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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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My Fate is in Your Hands

This House of Grief: The Story of a Murder Trial by Helen Garner

March 15, 2026 by LittlePlat Leave a Comment

You can also add this to the list of books I have been meaning to read for a while Back in September 2005, Robert Farquharson’s VN Commodore swerved off the Princess Highway not far from the town of  Winchelsea and dove straight into a dam. His three young sons—Jai, Tayler and Bailey—had been in the car with him and while Farquharson was able to get free, the boys all drowned.  Farquharson claimed that it was all an accident; he supposedly suffered from a coughing fit […]

Filed Under: Featured, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Australian true crime, Helen Garner, law, true crime

LittlePlat's CBR18 Review No:5 · Genres: Featured, Non-Fiction · Tags: Australian true crime, Helen Garner, law, true crime ·
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GENTLEMAN THIS IS DEMOCRACY MANIFEST

Carnage: A succulent Chinese meal, Mr Rent-a-Kill, and the Australian Manson Murders by Mark Dapin

December 26, 2023 by LittlePlat 4 Comments

 A true crime jaunt about a meme-man. Democracy Manifest/Succulent Chinese Meal Guy is a rather famous (and ludicrous) arrest video taken in Australia in the early 90’s. If you have never seen the video in question, I’ll pop in here now for your viewing pleasure. While notable at the time, it became absolute meme fodder about ten years ago when someone decided to put it online.  And once you watch the video, you’ll have no doubt as to why this happened. The man being arrested […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Australian true crime, Democracy Manifest, I see you know your judo well, limp penis, Mark Dapin, REALLY STUPID true crime, Succulent Chinese Meal, ta ta and farewell, true crime

LittlePlat's CBR15 Review No:19 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Australian true crime, Democracy Manifest, I see you know your judo well, limp penis, Mark Dapin, REALLY STUPID true crime, Succulent Chinese Meal, ta ta and farewell, true crime ·
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