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our website [Music] [Laughter] at 9 32 pm on Friday March 18 1994 A call came through to the South
Australian ambulance service helpline on the other line was a distressed male my fiance has had an accident in the
bath he said I think she has drowned the operator began asking questions but the caller was in a state of panic
he put the phone down explaining he was performing CPR six minutes later two paramedics arrived
at a federation-style duplex in McGill a leafy suburb seven kilometers east of Adelaide's CBD
the house belonged to 29 year old lawyer Anna Jane Chaney she lived there with her fiancee 39 year old financial
advisor Henry Keough who was the one who placed the call a distraught Henry hurried the
paramedics into the small L-shaped bathroom located at the front of the house Anna Jane was lying on the floor naked
her body halfway between the bathroom and the adjoining bedroom her skin was visibly pale and her dark
blonde hair was wet against the bedroom carpet Henry dropped to his knees and hunched
over Anna Jane's body weeping the paramedics asked him to move aside as they commenced resuscitation
straight away they noticed a significant blockage in her Airway they tried to unblock it but it was no use
Anna Jane was already dead given it was an unexplained and sudden death police were summoned to the scene
to rule out Foul Play when officers arrived they found Henry crying next to Anna Jane's lifeless body
his head resting on her chest [Music] [Music] [Music] Henry KO told officers that after
knocking off work on Friday March 18 he and Anna Jane met at a trendy Suburban Pub to unwind
they chattered over several glasses of Chardonnay and a bowl of potato wedges before heading home
they weren't there long before Anna Jane had to leave to meet her sister-in-law Sue who was also her best friend
the two had arranged to walk their dogs in a nearby park while discussing the latest wedding plans
in just six weeks time Anna Jane and Henry were due to get married with Sue serving as bridesmaid
Anna Jane jumped into her Volvo with her energetic bearded collie Jordan her catch-up with Sue was short yet
enjoyable at around 8pm the sisters fare world one another making plans to see each other
again the following weekend Anna Jane drove back towards her home looking forward to a quiet night in
at home Anna Jane encouraged Henry to go see his mother Henry and his mum had a somewhat
tumultuous relationship and it had been about six weeks since he had last paid her a visit
Henry agreed that it was a good idea his mother only lived five minutes away so it wouldn't take long
meanwhile Anna Jane was tired and her back was sore she told Henry she'd soak in a bath while he was gone
Henry left at around 8 20 p.m arriving at his mother's house shortly after he stayed for about 45 minutes before
returning home it was roughly 9 30 p.m by the time he pulled into the duplex driveway
Anna James Volvo was right where she'd left it and her dog Jordan rushed to the front door
but when Henry entered the house it was oddly silent he called out but there was no response
he walked down the hall only to find the kitchen and Lounge room empty he went back down the hall then paused
he could tell the light was on in the bathroom but nothing stirred Within he gave the door a push
inside Anna Jane was slumped over in the tub lying on her right hand side facing
north her nose and mouth were completely submerged in the water her skin pale and
eyes glassy [Music] Henry tried to lift Anna Jane out of the bath but this proved it difficult on
account of him having an injured back the water was also making everything slippery
instead Henry tried to let the water out of the bath but Anna Jane's body was blocking the plug
he managed to maneuver his hands under Anna Jane's arms hugging her tie to his chest Henry then
dragged her wet body out of the tub where it flopped onto the floor Henry had volunteered with the ambulance
service 15 years prior and he tried to remember his CPR training he felt Anna Jane's throat but his own
heart was racing so fast that he couldn't tell if she still had a pulse he checked her Airway before commencing
mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and chest compressions in his Panic he couldn't remember if the
number for emergency services was Triple zero or triple one instead he called the direct ambulance
helpline while continuing to administer CPR [Music] at no time did Anna Jane move or make a
sound the responding police officers examined at the scene the tub that ran along the back wall of
the bathroom was three-quarters full of tepid water and there was no blood or vomit to be seen
it didn't look like Anna Jane had fallen had hurt herself or suffered a sudden illness
there were no signs of forced entry or any kind of violence or struggle police therefore concluded it was a
non-suspicious death Anna Jane had likely fallen asleep or passed out in the tub and drowned
Henry notified The Cheney family of Anna Jane's death for them things didn't make sense
Anna Jane was a healthy young woman with no medical history that would explain a
sudden loss of consciousness she had consumed four glasses of wine at the pub with Henry that night yet her
sister-in-law Sue didn't think she'd seemed affected by alcohol when they met at the park to walk their dogs
Anna Jane wasn't a drug user and was otherwise looking forward to the future she had recently secured a senior
position with the Law Society of South Australia an impressive achievement for someone of her age and experience
it was a demanding role but one that Anna Jane thrived in colleagues admired her ability to blend
her ambitious and career Focus to dedication with her characteristic warmth and joy
they did recall that Friday had been a particularly stressful day at Anna Jane's work but no one she interacted
with that day noted anything out of the ordinary when a deceased body is found in water
there is nothing in an autopsy that will exclusively prove that the individual died from drowning
therefore a range of factors such as injury heart attack stroke and severe allergic reaction need to be ruled out
before drowning can be concluded as the cause of death the task of conducting anagen Chinese
autopsy was assigned to Dr Colin manok the senior director of forensic pathology at South Australia's Forensic
Science Center hate conducted around 9000 autopsies over the span of his 30-year career and
was considered by many to be the state's top forensic expert Dr manok couldn't find any trauma that
would have rendered and a Jane unconscious but he did notice a three centimeter circular bruise on the top of
her forehead which appeared to have occurred shortly before she died there was also a small bruise on the
back of her neck Blood and Tissue samples were taken from her lungs hard and brain for further
testing and to exclude any significant medical conditions until then Dr manarch reported his
findings to the coroner determining the provisional cause of death to be freshwater drowning
he said no further reports would be necessary unless the tests revealed something of note
but the bruising concerned him it was an unusual position that didn't look like it could have been caused by a fall
a constable who worked for the colonial investigation section had attended Anna Jane's home on the night she died
from the get-go she'd felt that there was something a little off about the whole situation
she found Henry keough's Behavior at the scene to be odd describing his display of grief as quote crocodile tears
upon reading the report she noted that the location of the bruise at the top of Anna Jane's head didn't fit with her
falling face first or with her head back the Constable requested further inquiries be conducted to explain how
the bruise occurred and she wasn't the only one who had questions there was no doubt in anyone's mind that
Anna Jane was deeply in love with Henry Keough the two had met at a popular city Pub in
1989. at the time Henry was working for the now defunct State Bank he'd previously pursued careers in
dentistry and sales before finding his calling in the financial industry although he didn't have the same
upper-class background as Anna Jane and her friends the two connected on an intellectual level
they began meeting up regularly and an emotional connection started to grow Anna Jane was drawn to Henry's quiet
intellect and cheery exterior he enjoyed Anna Jane's quick wit confidence and her no-nonsense approach
to life Henry also saw Anna Jane as physically stunning within weeks they'd formed a romantic
relationship to Outsiders Anna Jane was smitten but for the rest of the Cheney family
the feeling wasn't Mutual while they tolerated Henry on a social level they simply didn't feel he was
right for Anna Jane in addition to the 10-year age gap between them there was something about
Henry they didn't trust after working in various roles over the years he'd recently started a new job in
a stockbroking firm not only did the Chinese feel Henry was possessive and somewhat cagey about what
he did for a living he had been married with three children when he started an affair with Anna Jane
although Henry had since divorced his first wife he was still financially supporting her and their children
Anna Jane's family wondered about how this might impact their upcoming marriage furthermore since having his third
daughter Henry had had a vasectomy although Anna Jane insisted motherhood wasn't high on her list of priorities
there were concerns she might change her mind in the future when Anna Jane borrowed money from her
father to purchase her McGill home in May of 1992. it was on the condition that Henry didn't move in
the pair had been running hot and cold and the chainey suspected that Henry might still be romantically involved
with his ex-wife Anna Jane's mother had once spotted Henry's car in his ex-wife's driveway at
a time he told Anna Jane he was Interstate but after some ups and downs Anna Jane
assured her parents that her relationship with Henry was solid three months after she purchased her
home Henry was living there full time once the reality of Anna jang's death began to sink in her father was eager to
make sure her financial affairs were in order on Sunday March 20 he asked Henry whether Anna Jane had any insurance
policies Henry responded no not that I know of but as the Chinese quickly found out
this wasn't the case the previous July Henry and Anna Jane had gone on a holiday to Hong Kong
in preparation Anna Jane had taken out a four hundred thousand dollar life insurance policy
she told her brother and other friends about it before she left saying that if anything happened to her the insurance
would settle her thirty thousand dollar debt to her father and pay off her mortgage
the rest would go to Henry [Music] this information from the Chinese coupled with the questionable bruising
on Anna Jane's head prompted police to investigate her death further Anna Jane's sister-in-law hadn't noticed
the bruise when the pair walked their dogs nor had a friend who met with her for lunch on the day she died
however the dislike for Henry Keough was shared by a majority of Anna Jane's close friends who deemed him to be
secretive and a liar a former colleague of Henry's also described him as a snake oil salesman
the general consensus was that there was something suspicious about Anna Jane's sudden death
these suspicions were shared by Dr Colin manok who had since conducted a second autopsy of Anna Jane's body
two days after she passed Dr manok noticed what appeared to be three small circular bruises developing just above
her left ankle with an adjacent bruise on the inner left leg as the days went by the bruises got
darker and darker Dr manok placed his hand against Anna Jane's leg and realized that his three
fingers and thumb lined up with the bruises it dawned on him this wasn't just a random pattern
it was a handprint Dr manok was aware of an Infamous case that had occurred in England in the
early 20th century over a period of three years three otherwise healthy young women had
drowned in small bathtubs a forensic pathologist realized that all three women shared similar bruising
around their elbows he concluded they hadn't died by accident at all someone had likely pulled each woman up
by their legs causing their upper bodies to slide underwater the Sudden Rush of water into their
noses would have quickly rendered them unconscious with their killer then holding them under water until they
drowned at the time of their deaths all three women had been married to the same man
George Joseph Smith Smith's connection to which woman had gone unnoticed as he changed his name
and relocated often it was determined that he had killed his three wives to inherit their money
the case came to be known as the brides in the bath murders for Dr manok the similarities between
the brides in the bath case and the mysterious death of Anna Jane Chaney couldn't be ignored
on Tuesday March 22 four days after Anna Jane's death police took Henry Keough in
for questioning over four and a half hours they asked him about his relationship with Anna
Jane and the events leading up to her death Henry had initially told police that
when he left his house on Friday night and a Jane had been getting food out to feed her dog
this time he said she was running the bath he'd earlier said that when he came home
he checked the bedroom this time he said he never went into the bedroom there were other inconsistencies too
in his first statement Henry said he found Anna Jane lying on her right-hand side
but he told Anna Jane's mother that he found her lying on her back police questioned Henry's ex-wife Susan
she said Henry's affair with Anna Jane wasn't the first time he'd been unfaithful during their marriage
regardless she cared about him deeply and hoped he'd one day return to the family
Susan told police the two had maintained a friendship but hadn't been sexual since they first separated
nor had Henry spent the night at her home since when the police mentioned Henry's
engagement to Anna Jane Susan was shocked this was the first she'd heard about it
for investigators this raised the question if the two were still close friends why
had Henry kept this information a secret could it be because he never intended for the wedding to go ahead at all
police visited Henry at the McGill home where he was still living and asked for Anna Jane's Financial records
when asked who the beneficiary of Anna Jane's will was Henry responded I don't know
[Music] the records told a different story Henry was listed as both the executor
and Main beneficiary other than the thirty thousand dollars Anna Jane owed her father for the house
deposit the rest of her estate was to go to Henry the four hundred thousand dollar life
insurance policy she'd taken out prior to their overseas holiday was only the tip of the iceberg
in fact Anna Jane had a total of five life insurance policies with different providers all of which had been taken
out between February and April of 1993 just over a year before her death in total the policies were worth
1.125 million dollars on Wednesday March 23 police returned to the McGill property and advised Henry
they'd picked up on some discrepancies in his statements they knew he lied about Anna Jane's will
and insurance policies and now had reason to believe that her death was suspicious
they put their Theory to Henry bluntly they believed that Henry had invited Anna Jane out to the pub after finishing
work on Friday night with the intention of getting her drunk her plans to walk the dogs with her
sister-in-law had thrown an unexpected spanner in the works instead he'd waited until he returned
from his mother's house [Music] Henry's mother confirmed her son had visited on Friday night leaving around 9
20 P.M it was a five-minute drive back to Anna Jane's house Henry's call to the ambulance service
was placed at 9 32 pm although an exact time of death couldn't be established if Anna Jane was already
in the bath when Henry arrived home this gave him just under 10 minutes to grab her by the ankles and to lift her legs
up over her head forcing her head underwater until she lost consciousness [Music]
some of the First Responders at the scene felt that Henry was genuinely distressed
it was possible this was an Evidence of grief but a reaction to what he'd just done
the police told Henry that he was the only one with any motive to want Anna Jane dead
with no signs of a break-in or sexual assault everything pointed towards him Henry was taken aback
he rejected the police Theory saying it was Anna Jane who had invited him for drinks on Friday night not the other way
around any discrepancies in his statements were explained by a severe lack of sleep and
the stress of the situation Henry reluctantly permitted police to search the house
they double checked for any signs of forced entry or missing Goods to rule out the possibility that someone else
could have broken in and committed the crime there were none nor did the Neighbors
recall hearing any shouting or suspicious noises on the night I know Jane Chaney died
around 12 people had entered her bathroom this included paramedics police friends
and family no forensic samples had been collected and the bath water had been promptly
drained without any tests being conducted nothing had been done to protect the Integrity of the crime scene
in fact Henry himself had stayed home alone after everyone left that night cleaning and vacuuming the house
by the time it was deemed necessary a forensic search failed to uncover anything of note
regardless on Friday March 25 one week after energane had passed away her death was officially declared a major crime
her body was released to her family that same day on Wednesday March 30 Anna Jane was
prepared for her funeral wearing the wedding dress she'd been so excited to wear down the aisle
she was remembered as The Silver Thread that wove so many lives together local newspapers immediately began
reporting on the case making it no secret that police were now treating Anna Jane's death as a murder
her mother made a heartfelt play for anyone with information to come forward saying she was worried that other young
women could also be at risk when Belinda Morris not her real name read the news she sent a fax through to
the major crimes unit saying she had information that might be of interest Henry had told police he'd been faithful
to Anna Jane but according to Belinda this was just another in a long series of Lies
Belinda had met Henry Keough in late 1991 when they were both employed in separate branches of the State Bank
although he was in a relationship with Anna Jane at the time at no point did he mention this to Belinda
instead he asked her on a date and the two began seeing each other on and off in both the professional and personal
capacity Henry had even called Belinda while he was holidaying in Hong Kong with Anna
Jane although he told her he was traveling with a male friend [Music] things allegedly became physical between
the two in mid-1993 but they didn't consummate their relationship until December that year
Belinda took it upon herself to book romantic trips for her and Henry but each time he bailed at the last minute
with a different excuse [Music] it was in January of 1994 that Anna Jane's name came up at work for the
first time when Belinda asked Henry who she was he apparently responded an ex-girlfriend she phones me all the
time she's obsessed with me she is convinced she wants to marry me but I will never marry her
then on Valentine's Day in 1994 just one month before Anna Jane died Henry gave Belinda a rose and a card
Belinda asked if this meant that Henry was all hers he allegedly responded yes I'm yours and you're all mine
Belinda wasn't the only one who claimed to have been romantically involved with Henry during his relationship with Anna
Jane Monica Coleman not her real name meant Henry through work in 1991. their relationship went from
professional to personal and the two began meeting up socially in March 1992 a visibly upset Henry told
Monica that he needed to break up with his girlfriend Anna he loved her but she wanted to get
married and have children which was the last thing on Henry's mind Henry concluded he would try to end
things kindly by quote weaning Anna Jane off of him three months later Monica was out
shopping with friends when she ran into Henry and Anna Jane the following day Henry called Monica to
clarify that the two of them were now just friends from there moniker and Henry entered
what she described as an intense sexual relationship they would dine out together and have
sex up to six times a week Monica considered them to be a couple but certain things about Henry's
Behavior bothered her he wouldn't tell her exactly where he lived yet he'd never stay at Monica's
house later than 2 am he always made excuses as to why he had to leave and would bail on social events
on account of having to see his children he said he didn't want to make any commitments because he was still getting
over his breakup with Anna Jane Monaco eventually ended things with Henry in December of 1992.
they continued meeting up every now and then but had no further sexual contact Henry gave the impression he was still
single and told Monica that he hadn't been intimate with anyone else since their breakup
unbeknownst to Monica at this point he was engaged to Anna Jane Monica had lunch with Henry on
Valentine's Day of 1994. during which he allegedly said he wasn't seeing anyone in reality his wedding to Anna Jane was
just two months away convinced that Henry now had further motive to want his fiancee out of the
picture a full investigation was launched into the couple's finances when taking out life insurance standard
procedure dictates that an applicant must disclose any other policies they might have with other providers
despite Anna Jane having five insurance policies she hadn't disclosed this on any of her proposals
investigators soon realized this was because Anna Jane hadn't submitted the proposals at all
each proposal had been submitted by Henry KO complete with a forging of Anna Jane's signature
the couple shared a joint checking account Henry had also forged Anna Jane's signature to pay for the premiums as
well as to reinstate her pre-existing superannuation account on each policy Henry KO was listed as
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Henry KO was damning but before placing any charges investigators needed more physical proof that Anna Jane hadn't
died from natural causes the toxicology results would still take some time but if Anna Jane had slipped
and Fallen unconscious into the bath forensic pathologist of Dr Colin manok believed that her brain would have
displayed signs of injury or bruising no such evidence had been visible Dr mannox submitted his final autopsy
report concluding that Anna Jane Chaney must have been conscious when she drowned
bruises differ greatly from Individual to individual some people show signs of bruising straight away While others take
days or even weeks therefore Dr manok couldn't say exactly when the bruises on Anna Jane's legs had
occurred given they'd become darker over the days she was being autopsied he was convinced
they'd happened within four hours of the time that she drowned by Saturday May 7 seven weeks had passed
since the young lawyer's death Henry KO was watching one of his daughters play basketball at a Suburban
Stadium suddenly two police officers approached and placed him under arrest on suspicion
of murdering Anna Jane Chaney in custody Henry was questioned as to whether he was aware of his fiancee's
numerous life insurance policies his answer to that was the same as every other question
no comment the following day Henry was charged with murder and refused to bail [Music]
the toxicology results from Anna Jane's autopsy were finalized in the following month
at the time of Anna Jane's death her blood alcohol had registered at around .08 percent
there had been no medication or illegal drugs in her system for Dr manok it was therefore highly
unlikely that Anna Jane had simply fallen asleep in the bath when a person's Airways are threatened
survival mechanisms kick in automatically they will typically begin coughing and
choking and be woken by a surge of adrenaline Dr manok didn't think Anna Jane was
intoxicated enough to cancel these reflexes out Henry Ko's trial commenced in February
1995 11 months after Anna Jane's death the prosecution's case was that Henry had been financially motivated to kill
his fiancee purely out of greed the falsification of her multiple life insurance policies served as proof of
premeditation the secret Affairs Henry had with two other women proved he wasn't serious
about his professed love for Anna Jane or his intention of marrying her with their wedding looming the
prosecution said that inheriting Anna Jane's estate would enable Henry to provide the ongoing financial support to
his ex-wife and children while enjoying his freedom the prosecution said there was no
evidence to support accidental death suicide or intervention from a stranger instead all fingers pointed to Murder by
Henry KO having returned home from visiting his mother finding Anna Jane in the bath
gave him the perfect opportunity to launch an attack given that Anna Jane loved and trusted
Henry she would have thought nothing of it when he entered the bathroom and reached out to touch her hence why there
was no sign of a struggle the prosecution clarified that it wasn't their role to prove exactly when or how
Henry had killed Anna Jane only that he had indeed committed the crime they acknowledged that the evidence
against Henry KO was mostly circumstantial but when all the factors were combined there was no room for
doubt that he had killed Anna Jane Chaney according to Henry when he found Anna Jane she had been sitting at the plug
end of the tub on the stand Dr Colin manoch presented his view that a person sitting in this
position could be easily immersed if someone grabbed their legs and folded them down towards their head
the shape of the bath meant the person's shoulders would be pushed to the bottom
of the tub trapping their arms and rendering them unable to struggle the flotation effect would make it easy
for the body to be pulled through the water with a sudden Rush of water going up the nose to cause rapid
unconsciousness for Dr manok the hand-like bruising on Anna Jane's legs supported this Theory
the bruise on her head also indicated it was possible that someone had held her down below the water while the lack of
brain injury indicated she must have been conscious when she drowned Dr manok's testimony was supported by
his colleague Dr Ross James however Dr James disagreed with one thing he explained that concussions don't show
up in an autopsy therefore he couldn't confirm that Anna Jane had been conscious when she went under the water
another pathologist testified for the prosecution that the evidence was also circumstantial that he didn't think the
answers lay in the forensics given Anna Jane's blood alcohol level he believed it was possible she could have
slipped and cracked her head on any number of the hard surfaces surrounding the tub
as for the theory that Anna Jane had been pulled underwater by her ankles he said
I think really one is limited only by one's imagination in thinking of what sort of thing might have created those
sorts of bruises the defense submitted that Anna Jane's death was nothing more than a tragic
accident and that elevating it to murder would be a quote terrible miscarriage of
Justice they argued that the bruises on Anna Jane's body could have been caused by
any number of things and at any time not only were forensic experts unable to conclusively exclude the possibility
that Anna Jane had died as the result of an accident their client also had a legitimate explanation for the life
insurance policies [Music] in a highly anticipated move Henry Keough took the stand in his own defense
he explained that as a side hustle he worked as an independent insurance agent for every insurance policy he sold he
received a commission from the relevant Insurance Company to keep his agency active he had to
continue putting business through [Music] in preparation for his inevitable retrenchment from the failing State Bank
Henry submitted policies in both his and Anna Jane's name not only did this keep his agency active
but the commissions he earned were larger than the premiums making it a win-win situation
although it wasn't legal this was common practice within the industry Henry claimed that Anna Jane was fully
aware of this game and agreed to go along with it provided she didn't have to do the paperwork or undergo any
medical testing Henry said he never had any intention of claiming payouts on any of the policies
if that was the case the prosecution questioned why he had withhold this information from the police when they
first inquired about Anna Jane's financial affairs and why had Henry told Anna Jane's
father he didn't know if she had any insurance furthermore if Anna Jane knew about the
policies why did she only ever tell her friends and family about the one for four hundred thousand dollars
Henry explained he'd still been in a State of Shock and confusion at the time the defense attempted to exclude
testimony from Belinda Morris and Monica Coleman the two women Henry was alleged
to have had affairs with on the grounds that it didn't provide any genuine insight into his relationship with Anna
Jane the judge disagreed and both women took the stand to provide the court with
details about their relationship with the accused Henry fully admitted to his relationship
with Monica but explained that it had taken place during a period of 1992 where he and Anna Jane had been taking a
break although he also acknowledged that the two relationships did overlap for a
period of time as for the relationship with Belinda Henry admitted that Sue had been friends
but he strongly denied that they'd ever been romantically or sexually involved knowing that Belinda had never had a
serious boyfriend before Henry believed she was confused about the attention he gave her
he admitted to calling Belinda while he was in Hong Kong with Anna Jane but explained this was purely business
related foreign to the prosecution's claim that the relationship between Belinda and Henry
intensified while Anna Jane was busy planning for the wedding the defense argued that Belinda had become obsessed
with Henry and created a fantasy in the last few years Belinda had lodged 30 sexual harassment claims against 21
of her male co-workers as well as one female due to the stress it caused she was
placed under psychiatric care and eventually given leave from the bank the defense suggested that Belinda was
just an infatuated woman with psychiatric issues who had misread a platonic friendship
a claim she strongly denied in an attempt to prove that the two had never had sex the defense asked Belinda
whether Henry was circumcised she said that he was in a bizarre move a photo of Henry's
erect penis was submitted into evidence the photo confirmed that he was in fact not circumcised
[Music] after all the evidence was presented the judge reiterated to the jury that the
highly circumstantial nature of this case meant they had to take extra care when reaching their verdict
it all came down to Reasonable Doubt it wasn't enough for the jury to think that murder might have taken place or
had probably taken place they could only find Henry Keough guilty of murdering Anna Jane if they couldn't
find any other reasonable hypothesis as to how she died regarding the insurance policies the
judge told the jury it is a matter for you to decide as to how much Anna knew about these policies
and when if you are satisfied Beyond reasonable doubt that she did not appreciate the
complete picture you are entitled to ask why if there is a reasonable possibility
that she knew details such as how much her life was insured for than the Crown case on motive is significantly reduced
as for the testimonies from Belinda and Monica the judge urged that this evidence must only be considered in
connection to Henry's relationship with Anna Jane rather than as a smear on his character
[Music] the jury retired to consider its verdict unable to reach a unanimous decision
they were sequestered overnight to reconvene the next morning but by midday the next day they remained
completely deadlocked there would be no verdict the jury was hung the case was ordered to be retried the
following week [Music] by this point the story had been so widely reported on in the presumption of
Henry Keough being found guilty that his lawyer argued the case should be thrown
out entirely in his view there was very little chance of finding an unbiased to jury
the judge rejected this but attempted to rectify the issue by postponing the retrial
the second trial went ahead four months later in August 1995. the evidence and Witnesses were mostly
the same but the presentation was streamlined thanks to a joint agreement by both parties
Dr Colin manarch had retired just days before the proceedings but he returned to give evidence
this time a bathtub similar to the one in Anna Jane's home was brought into the court
Dr menar can help beside it and gave a physical demonstration of his theory as to how Anna Jane could have been gripped
by the leg and held underwater he said that all bruises on her body had been caused close to the time of death
once again Dr Ross James supported his colleagues Theory a new professor of forensic pathology
was called as an expert witness for the defense given that the age of the bruises on
Anna Jane's legs couldn't be conclusively ascertained he had trouble accepting they were caused by a hand
grip the professor said he couldn't exclude the possibility that Anna Jane had died
as the result of an accident including a slip and fall that rendered her unconscious
in summing up the evidence the judge reminded the jury you cannot return a verdict of guilty
unless the circumstances are such as to be inconsistent with any reasonable hypothesis other than that the accused
is guilty this time it took the jury just five and a half hours to reach a unanimous
verdict guilty sentencing took place the following year in February Anna Jane's parents were fiercely
private during both trials and had not attended at any point except to give evidence
they provided a confidential Victim Impact statement to the judge who said it was impossible to describe the
suffering that the Chaney family had experienced the judge said that while Anna Jane
might have had some knowledge of the insurance policies she had no idea of their extent
Henry's failure to disclose these policies at the start of the investigation was proof of this
the judge concluded when the facts are considered in this light they reveal an elaborate and
coldly planned scheme to kill Miss Cheney and profit from her death at a time when she was deeply in love with
you and excitedly preparing to marry you he sentenced Henry KO to 25 years in prison one of the highest sentences
handed down in South Australia Henry's lawyers immediately filed for an appeal since the early stages of the
investigation the case had been reported on extensively with the media calling Anna Jane's death a murder and referring
to her as a victim without using cautionary words like alleged articles had also gone to print in
anticipation of a guilty verdict being handed down and therefore contained considerable comment about Henry in that
vein given that this broke the journalistic rules about reporting fairly and accurately without comment Henry's
lawyers argued there had been unfair prejudicial coverage of the trial they also stated that the evidence
provided by Belinda Morris and Monica Coleman should have been inadmissible the appeal was swiftly rejected
from prison Henry KO maintained his innocence he focused on Fitness and read books to
keep his mind busy recognizing the challenges faced by his fellow inmates helped prevent him from falling into a
trap of self-pity visits from his daughters sustained him but these became less frequent as Henry
was transferred between different Regional prisons [Music] Henry's ten-year-old daughter encouraged
him to stay positive she wrote him a letter that said I am trying to be brave just for you and
I will hope for the best in the future if you ever don't feel happy do what I do I think of you so you think of me and
we will both be happy all of the time in addition to the ongoing support of his family Henry's case had attracted a
growing number of supporters from the academic Community as well as concerned citizens
they believed he had been served a severe miscarriage of justice and not just because the case relied so heavily
on circumstantial evidence firstly there was the question of why Anna Jane's body had been cremated
before her death had even been officially registered secondly Henry had been charged with
murder before the toxicology results had even been confirmed thirdly some were dubious whether the
proposed murder scenario was even physically possible but at the heart of it all lay a much
bigger question between October 1992 and July 1993 three unrelated babies died under suspicious
circumstances in Adelaide they were presented to Medics with the various injuries including skull
fractures bruises wounds and multiple broken bones police officers paramedics and
pediatricians attached to each case believed the infants showed glaring signs of severe abuse
they anticipated laying homicide charges against some of the parents autopsies were ordered yet a pathologist
that determined that all three babies had died of an inflammation of the lungs called Broncho pneumonia
they were each recorded to have died by natural causes authorities were incredulous
the post-mortems were supposed to open lines of Investigation but had instead closed them
they requested that a coronial inquest be held to determine the true causes of death
[Music] bolstering their belief that the diagnoses were grossly inadequate was the fact that the same pathologist had
conducted each post-mortem Dr Colin manok [Music] the inquest revealed that Dr menarch had
taken minimal tissue and organ samples to arrive at an accurate cause of death his reports were noted as lacking detail
the corona concluded that there was no evidence of Broncho pneumonia in two of the infants and only minor traces in one
even if science had been present there was no forensic evidence to indicate such a condition would have caused death
in one case Dr manarch had interpreted a scar on one of the baby's bottoms to be
nappy rash it was presented that this could have actually been a cigarette burn the injuries on another of the infants
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deliver quality content the inquest into the baby's deaths also revealed that in the late 1970s Dr manok
had taken his employer to court after an attempt had been made to demote him from
the position of director of forensic science it was alleged that his co-workers had
become increasingly concerned that Dr Manar collect the specialist skills required to perform his job
while he had completed a medical degree in the United Kingdom he'd never completed the five years of
histopathology study required of a senior pathologist this entailed the microscopic
examination of human cells and tissues for the presence of disease and was essential in certifying causes of death
in lieu of this qualification Dr manok simply completed a 20-minute oral exam in court Dr menock's immediate Superior
admitted to knowing that Dr manok wasn't adequately qualified for his role he'd hired him due to lack of viable
options regardless Dr manok won his Industrial Court case and his position was upheld
this meant it was his job to certify cause of death for such major clients as the state police coroner's office and
the director of public prosecutions until his retirement almost 20 years later the evidence regarding the three babies
had been given several months before Henry keough's murder trial yet the findings weren't publicly disclosed
until two days after Henry's conviction this was a deliberate move by the coroner
he was concerned that publishing the results while the trial was underway would result in a mistrial
but for Henry Ko's supporters it raised the question if Dr manok's findings in the three
infant cases were found to be flawed why was he able to testify as a major witness in the Anna Jane Chaney case at
all Professor Tony Thomas had been the pathologist tasked with reviewing Dr manok's autopsies of the three babies as
part of the colonial inquest at the request of one of Henry Ko's supporters he agreed to review Anna Jane
Chaney's case the fundamental duty of a pathologist is to consider all logical possibilities of
a cause of death however at Henry's committal hearing Dr manarch had blatantly stated
I was at no time looking or thinking that the death was accidental because I could find no explanation as to why she
would drown the prosecution had argued there was no other explanation for her death other
than murder but from Professor Thomas's experience he didn't think it was all that unusual for an otherwise healthy
young woman to die an unexplained death Professor Thomas discovered that Dr manok didn't request Anna Jane's medical
records he didn't send her heart or brain to be examined by Specialists who could rule
out whether Anna Jane had any defects that could help explain her sudden death nor did he take samples from her liver
pancreas or pelvis the tissue samples he did take were declared woefully inadequate
he'd submitted just one sample of heart tissue whereas a specialist would have expected around 350 tissues From The
Heart Alone weighing and measuring the body and organs of a deceased is considered
standard practice during an autopsy Dr manarch hadn't reported any of these things
Pathologists are required to document in writing all of their observations and findings which must then be checked and
initialed by an independent Observer Dr manarch didn't do this it was also standard practice that color
photographs be taken during an autopsy showing the procedure as well as the deceased's full body and full face
neither Dr manok nor any other forensic investigator had done this the only photos that existed from the
autopsy were 22 black and white images of Anna Jane's legs and torso the most damning forensic evidence in
Anna Jane Chaney's case were the subtle bruises on her left leg that purportedly
supported the grip Theory when a bruise is microscopically examined red blood cells can be seen in
the surrounding tissue at Henry Ko's trial Dr manok had testified to confirming the existence of
the bruise under microscope Professor Thomas obtained the tissue samples from The crucial bruise on the
inside of Anna Jane's leg that was said to have been caused by a thumbprint he placed the slide under the microscope
he saw nothing there was no scientific evidence that this was a bruise at all and if there was no bruise there was no
evidence of the grip that allegedly proved Henry Keough had murdered Anna Jane Chaney
foreign [Music] is a legal academic and researcher who in the 1990s worked for the Flinders
University miscarriages of Justice project five years after Henry keough's murder
conviction he started looking into the case with help from other supporters Dr moles
noticed that in addition to Professor Thomas's findings there were several aspects that raised some serious red
flags to bolster the so-called grip Theory at Henry's second trial the prosecution
introduced a photograph of the inner side of Anna Jane's left leg to the naked eye the so-called thumb
bruise was virtually non-existent at the judge's request Dr manok had circled it with a red marker
the problem with this was that he essentially directed The Jury to see what Dr manok believed he'd seen
[Music] tissue samples weren't available for the other marks that were thought to be
bruises on Anna Jane's leg if they were in fact bruises there was no evidence that she had them before she
got into the bath but the opposite was also true as nobody had seen Anna Jane's legs that
day no one could say that she didn't already have them in both trials Dr manok testified that
Anna Jane's aorta showed evidence of burst blood cells in what's known as hemolytic staining
he called this a classic sign of freshwater drowning a conclusion he'd reached by referring to a pathologist's
handbook issued in 1968. however in more recent editions of this handbook such reference had since been
removed after it was determined that hemolytic staining could be caused by other processes including natural
decomposition therefore it couldn't necessarily be attributed to what Dr manok had
testified was a classic sign of freshwater drowning Henry's supporters looked into some
other murder cases where Dr manok provided evidence and denoted several other instances of flawed or
questionable practices in one case he'd performed an autopsy on an indigenous male Outdoors on the
street in full view of the public much to the horror of onlookers [Music] a professor of anatomy at the University
of Adelaide dispelled Dr manok's drowning Theory entirely saying his views were inconsistent with the
disciplines of anatomy and biomechanics Dr manok had described the proposed drowning scenario as relatively easy
however the anatomy professor said that the power of the extensor muscles in energane's legs would have been greater
than the power that Henry Keough could exert through grabbing onto her calves in 2001 a team of Henry supporters
gained permission from the new owners of Anna Jane's house to conduct a reenactment of the murder scenario
proposed by Dr Colin manok they hired a model with similar proportions to Anna Jane and using a
nail of similar proportions to Henry they attempted all possible combinations of hand grips and positioning
in every case the model was able to fight back to prevent her head from being held underwater
sitting at the plug end it wasn't even possible to pull her legs up fully overhead
a wall at the end of the bath prevented the acting perpetrator from gripping the
model's legs in the manner Dr manarch had described even if her head had gone underwater her
arms would have been free to grab the taps or edges of the tub or fight against her attacker leaving visible
injuries on both of them photographs of the reenactment and statements discrediting Dr manok's
theories were published in the Sunday Mail newspaper leading to public outrage The Cheney family complained to the
Press Council and to Dr manok sued the paper for defamation by this point Henry Ko's supporters were
stalwart their mission wasn't to prove that Henry was innocent but that he'd received an
unfair trial that had resulted in a miscarriage of Justice undeterred by any criticism
investigative journalist to Graham Archer joined the Crusade and started covering the story extensively for
Channel 7's current affairs show today tonight he would later report his detailed
findings in a comprehensive award-winning book titled unmaking A murder other major Publications and TV shows
started exposing the allegations against Dr manok putting ongoing pressure on South Australian politicians to act
a specially established Medical Board agreed to review Dr manok's autopsy findings of the Anna Jane Cheney case
independent of any other complaints against the pathologist appearing before the board Dr manok
conceded that the tissue samples of the so-called Brews on Anna Jane's leg had improved it was in fact a bruise
he admitted to being aware that hemolytic staining was no longer a medically recognized sign of freshwater
drowning but stood by his diagnosis regardless all four panelists unanimously found
that Dr manok's autopsy had been incompetent yet they concluded there was no unprofessional conduct on Dr manok's
behalf at Henry keough's trial Dr manok's colleague Dr Ross James had also given
testimony in support of manok's findings his evidence had been completely reliant
on menok's post-mortem report at no point had Dr James examined Anna Jane's body himself
regardless he'd supported his colleagues Theory entirely agreeing that the bruise
on Anna Jane's left leg was caused by fingers at the tribunal hearing Dr James admitted that he'd examined the tissue
samples taken from Anna Jane's leg and found no evidence to indicate that there was a bruise
when asked why he didn't explain that to the jury Dr James responded I didn't think it was particularly
relevant the medical board ultimately found that Dr James was guilty of unprofessional
conduct by failing to disclose relevant information to the court in 2011 the case was featured in an
episode of Australia's leading current affairs program 60 Minutes it wasn't the first time a high-profile
television show had questioned Henry keough's guilt but it was the first time that Dr Colin manok made an appearance
speaking about the case of the three dead babies Dr manok admitted that he'd gotten one of the slides mixed up
presenter Carl stefanovic called it a gross error manok responded casually it is an unfortunate error but one which
can be made when things are hectic Dr manok conceded that the supposed bruises on Anna Jane Chinese legs could
have been up to four days old stefanovic asked manok what evidence there was that Henry Keough had killed
his fiancee manok responded the evidence is the cause of death was drowning a bewildered stefanovic said
that's drowning that's not murder to which Dr manok replied that's right the evidence is there was large amounts
of life insurance on her stefanovic pointed out that's motive it's only motive if
there's been a murder [Music] stefanovic said it would take a brave attorney to reopen Henry keough's case
given that testimony from Dr manarch had been given in over 400 South Australian
convictions he said lifting the lid on Dr manok's forensic career could open a Pandora's
Box stefanovic asked Dr manok if he was worried that a review of Henry keough's case would lead to all of his cases
being reviewed laughing Dr manok answered I really don't know I'm too old to worry like that
in South Australia a convicted criminal can only Lodge one application to the court of appeal
once Henry's appeal was rejected his best bet was to file a petition for Mercy to the governor of South Australia
if successful his case could then be referred back to the appeal court over the years Henry's legal team lodged
three petitions outlining the flawed evidence in Dr manok's autopsy and subsequent testimony
each play was rejected the solicitor general admitted there were minor issues with the forensic
details but concluded that this didn't cancel out the fact that Henry Keough had forged energen Cheney's signature on
over one million dollars of life insurance of which he was the sole beneficiary after the third rejection a spokesperson
said the people of South Australia can be comforted in the knowledge that a two and a half year exhaustive examination
has concluded that there is no doubt as to the guilt of Henry Keough Henry's legal team eventually submitted
a fourth petition against Henry's conviction it was a Monumental undertaking with
four books worth of information making it the most dense submission yet the submission argued that Henry's case
be Revisited on the fact that quote the prosecution as it was presented at trial no longer exists
every feature of that case has either been withdrawn in some instances totally altered and in other instances
completely demolished in 2013 new laws were passed in South Australia that allowed for prisoners to
appeal again if they had fresh and compelling evidence Henry appointed a new legal team who
managed to uncover a report that had been sitting on the government shelves for nine years
when Henry Keough had submitted his third petition for mercy in 2004 the solicitor general ordered a
government-appointed forensic expert to conduct an independent review the job went to Professor Barry Vernon
Roberts in his 16-page report he concluded there was no pathology to support the
hypothesis that Anna Jane Cheney had drowned as a result of someone gripping her lower legs to force her underwater
Vernon Roberts believed Anna Jane had more likely passed out from some kind of cardiac episode knocked her head on the
bathtub and then drowned while unconscious he found no evidence of Foul Play despite the government having this
information from their own expert witness they had concluded that no miscarriage of Justice had been served
against Henry KO with this report and all the other information that had come to light since
his conviction Henry Keough lodged an application to appeal this time his request was granted
[Music] the appeal hearing went ahead in December 2014 during which all the New Evidence was presented
it was also put forward that swelling on Anna Jane's face at the time of her death could have indicated an allergic
reaction caused by an antihistamine she'd been prescribed in the past one forensic expert said it was possible
that the bruises on Anna Jane's head could have actually been caused during the autopsy
the court of appeal ultimately found that Dr menok's evidence was flawed and the verdict was therefore unsafe
the Judgment said there is nothing in the autopsy findings to exclude the probability that Miss
Cheney's death was a drowning in the bath following a fall and a head injury which rendered her unconscious
a number of Highly significant observations and opinions of Dr manok materially misled the prosecution the
defense the trial judge and the jury in these circumstances there has been a substantial miscarriage of Justice
[Music] Henry keough's conviction was overturned and he was released on bail after two
decades Behind Bars however this wasn't an acquittal he would still have to face trial for a
third time Henry left the courthouse with these now adult daughters by his side Applause arose from the crowd of his
supporters who gathered outside foreign 's third trial was scheduled for March 2016. this time before a judge alone
as the Director of public prosecutions began preparing for the retrial it emerged that a key witness had become
ill and wouldn't be available to give evidence without their testimony and cross-examination the DPP concluded that
it wasn't appropriate to proceed the witness was none other than Dr Colin manarch
on November 13 2015 the DPP held a hearing to formally declare a Nolly prosequi meaning the murder charge
against Henry KO was being dropped Henry wasn't present for the hearing but outside Court his brother told reporters
today my brother walks effectively free after 21 years in prison 21 years an innocent man for a crime he
didn't do for a crime that sadly never occurred Henry will be taking some time to
restructure his life and try to recapture those 21 years that he's lost a lawyer read a statement on Henry's
behalf that said I now look forward to trying to make up for all those Lost Years with my family
and friends I want to State very clearly that I loved my fiance Anna Jane and absolutely
deny having anything to do with her death this was and still is a terrible tragedy
for Anna Jane her family and me The Cheney family weren't present for the hearing and they requested the media
respect to their privacy later speaking to channel 7 Henry Keough said he was making no immediate plans
for the future given that he'd been disappointed by the legal system too many times already
he remained a person of interest in Anna Jane Chinese death and could still be charged at any time
Henry said the fact that the ray trial wouldn't be going ahead was good enough for him stating
I have my Liberty I know the truth those that love me and support me know the truth
and that's enough to avoid having to face any civil action the state government awarded Henry
Keough an ex-gracia payment of two and a half million dollars while being significantly less than the
six million dollars Henry sought he ultimately accepted the offer the decision to compensate him caused
the stir among politicians and the public who remained divided in their view of Henry Ko's innocence
the payout was disputed in a parliamentary inquiry during which lawyers for the Cheney family said
the family was shocked and appalled that this government saw fit to pay any money
let alone what they regard as an obscene sum to a man who they regard as the person that murdered their daughter and
their sibling Henry argued that the smaller figure wasn't enough to make up for everything
that he lost saying more than seven thousand sunrises and sunsets that I never saw
can you sit here today and even contemplate the everyday Joys and happiness that you take for granted that
I missed out on the marriage of children the birth of grandchildren my own advancement in the
workplace I believe I'm out of debt for this nightmare as is my family as is Anna
Jane who deserves better to be falsely remembered as the woman killed by the man she loved and The Men Who Loved Her
you've called this inquiry to ask why I was given an ex-grashia payment I ask why not
what price would you put on 20 years of your life if that had been stolen from you
in a channel 7 interview in 2018 Henry said one of the true tragedies of the whole ordeal was that the autopsy was so
flawed that the truth about how Anna Jane died will never be known speaking about his experience he said
I've never considered myself a victim and I didn't want to bang on about poor me that just gets totally boring and
doesn't serve anybody Henry said he no longer placed importance on being acquitted as long as
he had his freedom and Liberties he didn't want to waste more of his time in court
one of his daughters said it doesn't really matter to me if people think he's guilty or not this isn't even
about clearing his name it's about the biggest story about the system that needs to change
Henry KO now spends his days making up for lost time with his daughters and grandchildren
he refuses to hold on to any bitterness or resentment alongside other Iraq's inmates Henry
works for an organization that provides support for individuals once they're released from prison
their aim is to break the cycle that sees so many inmates going in and out of jail
in 2020 Henry told the advertiser I don't judge people I didn't want to be judged and I certainly wasn't going to
start pointing the finger at anybody I firmly believe all of us are more than whatever has happened to us or the sum
of the worst things we have done over the years numerous requests have been made for an inquiry into the cases
where Dr Colin manok's evidence helped secure a conviction the likeliness of this going ahead seems
minimal Not only would this be a mammoth undertaking in terms of resources and costs some believe that Henry Ko's large
compensation payout is another deterrent if an inquiry led to other convictions being quashed the government could be
liable for millions of dollars in payouts [Music] Dr Robert moles was one of Henry Ko's
constant supporters he runs a website dedicated to the case and other potential miscarriages of
Justice called networked knowledge speaking of Anna Jane Chinese death Dr moles said
maybe no one knows what really happened on that Dreadful night we can make an educated guess just as
the jury was invited to do when we make such a guess we do so based on the information that we have at the
time combined with our more General views of human nature and Society such judgments may be better or worse
than others but we can never really know what happened The Cheney family are as fiercely
private about the case today as they were in 1994. despite the flawed forensics they still
believe there is enough circumstantial evidence against Henry KO to Warrant a retrial
the cheneys were never consulted about the nollie prosequy a statement released by their lawyer in
2018 said a retrial was their only hope for closure it's a case that continues to divide the
public some call it one of the biggest miscarriages of Justice Australia has ever seen While others think a guilty
man walks free a statement made by one of Anna Jane's friends in 1995 highlights an important
point to remember as the debate continues she said I think it is fitting that Anna Jane be
remembered for the beautiful person she was not just as the body in the bath [Music]
in 2004 Olivia Newton-John and her handsome cameraman boyfriend seemed to be madly in love with each other but
less than a year later this seemingly besotted couple had split and then quite suddenly Patrick McDermott vanished his
disappearance was so sudden so total and so mysterious that some people think he
faked his own death so here's a guy that's poor okay that's hurting those back child support and I believe that
the pressures of that and the pressures of oh my God I'm gonna have to go to jail and my son's gonna have to see me
in jail and I think it was just too much for him months after he vanished alleged
sightings began apparently McDermott was in Mexico and I was sitting there at the bar
having adult beverages and this guy was walking around going table to table with
like an artist rendering of an image of Patrick and he came to our table and he goes do you recognize this person I go
you know what I think he's staying at my surf camp in season one of suicide we brought you nine different stories of
death Road Through the Ages now in season two we're investigating The Disappearance of one man Patrick
McDermott so I'm interested to give you a question too because you said that you
were doing an article there or journalism piece on people who had faked their death like do you really think
that Patrick McDermott faked his death join me poppy Damon and me Alice finds as we unravel the mystery week by week
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Case 231: Anna-Jane Cheney

In 1994, 29-year-old Adelaide lawyer Anna-Jane Cheney was looking forward to her dream wedding. But just six weeks before she was due to walk down the aisle, her fiancè Henry Keogh called paramedics to report that he’d found Anna-Jane lying unconscious in the bath of their Magill home.

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Brief Summary

Hosts investigate the mysterious disappearance of Patrick McDermott, exploring theories and alleged sightings following his sudden vanishing in 2005.

Key points

The Disappearance of Patrick McDermott. A deep dive into the mystery surrounding Patrick's life and disappearance, exploring media ethics and journalism.
Anna Jane's Sudden Death. Anna Jane Chaney's unexpected death raises questions about her health and circumstances.
Suspicious Circumstances. Police uncover discrepancies in Henry's statements and Anna Jane's financial affairs after her death.
Murder Investigation Begins. Anna Jane's death was officially declared a major crime, prompting a police investigation.
Life Insurance Fraud. Henry forged Anna Jane's signature on multiple life insurance policies, raising suspicions.
Trial Commences. Henry's trial began nearly a year after Anna Jane's death, with the prosecution alleging greed as motive.

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A constable's description of Henry's behavior at the scene.

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