Short Stuff: Shark Arm Murders
In 1935 Sydney, a tiger shark at an aquarium regurgitated a human arm—leading to a bizarre murder mystery involving gangsters, smuggling, blackmail, and a botched suicide that ended in a mob-style execution. Despite a web of clues, the case collapsed due to lack of hard evidence, leaving
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