What lengths would a parent go to to have their child’s body returned to them? Would you let your child’s killer go free so that you could be reunited with their body? Sadly, when Matthew Leveson vanished in 2007, his parents would be faced with this unimaginable scenario.
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Audio Sources:
“A deal with the devil to catch a killer | 60 Minutes Australia”
“60 Minutes Australia – Who Killed Matthew Leveson?”
“Leveson Murder from 2007 – Killer Michael Atkins reveals burial site 2016”
Sources:
The Sunday Telegraph, 4 October, 2007 – “Mystery Deepens”
St. George and Sutherland Shire Leader, 4 October, 2007 – “Police Fear Man Has Been Murdered”
St. George and Sutherland Shire Leader, 8 October, 2007 – “Murder Case Mounts”
St. George and Sutherland Shire Leader, 16 October, 2007 – “Matthew Leveson Feared Dead by Police”
The Sunday Telegraph, 2 November, 2007 – “Murder Fears: Where is Our Beautiful Boy?”
St. George and Sutherland Shire Leader, 7 November, 2007 – “Matthew Leveson Was Last Seen on September 23”
St. George and Sutherland Shire Leader, 19 December, 2007 – “Shattered Levesons Try to Keep their Spirits Up”
The Sydney Morning Herald, 6 August, 2008 – “Boyfriend Charged After Nightclub Disappearance”
The Daily Telegraph, 7 August, 2008 – “Gay Lover a ‘Coward’”
Penrith City Gazette, 3 September, 2008 – “Accused Murderer Sold Drugs”
St. George and Sutherland Shire Leader, 3 September, 2009 – “Matthew Leveson Murder Trial Starts”
The Daily Telegraph, 4 September, 2009 – “Messages to Missing Gay Lover”
NT News, 4 September, 2009 – “Missing After Night Out”
St. George and Sutherland Shire Leader, 7 September, 2009 – “Court Hears of Last Night of Matthew Leveson”
St. George and Sutherland Shire Leader, 8 September, 2009 – “Court Hears of Argument Before Disappearance”
St. George and Sutherland Shire Leader, 10 September, 2009 – “Accused at Sleaze Ball Weeks After Leveson Disappeared”
St. George and Sutherland Shire Leader, 7 October, 2009 – “Leveson Murder Trial”
St. George and Sutherland Shire Leader, 9 October, 2009 – “Disappearance may not be Murder”
St. George and Sutherland Shire Leader, 19 October, 2009 – “Leveson Murder Trial”
St. George and Sutherland Shire Leader, 2 August, 2011 – “Missing Person’s Week”
St. George and Sutherland Shire Leader, 27 February, 2012 – “$100000 for Information in Matthew Leveson Case”
The Daily Telegraph, 4 March, 2012 – “I’ll Find Matt’s Body”
The Sun Herald, 21 June, 2015 – “Fake Confession Devastates Family”
St. George and Sutherland Shire Leader, 7 December, 2015 – “Matthew Leveson’s Boyfriend Told Police: I want to tell you but I’m scared”
St. George and Sutherland Shire Leader, 15 December, 2015 – “Matthew Leveson’s Boyfriend Was Controlling, Inquest Hears”
St. George and Sutherland Shire Leader, 23 February, 2016 – “Partner of Missing Man Mathew Leveson Asked Ex-Lover to Sleaze Ball”
The Sydney Morning Herald, 27 February, 2016 – “Leveson Evidence Lay in Prosecutor’s Attic”
The Sydney Morning Herald, 21 May, 2016 – “Former Partner Must Give Evidence”
The Australian, 1 November, 2016 – “Father to Quiz Missing Son’s Lover”
The Australian, 2 November, 2016 – “Tools Were For Veggie Plot Alone”
The Australian, 11 November, 2016 – “Deal Leads Police to Search for Body”
Illawarra Mercury, 19 November, 2016 – “Heartbreak for Matthew’s Parents After Seven Day Search”
The Courier Mail, 21 November, 2016 – “Suspect Banned by The Beat”
The Australian, 18 February, 2017 – “Deal With the Devil”
The Daily Telegraph, 1 June, 2017 – “Peace for Grieving Parents”
The Australian, 2 June, 2017 – “Leveson’s Boyfriend to Stay Free After Body Found”
St. George and Sutherland Shire Leader, 7 June, 2017 – “Leveson Family Blast Flawed Justice System”
The Australian, 24 August, 2017 – “Leveson’s Boyfriend Changes His Story with Claim He Died of Overdose”
The Daily Telegraph, 26 August, 2017 – “Deal With the Devil”
The Courier Mail, 10 March, 2018 – “Purple Hearts Open Wide at Final Farewell”
The Sydney Morning Herald, 10 March, 2018 – “10 Years On”
