Morbidology the Podcast – 358: Toyah Cordingley

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27th April 2026  •  4 min read

On Sunday, October 21st, 2018, a young woman drove north from Cairns to Wangetti Beach. She parked her car in the camping ground and walked along the sand with her dog. By nightfall, her boyfriend found the car abandoned, keys in the ignition…. Sources: Associated Press, 22 October, 2018 – “Plea for Witnesses” Brisbane Times,…


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On Sunday, October 21st, 2018, a young woman drove north from Cairns to Wangetti Beach. She parked her car in the camping ground and walked along the sand with her dog. By nightfall, her boyfriend found the car abandoned, keys in the ignition….

Sources:

Associated Press, 22 October, 2018 – “Plea for Witnesses”

Brisbane Times, 22 October, 2018 – “Most Beautiful”

Associated Press, 23 October, 2018 – “Police Widen Hunt”

Courier Mail, 23 October, 2018 – “Chilling Warning”

Associated Press, 24 October, 2018 – “QLD Murder Victim”

Brisbane Times, 24 October, 2018 – “Slain Queensland Woman”

Associated Press, 25 October, 2018 – “Qld Beach Killing”

The Cairns Post, 25 October, 2018 – “Toyah’s Family”

The Cairns Post, 25 October, 2018 – “Murder Victim”

Brisbane Times, 26 October, 2018 – “Parents Found Victim’s Body”

The Courier Mail, 27 October, 2018 – “Toyah’s Body All Messed Up”

The Age, 29 October, 2018 – “Toyah’s Final Moments”

The Courier Mail, 31 October, 2018 – “Suspect 4WD All Weird”

The Cairns Post, 3 November, 2018 – “Hundreds Turn Out”

Associated Press, 28 November, 2018 – “Old Police”

Associated Press, 8 December, 2018 – “Reported Breakthrough”

The Courier Mail, 9 December, 2018 – “Hunt for the Flight Nurse”

The Cairns Post, 10 December, 2018 – “Cops Keen”

The Australian, 11 December, 2018 – “Global Search”

The Courier Mail, 28 April, 2019 – “Fugitive Hiding”

Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 18 October, 2019 – “Toyah Cordingly”

MailOnline, 11 August, 2020 – “Fresh Twist”

Associated Press, 19 March, 2021 – “Warrant Out”

The Cairns Post, 23 May, 2022 – “Toyah Cordingly”

The Cairns Post, 20 October, 2022 – “Toyah Cordingly Murder”

The Courier Mail, 21 October, 2022 – “Net Closing”

Associated Press, 2 November, 2022 – “$1m Award”

The Cairns Post, 3 November, 2022 – “WhatsApp”

The Courier Mail, 26 November, 2022 – “New Delhi Bust”

The Courier Mail, 7 January, 2023 – “Reveal all the Details”

Associated Press, 24 Janaury, 2023 – “Cordingley Suspect”

Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 2 March, 2023 – “Rajwinder Singh”

The Cairns Post, 30 April, 2024 – “I Ran up the Beach”

Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 1 May, 2024 – “Toyah Cordingley”

The Cairns Post, 2 May, 2024 – “Defence Questions Boyfriend”

Associated Press, 25 February, 2025 – “Jury to hear”

Associated Press, 26 February, 2025 – “DNA and Distinctive Car”

Associated Press, 26 February, 2025 – “Autopsy Images”

Associated Press, 26 February, 2025 – “Dad Tells of Horror”

Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 26 February, 2025 – “Toyah Cordingly’s Boyfriend”

The Cairns Post, 26 February, 2025 – “All Possible Other Killers”

The Courier Mail, 28 February, 2025 – “Murder Porn in Lead Up”

Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 3 March, 2025 – “Jury Shown Movements”

The Cairns Post, 5 March, 2025 – “Rajwinder Singh”

The Cairns Post, 6 March, 2025 – “Beachgoers”

The Cairns Post, 7 March, 2025 – “Possible Other Killer”

The Cairns Post, 8 March, 2025 – “Nudist”

Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 10 March, 2025 – “DNA”

The Cairns Post, 11 March, 2025 – “I Ran for my Life”

The Courier Mail, 4 December, 2025 – “Toyah Kill”

Associated Press, 8 December, 2025 – “Never Forgiven”

The Advertiser, 9 December, 2025 – “Rot in Hell”

Associated Press, 9 December, 2025 – “Gutless Coward”

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