October 8, 2019 12:15 pm PDT
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Detective novelist Arthur Upfield invented the perfect murder, then watched a killer adopt it
In 1929, detective novelist Arthur Upfield wanted to devise the perfect murder, so he started a discussion among his friends in Western Australia. He was pleased with their solution -- until local workers began disappearing, as if the book were coming true. In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll describe the Murchison murders, a disturbing case of life imitating art.
We'll also incite a revolution and puzzle over a perplexing purchase.
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