Episode one: Richard & Julie

The 1994 death of 23-year-old Julie Buck and the simultaneous disappearance of her boyfriend, Richard Milgan, in the remote Kimberley township of Looma remain an unresolved mystery. Their relationship, classified as "wrong skin" under traditional Aboriginal kinship laws, violated strict social codes and challenged the practice of promising young women to older men. Despite the discovery of Julie’s decomposing body, the lack of a formal coronial inquest or police investigation reflects the profound marginalization of the local community. Interviews with residents, including Julie’s friend Lisa Skinner and brother Graham Bodie, reveal a culture caught between ancient customs and modern pressures. This investigation examines how these complex social dynamics, combined with the region’s extreme environmental conditions, created a veil of silence surrounding the couple’s fate, leaving their families without answers or justice for decades.