263: Episode 263: The Murder of Sophie Elliott

Crime Curious

English - June 17, 2024 04:00 - 47 minutes - 44 MB - ★★★★★ - 215 ratings
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Sophie Elliott was a recently graduated 22 year old beautiful woman with a new job and ready to begin her adult life. She recently ended her relationship with 33 year old Clayton Weatherston a university tutor that worked at the same university Sophie had attended. Clayton could not cope with Sophie ending their unhealthy relationship just as she learned she would be moving for her first after college professional job. On his birthday just before Sophie leaves Clayton Weatherston does the unthinkable with Sophie's mother right on the other side of her bedroom door.

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Music By: Michael Drzewiecki

Cover Art By: Charnell Lennox

Booker, Jarrod. “Gruesome details of…” The New Zealand Herald. 23 Jun 2009.
Longley, Mark, and Brownlie, Kaysha. “Sophie Elliott’s mother…” NewsHub. 22 Nov 2022.
Find-a-Grave. Sophie Kate Elliott.

Dennett, Kelly. “A decade on…” New Zealand Herald. 05 Jan 2018.
Callahan, Caley. “Father of Dunedin…” NewsHub. 09 Jul 2022.
Murder of Sophie Elliott - Wikipedia
Clayton Weatherston jailed for minimum 18 years | Stuff
Gruesome details of Sophie Elliott killing revealed in court - NZ Herald