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y separately published work icon The Pajama Girl Mystery : Complete Story of Australia's Most Famous Case periodical issue  
Issue Details: First known date: 1954... no. 96 1954 of Famous Detective Stories est. 1946 The Pajama Girl Mystery : Complete Story of Australia's Most Famous Case
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The Pajama Girl mystery was one of the most sensational murder cases in Australia. On 1 September 1934, a woman's body was found, badly beaten and partially burnt. It remain unidentified and was preserved in formalin and put on display. Eventually her husband Antonio confessed to killing her. 

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    • Sydney, New South Wales,: Frank Johnson , 1954-1955 .
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      • Special Issue of Famous Detective Stories

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Subjects:
  • Carlton, Parkville - Carlton area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,
  • 1934
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