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The First Time He Hit Her
- The Murder of Tara Costigan
- Narrated by: Sylvie de Crespigny
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
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Summary
For fans of true crime and books such as See What You Made Me Do, a shocking and movingly told portrait of the murder of suburban mum Tara Costigan and an examination of why domestic violence affects us all.
Tara Costigan was the woman next door. A hard worker. Quick to laugh and easy to like. She was happy, confident, strong. A woman who always looked after herself and her kids. Close with her family and her friends, she was much loved. Then, in 2013, she met Marcus Rappel. A local tradie, he was charming and sincere, they dated and fell in love. That should have been the end of a happy-ever-after story. But for Tara, it was much uglier. And for her family it would be devastating.
A year later, Tara was pregnant to Marcus. Her family had been worried for a while, but Tara didn't tell anyone how Marcus' jealousy was souring the relationship. She tried to keep it quiet. Despite everything, she never imagined he would be physically violent - he would never hurt her.
Tara was wrong. One fine day, the last day of summer in 2015, she was holding their newborn baby in her arms when he attacked her with an axe. Her murder seemed to come out of the blue. But as this extraordinary, often shocking audiobook reveals, it did not.
The First Time He Hit Her is an attempt to understand why dozens of women are murdered each year by men who profess to love them.
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- Sonya
- 05-04-21
Poignant and moving
Family violence takes so many women yet we tolerate it. This is a tale of one of many victims of this horrendous crime. Stop men’s violence agains women now! Talk to your sons. Your brothers. Your coworkers. Call it out. Today.
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- Jacinta Duffy
- 13-09-24
A much needed and informative audio book.
It took a while to get into the subject matter of Tara Costigan. Apart from that, this was an excellent and well documented story and beautifully narrated. I am surprised that there was only one review so far. A horrific case of domestic violence ending in the ghastly murder of a beautiful woman. This man deserves life without perole. To think that her baby was in her arms (his child) and her two boys there, beggars belief. Marcus Rappel obviously, was an extremely paranoid and disturbed person. I send her family every possible good wish. Rest in peace dear Tara, you did not deserve this tragic ending.
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