Show Notes
Episode 8 of Sleepers takes listeners back to Yatina, the remote mid-north town in South Australia, where truth and terror share the same ground. In conversations with journalist Bryan Littlely, the survivor of the 1966 assault that ultimately led to the only prison time that Stanley Arthur Hart ever served, they recall growing up in Stan Hart's orbit, a man they would both quickly realise was the monster hiding in plain sight. From their first memories of the terror to the police investigations and successive governments that failed them, their stories reveal the human cost of silence and the strength it takes to speak after so long. Max Marten’s narration traces how a 2013 call to police set off the SAPOL Major Crime dig, how other survivors’ voices converged, and how two adjoining properties in Yatina have become a symbol of everything South Australia still refuses to confront. As the final minutes unfold, one quiet statement from Amanda stops everything cold: ‘That wasn’t my shoe.’ A phrase that reopens the questions the state never answered, and propels Sleepers toward its most unsettling chapter yet.
⚠️ Content warning: This episode discusses child sexual abuse and trauma. Listener discretion is advised.
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