Killing Phar Lap: A Forensic Investigation

05/04/2022

Today marks the 90th Anniversary of Phar Lap's Death. Kerry was on ABC Radio today discussing this podcast and the validity of Phar Lap's heart in Canberra. Take a listen.

Kerry Negara, believes the heart on display in the National Museum of Australia did not belong to Australia's most famous race horse.

16/01/2022

Episode 10: In a short update Kerry gives insight into how the National Museum curators & Director Mathew Trinca throw the Phar Lap heart DNA testing process into chaos.

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In a short update Kerry is delighted to announce that Killing Phar Lap was nominated for Best Podcast in the True Crime category at the Australian Podcast Awards 2021. On the other hand the National Museum curators & Director Mathew Trinca throw the Phar Lap heart DNA testing process into chaos.

17/12/2021

Secret DNA tests on Phar Laps heart at French lab revealed today by National Affairs editor Rob Harris.

Several segments of the racehorse’s heart, which have been preserved for almost 90 years, underwent testing earlier this year, but the process was abruptly abandoned.

17/12/2021

Almost 90 years since the death of the 1930 Melbourne Cup winner, the circumstances of the horse’s death remain wrapped in suspicion, mythology and confusion.

03/12/2021

While in Sydney and pay their respects to Phar Lap - Our Greatest horse at Randwick Racecourse.

02/12/2021

Away we go!

12/11/2021

Kerry Negara had the opportunity to chat with ‘Behind The Podcast’ about ‘Killing Phar Lap’. Take a listen!

‎Show Behind The Podcast, Ep S2 E1 - Killing Phar Lap - Kerry Negara - 9 Nov 2021

09/11/2021

Following on from our nomination for Best True Crime Podcast at the Australian Podcast Awards, our listeners also get the chance to vote for us in the Listeners’ Choice Award. Click the link below to Vote. Thanks listeners!

We have all the nominations and winners (sealed in envelopes) for our main categories at the Australian Podcast Awards, powered by Acast, but there’s one left to fill… the Listeners’ Choice, supported by LiSTNR, voted for by the general public.

29/10/2021

29/10/2021

Extremely proud to announce our podcast has been nominated for ’Best True Crime Podcast’ at the Australian Podcast Awards!
To be nominated in such a huge category is such an honour…

16/10/2021

“Riveting…this is quite the journey! A beautifully structured and told story. A must listen…”
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Killing Phar Lap is available wherever you listen to your Podcasts.

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13/08/2021

“Rich in detail and absorbing storytelling…”★★★★★

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29/05/2021

Thank you to Welp Magazine for putting our podcast into their
Top 20 Investigation Podcasts of 2021!
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05/04/2021

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20/11/2020

Episode 9: A heart as big as Phar Lap’s. Journalist Peter Luck’s ground breaking interview with Mary McCann in the late 1990’s includes horse vet Bill Nielsen’s confession to his daughter – “It’s not Phar Lap’s heart, it’s a draught horse’s!” Portions of Phar Lap’s heart pieces that were cut out and put in separate jars in 1932, are sent to a cutting edge lab in France for DNA testing. We take into account the entirety of all my findings, of all the evidence. Not long before his death Tommy Woodcock is diplomatic yet explicit and reveals what really happened to Phar Lap.

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A heart as big as Phar Lap’s. Journalist Peter Luck’s ground breaking interview with Mary McCann in the late 1990’s includes horse vet Bill Nielsen’s confession to his daughter – “It’s not Phar Lap’s heart, it’s a draught horse’s!” Portions of Phar Lap’s heart pieces that wer...

20/11/2020

Episode 8: A recap - The indisputable facts - Horse vet Bill Nielsen’s devious behaviour leaves traces. Bill fails to report the ‘medicine’ he dosed Phar Lap with on the early morning of his death, instead blaming Tommy Woodcock for grazing Phar Lap on arsenic sprayed pasture. Mob historian Christian Cipollini puts the birth of the mob’s so called ‘Murder Inc’ in 1932 into perspective to reveal the unified, deadly nature of the Syndicate, coast to coast, across the whole country. Australian journalist Bert Wolfe was at the scene when Phar Lap died and firmly believed the great horse was deliberately poisoned. Was competitive millionaire race horse owner Willis Sharpe Kilmer involved? Does the metal box containing Phar Lap’s remains, that Bill Nielsen buried at Menlo Park, contain Phar lap’s real heart?

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A recap - The indisputable facts - Horse vet Bill Nielsen’s devious behavior leaves traces. Bill fails to report the ‘medicine’ he dosed Phar Lap with on the early morning of his death, instead blaming Tommy Woodcock for grazing Phar Lap on arsenic sprayed pasture. Mob historian Christian Cipo...

14/11/2020

Episode 7: Winter of 2005; a seed is planted for the invisible to become visible. This is forensic science at its best.

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Winter of 2005; a seed is planted for the invisible to become visible – forensic science at its best. Ivan Kempson from the University South Australia and Dermot Henry from Melbourne Museum reveal how they tested Phar Lap’s hide hair and found he had ingested an enormous amount of arsenic in the...

14/11/2020

Episode 6: Back to Menlo Park ranch California, horse heaven, gangster heaven...then everything went wrong ... San Diego trainer Harry Unna collects a broken hearted Tommy & takes him for a break to his ranch away from the trauma of Menlo Park. When Tommy is training for Willis Kilmer in Chicago Tommy bumps into Harry who takes him to meet his friend...Al Capone.

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Back to Menlo Park ranch California, horse heaven, gangster heaven...then everything went wrong ... San Diego trainer Harry Unna collects a broken hearted Tommy & takes him for a break to his ranch away from the trauma of Menlo Park. When Tommy is training for Willis Kilmer in Chicago Tommy bump...

13/11/2020

The Reviews are in and listeners are captivated by , the ground breaking podcast. Available now! ★★★★★

06/11/2020

Episode 5: The Border Barons - Satan’s Playground, is now live.

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The Border Barons - Satan’s Playground - Hollywood movie stars and mafia mobsters mix it up at the famed Agua Caliente Race Club resort and casino. Sore Heads - empty pockets – Dave Davis and his inside circle win a fortune on Phar Lap to the wrath of the mob’s race fixers, and quickly leave M...

06/11/2020

Episode 4: High Hopes – Taking on the World, is now live.

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High Hopes – Taking on the World – “The best holiday I ever had, just me and me horse” - California here I come. After amassing a fortune on Phar Lap, why would our great horse’s owners send him to the dodgy race tracks of Mexico and the United States? Tommy & Phar Lap arrive in Tijuan...

06/11/2020

We’ve had such an amazing response from our listeners. Ep 4 and 5 out now!

02/11/2020

Episode 3: In the Arms of Criminals on the San Mateo Peninsula, is now live. 🎧 now.

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In the Arms of Criminals on the San Mateo Peninsula. Kerry describes Phar Lap’s excruciating death at Menlo Park, California followed by the immediate & critical post mortem.

02/11/2020

Episode 2: Inside Information, is now live. 🎧 now.

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Inside Information. Kerry gives the background to her family’s enduring relationship with Tommy & Emma Woodcock.

01/11/2020

On this the 90th Anniversary of Phar Lap’s incredible win at the 1930 Melbourne Cup, it is time for our Nation to finally know the truth... Listen now.

31/10/2020

We are excited to launch Episode 1 of this groundbreaking podcast! Tag anyone you know that may be interested in the heart and mystery surrounding the Phar Lap story. Our Nation deserves to know the truth...

🎧 this Melbourne Cup weekend.🐎
Click the link to hear Episode 1 or Subscribe and 🎧 on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Podcasts.

Kerry Negara outlines the forensic investigation that has taken her over 5 years to deliver in this ground breaking podcast. She tells how Phar Lap was killed in Menlo Park California, by whose hand and why. Along the way Kerry questions whether the iconic heart specimen on display at the National M...

30/10/2020

30/10/2020

Due to over 10,000 views and an overwhelming response, Killing Phar Lap: A Forensic Investigation will now launch OCT 31! Subscribe Now and Know the Truth...

25/10/2020

Kerry Negara embarks on a forensic investigation into the mysterious death of the iconically revered racehorse Phar Lap.

Know the truth. Episode 1 launches November 2nd.