The System That Failed Hannah Clarke

True Crime Conversations · Apr 6, 2022 · 37m

It was a summer morning in Camp Hill, an eastern suburb of Brisbane, when 31 year old Hannah Clarke helped her three children, six year old Aaliyah, four year old Laianah, and three year old Trey, get ready for the day ahead. It was Wednesday, February 19, 2020, and the morning was characteristically chaotic. Hannah was staying with her parents, following the breakdown of her relationship with Rowan Baxter, a man who had become increasingly abusive. As Hannah buckled her three small children into the car, Baxter emerged, having been watching her nearby. He forced her into the driver’s…