The Ballroom MurderThe Ballroom Murder is a true crime story that gripped Perth nearly 100 years ago, demonstrating the power of the press and privilege in an extraordinary judicial outcome. In August 1925, Audrey Jacob shot dead her former fianc, Cyril Gidley, in full view of hundreds of guests at a charity ball in Perth's Government House. When she was arrested, she still held the gun in her hand. It was an open and shut case of wilful murderthat is until Jacob