Australian True Crime

Bank robbers like Russell ‘Mad Dog’ Cox and Ray Denning were household names in Australia in the 1980s, when they brazenly escaped prison and taunted police for years. Author Mark Dapin joins us to talk about this period in Australian history.Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.Show notes for Episode 172:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Mark DapinLike us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonVisit our BookshopListen on Apple PodcastsListen on Google PodcastsListen on SpotifyIf you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.Thank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Simon Fenech’s ice addiction transformed him from an athlete, husband and father with a 5 bedroom house and a Harley to a former inmate lining up for food parcels at inner city churches. How did he lose so much and how has he found so much more? He joins us to explain.Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.Show notes for Episode 170:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Simon FenechFollow Fruit2WorkLike us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonVisit our BookshopListen on Apple PodcastsListen on Google PodcastsListen on SpotifyIf you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.Thank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Liz Colenso discovered as an adult that she was adopted. Her search for her biological mother uncovered a tragic and frightening story. Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.Show notes for Episode 169:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Liz ColensoLike us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonVisit our BookshopListen on Apple PodcastsListen on Google PodcastsListen on SpotifyFor Confidential information, counselling and support service for family violence 1800 Respect on 1800 737 732 Lifeline 131 114Men's Referral Service on 1300 766 491 The website of the Victorian Adoption Network for Information and Self Help (VANISH) has lots of information and links to other similar support organisations around Australia for people who have been adopted www. vanish.org.auWoman who killed ‘had hell on earth’ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=h-NjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VJIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6934%2C6183761If you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.Thank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There are people in Adelaide who know who murdered Emma Pawelski and why. Her mother and her sister are desperate for them to come forward and tell them. Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.Show notes for Episode 168:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Sharon McKellMore about Emma's case hereLike us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonVisit our BookshopListen on Apple PodcastsListen on Google PodcastsListen on SpotifyIf you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.Thank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Canberra mum Tara Costigan was holding her newborn baby when her ex-partner murdered her in front of her other small children. Although he’d been verbally abusive, it was the first time he hit her. Heidi Lemon has written a book with Tara’s family and she and Tara’s Aunt Maria join us to talk it. BUY THE FIRST TIME HE HIT HER by Heidi Lemon.Source audio: 7.30 Report https://www.abc.net.au/7.30/family-speaks-of-tara-costigans-life-and-death/7642974Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.Show notes for Episode 167:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Heidi Lemon and Maria CostiganLike us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonVisit our BookshopListen on Apple PodcastsListen on Google PodcastsListen on SpotifyIf you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.If you or someone you know is a victim of sexual assault, or domestic or family violence contact:1800 Respect (1800 737 732)Lifeline (13 11 14)Men’s Referral Service (1300 766 491)Relationships Australia (1300 364 277)WithRespect (1800 542 847 or visit www.withrespect.org.au)Thank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Old School Nitty Gritty Committee is back!Maggie Kerr is an astrologer of over 30 years’ experience. She says everything that’s happening right now is just down to patterns and it’s all linked to things that’ have happened before.Today, Maggie’s telling us what patterns are playing out right now and in our immediate future.Show notes for Episode 721:Your host is Meshel LaurieWith thanks to guest Maggie Kerr https://www.universalastrology.com.au/Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Podcast/The-Nitty-Gritty-Committee-with-Meshel-Laurie-782980195220726/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Keith Banks was a clean living country boy when he joined QLD Police in the 70s but it took him to some very dark places. He joins us to talk about it.Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.Show notes for Episode 166:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Keith BanksLike us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonVisit our BookshopListen on Apple PodcastsListen on Google PodcastsListen on SpotifyIf you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.Thank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The murder of 14-month-old Jaidyn Leskie is officially unsolved. Journalist and author Michael Gleeson explains the prosecution’s theory as to how he died and the many distractions that prevented his killer seeing justice.Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.Show notes for Episode 165:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Michael Gleeson from The Age and Sydney Morning HeraldListen to ChildersLike us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonVisit our BookshopListen on Apple PodcastsListen on Google PodcastsListen on SpotifyIf you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.Thank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Journalist Paul Cochrane joins us to talk about the fire in the Queensland fruit-picking town of Childers that took the lives of 15 people. He hosts the excellent podcast 'Childers The Full Story' and he joins us to tell us about it. Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.Show notes for Episode 164:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Paul CochraneListen to ChildersLike us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonVisit our BookshopListen on Apple PodcastsListen on Google PodcastsListen on SpotifyIf you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.Thank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lisa Harnum’s life and death changed the way we think, talk and report about domestic violence in Australia. Former Daily Telegraph Chief Court Amy Dale, reporter and author of THE FALL : How Simon Gittany killed Lisa Harnum joins us to explain.Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.Show notes for Episode 163:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Amy DaleLike us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonVisit our BookshopListen on Apple PodcastsListen on Google PodcastsListen on SpotifyIf you or someone you know has been the victim of a sexual assault call 1800Respect for help, advice and further referral.That’s 1800 737 732If you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.Thank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stunning young model and dancer Revelle Balmain disappeared in November 1994, just days before realising her dream off moving to Japan to perform. When the police got involved, they discovered her secret life. Guest John Dale wrote a crime fiction loosly based on Revelle's disappearance called DETECTIVE WORK.Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.Show notes for Episode 162:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to John Dale and Clinton BarterLike us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonVisit our BookshopListen on Apple PodcastsListen on Google PodcastsListen on SpotifyIf you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.Thank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Two wealthy Sydney-siders get more than they bargain for when they team up with 2 small-time criminals in this extraordinary depression-era story of two unsolved murders and one nauseous shark.Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.Show notes for Episode 161:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Kevin Meagher and Phillip RoopeLike us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonVisit our Bookshop to find Shark Arm: A Shark, A Tattooed Arm and Two Unsolved MurdersListen on Apple PodcastsListen on Google PodcastsListen on SpotifyIf you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.Thank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paul Bellia was just 16, hanging out with his friend Ricky Balcombe in the local shopping mall on a Friday afternoon when an older man walked up to them and stabbed Ricky to death in 1995. Paul spent the following 23 years caught between police asking him to testify against their main suspect and the many intimidating people in his community warning him not to. Some of whom had once been his friends. He also had his own demons to deal with.  The events during and after the trial that saw Ricky’s killer finally convicted, seemed to prove Paul was right to be intimidated. Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.Show notes for Episode 160:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Greg DundasLike us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonVisit our BookshopListen on Apple PodcastsListen on Google PodcastsListen on SpotifyIf you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.Thank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Janelle O’Connor was the first person in the State of Tasmania to exercise her right to be named as a rape survivor, on the 24th of April 2020. Up until then it was illegal for rape survivors to self-identify. Janelle and Nina Funnel, the founder of the #LetHerSpeak campaign join us to explain the legal changes, and Janelle tells us her story. WARNING – This is an extremely disturbing story, please exercise discretion. Show notes for Episode 159:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Janelle O’Connor and Nina FunnellSupport #LetHerSpeakLike us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonVisit our BookshopListen on Apple PodcastsListen on Google PodcastsListen on SpotifyIf you or someone you know has been the victim of a sexual assault call 1800Respect for help, advice and further referral.That’s 1800 737 732Or contact Lifeline on 13 11 14If you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.Thank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Although Queensland police visited Brett Peter Cowan just days after Daniel Morcombe first disappeared in 2003, it took 8 years, an inquest and an incredibly intricate covert operation for them to find a way to convict him of Daniel’s abduction and murder. Journalist Kate Kyriacou covered the case and wrote a book about the covert operation THE STING: The Undercover Operation That Caught Daniel Morcombe's KillerWarning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.Show notes for Episode 158:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Kate Kyriacou BUY Kate's book THE STING: The Undercover Operation That Caught Daniel Morcombe's KillerLike us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonVisit our BookshopListen on Apple PodcastsListen on Google PodcastsListen on SpotifyIf you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.Thank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To celebrate our first Australian True Crime online livestream this Saturday Night, starring Narelle Fraser and Ron Iddles, we’re releasing an extra episode this week. It’s another in the series of Narelle Fraser Conversations.Join us for our very first video live stream event, this Saturday May 16th at 8pm, Narelle Fraser and Ron Iddles, and some other surprises. Purchase your tickets here > https://bit.ly/2L1XK9mWarning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.Show notes for Episode 157:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Narelle Fraser and Kira OlneyLike us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonVisit our BookshopListen on Apple PodcastsListen on Google PodcastsListen on SpotifyIf you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.Thank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The rape and murder of country schoolteacher Stephanie Scott just a week before her wedding shocked Australia. Journalist Monique Patterson was the editor of the local paper The Leeton Irrigator at the time, and her reflections are detailed in her book UNITED IN GRIEF.BUY Monique's book UNITED IN GRIEFPlus we catch up with Jamie Pultz from “Beenham Valley Road” about his latest podcast, “Who Killed Leanne Holland.”Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.Show notes for Episode 156:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Monique Patterson and Jamie PultzLike us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonVisit our BookshopListen on Apple PodcastsListen on Google PodcastsListen on SpotifyIf you or someone you know has been the victim of a sexual assault call 1800Respect for help, advice and further referral.If you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.Thank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Patrick Tidmarsh is a leading authority on sexual offending, and the investigation of sexual crime. He trains and lectures investigators all over the world on how to improve their response to both offenders and victims. Narelle Fraser is a former Rape Squad and the Homicide Squad Detective with a focus on victims.Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.Show notes for Episode 155:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Patrick Tidmarsh and Narelle FraserLike us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonVisit our BookshopListen on Apple PodcastsListen on Google PodcastsListen on SpotifyIf you or someone you know has been the victim of a sexual assault call 1800Respect for help, advice and further referral. If you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.Thank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Retired Victoria Police Assistant Commissioner Sandra Nicholson isn’t the kind of person who seeks attention. Fortunately Narelle knows what an impressive copper lurks beneath the mild-mannered exterior of this quietly spoken lady. She’s even sent other coppers to jail. Sandra Nicholson is a hands-on, supportive leader, but she’s no pushover.Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.Show notes for Episode 153:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Retired Victoria Police Assistant Commissioner Sandra NicholsonRead Women in Policing on VicPolLike us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonVisit our BookshopListen on Apple PodcastsListen on Google PodcastsListen on SpotifyIf you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.Thank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gary Raymond worked some of the highest profile and most challenging cases in NSW policing in living memory, including the brutal abduction and murder of Anita Cobby and the drive-by shooting of 5-year-old Tess Debrincat. He was also deployed to assist Sri Lankan authorities in body recovery after the 2006 Boxing Day Tsunami. His life outside of policing is unlike any we’ve heard described on the podcast before.Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.Show notes for Episode 152:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Gary RaymondRead Gary's storyLike us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonVisit our BookshopListen on Apple PodcastsListen on Google PodcastsListen on SpotifyIf you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.Thank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Narelle Fraser dusts off her celebrated interviewing skills for a special series of episodes of Australian True Crime to be featured intermittently throughout the year. In this episode the speaks to legendary Senior Crown Prosecutor Michele Williams QC.Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.Show notes for Episode 151:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Narelle Fraser and Michele Williams QC.Like us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonVisit our BookshopListen on Apple PodcastsListen on Google PodcastsListen on SpotifyIf you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.Thank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We caught up with Yvie Jones from Gogglebox and I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here for a YouTube Livestream on Friday night. Here are some highlights.We’ll be doing it again this Friday from 6pm and we’d love you to join us on the Australian True Crime Podcast YouTube channel. Subscribe to Welcome To Hell on the Nitty Gritty Committee Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greg Fogarty, author of ALMOST PERFECT: The true story of the Crawford family murders joins us to discuss the story of Elmer Crawford, the "ordinary" family man who hatched an extraordinary plan.Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.Show notes for Episode 150:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Greg FogartyLike us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonVisit our BookshopPurchase Greg's book ALMOST PERFECTListen on Apple PodcastsListen on Google PodcastsListen on SpotifyIf you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.Thank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tara Schultz is a survivor of many crimes perpetrated against her in childhood. She joins us to share some uncomfortable truths about the difficulties of meeting the ongoing financial costs of her survival.Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.Show notes for Episode 149:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Tara SchultzFollow Tara on TwitterLike us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonVisit our BookshopListen on Apple PodcastsListen on Google PodcastsListen on SpotifyIf you are a victim of sexual assault or domestic & family violence, call 1800 RESPECT for counselling, information & referrals.If you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.Thank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Narelle Fraser thought her number was up when she ran into the notorious armed robber Victor Peirce at the shops. She also gives us an update on an unsolved case from her days in the sex crimes squad.Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.Show notes for Episode 148:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Narelle FraserGet tickets to Narelle's live show on March 28thLike us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonVisit our BookshopListen on Apple PodcastsListen on Google PodcastsListen on SpotifyIf you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.Thank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anthony Dowsley’s dogged reporting over several years unmasked lawyer Nicola Gobbo as a police informant and has played a significant role in exposing some of the unorthodox methods employed by Victoria Police in their desperate war against the underworld in the early 2000s. Entire interview available on Patreon.Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.Show notes for Episode 147:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Anthony DowsleyListen to Part 1 of our interview with Paul DaleListen to Part 2 of our interview with Paul DaleLike us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonVisit our BookshopListen on Apple PodcastsListen on Google PodcastsListen on SpotifyIf you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.Thank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Disgraced former Drug Squad Detective” Paul Dale was charged with robbery, and then with murder. Some find it hard to believe he’s not in jail or dead, he says he’s an innocent victim of the Lawyer X scandal. You be the judge.Purchase COPS, DRUGS, LAWYER X AND ME by Paul Dale and Vikki Petraitis.Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.Show notes for Episode 146:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Paul Dale and Vikki PetraitisListen to Part 1 of our interview with Paul DaleLike us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonVisit our BookshopListen on Apple PodcastsListen on Google PodcastsListen on SpotifyIf you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.Thank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Disgraced former Drug Squad Detective” Paul Dale has seen his reputation so destroyed that his lawyer says he’s virtually beyond defamation. As his biographer Vikki Petraitis puts it, he’s been accused of everything, and yet, he’s never been convicted of anything. Is he the victim of a huge conspiracy, or the luckiest villain in the ongoing saga of the Melbourne Gang war? You be the judge as he joins us to tell his story over two weeks.Purchase COPS, DRUGS, LAWYER X AND ME by Paul Dale and Vikki Petraitis.Show notes for Episode 145:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Paul Dale and Vikki Petraitis.Like us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonVisit our BookshopListen on Apple PodcastsListen on Google PodcastsListen on SpotifyIf you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.Thank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Two “missing” women are found to have suffered similar gruesome fates. Author and journalist Liz Porter returns to tell us the truth about Sylvia Cave and Edwina Boyle.Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.Show notes for Episode 144:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Liz PorterLike us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonVisit our BookshopListen on Apple PodcastsListen on Google PodcastsListen on SpotifyIf you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.Thank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tim Marsh defends people we call monsters. He’s Chief Counsel at Victoria Legal Aid, and in the last year alone he’s represented 2 men charged with crimes that rocked the nation. Tim joins us to tell us why he does it, how he copes with it, and about the surprising encounter with a victim’s family member that devastated him.  Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.Show notes for Episode 143:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Tim Marsh.Like us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonVisit our BookshopListen on Apple PodcastsListen on Google PodcastsListen on SpotifyIf you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.Thank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jamie Pultz is a former Queensland police officer who’ll soon be launching a podcast investigation into the murder of Leanne Holland. He talks to us about that and about his last podcast project, Beenham Valley Road. We also check up on one of the most memorable guests from Beenham Valley Road. This episode features the Beenham Valley Road theme song, “Piece is Heaven” by Pete Allen Music. Available on itunes. Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.Show notes for Episode 143:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Jamie PultzListen to Beenham Valley RoadLike us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonVisit our BookshopListen on Apple PodcastsListen on Google PodcastsListen on SpotifyIf you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.Thank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the first episode of Alice Mitchell’s podcast about Nina Nicholson’s unsolved murder, Clunes Cluedo. You’ll find it sometimes overlaps with this week’s episode of ATC, but it’s well worth listening to both because there are some really special details included in this one. You can subscribe to Clunes Cluedo wherever you get your podcasts. Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Alice Mitchell More about #JusticeforNina at Instagram/clunescluedoLike us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonVisit our BookshopListen on Apple PodcastsListen on Google PodcastsListen on SpotifyIf you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.Thank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alice Mitchell is the second cousin of a young woman called Nina Nicholson who was murdered in 1991 on the porch of her home in Clunes, Ballarat (VIC). Nina was a paediatric nurse who was heading out to work when she was attacked. Her murder is still unsolved. Alice, who is a private investigator, has become the family sleuth in this case and is letting people know about Nina's case and wants to get a second coronial inquest to look at the murder.Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.Show notes for Episode 141:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Alice Mitchell More about #JusticeforNina at Instagram/clunescluedoLike us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonVisit our BookshopListen on Apple PodcastsListen on Google PodcastsListen on SpotifyIf you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.Thank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Author Liz Porter, Author of Crime Scene Asia, tells us the unbelievable and disturbing case of Sydney-based Singaporean student Ram Tiwary who spent eight years in a NSW jail for a double murder that he didn't commit.Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.Show notes for Episode 140:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Liz Porter Like us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonPurchase Crime Scene Asia in our Bookshop or Visit our Bookshop BookshopListen on Apple PodcastsListen on Google PodcastsListen on SpotifyIf you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.Thank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Two things can be true at once,” and arson is part in Australia’s bushfire story.Dr Troy McEwan is an associate professor in clinical and forensic psychology at Monash university. Her research is focussed on the assessment and treatment of stalking, domestic violence and arson. Chloe Hooper, author of excellent books The Arsonist and The Tall Man: Death and Life on Palm Island.Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.Show notes for Episode 139:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Dr Troy McEwan and Chloe HooperLike us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonListen on Apple PodcastsListen on Google PodcastsListen on SpotifyIf you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.Thank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fiona Splitt started an intense advocacy campaign in Queensland to have the "no body, no parole" legislation introduced after the murder of her partner Bruce Schuler in 2012. Bruce was gold fossicking in the remote Palmerville Station area in Cape York, Australia when he was murdered. His body has never been found and a rogue, outback couple Stephen and Dianne Struber were convicted of his murder.Thanks to Fiona’s immense efforts The “no body, no parole” legislation was introduced. The Strubers will never be released from prison because they deny they murdered Bruce. Fiona still holds hope Bruce's remains will be found and continues to push for information so she can bring Bruce home. Fiona tells us about her latest step in her quest to find Bruce. Previously we spoke with author Robert Reid who wrote about the case in his book Murder on the River of Gold (episode 122).Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.Show notes for Episode 138Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Fiona Splitt More about the case at the Justice for Bruce Schuler Facebook GroupLike us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonPurchase Murder on the River of Gold in our Bookshop or Visit our BookshopListen on AcastListen on Apple PodcastsListen on Google PodcastsListen on SpotifyIf you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.Thank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Graham Stafford served 15 years for the brutal rape and murder of his girlfriend's 12-year-old sister Leanne. The conviction was overturned in 2009, but Stafford is still locked in a legal battle with the QLD Police Service to have a report into their handling of the case made public.In the meantime he still faces scepticism and innuendo, including from a controversial episode of Channel 7's recently axed Sunday night program.Patrons will receive an extra episode in coming weeks, in which Graham speaks specifically about the notorious Sunday Night "ambush."Show notes for Episode 137:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Graham StaffordFor more about the case:https://whokilledleanneholland.com/blog/Like us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonVisit our BookshopListen on Apple PodcastsListen on Google PodcastsListen on SpotifyIf you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.Thank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

12-year-old Leanne Holland was brutally raped and murdered in Ipswich, QLD in 1991. Her sister's boyfriend, Graham Stafford was convicted of the crime, but he maintains his innocence, and the investigation has been found wanting.Robin Bowles included his story in her book Rough Justice, and she joins us to talk us through the case.NEXT WEEK, Graham Stafford joins us.Show notes for Episode 136:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Robin BowlesFor more about the case:https://whokilledleanneholland.com/blog/Like us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonVisit our BookshopListen on Apple PodcastsListen on Google PodcastsListen on SpotifyIf you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.Thank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Perth Brothel owner Shirley Finn's 1975 unsolved murder looms large over the city, with men at the highest levels of government and policing suspected of involvement. Journalist Juliet Wills, author of Dirty Girl: The State Sanctioned Murder of Brothel Madam Shirley Finn, joins us.Show notes for Episode 135:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Juliet WillsFor more about the campaign to get the palace letters released: https://chuffed.org/project/release-the-palace-lettersLike us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonPurchase Dirty Girl: The State Sanctioned Murder of Brothel Madam Shirley Finn Listen on Apple PodcastsListen on Google PodcastsListen on SpotifyIf you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.Thank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From bank robbing football players to drug-dealing football players and stand-over men, (who used to be football players). Ok, they're not all football players. In their new book "Gangland, this Unsporting Life" Susanna Lobez and James Morton have applied their meticulous reporting skills to the intersection of Australian sport and Australian crime. It's very fertile ground.Purchase Gangland: This Unsporting Life Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.Show notes for Episode #134:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Susanna LobezLike us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or TwitterListen on Apple PodcastsListen on Google PodcastsListen on SpotifyIf you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.Thank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When Julie was a teenager in 1970s Australia, she and her friends decided to try their hands at drug smuggling. It didn't turn out well, despite the assistance of the Victorian Narcotics Squad.Show notes for Episode 133:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to JulieLike us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonListen on Apple PodcastsListen on Google PodcastsListen on SpotifyIf you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.Thank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Australian Jock Palfreeman has been in a Bulgarian prison since 28 December 2007 when he was taken into custody for the stabbing murder of Andrei Monov. He says Monov and his friends were attacking two young Roma men, known colloquially as “gypsies”, and he was defending them. The victim’s father says he’s a monster. Australian Story producer and author of the Palfreeman family’s story, Every Parent’s Nightmare, Belinda Hawkins joins us to tell us about the Jock Palfreeman she knows.Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.Show notes for Episode 132:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Belinda HawkinsBUY the book Every Parent’s Nightmare The Australian Story episode Crime and Punishment Like us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonListen on Apple PodcastsListen on Google PodcastsListen on SpotifyIf you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.Thank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The “Milat family insider” quoted extensively in Australian media this week is actually our friend Amanda Howard, from the "Monsters Who Murder" podcast. She gives us an update and an insight into her work, as well as a prediction as to whether we can expect a death bed confession.Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Amanda HowardLike us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonVisit our BookshopListen on Apple PodcastsListen on Google PodcastsListen on SpotifyIf you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.Thank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Amanda Howard, the Serial Killer Whisperer joins us again to talk about the holes she believes are in the case against Ivan Milat. Amanda corresponds with Milat in jail.Show notes:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Amanda Howard.Like us on the Facebook ​Follow us on Instagramor TwitterSupport us on PatreonThank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michael McGurk was murdered with a single gunshot to the head outside his family home in Cremorne in 2009. He described himself as a businessman but others, including politicians and royalty said he was an extortionist, a fraudster and an arsonist. He confided in our guest, legendary journalist Kate McClymont about who he thought might kill him just 10 days before his death.Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.Show notes for Episode 129:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Kate McClymontLike us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonPurchase Dead Man Walking in our BookshopListen on Apple PodcastsListen on Google PodcastsListen on SpotifyIf you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.Thank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

11-year-old Joanne Ratcliffe was the kind of well-mannered, responsible girl often entrusted to care for younger children. She was no match though for a grown man who seized the opportunity to snatch her and her 4-year-old friend from Adelaide Oval in 1973.Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.Show notes for Episode 128:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Suzie RatcliffeLike us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonVisit our BookshopListen on Apple PodcastsListen on Google PodcastsListen on SpotifyIf you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

22-year-old Jack Nankervis was stabbed 70 times by a teenager he didn’t know. His girlfriend Stacey is still trying to put her life back together five years later and understand why it really happened and why no one else seems interested in finding out.Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.Show notes for Episode 127:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Stacey Patton.Like us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonVisit our BookshopListen on Apple PodcastsListen on Google PodcastsListen on SpotifyIf you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.Thank you for listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dianne Brimble died an unnecessary death in the company of strange, cruel men on a cruise she’d saved years for. She’s had no justice, but her ex-husband still fights for her dignity. Read the Inquest into the death of Dianne Brimble - Findings Only. Purchase Abandoned: The Sad Death of Dianne Brimble Warning: please be advised this episode contains accounts of sexual assault. Listener discretion is advised. Show notes for Episode 126: Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily Webb With thanks to Mark Brimble Like us on Facebook ​ Follow us on Instagram or Twitter Support us on Patreon Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Google Podcasts Listen on Spotify If you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. Thank you for listening!

Narelle is back with a case that’s very close to her heart because it’s connected to her time working with her favourite boss Lorraine Blackwell at Broadmeadows CPS. Lorraine pioneered a victim-focussed approach to the investigation of sexual assault and her influence can still be seen in the Victorian Police force today. Warning: please be advised this episode contains accounts of sexual assault. Listener discretion is advised. Show notes for Episode 125: Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily Webb With thanks to Narelle Fraser Like us on Facebook ​ Follow us on Instagram or Twitter Support us on Patreon Visit our Bookshop Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Google Podcasts Listen on Spotify If you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. Thank you for listening!

Sexy gangster, porn star, part-time models. A letter bomb and a tv home shopping star having sex with another tv home shopping star in a police station before faking his own death and escaping Australia. How has there never been an Underbelly series about this True Crime story from Kings Cross in 1998?As NSW the Premier announces a rollback of the lockout laws, veteran Sydney journalist Mark Morri has finally written a book about this case and these extraordinary people. It’s called “Hate Mail” and he joins us to talk about it, and the truth behind the recent lull in violent crime in Sydney.Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.Show notes for Episode 124:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Mark Morri.Like us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonPurchase Hate Mail in our BookshopListen on Apple PodcastsListen on Google PodcastsListen on SpotifyIf you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.Thank you for listening!