Australian True Crime
Episodes
ATC Plus *Preview*: 1970s Western Australia and The Vanishing Cousins
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a preview of our recent ATC Plus episode. To listen to the whole episode, you can click here and subscribe now to ATC Plus and get your first ...
Shortcut: The Cousins Who Disappeared
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.In 1974, 16-...
The Cousins Who Disappeared
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 1974, 16-year-old Raelene Eaton and her 17-year-old cousin, Yvonne Waters, went missing after visiting a Perth pub to see a band. They have never b...
Shortcut: The "Human Tiger" Inside Pentridge Prison
28 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.In the 19th ...
The "Human Tiger" Inside Pentridge Prison
28 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the 19th century, Victorian newspapers labeled Pentridge Prison inmate John Weachurch as a "bloodthirsty werewolf."Who was this supposed homicidal ...
Shortcut: How Did Louisa Ioannidis Die?
21 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.The 2011 dea...
How Did Louisa Ioannidis Die?
21 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The 2011 death of Louisa Ioannidis was deemed as not suspicious according to the investigating police at the time.That simply didn't make sense to tho...
Australian True Crime LIVE Tour - Starts Tonight!
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our live show for "Australian True Crime" kicks off this weekend and at our Melbourne show we will be unpacking the recent High Country Murders trial ...
Shortcut: The "Sharpie" Gangs
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.The Sharpies...
The "Sharpie" Gangs
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Sharpies were probably Australia's most fashionable gang in 1960s/70s Australia.Their clothing was custom made from European tailors and their hai...
Shortcut: The Future of Victim Identification
14 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.Professor Ri...
The Future of Victim Identification
14 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Richard Bassed is the Deputy Director at the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine and the Head of the Department of Forensic Medicine at...
ATC Plus *Preview*: What it's really like to be a criminal lawyer
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a preview of our recent ATC Plus episode. To listen to the whole episode, you can subscribe now to ATC Plus and get your first week free on Ap...
Shortcut: The Former Homicide Detective Changing The Way We Think About PTSD
07 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.Former VicPo...
The Former Homicide Detective Changing The Way We Think About PTSD
07 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Former VicPol Detective Senior Sergeant, Tim Peck, has just released a book entitled The Invisible Obvious about his miraculous recovery from alcoholi...
Shortcut: From The Teacher's Pet to Bronwyn - Hedley Thomas
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.Hedley Thoma...
From The Teacher's Pet to Bronwyn - Hedley Thomas
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hedley Thomas is the National Chief Correspondent for The Australian and the investigative journalist behind Australia's most groundbreaking True Crim...
Shortcut: Carly Ryan's Legacy: What's Changed Since Australia's First Catfish Murder
30 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.In 2006, Ade...
Carly Ryan's Legacy: What's Changed Since Australia's First Catfish Murder
30 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 2006, Adelaide teenager Carly Ryan thought she'd met the boy of her dreams on social media by the name of Brandon Kane. Brandon was a character in...
High Country Murders: The Verdict
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The jury's verdict has just been announced for the Gregory Lynn case regarding the deaths of Russell Hill and Carol Clay in 2020.This is from my other...
Shortcut: Captain Moonlite
23 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. Captai...
Captain Moonlite
23 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Captain Moonlite was a very different character compared to other famous Australian Bushrangers.Despite the fantastic nickname there's been conspicuou...
ATC Plus *Preview*: An update from Dassi Erlich
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a preview of our recent ATC Plus episode with Dassi Erlich. Subscribe now to ATC Plus to listen to the whole hour long conversation.Many of yo...
Re-Issue: “Disgraced” Paul Dale. Victim or Villain? - #145
16 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a re-issue of episode #145, “Disgraced” Paul Dale. Victim or Villain?This week, we released an episode with Retired Homicide Detective, Ch...
Re-Issue: Paul Dale Pt 2. The Crimes in Question #146
16 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a re-issue of episode #146, Paul Dale Pt 2. The Crimes in Question #146This week, we released an episode with Retired Homicide Detective, Char...
Shortcut: The Hodson Double Murder Case
16 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. Retire...
The Hodson Double Murder Case
16 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Retired Victorian Homicide Detective Charlie Bezzina joins us to discuss his connection to Nicola Gobbo, also known as Informer 3838.Gobbo, a high-pro...
The case against Robert Farquharson
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Megan Norris joins us again to talk about the case of Robert Farquharson.Farquharson is the Victorian man who was twice convicted of deliberately driv...
Shortcut: The story behind the evidence with Dr Xanthé Mallett
09 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. Forens...
The story behind the evidence with Dr Xanthé Mallett
09 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Forensic anthropologist and Criminologist, Dr Xanthé Mallett, has become something of a true crime superstar in recent years.She's extremely qualifie...
Shortcut: Alan Bond's Unnecessary Crimes
02 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. Alan B...
Alan Bond's Unnecessary Crimes
02 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alan Bond, "Bondy" as he was known by Prime Ministers and Aussie battlers alike, was unlike the other Australia flamboyant billionaires of the 1980s.&...
Bonus: Who Shat On The Floor At My Wedding?
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The true-poo-crime podcast that took 2023 by storm, "Who Shat On The Floor At My Wedding?", is back with a second series. Blushing brides Helen and Ka...
Shortcut: I lost custody of my son in a foreign country
26 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. Some o...
I lost custody of my son in a foreign country
26 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Some of you will remember Jodie Bilborough from her appearance on A Current Affair in 2019. One of their reporters traveled to Jordan in the Middle Ea...
True Crime City: Teddington Towpath Murders
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today I'm showcasing another True Crime podcast I highly recommend you check out. It’s called ‘True Crime City” and spends 12 episodes on the mo...
Shortcut: The 'Beast' Who Murdered Celeste Manno Will One Day Walk Free
19 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. On the...
The 'Beast' Who Murdered Celeste Manno Will One Day Walk Free
19 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the night of November 16th, 2020, 23 year old Celeste Manno was stabbed to death in her bed. The murderer was a man she'd met very briefly at work ...
Shortcut: What a Forensic Pathologist Actually Does
12 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. David ...
What a Forensic Pathologist Actually Does
12 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
David Ranson is one of Australia's most experienced forensic pathologists. I wrote a chapter about him in my book CSI I Told You Lies, in which he des...
ATC Plus UNLOCKED: The Delphi Murders
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're bringing a LIVE show of Australian True Crime to Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne this July! You can click here to find tickets for your city.This...
Shortcut: Dabbling in Defamation
05 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. It's b...
Dabbling in Defamation
05 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's been quite a season of high-profile defamation cases in Australia in recent years. Geoffrey Rush, Craig McLachlan, Ben Roberts-Smith, and Bruce L...
Shortcut: The Anglican Paedophile Network of Newcastle
28 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. Anne M...
The Anglican Paedophile Network of Newcastle
28 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Anne Manne is a journalist and social philosopher. Her new book, "Crime of the Cross", is about a paedophile network run by members of the Anglican Ch...
Shortcut: One of Australia's worst serial rapists was also a WA Police Officer - Part Two
21 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. Adrian...
One of Australia's worst serial rapists was also a WA Police Officer - Part Two
21 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Adrian Trevor Moore is one of Australia's worst rapists, and also a former member of the WA Police.In 2018, investigators began contacting women to te...
Shortcut: The Stabbing of Angus Beaumont
14 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. Our gu...
The Stabbing of Angus Beaumont
14 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest today is Michelle Liddle. In February this year, she watched for the second time as two teenagers fought for their freedom after taking the ...
Shortcut: The Chase for Skase
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. Today'...
The Chase for Skase
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode is the story of one of Australia's infamous, flamboyant 1980s high fliers, the one and only Christopher Skase.Christopher Skase was an...
Re-Issue: 33 year old Cold Case Solved: The Murder of Little Kylie Maybury - #14
07 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a re-issue of episode #14. Originally aired July 13th, 2017.Sent on a simple errand to the local shops by her mother, six-year-old Kylie Maybu...
Real Property - The Australian Property Market
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We are shining a light on another podcast today. "Real Property" is a podcast building a community of people who are interested in Australia's propert...
Shortcut: The Deadly Homophobia of Colonial Australia
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. This i...
The Deadly Homophobia of Colonial Australia
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a truly heartbreaking case from Melbourne's gold rush heyday.Although Australia is considered a youthful and progressive nation, we didn't sta...
Shortcut: One of Australia's worst serial rapists was also a WA Police Officer
31 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. Our gu...
One of Australia's worst serial rapists was also a WA Police Officer
31 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest today is Nicole Edwards. She served in the Western Australian Police Force for 17 years until she retired on mental health grounds in 2023. ...
True Crime Bedtime Stories: The Snapshot Killer
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we're featuring an episode from a new podcast, True Crime Bedtime Stories. Click here to listen to their episodes on Apple Podcasts, or simply s...
Shortcut: Update on well connected child predator
24 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. In epi...
Update on well connected child predator
24 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In episode #342 of Australian True Crime, we met a man named Glen Fisher, who told us about the abuse he suffered in a so-called youth refuge in 1980s...
True Crime Bedtime Stories: Peter Tobin
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we're featuring an episode from a new podcast, True Crime Bedtime Stories. Click here to listen to their episodes on Apple Podcasts, or simply s...
Shortcut: The Murder of Allison Baden-Clay with David Murray - Re-issue #18
17 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. We're ...
The Murder of Allison Baden-Clay with David Murray - Re-issue #18
17 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're 11 weeks into 2024 and 18 Australian women have been murdered so far this year. Today we are releasing a re-issue of episode #18, a case I ...
Shortcut: I was stalked by my husband's ex partner
10 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. Brisba...
I was stalked by my husband's ex partner
10 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Brisbane Journalist Nicole Madigan's experience of stalking isn't the one we've grown used to.She was stalked by her husband's ex partner for over thr...
Shortcut: Going to the same school as your abusers
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. It's e...
Going to the same school as your abusers
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's estimated that around one third of sexual assaults committed against Australian children are carried out by other children, according to the Aust...
Shortcut: My violent ex became a murderer
02 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. A coup...
My violent ex became a murderer
02 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A couple of years ago, there was a lady called Lynda living in a small community in Australia, who had bright pink keys.She wanted them to be very vis...
Shortcut: How a Homicide Detective Prepares for a Murder Trial
25 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. Charli...
How a Homicide Detective Prepares for a Murder Trial
25 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie Bezzina is a former Homicide Detective who has been part of some of the biggest murder trials this country has ever seen.Charlie remains in ve...
Shortcut: Why you should think twice about online vigilantism
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. Dr Ren...
Why you should think twice about online vigilantism
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Renee Zahnow is an Urban Criminologist, and an Australian Research Council (ARC) Senior Research Fellow in the School of Social Science at the Univ...
Shortcut: The Work of WA Police's Sex Crimes Division
18 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. Dr. Ha...
The Work of WA Police's Sex Crimes Division
18 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Hamish Mckenzie is the Detective Superintendent of the Western Australia Sex Crimes Division. That means he's the boss.As you're about to hear, Se...
Shortcut: Was my ancestor Australia's first serial killer?
11 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. Like m...
Was my ancestor Australia's first serial killer?
11 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Like many of us, our guest today has researched her family tree using an online ancestry website.Unlike most of us, Julie DiBella found a serial kille...
Shortcut: The poet who was once a bikie associate
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. Scott ...
The poet who was once a bikie associate
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Keighran is a published poet.If you Google him, though, you're more likely to find him described as an associate of the Rebels Motorcycle Club, ...
Shortcut: The day this police officer was stabbed by an alleged child sex offender
04 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. CW: Th...
The day this police officer was stabbed by an alleged child sex offender
04 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
CW: This episode contains discussions of child sexual assault.Retired Detective Sergeant John Breda narrowly escaped being murdered by an alleged chil...
Shortcut: My grandfather's vicious act created generational trauma
28 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. Sarah'...
My grandfather's vicious act created generational trauma
28 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah's grandfather murdered her grandmother and hid her under the floorboards.This event has long since fallen from the news, but she joins us to sha...
Roger Rogerson is dead. What secrets will he keep forever?
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Infamous corrupt NSW police officer, Roger Rogerson, has died this week at the age of 83 from suffering a brain aneurism.Rogerson was serving a life s...
Shortcut: Roger Rogerson is dead. What secrets will he keep forever?
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. Infamo...
Angie's Story: An honest account of sex work and heroin addiction
21 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest today is Angie. She was a sex worker and drug user for some years and she sustained a brain injury through an unsuccessful suicide attempt, ...
Shortcut: Angie's Story: An honest account of sex work and heroin addiction
21 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. Our gu...
Wanted: Escaping Thai Prison P1
14 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this week of Australian True Crime, we are playing an episode from one of our favourite true crime podcasts, Wanted. Wanted is a show where host Ja...
Can We Be Real? - Come join us
07 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Australian True Crime is taking a well earned week off this week and we wanted to take this opportunity to shine a light on our second podcast called ...
Shortcut: My father attacked my mother in front of 300 people - Part Two
03 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. In the...
My father attacked my mother in front of 300 people - Part Two
03 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the last episode of Australian True Crime, our guest Arman Abrahimzadeh OAM told the story of his childhood and adolescence. It was an existence ch...
Shortcut: My father attacked my mother in front of 300 people - Part One
31 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. Arman ...
My father attacked my mother in front of 300 people - Part One
31 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Arman is a high achiever by anyone standards, except possibly those of his own father. As you'll come to learn, Arman grew up in a home ruled by ...
Re-Issue: Sallie-Anne Huckstepp: The Woman Who Knew Too Much - #5
24 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was originally aired on April 12th, 2017.Sallie-Anne Huckstepp had never intended to be a whistleblower, but when her drug dealer boyfrie...
The Clink: Brent Simpson
20 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Australian True Crime, we're playing an episode from Brent Simpson's podcast, The Clink..Brent Simpson, who joined us on Monday's A...
Shortcut: The ex-bikie enforcer who turned to mental health advocacy
17 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. Brent ...
The ex-bikie enforcer who turned to mental health advocacy
17 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brent Simpson is a former sergeant-at-arms for the Bandidos Motorcycle Club.Considering his childhood was marked by poverty, physical and sexual abuse...
Shortcut: My father the underworld crime figure
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. Frank ...
My father the underworld crime figure
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Frank La Rosa and his wife Kim were murdered at a Welshpool (WA) factory on June 13, 2008.Along with being a convicted heroin importer and notorious u...
Shortcut: The international cult that has a presence in Australia
10 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. Founde...