# Introducing The Poisoned Wife

An episode of [The Poisoned Wife](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/6802159331), 20 Aug 2026, 1:28.

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Who killed Rosslyn McQueen? Join Hedley Thomas, Karina Berger and retired private eye Rex Bakes as they mine dark secrets in Victoria’s gold-rush country. The mysterious 1986 death by poisoning of a 30-year-old mum and her unborn baby has become one of Australia’s most intriguing cold cases. Subscribers hear episodes first at Apple Podcasts, thepoisonedwife.com and The Australian’s app. To contact the team, email us at thepoisonedwife@theaustralian.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

## Transcript

[0:04] Speaker 1: She always wanted to be a mother always.
[0:08] Speaker 2: The poisoned wife, her unborn baby, and the bus driving
[0:12] Speaker 2: and later insurance selling husband Ray McQueen, and the local
[0:17] Speaker 2: teenager Donna.
[0:19] Speaker 3: I just think it's also cruel.
[0:21] Speaker 2: The strict thing which poisoned Roslyn and the baby in
[0:25] Speaker 2: her wormb was delivered in a massive dose.
[0:28] Speaker 1: She's a lovely lady, lovely girl.
[0:30] Speaker 2: This was a double murder.
[0:33] Speaker 3: You feel guilty, ashamed, embarrassed, But it's not about us,
[0:38] Speaker 3: It's about her.
[0:39] Speaker 2: How would you have been trying to protect him?
[0:42] Speaker 4: Not guilty?
[0:43] Speaker 3: I have nothing further to say at this stage.
[0:46] Speaker 2: Many layers of this unsolved case will be investigated and
[0:50] Speaker 2: shared in detail in this podcast series.
[0:54] Speaker 3: Every single piece of paper I got about this case
[0:57] Speaker 3: you have now got.
[0:58] Speaker 4: Imagine if he's murdered her and then she's changed her
[1:01] Speaker 4: mind within a year, Oh my god.
[1:07] Speaker 1: Listen to The Poisoned Wife everywhere now. Episode one is free.
[1:11] Speaker 1: The Australian subscribers get access to all episodes first at
[1:15] Speaker 1: the Poisoned Wife dot com and via Apple Podcasts, where
[1:19] Speaker 1: you can link your subscription to the Australian. To contact
[1:22] Speaker 1: the team, email us at the Poisoned Wife at the
[1:26] Speaker 1: Australian dot com dot au

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