Episode 11, Season 1 - Allison and Gerard Baden-Clay

Anyone looking at the smiling portraits of Allison and Gerard

Baden-Clay and their three adorable daughters, would think they were the perfect, happy family.  

Except, what the pictures didn’t show was a sinister and toxic marriage marked by infidelity, extreme cruelty, and finally, murder.

Listen to the episode HERE.

Photo caption (L-R) Former ballerina Allison Dickie thought she'd found Prince Charming with she met Gerard Baden-Clay, a descendant of the storied Baden-Powell family (credit: ABC News); Lord-Baden-Powell, Gerard’s great grandfather, was a British Army officer and founder of the Boy Scouts Association (credit: Daily Mail); Allison and Gerard on their wedding day. Fifteen years later, she would be dead at his hands (credit: 60 Minutes Australia) On the outside, Gerard and Allison seemed like the perfect couple. In reality, he was controlling and a compulsive cheater (credit: Herald Sun); Gerard went into real estate and began an affair with his married co-worker, Toni McHugh. Allison discovered the affair, but was determined to make the marriage work. Meanwhile, Toni demanded he leave his wife (credit: Daily Mail); After Allison disappeared, Gerard walked around town sporting some nasty scratches on his face. He told everyone the scratches were from a caterpillar. In reality, Allison scratched him while he was murdering her, leaving behind crucial evidence against her husband. (credit: ABC News)

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