My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark Rewind with Karen & Georgia - 88: Live at the Comedy Theatre
Mar 18, 2026
Live show banter about travel mishaps, first-class antics, and Tim Tam thievery. A deep retelling of the Belanglo backpacker murders and the jogger who narrowly escaped. A historical look at the WWII-era Brownout Strangler and the soldier linked to those killings. Local hometown hauntings and audience stories round out the night.
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Backstage Chair Collapse Became Tour Lore
- Karen describes a backstage fall when a duct-taped chair collapsed under her, causing a slow, humiliating tumble during a live show.
- The moment became a running joke about tour mishaps and the broken-chair theme that followed their Australia shows.
Sydney Opera House Shakers Stolen In First Class
- Georgia stole Sydney Opera House–shaped salt and pepper shakers from first class, then handed them to Karen in the air; they became a cherished souvenir.
- Georgia later kept them at her dad's house and treated them like sculptures, laughing about being 'first class punk rock.'
Milat's Crimes Suggest Many More Victims
- Karen emphasizes that Ivan Milat likely had many more victims; 11 similar unsolved cases and up to 58 linked disappearances suggest a broader, long-running pattern.
- Milat's mobility as a road worker and family insulation fit the profiler's image of the killer active across eastern coastal areas for decades.