The Gangster's Ghost
Episodes
Episode 10: Post-Mortem
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Regan is already public enemy number one with both the underworld and police after the disappearance and presumed murder of his ...
Episode 9: Karlos
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew Condon and Kelly Slater Regan visit the site of the former Whiskey Au Go Go nightclub in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, where 15 innocent people ...
Episode 8: Collateral Damage
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Regan is a suspect following the suspicious death of brothel madam and whistleblower Shirley Brifman in Brisbane where the gangster is...
Episode 7: Travelling North
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Stewart John Regan expands his business empire into Queensland, bringing all his street-smart Sydney savvy to what he thinks are the g...
Episode 6: Heat
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Regan’s de facto partner Marg reveals the truth behind life with a man who was transforming from scallywag to a full-blown crim...
Episode 5: Into The Underworld
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Stewart John Regan’s transition from troubled youth, tow truck driver and nightclub bouncer goes to another level. While courti...
Episode 4: Real Wild Child
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Regan, fresh from a boys’ correctional home, steps out into the wild streets of Sydney noir. He quickly makes his mark in notori...
Episode 3: Holystoning
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Regan and his mother, Clare – The Colonel – suddenly leave rural Young for the big smoke of Sydney. Clare turns up ...
Episode 2: The Colonel
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Johnny Regan's early years were completely dominated by his obsessive mother, Clare, nicknamed "The Colonel", who frowned upon his friendships, didn&r...
Episode 1: Dead Man Talking
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The five-decade mystery of who killed psychopathic pimp and murderer Stewart John ‘The Magician’ Regan at the age of 29. One of Australia&...
Introducing: The Gangster's Ghost
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Johnny 'The Magician' Regan was a murderer, pimp and psychopath, gunned down by three assassins in a grimy back lane in 1974. He was 29. Matthew Condo...