The Case Of

09 The Two Intruders | A third intruder?

02 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Defence counsel has challenged investigators about the possibility of a third intruder, during the final stages of Irma Palasics's murder trial.In th...

06 Wheelie Bin Murder | From major crime to closed court

31 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Following an extensive search for Geoffrey McLean in 2022, SA police elevated his case from a missing persons to a major crime.However, for the last ...

Kyle Sandilands in court: Everything you need to know

30 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

A month ago shock-jock, Kyle Sandilands was taken off air – he’s now taken his former employer to court for breaching his contract 

08 The Two Intruders | Covert DNA collection

26 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

A detective has given evidence that accused murderer Steve Fabriszy revealed a very specific detail about what he did inside the house the night Irma...

07 The Two Intruders | Testing the alibi

24 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Joseph Vekony insists he had never been to Canberra — where Irma was murdered in 1999 — and has presented a three-pronged alibi which has been te...

06 The Two Intruders | How undercover cops tricked an accused murderer

19 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Police drew Steve Fabriczy into a fake criminal network, in an attempt to find out what happened the night Irma Palasics was killed.In this episode, ...

05 Wheelie Bin Murder | Love and acid in Adelaide

17 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Months before Geoffrey McLean's body was found in a wheelie bin in Adelaide's north, the 55-year-old's car was set on fire, and hydrochloric acid was...

05 The Two Intruders | The balaclava, the water jug and the milk bottle

12 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

DNA samples lifted from a balaclava, a water jug and a milk bottle are key to identifying who killed Irma Palasics, according to the prosecution. And...

04 The Two Intruders | How did Irma die?

09 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

As the pathologist tasked with explaining Irma Palasic's cause of death to the jury gave his evidence, he criticized the quality of the reports he re...

03 The Two Intruders | The defence case emerges

05 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Police spent more than a week combing through the Palasics home following the fatal home invasion in 1999, but under cross examination the defence el...

04 Wheelie Bin Murder | Geoffrey’s last day

03 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

On Thursday the 18th of August 2022, Geoffrey McLean played golf and spent time at the pub with friends, but after 5pm no-one could raise him. The pr...

02 The Two Intruders | The secret kitchen drawer

26 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Irma and Gregor Palasics kept large amounts of cash hidden inside their house in "every nook and cranny".The prosecution alleges one of the men accus...

01 The Two Intruders | Who killed Irma?

24 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In 1999, Irma Palasics died during a violent home invasion in Canberra. She and her husband were tied up, beaten and gagged while two masked intruder...

03 Wheelie Bin Murder | Who was Geoffrey McLean?

18 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Geoffrey McLean's 'best mate' and golfing buddy has told the jury about tensions he saw in Mr McLean's relationship with his accused killer, Sheree G...

02 Wheelie Bin Murder | Shovels, lime and a foul-smelling bin

17 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The household wheelie bin containing the remains of Geoffrey McLean was discovered in a vacant block in Adelaide's northern suburbs, by a man there t...

01 Wheelie Bin Murder I How the prosecution says it happened

12 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Four people are on trial for murder and assisting in the murder of Adelaide man Geoffrey McLean, whose remains were found in a wheelie bin on a vacan...

Trial tests accused's mental competence in random killing

09 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Adelaide man, Shaun Dunk told police he went into a real estate agent with the intention to kill someone.ABC reporter, Eva Blandis explains to Stephe...

High Court has last word on Obeids' corruption appeal

04 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The Obeids' made $30 million in a corrupt conspiracy to profit from mining, and that money has never been recovered.Until yesterday, Eddie Obeid, his...

What happened when Andrew Tate sued an Adelaide YouTuber

03 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Self-proclaimed misogynist Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan are trying — and failing — to sue an Adelaide YouTuber, Nathan Pope, for defamatio...

Why Greg Lynn's murder conviction was thrown out

29 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Greg Lynn has returned to court this week, a month after the dramatic revelation his murder conviction would be overturned and a retrial set.In June ...

Tom Silvagni's rape conviction and the limitations of privilege

27 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

A son of AFL royalty used his privilege to its full extent when he was accused of rape, but it didn't stop a jury finding him guilty.In this episode,...

Kumanjayi Walker: Six years on, what's changed?

22 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

It's been six years since Kumanjayi Walker was killed by Constable Zachary Rolfe, and six months since Coroner Elizabeth Armitage found that racism w...

Kumanjayi Walker: An avoidable death

20 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Kumanjayi Walker's death was avoidable – this was the Northern Territory Coroner's bombshell finding, delivered via livestream across Australia in ...

Kumanjayi Walker: Diving deep into the cause of the shooting

15 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Racist police awards, private text messages and Kumanjayi Walker's troubled upbringing: the NT Coroner went deep when investigating the cause of the ...

Kumanjayi Walker: Police Brutality or just doing the job?

13 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Zachary Rolfe's trial revolved around a seconds-long shooting, which the jury saw direct evidence of via body-worn video footage. However, it was the...

Kumanjayi Walker: A cop tried for murder

08 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Four days after shooting Kumanjayi Walker, Zachary Rolfe was charged with murder. Two years later he was in the Northern Territory Supreme Court argu...

Kumanjayi Walker: The night of the shooting

06 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Kumanjayi Walker and Constable Zachary Rolfe came from two different worlds within Australia. On November 9, 2019, those worlds collided in a fatal c...

INTRODUCING: The Case of Kumanjayi Walker

01 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Kumanjayi Walker was a young Walpiri-Luritja man, shot by a police officer in the remote community of Yuendumu in 2019. It was a confrontation that l...

Behind the Scenes of The Case Of

30 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's been a wild ride on The Case Of this year, and now we're revealing the highs and lows of making this podcast, in our end-of-year episode.In this...

Snowtown Parole: Battle over serial killer takes 'unprecedented' turn 

23 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Snowtown serial killer James Vlassakis hoped to be out of prison by now, having served his 26-year non-parole period and getting a thumbs up from the...

Croc Wrangler: Prison time for a tourism icon

18 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The croc wrangler is in prison. Matt Wright has been sentenced to 10 months jail time for his attempts to interfere with an investigation into a fata...

Toyah's Murder: Chris, Stocky and Clare tell you what they really think

16 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Two trials, weeks of evidence and a guilty verdict – now we can share with you what we think would have convinced the jury Rajwinder Singh murdered...

Toyah's Murder: Comparing the two trials of Rajwinder Singh

11 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's been hard to keep secret, but the trial you've been following on this podcast was not the first one for Rajwinder Singh — it was a retrial, af...

Toyah's Murder: Sentence delivered for 'opportunistic' murder

09 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Justice Lincoln Crowley delivered his sentencing remarks only a day after jurors found Rajwinder Singh guilty of Toyah Cordingley's murder, outlining...

Toyah's Murder: The Verdict

08 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The 12 people who have been deciding whether Rajwinder Singh is guilty or not guilty of the 2018 murder of Toyah Cordingley have returned their verdi...

Toyah's Murder: Closing arguments – everything you need to know

04 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We want to hear from you! Please complete our survey: 2025 The Case Of Listener SurveyCrown prosecutor Nathan Crane has delivered his closing address...

High Country killer: Greg Lynn's secret story

03 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The ABC's biggest investigative true crime podcast Unravel has just dropped their new season, Huntsman — and it might just be their best yet. It's ...

Toyah's Murder: The covert recording of Rajwinder Singh in a police cell

01 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We want to hear from you! Please complete our survey: 2025 The Case Of Listener SurveyThe jury in Rajwinder Singh's murder trial has listened to a co...

Easey Street Murders: Trial confirmed, but with a change in charges

28 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We want to hear from you! Please complete our survey: 2025 The Case Of Listener SurveyAccused killer Perry Kouroumblis will face a trial over the mur...

Toyah's Murder: How police found Rajwinder Singh

27 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We want to hear from you! Please complete our survey: 2025 The Case Of Listener SurveyThe jury in Rajwinder Singh's murder trial has heard how police...

Toyah's Murder: Tracking Rajwinder Singh's Alfa Romeo the day of the murder

25 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We want to hear from you! Please complete our survey: 2025 The Case Of Listener SurveyRajwinder Singh's murder trial has heard evidence from his wife...

Toyah's Murder: Close friend says alleged killer acted 'nervously'

20 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Multiple witnesses who were at Wangetti Beach the day Toyah Cordingley was murdered have described what and who they saw that day.In this episode, Ch...

Toyah's Murder: Testing the boyfriend's alibi

18 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Rajwinder Singh's defence team have tried to challenge Toyah Cordingley's boyfriend's alibi the afternoon of her murder, in a series of cross examina...

Toyah's Murder: The jury's excursion to Wangetti Beach

17 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The jury in the murder trial of Rajwinder Singh is walking up Wangetti Beach, where Toyah Cordingley's body was found in 2018. In this special episod...

Toyah's Murder: Why did Rajwinder Singh flee?

13 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Rajwinder Singh is the victim of "wrong place, wrong time", his defence counsel says. In opening statements, barrister Gregory McGuire offered an exp...

Toyah's Murder: The case against Rajwinder Singh

11 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Prosecutor Nathan Crane has alleged 41-year-old nurse Rajwinder Singh fled the country the day after killing Toyah Cordingley in a confrontation on W...

Toyah's Murder: What we know so far

09 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

You can't spend too long in Far North Queensland without spotting a bumper sticker bearing the name "Toyah".This week, The Case Of is in Cairns to fo...

INTRODUCING: The Case of Toyah's Murder

08 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In 2018, 24-year-old Toyah Cordingley went for a walk with her dog on one of north Queensland's idyllic beaches. The next morning, her body was found...

Mushroom Lunch: Erin Patterson’s appeal explained

07 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Disputed evidence, oppressive questioning and jury bungles are just some of the grounds for appeal Erin Patterson has outlined in her application to ...

Easey Street Murders: Rachael Brown on the case that ‘haunts’ Melbourne

06 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As the Easey Street committal hearing is on hold, we reflect on the evidence so far and answer your questions, with investigative reporter Rachael Br...

Easey Street Murders: Conflicting memories as witnesses give evidence

03 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Neighbours on Easey Street have given evidence along with a former homicide detective, in the second day of the committal hearing for accused killer ...

Easey Street Murders: The case against Perry Kouroumblis

30 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The prosecution has detailed the graphic crime scene on Easey Street, on the first day of a committal hearing for alleged murderer Perry Kouroumblis....

Easey Street Murders: What we know so far

28 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Last year a man was arrested in Italy, charged over the murders of Suzanne Armstrong and Susan Bartlett in Melbourne, almost 50 years ago. Tomorrow t...

INTRODUCING: The Case of the Easey Street Murders

24 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In 1977, two women were brutally murdered in their small Collingwood terrace house. Suzanne Armstrong and Susan Bartlett were stabbed dozens of times...

Snowtown Parole: A twist at the final hour

23 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Snowtown serial killer James Vlassakis was expected to begin his transition to parole on Monday, but there was a hold-up which wasn’t immediately e...

PRESENTS — Unravel: Blood on the Tracks

22 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Our colleagues have just updated their award-winning true crime podcast, with explosive new developments. Just outside Australia's country music capi...

Snowtown Parole: A murderer in transition

21 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A quarter of a century after being imprisoned, quadruple-murderer James Vlassakis is preparing to begin his parole in Adelaide. He will be based at a...

Snowtown Parole: The trial

16 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It took 11 months in court to convict two of the Snowtown murderers, John Bunting and Robert Wagner. In that mammoth trial, the core of the prosecuti...

Snowtown Parole: The murders and investigation

14 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In less than a week from today, Snowtown murderer James Vlassakis is expected to be released on parole. To understand why he's been given this opport...

INTRODUCING: The Case Of Snowtown Parole

10 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In just over a week, one of the murderers behind Australia's most infamous serial killings is set to be released on parole.The Case Of Snowtown Parol...

Croc Wrangler: How Matt Wright is appealing his verdict

09 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Immediately following his guilty verdict, Croc Wrangler Matt Wright stood on the Darwin court steps and said he would appeal. His legal team has now ...

Romance Scam: Answering your questions

07 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Throughout The Case of the Romance Scam, you've sent in heaps of questions, asking things like why Donna Nelson is in solitary confinement, what happ...

Mushroom Lunch: Erin Patterson's appeal confirmed

02 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In an administrative hearing today, Erin Patterson's legal team confirmed her plans to appeal her murder conviction.In this episode, Kristian Silva j...

Romance Scam: Donna's path home

30 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Even though Donna Nelson's appeal has failed, it's opened the door to diplomacy that could get her back to Australia.In this episode, North Asia Corr...

Romance Scam: Donna's appeal result

25 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Desperate to overturn her drug trafficking conviction, Donna Nelson lodged an appeal with the Japanese courts. Today they handed down their decision....

Romance Scam: Last chance for Donna Nelson

23 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After her trial, the judges retired to consider Donna Nelson's fate. Then came the moment Donna and her family feared the most.In this episode, James...

Romance Scam: The evidence that defined the trial

18 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Japan’s legal system has a 99% conviction rate, so Donna Nelson and her family knew she had a hard case to argue. But when they saw the judge becom...

Romance Scam: Who is Donna Nelson?

16 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Perth woman Donna Nelson said she was going to Japan to meet the man she was going to marry. Instead, she was arrested at a Tokyo airport, carrying t...

Croc Wrangler: Oli, Matt and Stocky tell you what they really think

11 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

During any trial we're limited in what we can say, but now the jury has found Matt Wright guilty of two counts of attempting to pervert the course of...

Croc Wrangler: The questions we couldn't answer, until now

09 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Some of the best questions we get are ones we can't answer during the trial because they haven't been addressed before the jury. Finally, now we can....

Mushroom Lunch: Why Erin Patterson was sentenced to life

08 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Erin Patterson has been sentenced to life in prison, but Justice Christopher Beale has left a light on with the option of parole after 33 years.In th...

Croc Wrangler: The cause of the crash, and the trials before Matt Wright's

04 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Northern Territory courts have been dealing with the fallout from the helicopter crash that killed Chris Wilson for years before this trial.In th...

Croc Wrangler: What the jury didn't hear

02 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Croc Wrangler: Matt Wright verdict returned after six-hour deliberation

29 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The jury has reached its verdict in the trial of croc wrangler Matt Wright — but not without a twist.In this episode, reporters Olivana Lathouris a...

Croc Wrangler: Defence and prosecution make final bids to jury

28 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The jury has begun deliberations in the trial of Matt Wright, after three days of closing arguments and judge's directions.In this episode, Stephen S...

Mushroom Lunch: Victims’ pain laid bare at Erin Patterson plea hearing

26 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mushroom Case Daily reporters Kristian Silva and Rachael Brown join Stephen Stockwell for a breakdown of Erin Patterson's plea hearing.Seven weeks af...

Croc Wrangler: Secret recordings and tapped phone calls

25 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Covert recordings of croc wrangler Matt Wright allegedly discussing the destruction of a helicopter maintenance document have been played to the cour...

Croc Wrangler: What happened while Seb was in a coma

21 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In a flurry of activity following the 2022 fatal chopper crash, witnesses have described conflicting accounts of who did what. Specifically, who move...

Croc Wrangler: Chopper pilot’s epic four-day examination

19 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Pilot Sebastian Robinson has spent a gruelling four days in the witness box, giving evidence against his former employer, TV star Matt Wright.In this...

Croc Wrangler: Witnesses describe the chopper crash

14 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A deadly helicopter crash in February 2022 during a croc egg collection mission set in train the events that led to Matt Wright being charged with th...

Croc Wrangler: The alleged coverup and motive

12 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Celebrity croc wrangler Matt Wright is facing three very specific charges relating to an alleged cover up of evidence. We explain what they are, as w...

INTRODUCING the case of the croc wrangler

11 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's the trial everyone in Darwin is talking about. In February 2022 a helicopter on a crocodile egg collection mission crashed in remote Arnhem Land...

Hear Erin's lies to police: record of interview released 

08 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Police knew Erin Patterson was being deceptive about her lunch preparation early in their investigation, but they kept a straight face.  In today’...

All the times Erin allegedly poisoned Simon – and much more

08 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Allegations of prior poisonings, a mysterious cat story, and a survivor's hallucinations. These are just some of the things that have been suppressed...

ANNOUNCING: What’s next for this podcast

06 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

You asked, we answered. As the trial of Erin Patterson wrapped up, you made it clear we should keep making this podcast. So we decided we will, and f...

Bonus Q&A: Sentencing, frozen assets, mushroom music

05 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Mushroom Case Daily mailbag has been overflowing so we are diving back in to answer some of your questions.In this episode Rachael Brown and Step...

Mushroom Recap: The Cover-up

01 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Never foraged. Don't own a dehydrator. Bought them at an Asian Grocer. These are just a few of the lies Erin Patterson spun to try to cover herself, ...

Mushroom Recap: The Deadly Decline

01 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Don and Gail Patterson and Heather and Ian Wilkinson had no idea what was ahead for them the afternoon they left Erin's house. They raved about the d...

Mushroom Recap: The Murder Weapon

31 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A dehydrator and death cap mushrooms are uncommon murder weapons. To use them in preparation for her guests' beef Wellington lunch, Erin Patterson ne...

Mushroom Recap: Who is Erin?

30 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Erin Patterson was convicted of triple murder with no known motive. Still, much has been made of the tensions that simmered with her estranged husban...

Mushroom Recap: The Lunch

29 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It started with a homemade meal and ended in a triple murder trial. This is the first chapter in our limited series, retelling the tragic and bizarre...

Rachael, Kristian and Stocky tell you what they really think

11 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We will never know exactly how the jury reached its guilty verdicts, but we can tell you why we think they did.Rachael Brown and Stephen Stockwell ar...

The questions we couldn't answer — until now

09 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If the jury didn't hear it, we couldn't talk about it. That's why for weeks we have left certain questions unanswered, even after getting them hundre...

Exhibits revealed: the evidence that swayed the jury

08 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As Erin Patterson has spent her first night in prison a convicted murderer, the prosecution's exhibits from the trial have been released to the publi...

The jury returns its verdict for Erin Patterson's 'mushroom murders'

07 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After more than 10 weeks, the jury in Erin Patterson's murder trial has reached their verdict on the three charges of murder and one charge of attemp...

Behind the curtain: Our life in Morwell

04 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When we landed in Morwell 10 weeks ago to make this podcast, we had no idea what was ahead — both inside the courtroom and outside.Turns out a lot ...

The room where it happens: Jury questions answered

02 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In a closed room in the Latrobe Valley Law Courts, 12 people are deciding if Erin Patterson is guilty or not guilty of murder and attempted murder. ...

The jury retires to consider its verdict

29 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After nine weeks, the jury has retired to consider its verdict: whether Erin Patterson is guilty or not guilty of murder and attempted murder.In this...

Judging Erin's lies: Our Friday Wrap

27 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As the jury departed for their last weekend at home before deliberations, Justice Christopher Beale gave specific instructions on how they should con...

The argument the jury was told to ignore

26 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As his charge to the jury ran through its third day, Justice Christopher Beale told the jury to specifically rule out one of the prosecution's argume...