Sunshine, Sand, and Serial Killers: The Dark Side of Perth

Talks on Tuesdays: Real lectures in your favourite venues. 45-min& Q+A with Tash Press Talks on Tuesdays is a live event series bringing big ideas, real experts, and curious minds together - at your favourite local venues. Think thought-provoking lectures, audience questions, and post-talk mingling over drinks and dinner. This isn’t a uni lecture. It’s a social, intelligent night out.Come alone or with friends, leave with something to talk about. Event Schedule: 6.30pm Arrival & Doors Open 7pm Lecture Starts 7.45pm Q&A 8pm Talk Concludes 8.30pm Event Closes. *Please arrive close to 6.30pm A La Carte menu and full bar available throughout the night - pay as you go. Your Topic: Sunshine, Sand, and Serial Killers: The Dark Side of Perth takes audiences on a journey through some of Western Australia’s most notorious criminal cases. Combining case studies with current criminological research, the session examines how serial killers are defined, what factors contribute to violent offending, and whether serial killers are truly in decline. Perfect for anyone interested in true crime, criminology, psychology, or the history of crime in Western Australia, this thought- provoking presentation challenges common perceptions while uncovering the stories behind some of Western Australia’s darkest chapters.. Your Speaker: Dr Joseph Barnby Tash Press is a lecturer and chair of criminology at Murdoch University. She is an early career researcher, completing her doctoral thesis on the temporal and behavioural understanding of serial killers. Her research expertise also focuses on the impact of adverse childhood experiences and development of criminal behaviour. She has published and presented her work to international audiences.