S2E85: The Case End

“Brace yourself, Bradley,” is what Detective Senior Sergeant Joe Marrapodi said to Bradley Edwards during the final part of his police interview.

He was telling Mr Edwards to brace himself, because they had the DNA results back - from a swab he gave to detectives around 12 hours earlier.

“The expert scientists have now come back to us to confirm your DNA is a positive match,” Set Snr Sgt Marrapodi said.

It was also the first time we’ve see any emotion from Bradley Edwards, when he was told his DNA matched that found on Ciara Glennon, the Karrakatta rape victim, and the kimono found from the Huntingdale attack.

Following that, he was shown photos from the room in which the Huntingdale attack happened, the Karrakatta rape victim, and most poignantly - a photo of Ciara Glennon.

He was then he appeared to be starkly aware of what he was accused of - rape and murder.

These were some of the final pieces of evidence the court heard before it seemed to end, to the surprise of the public, and the podcast team.

It took 85 days for the prosecution to lay out its case against Bradley Edwards, the man they say is the Claremont Serial Killer.

The defence’s case took mere minutes.

Their only exhibit tendered into evidence, A city of Gosnells maximum temperatures list for 1996.

And that was the end of their case.

As expected by the podcast team throughout the course of the trial, Bradley Edwards will not take the stand in his own defence.

In another shock, for the last 5 months, the prosecution has argued that particular, emotionally upsetting events in Bradley Edwards life corresponded with the disappearances of Sarah Spiers, Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon.

Today, the prosecution abandoned that theory.

The emotional upset case will no longer be taken into account.

With Bradley Edwards confirming he will not take the stand, the court will now adjourn for more than 4 weeks, returning on June 8, coincidentally, a day etched into the minds of those following the case, the day Jane Rimmer disappeared.

The West Australian has also released a two-part video series, as Tim Clarke takes you through the areas which are key to the trial, from Claremont, where the women went missing, to Hollywood hospital and to the sites were Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon’s bodies were found.

To watch those videos, head to:

Part 1:

https://thewest.com.au/news/claremont-serial-killings/claremont-serial-killings-trial-tim-clarke-takes-you-on-a-visual-tour-of-claremont-ng-b881516606z

Part 2:

https://thewest.com.au/news/claremont-serial-killings/claremont-serial-killings-trial-tim-clarke-takes-you-to-wellard-and-eglington-ng-b881517153z

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