Australian True Crime
Episodes
Shortcut: The Controversial "Mr. Big" Police Technique
13 Nov 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 December ...
The Controversial "Mr. Big" Police Technique
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On December 14, 2008, 37-year-old Mary Cook was found murdered in a burned down house on Darling Way, Narre Warren.Victoria Police launched a months-l...
Shortcut: A Sister's Plea for Justice in the Emma Pawelski Case
11 Nov 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.Hannah was j...
A Sister's Plea for Justice in the Emma Pawelski Case
10 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hannah was just 15 years old when her big sister, Emma Pawelski was murdered in 2005.The crime remains unsolved, despite the fact that police have alw...
Re-Issue: The Unsolved Murder of Emma Pawelski - #168
10 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a re-issue of episode #168, The Unsolved Murder of Emma Pawelski.This week, we released an episode with the sister of Emma Pawelski, Hannah Mc...
Shortcut: Missing in the Australian Bush
03 Nov 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.Valentine Sm...
Missing in the Australian Bush
03 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Valentine Smith is a 45 year veteran of law enforcement and the defence forces. His career included working with Victoria Police in both rural and urb...
Shortcut: Xanthé Mallett: The Act of Staging a Crime Scene
30 Oct 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 joined...
Xanthé Mallett: The Act of Staging a Crime Scene
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're joined today by Dr. Claire Ferguson, a Forensic Criminologist and Associate Professor at QUT, who has spent years diving into the complexities o...
The Ned Kelly of the Rock 'n' Roll Era
27 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our friend Michael Adams, who hosts the excellent podcast Forgotten Australia, joins us again on Australian True Crime today to talk about his new boo...
ATC Plus *Preview*: Diddy, Mally Mall, and the Culture of Exploitation in American Pop Culture
23 Oct 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 "Therapeutic" Role of a Coroner
20 Oct 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 guest on...
The "Therapeutic" Role of a Coroner
20 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest on Australian True Crime today is Brisbane Coroner, Donald MacKenzie.After 30 years in the criminal justice system since being appointed to ...
Xanthé Mallett: Unmasking the Killer of the Missing Beaumont Children
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest host Dr. Xanthé Mallett is back to explore the groundbreaking book Unmasking the Killer of the Missing Beaumont Children, released in 2023....
Shortcut: Xanthé Mallett: Unmasking the Killer of the Missing Beaumont Children
16 Oct 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 guest ho...
Shortcut: Is Australia a Country Where Justice is by Postcode?
13 Oct 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.Jamelle Well...
Is Australia a Country Where Justice is by Postcode?
13 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jamelle Wells is one of Australia's most experienced and well-known court reporters. She's been a fixture inside Sydney's Supreme Court for decades an...
Shortcut: The Prejudice in Policing That Left Cases Unsolved
06 Oct 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 a recent ...
The Prejudice in Policing That Left Cases Unsolved
06 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In a recent episode, we spoke about the decades-long fight for justice for Scott Johnson, whose 1988 death in Sydney was initially ruled a suicide by ...
Shortcut: Xanthé Mallett: Inside the High-Profile Cases Judged by Anthony Whealy KC
02 Oct 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.Anthony Whea...
Xanthé Mallett: Inside the High-Profile Cases Judged by Anthony Whealy KC
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Anthony Whealy KC is a former NSW Supreme Court Judge, and is the current Chair at the Centre for Public Integrity.Whealy and our guest host, Criminol...
Shortcut: Investigating the Crime Scene of Flight MH17
29 Sep 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 Australi...
Investigating the Crime Scene of Flight MH17
29 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Australian Federal Police have released a short podcast series to mark the ten year anniversary of the downing of flight MH17 in Ukraine. It's cal...
Shortcut: Rigby Fielding's Family Needs Answers
22 Sep 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 last week...
Rigby Fielding's Family Needs Answers
22 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On last week's episode, we spoke with Nicole Morris, the director and founder of the Australian Missing Persons Register, about her new book, Missing....
Shortcut: Xanthé Mallett: The Amber Haigh Murder Trial
18 Sep 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 back w...
Xanthé Mallett: The Amber Haigh Murder Trial
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're back with our guest host, Criminologist Dr Xanthé Mallett to go beyond the headlines of this week's biggest true crime stories.Xanthé is also ...
Shortcut: The Untold Stories Of Missing Australians
15 Sep 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.Nicole Morri...
The Untold Stories Of Missing Australians
15 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nicole Morris joins us again on Australian True Crime to talk about her latest book devoted to missing persons. The book is simply called Missing, but...
Shortcut: Rockstar, Race Car Driver, Supreme Court Judge: Lex Lasry
08 Sep 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.Lex Lasry is...
Rockstar, Race Car Driver, Supreme Court Judge: Lex Lasry
08 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lex Lasry is a guest we've been hunting since day one of Australian True Crime.Since graduating quite miraculously from law school in 1972, Lex has fo...
Shortcut: Xanthé Mallett: At what age can a child be criminally responsible?
04 Sep 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've spoken...
Xanthé Mallett: At what age can a child be criminally responsible?
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We've spoken to a number of people over the years who've been victimised by youth offenders.Some of our guests have lost loved ones to violence perpet...
Shortcut: Backup is Three Hours Away
01 Sep 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.Mark 'Trigge...
Backup is Three Hours Away
01 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mark 'Trigger' Tregellas is a country copper through and through, and has served in various towns around Victoria during his three decades in the job....
Shortcut: The Gay Hate Crime That Went Unsolved for Over 30 Years
25 Aug 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 Johnso...
The Gay Hate Crime That Went Unsolved for Over 30 Years
25 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Johnson's naked body was found on the rocks at Blue Fish Point near Manly in Sydney in December 1988. Above him loomed the jagged cliffs from wh...
Shortcut: Growing Up in the Violent Painters and Dockers Union
18 Aug 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.Ron Isherwoo...
Growing Up in the Violent Painters and Dockers Union
18 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ron Isherwood was literally born into crime. His father was a member of the feared Painters and Dockers Union of Victoria, which had deep connections ...
Xanthé Mallett: Samantha Murphy and the Train family
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Xanthé Mallett recently joined us at the Sydney and Brisbane shows for ATC Live. If you were there, you'll know that there's never enough time to...
Shortcut: The People Committing Australia's Most Bizarre Crimes
11 Aug 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. Peter Co...
The People Committing Australia's Most Bizarre Crimes
11 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Peter Coleman's book "Australia's Most Bizarre Crimes" is actually a pretty compassionate look at the mistakes made by people who've decided to at...
Shortcut: Warning Signs of Future Sex Offenders
06 Aug 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 Polic...
Warning Signs of Future Sex Offenders
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Former Policeman, Brent Sanders is an expert in the fields of Sexual Crime, Criminal Profiling and Personal Safety. For over 20 years, Brent's been pr...
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...