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3: FAMILY SECRETS: What happened to John & Lois McCullough? Plus Into The Fire: The Lost Daughter: Who killed Aundria M Bowman?

Admin — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 02:00:00 +0000

On Eavesdroppin’ comedy podcast this week, Geordie & Michelle look at family secrets…

When doctors and neighbours hadn’t seen John and Lois McCullough for quite some time, they raised the alarm with social services. Daughter Virginia told them her parents had moved to the seaside, but the truth was much more sinister. This week, Geordie dives into a tragic case that involves debt, deception and pre-meditated murder.

For part two of this episode, Michelle looks at a Netflix documentary called Into The Fire: The Lost Daughter. When Cathy Turkanian was pressured into giving up her 7 month old daughter for adoption to give her a better life, a call from police 35 years later ripped that idea apart. Abuse. Abduction. Murder. Red herrings. Listen now to find out what happened to Cathy’s biological daughter, Aundria Michelle Bowman.

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Why we wanted to cover Australia’s Forced Adoption Scandal

Admin — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 22:24:00 +0000

OK, so this one is close to our hearts… We had this topic on our future-episode list for some time but somehow we always had other things to cover… like murder, hoarding and fairies. And then, we discussed doing a podcast on The Allen V Farrow case but we quickly realised we didn’t have enough time to re-watch the 4 episodes of the documentary before our recording day. So we decided on the spur of the moment to cover Australia’s Forced Adoption Scandal, which rocked the nation 8 years ago when then-Prime Minister Julia Gillard apologised to 250,000+ women who’d had their babies taken from them during the 1940s through to the 1970s.

It’s a shocking and heart-breaking case that was at times really heart-wrenching to research – so many of the women who were brave enough to come forward and be interviewed over the years about their experience of forced adoption spoke plainly, and often with detachment, about their pain and personal tragedies. So many broken women, so many ruined lives.

And while shining a light on this dark moment in Australian history was something we both wanted to do, the story was also deeply personal to us… because Geordie was one of the children who was taken from their birth mother and adopted out to a new loving family. And in case you’re wondering, the picture above is of Fran, Geordie’s birth mother, who we talk about in the episode.

We know forced adoption is a complex issue – from the point of view of the unwed young mothers who were coerced to give up their babies, as well as from the point of view of the families who adopted the children. The cultural landscape at the time did not support young unmarried mothers and their options were limited. The government did not want the financial burden of these children to fall on the state. Loving families who couldn’t have children were desperate to adopt. It seemed like a win all round. But like we said, the issue is complex: the situation is difficult to comprehend when looking at it through the lens of today’s cultural norms and institutionalised governmental financial support for single parents but we gave it a red hot go!

And I’m sure if you listen to the episode you’ll be moved by the plight of the women we talk about in the episode and also Geordie’s very personal story.

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16: OH BABY: Australia’s forced-adoption scandal: taken, not given

Admin — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 02:00:00 +0000

AUSTRALIA’S ADOPTION SCANDAL & FORCED ADOPTIONS: You might wonder why we’re looking at this topic but listen to the ep and all will be revealed…

From the 1940s to the 1970s, more than 250,000 unwed mothers from all over the country were coerced into giving their babies up for adoption in what has become one of the cruellest injustices in Australian history. This week, Geordie and Michelle take a look at some heartbreaking cases from Crown Street Women’s Hospital and beyond… after they first discuss good telly, the death of Prince Phillip, truly jaw-dropping royal gaffes and the briefest of Ben Mendelsohn mentions…

Geordie talks about TV series The Terror, Michelle utters the words ‘dog log’, Geordie pays respects to the sad passing of actor Paul Ritter and Michelle has no recollection of ever watching BBC drama The Game.

Then it’s on to the main shebang… Australia’s forced adoption scandal. The pair discover how women were sent away from their homes, drugged, coerced to sign adoption papers and were even told their baby had died… heartbreaking stuff. But there’s also a case that will surprise listeners, too… And a mention of Sherbert. HOWZAT!

If you’ve been affected by any of the issues raised, please see the links at the end of the show notes for support.

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LINKS

THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD ARTICLE: https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/a-nations-shame-it-was-the-most-horrific-thing-ive-ever-seen-20120228-1tzxi.html

THE 4 CORNERS DOCUMENTARY: https://www.abc.net.au/4corners/given-or-taken/3860552

THE STORY OF DORELLE DOWNS & MARGARET HAMILTON: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzh4tZsNAYI

LOVE CHILD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSQRZ5HyRqo

THE TERROR TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjq7Gl_hhPY

THE GAME TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlKb-z4nkyU

FOR ADOPTION INFO AND SUPPORT

UK: https://www.familylives.org.uk/advice/your-family/fostering-adoption-kinshipcare/adoption-support/

AUSTRALIA: https://au.reachout.com/articles/finding-your-birth-parents

https://www.communityservices.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/808448/Searching-for-adoption-information-and-birth-relatives.pdf

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