty pockets – Dave Davis and his inside circle win a fortune on Phar Lap to the wrath of the mob’s race fixers, and quickly leave Mexico for the safety of the Menlo Park ranch, California…
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Killing Phar Lap: A Forensic Investigation - Ep 4
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High Hopes – Taking on the World – “The best holiday I ever had, just me and me horse” - California here I come. After amassing a fortune on Phar Lap, why would our great horse’s owners send him to the dodgy race tracks of Mexico and the United States? Tommy & Phar Lap arrive in Tijuana for The Agua Caliente Handicap, the so called richest horse ra…
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Killing Phar Lap: A Forensic Investigation - Ep 3
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In the Arms of Criminals on the San Mateo Peninsula. Kerry describes Phar Lap’s excruciating death at Menlo Park, California followed by the immediate & critical post mortem.
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Episode 2: Killing Phar Lap: A Forensic Investigation - Ep 2
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Inside Information. Kerry gives the background to her family’s enduring relationship with Tommy & Emma Woodcock.
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Killing Phar Lap: A Forensic Investigation - Ep 1
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Dedicated to Tommy Woodcock & Phar Lap. Kerry Negara outlines the forensic investigation that has taken her over 5 years to deliver in this ground breaking podcast. She tells how Phar Lap was killed in Menlo Park California, by whose hand and why. Along the way Kerry questions whether the iconic heart specimen on display at the National Museum of A…
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Killing Phar Lap: A Forensic Investigation Teaser Trailer
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A teaser trailer to the upcoming podcast - Killing Phar Lap: A Forensic Investigation. Kerry Negara embarks on the first full forensic investigation around the death of the Australian wonder horse Phar Lap, to discover why he was brutally killed, by whose hand and why, at Menlo Park Ranch in California, USA.…
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