THE PETRIFIED WOMAN

<p><strong>IN THE WAKE OF <em>THE SOMERTON MAN</em> COMES ANOTHER INTRIGUING SOUTH AUSTRALIAN TRUE CRIME MYSTERY - <em>THE PETRIFIED WOMAN</em>  </strong></p><p><br></p><p>Renmark South Australia 1951. The discovery of a petrified female body in the raging floodwaters of the River Murray triggers a police investigation across three states. Her facial features and hands are missing but evidence suggests she has been murdered. As detectives close in on a suspect a vital witness dies a violent death and the case collapses leaving the victim's identity unresolved. Seven decades on a new investigation delves deep into this long-forgotten case and uncovers a family secret that leaves little doubt about the victim's identity - evidence that calls for the exhumation of <em>The Petrified Woman </em>from her pauper's grave to undergo DNA analysis.</p>