The unsolved murder of Perth brothel madam Shirley Finn is one of Australia’s most notorious cold cases.
For Shirley Finn’s daughter, Bridget Shewring, it is a personal tragedy.
In June 1975 her mother’s body was found slumped in the front seat of her Dodge, four bullet holes to the back of the head.
From the outset rumours of police and political involvement swirled around the case, many believing that Shirley Finn was silenced to stop her revealing the secrets of powerful figures in Western Australia.
For the past decade Bridget and former journalist Juliet Wills have been seeking an inquest into the murder. Last year, after discovering significant new evidence, they achieved their goal.
With that inquest expected later this year Bridget and Juliet take us behind the story of Shirley Finn’s murder, in the hope of encouraging anyone who has further information to come forward.
