{"product_id":"the-phillip-island-murder","title":"The Phillip Island Murder","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe discovery of the body of Beth Barnard in her Phillip Island farmhouse in 1986, began a homicide investigation that rocked a peaceful community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt also created an enduring mystery, for no one was ever brought to trial for her brutal death, and the main suspect disappeared - never to be seen again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeth Barnard, a popular and attractive 23-year-old, had been having an affair with a local married man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the night of her brutal murder, a car belonging to Vivienne Cameron - wife of Beth's lover - was found abandoned near the bridge that connects the famous tourist island to the mainland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo trace of Vivienne was ever found, and her disappearance has never been adequately explained.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNevertheless, a Coroner's Court found that Vivienne had killed her rival then jumped to her death into the waters of Westernport Bay. The case was closed but not forgotten.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEver since their first edition of The Phillip Island Murder, in 1993, Vikki Petraitis and Paul Daley have been regularly contacted by people wanting to know more; people who, like the authors, let the case get under their skin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than three decades later the mystery, rumours and arm-chair solutions continue.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clan Destine Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51936991150311,"sku":"9780648293743","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_0646f038-ce01-4a79-b2d2-401606a68075.jpg?v=1774995819","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/the-phillip-island-murder","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}