The Kidnapping of Graeme Thorne

Eight-year-old Graeme Thorne was kidnapped on July 7, 1960, in Sydney, Australia, for ransom after his father won the first Sydney Opera House lottery. Graeme's body was found on August 16; he had been smothered. Stephen Bradley, a Hungarian immigrant, was traced through meticulous forensic evidence including rare grass seeds on the child's clothing. Bradley was convicted of murder in the first case in Australian history to use forensic botany as evidence. He served 14 years before deportation.