E225: FAMILY ANNIHILATOR – Dennis Dumbiri Rostron

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners are advised that this story contains the names of people who have died.

This week Beth and Wendy discuss the case of Dennis Dumbiri Rostron, an aboriginal Australian man who shot and killed his family at Molgawo outstation in Arnhem Land in 1988.

This episode was researched & scripted by Wendy & Beth Williams and edited by Minnie Williams.

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Shout Outs

The Indrani Mukerjea Story: Buried Truth (docuseries)

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Footnotes

Articles/Websites

9News. (08/23/2019). Mass murderer who shot his wife, their children and her parents released on parole. Retrieved 03/01/2024 from https://www.9news.com.au/national/darwin-murderer-dennis-rostron-who-shot-wife-and-kids-released-on-parole/bd6b7b96-6d68-4a4b-b66e-6180704529a2

Mackey, Melissa. (08/22/2019). Mass murderer Dennis Rostron released from Northern Territory prison. ABC News. Retrieved 03/01/2024 from https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-08-23/dennis-rostron-nt-mass-murder-to-be-released-on-parole/11441462

Australian Associated Press. (08/23/2019). One of Australia’s worst mass murderers who shot five people to death including his wife and infant children is released on parole after a change in the law. The Daily Mail. Retrieved 03/02/2024 from https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7387551/One-Australias-worst-mass-killers-shot-children-released-parole.html

Haupt, Robert; Hewett, Tony. (02/04/1989). Death in The Stone Country. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 03/02/2024 from https://www.newspapers.com/image/122766876/

9News. (01/21/2021). ‘I’m a good person’: Man who shot five in 1988 speaks after parole. Retrieved 03/02/2024 from https://www.9news.com.au/national/murderer-dennis-rostron-speaks-exclusive-9news-after-parole/2ba42bd7-6572-4d1d-8e3a-7cc4d34b6831

History

Welch, David M. (n.d.). Aboriginal Culture. AboriginalCulture.com. Retrieved 03/02/2024 from https://www.aboriginalculture.com.au/

Lim, Lisa. (02/02/2018). Where did the word ‘outstation’ come from? South China Morning Post. Retrieved 03/02/2024 from https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/2131576/where-did-word-outstation-come

Meyers, Fred; Peterson, Nicolas. (12/23/2022). Experiments in self-determination: The origins and history of outstations as Aboriginal life projects. Australian National University. Retrieved 03/04/2024 from https://press-files.anu.edu.au/downloads/press/p331981/html/ch01.xhtml

Watarrka Foundation. (n.d.). The Role Of Family & Kinship In Aboriginal Culture. Retrieved 03/04/2024 from https://www.watarrkafoundation.org.au/blog/the-role-of-family-kinship-in-aboriginal-culture

Wikipedia. (01/22/2024). Arnhem Land. Retrieved 03/04/2024 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnhem_Land

Bullimore, Kim. (01/23/2020). How Australia oppresses Aboriginal people today. Red Flag. Retrieved 03/04/2024 from https://redflag.org.au/node/7003

Welcome to Country. (01/02/2022). Australia’s brutal treatment of Aboriginal people. Retrieved 03/04/2024 from https://www.welcometocountry.org/australias-brutal-treatment-of-aboriginal-people/

How Not to Get Murdered

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Health.gov.au – Support for Victim-Survivors:

• Provides an alphabetical list of organizations, websites, and services supporting victim-survivors of family, domestic, or sexual violence across Australia

Support for victim-survivors of family, domestic and sexual violence:

https://www.health.gov.au/topics/family-domestic-and-sexual-violence/support

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