The Society Murders: The true story of the Wales-King murders

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In April 2002, wealthy socialite Margaret Wales-King and her husband, Paul King, went out for a family dinner and disappeared into thin air. Twenty-five days later their bludgeoned bodies were found in a shallow bushland grave just outside of Melbourne. Amidst a very public grieving, Margaret's youngest son, Matthew, was arrested for the murders. As well as detailing the crime and the subsequent police investigation, lawyer Hilary Bonney examines the media furore that surrounded the case, the psychology of the killer and the impact on family and community. And perhaps most compelling of all, she delves into the nature and motivations of this most uncommon and unsettling of crimes - matricide.

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Hilary Bonney is a Melbourne-based barrister who has had extensive experience in the criminal jurisdiction. She also teaches at the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine and has contributed regularly to several legal publications including the Alternative Law Journal. In Hilary's own words: 'I don't know Matthew or his brothers and sisters, but I could have. I don't know Margaret or Paul, but I may have brushed past them in High Street or at the Prahran Market.' The Wales-King case fascinates her not only professionally, but on a deeply personal level, too.