Australian True Crime

No one is a monster: what a clinical psychologist thinks we should know about violence

26 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Ahona Guha is a Melbourne-based Forensic and Clinical Psychologist. Ahona works at pointy end of mental health and treatment - with people who...

Forced adoptions in Australia, could it happen again?

19 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Australia in the mid twentieth century has a dark history of forced adoption. Women who did not fit the moral expectations of the time (usually those ...

The most unlikely drug runners you’ve probably never heard of - Short Cut

12 Jun 2022

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The bullet point version of today's episode of Australian True Crime.There’s stories that get under the skin of people, especially journalists. And ...

The most unlikely drug runners you’ve probably never heard of

12 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

There’s stories that get under the skin of people, especially journalists. And this story you’re going to hear about is unbelievable. And most of ...

Queensland's Crooked Kings

05 Jun 2022

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Matthew Condon is an Australian author and journalist who has published multiple books on the history of corruption in the Queensland police force and...

The murder of Tiahleigh Palmer with Courier-Mail Crime and Courts Editor Kate Kyriacou

29 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A lot of us will remember  the haunting photo of beautiful 12-year-old Tiahleigh Palmer, who was murdered in 2015. However the path to the dark t...

Supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in prison - Louise Lynch

22 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A NOTE FOR LISTENERS – This episode discusses the issue of deaths in custody of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Gamilaraay woman...

Cindy Gambino's passing with Megan Norris

15 May 2022

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Megan Norris spent several years with Cindy Gambino in the wake of the murders of her three sons by their father, her ex-husband Robert Farquharson on...

Vale Cindy Gambino - On Father's Day

15 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

 It’s 17 years since Cindy Gambino’s ex-husband Robert Farquharson murdered their three sons, ten-year-old Jai, seven-year old Tyler and thre...

The 1960 Crime That Shocked Then-Innocent Australia

08 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Best-selling biographer and history author Peter FitzSimons has turned his attention to detailing the history of the Sydney Opera House - drama, scand...

An Absolute Bastard

01 May 2022

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Lindy Cameron, journalist, award-winning author and publisher joins Meshel and Emily to talk about about Danny Deacon, who murdered his former pa...

Women of Corrections - The Governor Faith Slatcher

24 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Faith Slatcher is the Governor of Goulburn Correctional Complex in New South Wales but you’ll probably be more familiar with the part of this prison...

Women of Corrections - The “Screw” - Angela Feeney

24 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

For this episode we meet Angela Feeney, a Corrections officer in NSW who's been in the job for 27 years. Angela has worked a lot with women inmates –...

Re-Issue: The Jaidyn Leskie Murder

19 Apr 2022

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RE-ISSUE: EPISODE #165.The murder of 14-month-old Jaidyn Leskie is officially unsolved. Journalist and author Michael Gleeson explains the prosecution...

Rowland Legg on the Bega School Girls and Jaidyn Leskie

19 Apr 2022

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In 1997, fourteen month old Jaidyn Leskie was left by his young mum Bilynda Williams, with her boyfriend Greg Domaszewicz while she went for a ra...

The Romance Myth with Alain de Botton

05 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What does romance have to do with true crime? Anyone who's fallen prey to coercive control, stalking, cat-fishing or domestic violence will know that ...

Your 14yo daughter shouldn't have a 19yo boyfriend. This is why.

03 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ashleigh Rae is confident, smart, witty and really charming company. All of that is a testament to her powerful survival spirit because she was taken ...

A Stranger's Face in the Bathroom Mirror

28 Mar 2022

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Kay stepped out of her shower and into a nightmare that changed the way she lived her life forever. A brilliant storyteller, she also lets us in on th...

You Might've Been Strangled

21 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know a strangulation episode during a violent attack can kill months later? Even if it leaves no visible marks? Many victims don't even r...

Narelle Fraser - Surprise!

15 Mar 2022

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Narelle Fraser – Surprise!So many of you have asked to hear Narelle again so here she is. You may remember I promised another episode with Rowland L...

Legendary Homicide Detective Rowland Legg

06 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rowland Legg was the lead homicide investigator on some of Australia's most notorious crimes including the murders of Jason Moran and his bodyguard Pa...

My Child is a Notorious Killer - Short Cut

27 Feb 2022

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The bullet point version of this week's episode of Australian True Crime. Two extended families continue to pay a heavy price for turning a blind eye ...

My Child is a Notorious Killer.

27 Feb 2022

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Two extended families continue to pay a heavy price for turning a blind eye to the disfunction in one household. A mother joins us to talk about the l...

Always Fighting: Criminal Defence Lawyer Bernie “The Attorney” Balmer

22 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Melbourne criminal defence lawyer Bernie Balmer has represented some of Victoria’s most notorious identities like gangland matriarch Judy Moran, Mic...

Re-Issue: The Day They Blew Up The Police Station - The Russell Street Bombing

20 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

RE-ISSUE: EPISODE #98. Retired Victoria Police Chief Inspector Rob Bailey has seen a lot over the course of his career. Among many other things, he wa...

Re-Issue: Amazing Tales from Special Ops with Doug O'Loughlin and Heath O'Loughlin

20 Feb 2022

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RE-ISSUE: EPISODE #16.Doug O'Loughlin was a founding member of the Victorian Special Operations Group. His job was to deal with sieges, hostage situat...

The Detective’s Story: Damian Loone on the Disappearance of Cheryl Grimmer

08 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Some of you may recognise the name and voice of this episode’s guest, It’s retired NSW Police Detective Sergeant Damian Loone who featured on Hedl...

The Detective’s Story: Frank Sanvitale on the Disappearance of Cheryl Grimmer

08 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The disappearance of 3-year-old Cheryl Grimmer in 1970 has gripped listeners around the world due to the extraordinary BBC Sounds Podcast Fairy Meadow...

The Disappearance of Cheryl Grimmer & The 52-year Search for Justice.

06 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On January 12th 1970, Three-Year-Old Cheryl Grimmer disappeared from Fairy Meadow Beach. While it’s technically one of Australia’s longest-standin...

Short Cut: Why The Whole Story Matters When Sex Crimes Go To Court.

02 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This is an Australian True Crime short cut. It’s an abridged version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our fee...

Why The Whole Story Matters When Sex Crimes Go To Court.

30 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Why The Whole Story Matters When Sex Crimes Go To Court.Criminologist Patrick Tidmarsh specialises in teaching police how to interview victims of sexu...

Gary Jubelin's Brilliant Career

22 Nov 2021

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Show Notes Ep 237 of Australian True Crime with Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbFormer Detective Inspector Gary Jubelin of NSW police will be forever link...

William Tyrrell Update - Who Really Said What and When?

22 Nov 2021

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Show Notes Ep 236 of Australian True Crime with Meshel Laurie and Emily Webb Australia is haunted by its missing children and none more so than W...

Who Killed Canberra Grandmother Irma Palasics?

14 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 236: On November 6, 1999, Canberra grandmother Irma Palasics was on the floor of her home. Irma’s grandson John Mikita feels that ...

Mystery in The High Country

11 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes Ep 235 of Australian True Crime with Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbPolice are closing in on the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of ...

What's Britney Spears Got to do with Australian True Crime?

01 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes Ep 234 of Australian True Crime with Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbBrittany Spears’ story has had a profound effect on women around theworl...

Hedley Thomas’ own unsolved crime.

24 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 233Hedley Thomas is an award-winning investigative journalist and podcast producer who brought us The Teacher’s Pet and The Night Driver pod...

Prison Officer in Danger

17 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 232It’s hard to imagine a job where you have to be vigilant all the time, being ready to attend to traumatic and unpredictable situations. B...

A 1942 cold case and cover up with Bob Marmion

10 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 231There were only two unsolved murders in the state of Victoria in 1942, and they are heavily shrouded in mystery. These murders happened dur...

Jack The Ripper Australian True Crime?

03 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes Ep 230 of Australian True Crime with Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWas a man convicted of murder in Australia in the late 19th Century also r...

Noona Went to Jail

26 Sep 2021

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Show Notes Ep 229 of Australian True Crime with Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWell I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, some of the best peopl...

Organised crime loves supply chains

19 Sep 2021

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Episode 290 of Australian True Crime with Meshel Laurie & Emily Webb.What does organised crime have to do with supply chains…and how is forensic...

The Great Bookie Robbery and the Gamble of Crime with Andrew Rule

12 Sep 2021

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Episode 289 of Australian True Crime with Meshel Laurie and Emily Webb. Andrew Rule, legendary crime writer is equally fascinated by the horse ra...

Banquet: The Untold Story of Adelaide’s Family Murders with Debi Marshall

09 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes Ep 228 of Australian True Crime with Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbVeteran journalist and True Crime author Debi Marshall joins us to talk ab...

Chapelwaite Special Extra Episode

01 Sep 2021

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Show Notes Ep 226 of Australian True Crime with Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbThis is a special extra episode of ATC to celebrate the release of ‘Chap...

Dr Joanna Glengarry Forensic Pathologist

29 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes Ep 225 of Australian True Crime with Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbDr Joanna Glengarry studied for 8 years to be a surgeon but not long after...

Squizzy Taylor Australia’s first flashy Gangster

22 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes Ep 224 of Australian True Crime with Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbSquizzy Taylor was Australia’s first flashy Gangster. He set the standar...

Bikies, the Mount Panorama riots and the lure of the open road with Boris Mihailovic

15 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Boris Mihailovic is a former outlaw motorcycle club member, a journo and magazine editor and writer, and author of three books - My mother Warned Me a...

New Hope for the Unidentified

08 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes Ep 222 of Australian True Crime with Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbNew Hope for the UnidentifiedThere are around 500 sets of unidentified hum...

Missing Suzie Lawrance

01 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Suzanne Lawrance, known as Suzie, has been missing from Healesville, Victoria since February 7 1987 after walking home from a 21st birthday party at t...

The Coffin Confessor spills people’s secrets from beyond their graves

25 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

CONTENT WARNING: this episode discusses suicide, sexual abuse and assault.Private investigator and entrepreneur Bill Edgar had a traumatic childhood. ...

The Abortion Clinic Murder and the High Court drama that followed

19 Jul 2021

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Show Notes Ep 219 of Australian True Crime with Meshel Laurie and Emily Webb:On 16 July 2001, security guard Steven Rogers was shot dead at his workpl...

Vale Sandra Pankhurst The Trauma Cleaner

11 Jul 2021

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Show Notes Ep 218 of Australian True Crime with Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbThe legendary Sandra Pankhurst, made famous as The Trauma Cleaner in the b...

Online Child Exploitation – Lux’s Destruction

04 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes Ep 217 of Australian True Crime with Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbAustralian journalist Eileen Ormsby literally wrote the book on the Dark W...

The good old mental health defence.

27 Jun 2021

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Show Notes Ep 216 of Australian True Crime with Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbDr Danny Sullivan is the Executive Director of Clinical Services at Thomas...

The Devil is in the detail. Where is Amber Haigh?

20 Jun 2021

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Show Notes Ep 215 of Australian True Crime with Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbAmber Haigh has been on the missing persons list since 2002. At that time,...

Beenham Valley Update

13 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes Ep 214 of Australian True Crime with Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbMany things have changed since Jamie Pultz and I last spoke about KirraMcL...

On the Trail of the Serpent

08 Jun 2021

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Show Notes Ep 213 of Australian True Crime with Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbJulie Clarke and her husband Richard Neville wrote the book On the Trail o...

Troll Hunter Ginger Gorman

30 May 2021

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Show Notes Ep 212 of Australian True Crime with Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbGinger Gorman is an award-winning journalist and the author of Troll Hunte...

Short Cut Troll Hunter Ginger Gorman

30 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This is an Australian True Crime short cut. It’s an abridged version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our fee...

Short Cut My Father The Murderer

23 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This is an Australian True Crime short cut. It’s an abridged version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our fee...

My Father the Murderer

23 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Show Notes Ep 211Journalist Nina Young made a podcast documenting her search for the truth about her father. It’s called My Father the Murderer.Nina...

Dr Ahona Guha works with stalkers

16 May 2021

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Melbourne-based forensic and clinical psychologist Dr Ahona Guha joins us to discuss her work with people who display abnormal behaviours from stalkin...

With True Crime and Cocktails

09 May 2021

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This is a special mother’s day edition if Australian true crime. Both Emily and Meshel have a favourite TV show they share with their 11-year-old da...

Dimity Matters

02 May 2021

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In this episode we hear from Dimity about the night she was sexually assaulted by a stranger in 2019, the investigation from her perspective, why she ...

Sex Crimes Investigations 2021

26 Apr 2021

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Detective Leading Senior Constable Brett Sniegowski takes us through the investigation into the 2019 sexual assault of Dimity, who joins us next week....

Inside the Real Animal Kingdom

18 Apr 2021

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Show notes for Episode 207:Your hosts are MeshelLaurie and EmilyWebbWith thanks to Joe Noonan.“Breaking Ranks: An Amazing true Story ...

Re Issue - Golden Age of Australian Armed Robbery

18 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Bank robbers like Russell ‘Mad Dog’ Cox and Ray Denning were household names in Australia in the 1980s, when they brazenly escaped prison and taun...

Can Hard Cuddles End Family Violence?

04 Apr 2021

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Show notes for Episode 206:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to James Harding and Steve.For one family at least, c...

SOCIT Explainer with Narelle Fraser and her mentor Lorraine Blackwell

29 Mar 2021

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Narelle Fraser and her mentor Lorraine Blackwell discuss the beginning of Victoria Police’s SOCIT, the Sexual Offence and Child Abuse Investigation ...

The System’s Victims

28 Mar 2021

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A mother from country Victoria wants us to know what it’s really like, day-by-day, for a family after they report their daughter’s rape by a famil...

Prison Forensic Psych

21 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ellery Kane’s life is non-stop crime. By day Ellery is a forensic psychologist and she evaluates prison inmates in California, most of whom have com...

Man Shot Dead In Stand Off – My Father

14 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Travis Winks talks about the chain reaction of events that turned his normal, Queensland family into a tragic, sensational headline.You can support us...

Phia's Brother Corey Was No Angel.

07 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Phia Power’s brother Corey wasn’t exactly a model citizen, but should that make us any less interested in seeing justice for his murder? You ...

Barrenjoey Road - Update - #193

28 Feb 2021

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Neil Mercer and Ruby Jones are still investigating the crimes of Neville Tween, who stalked Sydney’s Northern Beaches without apparent impunity in t...

The Husband Poisoner - #192

21 Feb 2021

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Sydney experienced a noticeable uptick in homicides post WWII, and as police made more and more arrests the startling truth emerged. Women represented...

The Unsolved Frankston & Tynong North Murders - #191

14 Feb 2021

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Author Brian Willams is back with another deep dive into crime - this time the baffling Tynong and Frankston North Serial Killings that are still unso...

The Vanishing Criminal - #190

07 Feb 2021

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There was a time in Australia where crime was hectic - armed robberies, a racket in stolen goods like stereos that could be sold quickly, an explosion...

Stalking Claremont - #189

31 Jan 2021

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The Claremont Serial Killer. Bret Christian is a journalist from Perth, in fact he's a newspaper owner and he's been following the Claremont serial ki...

Lynne McGranger (Yes, it's Irene!)

27 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Hi friend. We're back next week with all new Australian True Crime but in the meantime, please give our new show Calm ya Farm a try. It’s a short dr...

Spotlight Series: Stalking Australia: She ain't no Mary Poppins

26 Jan 2021

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Another instalment of our Spotlight series, where we showcase one of our favourite podcasts.Stalking is prevalent in Australia. There are hundred...

Spotlight Series: Still Not Asking For it - Episode 2

18 Jan 2021

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The 2nd part of the Still Not Asking For It podcast, presented by Rory Banwell.Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.The St...

Spotlight Series: Still Not Asking For It - Episode 1

12 Jan 2021

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Our Spotlight Series continues with the Still Not Asking For It podcast, presented by Rory Banwell.Warning: please be advised this episode contains gr...

Spotlight Series: Birds Eye View

28 Dec 2020

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Introducing Birds Eye View. This is the first episode of the award-winning podcast made by the women inside the Darwin Correctional Centre.For more in...

Introducing: Crime Fiction Friday with Emily Webb - #188

06 Dec 2020

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It’s not Friday but welcome to Emily Webb’s new podcast Crime Fiction Friday! Every week Emily talks to one of the world’s most successful autho...

Nicole Lee went back to court so she could speak about her survival after rape - #187

29 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Nicole Lee’s husband raped her virtually every day for years on end and pled guilty to doing so in court. The Judge praised him in his sentencing re...

Perth’s First Serial Killer - #186

22 Nov 2020

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Perth was terrorised in the 1960's by an illusive night stalker. He killed men and women, in different ways and ran the police in circles. And that’...

Catching the Kimberley Killer - #185

15 Nov 2020

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The remote and unforgiving Kimberley region of Australia's top end is one of the worst places on Earth you'd want to be tracking a crazed killer. Form...

Seven Bones - two violent murders and a fight for justice #184

08 Nov 2020

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Former Detective Peter Seymour and his team took a crushing not-guilty verdict and turned it into motivation to keep digging. They solved a cold ...

Amazing Grace found in loss to a serial killer - #183

01 Nov 2020

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Kylie Nicholas is mesmerising. Her younger sister Nicole was chosen at random by serial killer Peter Dupas in 1999. It changed Kylie’s life in the m...

Re-issue: Peter Dupas: An Australian Serial Killer - #31

01 Nov 2020

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Former homicide detective Jeff Maher talks to us about the case that finally exposed Australian serial killer Peter Dupas.Show notes:Your hosts are&nb...

Victoria’s Laws are about to get even worse for victim - #182

25 Oct 2020

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Journalist Nina Funnell is exposing the Victorian Governments latest bizarre proposed legislative changes. This time they are trying to wipe the na...

The Nurse with Camille Bianchi - #181

18 Oct 2020

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Jim Griffin was a nurse in the children’s ward of Launceston hospital for 18 years until 2019. He was also a prolific paedophile. Journalist Camille...

Stalking and Murder - #180

04 Oct 2020

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The inquest into the shocking murders of teenagers Jack and Jennifer Edwards by their father John has revealed his history of family violence and stal...

Giving Lawyer X a Voice - #179

27 Sep 2020

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Do “disgraced” lawyer Nicola Gobbo and “disgraced” former drug squad detective Paul Dale deserve to be given a platform to tell their sides of...

Meet the WAGS - #178

20 Sep 2020

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The Wives and Girlfriends of some of Australia’s most feared men. Author and journalist Rochelle Jackson tells their stories in her book Partners an...

Can TikTok find Kylee-Anne? - #177

13 Sep 2020

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Kaz Schaffer is using TikTok to demand answers from the small group of people she believes know what happened to her little sister Kylee who’s be...

Could You Just Accept It? - #176

06 Sep 2020

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Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content and reference to suicide. Listener discretion is advised.Lyn Cecil believes her son A...

Loose Units – Electric Blue - #175

01 Sep 2020

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Paul Verhoeven’s second book about his father John’s time in NSW police is another fantastic, action-packed and funny read. This time it’s John’...

Victorian Rape Survivors Silenced - #174

30 Aug 2020

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Warning: please be advised this episode contains accounts of sexual assault. Listener discretion is advised.Journalists Nina Funnel and Sherelle Moody...