Motive & Method
Episodes
Women as Offenders
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week the country was shocked by allegations that Nirmeen Noufl (53) killed and dismembered her husband, Mamdouh Noufl (62), who has not been sinc...
Easey Street | Advances in DNA Analysis
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we have a very special guest, Jae Gerhard, who we will be talking to about all things forensic DNA. Jae is an expert with over 20 year...
Ashley Griffiths | Monster Hiding in Plain Sight
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Childcare predator, Ashley Griffiths, plead guilty to 307 charges recently. He was active across multiple childcare facilities, with charges against...
The Harrowing Story of Gisèle Pélicot
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve talked a lot about violence against women, in various forms, much of it domestic. Largely this has focussed on Australian cases, highlightin...
Who kills?
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Missing Campers Trial, Penny and Erin are joined once again by leading criminologist Dr Xanthe Mallett, and forensic psychologi...
The Trauma of Unsolved Child Abduction and Murder Cases
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we will talk about the psychological impacts on families in unsolved child abduction and murder cases. This discussion is timely, as Septe...
An Analysis of Gregory Lynn
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Missing Campers Trial, Penny and Erin are joined by leading criminologist Dr Xanthe Mallett, and forensic psychologist Tim Wats...
The Brutal and Inexplicable Murder of Charlise Mutten
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the 26 August 2024, Justin Stein was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for the brutal and callous murder of 9-year-old Charlise M...
Women as Sexual Predators
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we will be talking about female sexual predators, in the wake of two women school teachers being accused of sexual assaulting boys in their ...
Henry Keogh | The Murder That Never Was
20 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 1994 Henry Keogh was found guilty of the murder of his fiancée, Anna-Jane Cheney, and was sentenced to 26 years in prison. Henry’s conviction wa...
From Bali to Brazil | The Life of a Crime Reporter with Ashlea Hansen
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ashlea Hansen is a familiar face to everyone interested in true crime, as she has spent over 15 years reporting on some of Australia’s biggest cases...
Melissa Downes and Jess Lodge | The Ultimate Sacrifice
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When Gareth, Nathaniel and Stacey Train shot and killed two police officers and their neighbour at their remote property at Wieambilla in December 202...
Ben Avery | Just Married: The Anthea Bradshaw Mystery
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s April 1994, and Anthea Bradshaw has just married her high school sweetheart, Jeff Hall, before embarking on what she believed was her new adven...
Retail Crime Is On The Rise | Why You Should Care
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve all seen some very scary footage recently of youth gangs targeting stores, stealing goods at knife point. The impression is that armed retai...
Murder by Fire
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sunday 7th July saw a father accused of the murder of three young children, and the attempted murder of four others plus their mother, in Sydney’s w...
Derek Bromley | A Case That Blows Our Minds
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tim and I have seen many miscarriages of justice in our collective time, but none shock us more than the case of Derek Bromley, who along with John Ka...
Assange | McBride | The Bigger Picture...
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The last few days has been full of news and imagery of Julian Assange returning to Australia after 5 years in a British prison for breaching the US Es...
Greg Lynn
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of Motive & Method, Tim and Xanthe unpack the case of Greg Lynn and provide an update, post-court proceedings. Want to get ...
When Children Kill | What Causes Some Sons to Kill Their Mothers
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Matricide – or the murder of a mother by their child – is an uncommon form of murder. However, unlike many homicides, history tells us a lot about...
Misogyny | AI Deep Fakes | Organised Crime
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We have all seen the horrendous accounts of harm against women, often caused by men they know. But where does this come from? In this episode, we talk...
The Interface Between Social Media and Youth Crime
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We have recently seen a spate of knife crimes perpetrated by young people. This has included the Sydney stabbing at the church, knife violence betwee...
Bondi Westfield Stabbings
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this special episode of Motive& Method, Tim & Xanthe go into the weekend tragic events that unfolded in the Sydney suburb of Bondi Junction...
Keli Lane: Part 2 | Parole Denied
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In part 2 of the Keli Lane special we speak to Dr Michele Ruiters from the Bridge of Hope Innocence Initiative at RMIT. We did record this before Kel...
Revelations of Secret AFL Drug Testing
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this weeks episode of Motive and Method Tim and Xanthe discuss the events around a whistleblowing doctor revealing allegations of secret illicit dr...
Allison Langdon on the Keli Lane Case
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On this special episode of Motive & Method Tim and Xanthe revisit an interview they did with Allison Langdon and talk through the Keli Lane case. ...
The Fatal Dynamics of Unchecked Coercive Control
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to another episode of Motive and Method. On this weeks episode Tim and Xanthe explore the case of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies. We look at...
The Case Of Missing Victorian Women: Samantha Murphy
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to another gripping instalment of Motive and Method. In this week's episode, we delve into the headline-grabbing case of Samantha Murthy, a Vi...
Motive & Method 2023 | Cases Wrapped
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the final episode of Motive & Method for 2023, Tim and Xanthe wrap up the biggest cases from the year and discuss what's on the horizon in 2024...
The Murder of Lilie James
03 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Motive & Method, Tim and Xanthe analyse the murder of Lilie James, a 22 year old woman who was found dead at St Andrew's Cathed...
Corporate Fraudsters & Boardroom Psychopaths | How Alan Bond Feigned Brain Damage During Bankruptcy Trials
21 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Following the abrupt departure of now former-CEO Alan Joyce from QANTAS amidst suspected allegations of insider trading, Tim & Xanthe take a deep ...
Mysterious Mushroom Deaths at a Dinner Party Investigated | The Case of Erin Patterson
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode of Motive & Method, Tim and Xanthe investigate the circumstances surrounding the mysterious deaths of three people who died...
The Psychology of Baby Serial Killer Lucy Letby
29 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode of Motive & Method, Tim & Xanthe explore the psychology behind Lucy Letby, a British nurse who has been sentenced to life...
Targetting Society’s Most Vulnerable | The Rise of Neonazism, Evangelical Kenyan Starvation Cults & tik Tok Cults
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode of Motive & Method, Tim & Xanthe explore the psychology behind who is most vulnerable to being targeted by a cult, the ri...
Inside Australia’s Dangerous Hippie Cult | Illegal Adoptions & Forced LSD
10 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Anne Hamilton Byrne was a former yoga instructor who deludedly believed herself to be the reincarnation of Christ. Under her malevolent influence, u...
What are the Impacts of Unsolved Murder Cases on Family Members?
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Tim & Xanthe take a deep dive to explore the psychological, emotional toll that unsolved homicides play on immediate family membe...
Investigating my Father’s Cold Case | Madison Mcghee’s Story
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Madison Mcghee was only a child when her father was shot in the doorway of her family home but has spent the past five years investigating her father’...
Reduce the Crime Rate, Address the Trauma | Russell Manser’s Advocacy
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is part two of our conversation with ex-bank robber turned advocate Russell Manser. In this episode of Motive & Method, Tim & Xanthe ta...
From Robbing Banks & Stealing Cars to Helping Other Prisoners | Russell Manser’s Story
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Russell Manser is a man who went from stealing cars and robbing banks and spent the better part of his life behind bars in a number of maximum securit...
Ask an Expert Part 2 | with Tim & Xanthe
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Part 2 of our “Ask an Expert” deep dive with Tim & Xanthe. Throughout the last season, you had many questions about our work and wh...
Ask an Expert | with Tim & Xanthe
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Throughout the last season, you had many questions about our work and who we are - what it means to be a criminal psychologist / criminologist - and t...
Addressing Wrongful Convictions in the Justice System
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In 2003, Kathleen Folbigg was convicted for the murder of her children and has since spent 20 years in prison for crimes she did not commit. In recent...
Justice for Kathleen Folbigg | Pardoned After 20 Years Imprisonment
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Motive & Method is a very special interview with Tracy Chapman, the best friend of Kathleen Folbigg - a woman who has been released...