Georgia Hardstark

Yeah.

Yeah.

You weren't her first rodeo. She was like, I know how this goes.

You weren't her first rodeo. She was like, I know how this goes.

Yeah, that's right. The family searches the whole stadium and then they call the police. They the police are about 10 minutes after the game ends. But at that point, almost all the spectators leave. and potential witnesses have left.

Yeah, that's right. The family searches the whole stadium and then they call the police. They the police are about 10 minutes after the game ends. But at that point, almost all the spectators leave. and potential witnesses have left.

Just all the missed opportunities to actually get ahead of this. Yeah. But the police do, thankfully, take it seriously. Immediately, they set up roadblocks in the areas surrounding the stadium. You know, everyone's pretty much left. And they begin an extensive search for the girls. Yeah.

Just all the missed opportunities to actually get ahead of this. Yeah. But the police do, thankfully, take it seriously. Immediately, they set up roadblocks in the areas surrounding the stadium. You know, everyone's pretty much left. And they begin an extensive search for the girls. Yeah.

Meanwhile, Rita, the grandmother of Kirstie, now has to call Kirstie's parents, who are out of town, along with their two-year-old daughter, Catherine, and say, like, your daughter, your four-year-old daughter's missing from me taking her to the game. Like, how... Horrible. Horrible.

Meanwhile, Rita, the grandmother of Kirstie, now has to call Kirstie's parents, who are out of town, along with their two-year-old daughter, Catherine, and say, like, your daughter, your four-year-old daughter's missing from me taking her to the game. Like, how... Horrible. Horrible.

So Kirstie's parents, Greg and Christine Gordon, immediately head back to Adelaide, which is about a three-hour drive. All night, searchers comb Adelaide and boats pass on the nearby river torrents with searchlights, and they turn up absolutely nothing. The next morning, the search continues. Police search the riverbank, divers search the river, and the river is even partially drained.

So Kirstie's parents, Greg and Christine Gordon, immediately head back to Adelaide, which is about a three-hour drive. All night, searchers comb Adelaide and boats pass on the nearby river torrents with searchlights, and they turn up absolutely nothing. The next morning, the search continues. Police search the riverbank, divers search the river, and the river is even partially drained.

Meanwhile, as he aids in the search for his daughter, Joanne's father, Les, breaks down and passes out from grief. And no trace of the girls is found. The story becomes national news unless Joanne's father, he's really big and the whole family's like really big about getting the word out, public statements. They're just like devastated, obviously, and like don't ever give up.

Meanwhile, as he aids in the search for his daughter, Joanne's father, Les, breaks down and passes out from grief. And no trace of the girls is found. The story becomes national news unless Joanne's father, he's really big and the whole family's like really big about getting the word out, public statements. They're just like devastated, obviously, and like don't ever give up.

And the story becomes national news. Descriptions of the girls are widely circulated throughout Australia. Police put out a call for information. And that's when a horrible narrative begins to emerge. So... A 13-year-old boy named Anthony Kilmartin had been working at the stadium on the day the girls were there. He was selling concessions in the crowd.

And the story becomes national news. Descriptions of the girls are widely circulated throughout Australia. Police put out a call for information. And that's when a horrible narrative begins to emerge. So... A 13-year-old boy named Anthony Kilmartin had been working at the stadium on the day the girls were there. He was selling concessions in the crowd.

At the beginning of the third quarter, he saw what he sure was the girls come down the grandstand steps toward the ground level. Anthony then went into the concourse under the grandstands and saw the girls again on their way to the bathroom. This time, he thinks he saw them being followed by a man. Now, why would he remember this, you know, ordinary moment? It's because of what happens next.

At the beginning of the third quarter, he saw what he sure was the girls come down the grandstand steps toward the ground level. Anthony then went into the concourse under the grandstands and saw the girls again on their way to the bathroom. This time, he thinks he saw them being followed by a man. Now, why would he remember this, you know, ordinary moment? It's because of what happens next.

He sees the man bend down and pick up four-year-old Kirstie. And then Joanne, 11-year-old Joanne, immediately reacts badly to this. He says Joanne starts chasing the man, grabbing at his coat and kicking him in the shins, just fighting him. The man calls Joanne a bitch and tells her to go away. And they scuffle. And while he's still holding Kirstie, the man's glasses get knocked off.

He sees the man bend down and pick up four-year-old Kirstie. And then Joanne, 11-year-old Joanne, immediately reacts badly to this. He says Joanne starts chasing the man, grabbing at his coat and kicking him in the shins, just fighting him. The man calls Joanne a bitch and tells her to go away. And they scuffle. And while he's still holding Kirstie, the man's glasses get knocked off.