The Death of Phoebe Handsjuk

On 2 December 2010, the body of a 24-year-old woman was found at the bottom of the rubbish chute in the luxury Balencea tower apartments in St Kilda Road, Melbourne, twelve floors below the apartment she had shared with her boyfriend, Antony Hampel.

The death of Phoebe Handsjuk became one of Australia’s most intriguing and shocking crime investigations, with many questions still left unanswered.

True-crime author Robin Bowles, whose previous bestsellers have included the definitive books on the murder of Jaidyn Leskie and the disappearance of Peter Falconio, has used her formidable array of investigative and forensic skills to tell a tale that is stranger than fiction.

Into the Darkness: the mysterious death of Phoebe Handsjuk is available in bookstores on 3 October (pre-order your copy here, and listen to The Age podcast 'Phoebe’s Fall' here.

Into the Darkness

Robin Bowles

RRP: $35.00 Pub date: 3 Oct 2016 Category: True crime Cover view

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