Sodeman Podcast

03/07/2026

Looking for your next true crime obsession?

In the quiet farming town of Leongatha, a modern-day murder mystery gripped the world—the shocking case of Erin Patterson, convicted of poisoning three relatives with a deadly mushroom meal. But long before this tragedy, another sinister figure lurk

16/06/2026

As Erin Patterson’s appeal moves toward August, Leongatha’s shadows stir again. This quiet town has worn darkness before: in the 1930s, Arnold Sodeman — the “Schoolgirl Strangler” — terrorised the region before his ex*****on at Pentridge.

Different eras, different horrors, but the same truth: even the calmest places can hide the deepest ghosts.

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05/06/2026

History doesn’t just stay buried — sometimes it echoes.

As new developments emerge in the Erin Patterson case, with her appeal now set to be heard in August, it’s hard not to think about another dark chapter from the same town.

Long before Leongatha made global headlines in 2023, it was home to one of Australia’s most chilling killers — Arnold Sodeman, the so-called “Schoolgirl Strangler”, who murdered four children in the 1930s before being executed at Pentridge Prison.

Different crimes. Different eras.

But the same unsettling reminder: even the quietest places can carry hidden histories.

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