I Catch Killers with Gary Jubelin

Subscribe to Crime X+ today. ‘Make sure you hang out the washing’ - This was the last communication Leesa Topic had with her daughter Courtney. It was written on a note she left in the kitchen of their West Hoxton Park home.Within hours of hanging out the family’s washing, Courtney Topic aged just 22, who had never been in trouble was shot dead by police.Today, we are talking to Leesa and Ron Topic, the parents of Courtney.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Tom Carroll was at the top of his game, he had it all: world championships, a loving family, fame and fortune - but he also had a dark secret, Tom was an addict. In part two of his chat with Gary, he talks about his experiences with crystal meth and cocaine, and the rock bottom moment that led him to recovery and enlightenment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Tom Carroll has caught his share of killer... waves. A two-time world champion surfer, Tom has had huge highs and crashing lows. In part one of his chat with Gary, Tom talks about what drew him to surfing, his career and how he became involved in drugs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Matt Klein says that he was drawn to the kindness and community spirit of the Twelve Tribes, but eventually, the bizarre and sometimes cruel rules governing the group led to him fleeing with his children. His wife remains in the group and has cut off contact with Matt and the family. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe to Crime X+ today. The tables were turned when Matty Johns sat down with Gary to ask him about everything from his early career to his post-policing life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe to Crime X+ today. The inside workings of the Twelve Tribes religious group here in Australia and around the world are shrouded in mystery. We're joined by Journalist Tim Elliott who is pulling back the curtain and exposing some dark truths.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe to Crime X+ today. In part two of Gary's chat with recently retired Scotland Yard Detective David Leach, the pair talk about David's work in some very high-profile counter-terrorism investigations and his work on a decade-old unsolved murder.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Not everyone can say they stared down a serial killer, but recently retired Scotland Yard Murder Squad and Counter Terrorism Detective David Leach has done just that. In part one of his chat with Gary, David talks about the investigation that led to the arrest of Levi Bellfield, a serial killer that had been terrorising London until his arrest in 2004. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe to Crime X+ today. In part two of Ben and Amy Smith's conversation with Gary, the pair describe the strain of being accused of sexual assault, the experience of going through court and what it felt like to hear the jury finally deliver their verdict. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Ben and Amy Smith saw their world turned upside down when Ben was arrested and charged with multiple sexual assaults. The former policeman maintained his innocence and Amy stood by him, gathering the evidence that would eventually clear his name.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe to Crime X+ today. John Elias knows he's no angel. A shooting, match-fixing, drug and firearm offences - are just some of the crimes he was linked to or convicted of. But John is sharing his story because he thinks there is a lesson to be taken from it, and he hopes young people hear it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe to Crime X+ today. John Elias' rap sheet goes far beyond on-field indiscretions. As a 16-year-old he was serving time in Long Bay Prison with some of the hardest prisoners in the state. After prison, he carved out a career for himself as a high-profile professional rugby league player, but like a moth to a bright light, he was drawn to the adrenaline of the criminal world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe to Crime X+ today. In 2007, the Federal Government launched the Northern Territory Emergency Response, also known as the Intervention. It included restrictions on alcohol, changes to welfare payments, acquisitions of parcels of lands, education, employment and health initiatives, restrictions on pornography and other measures. When Mary Keaney saw the confronting images on the news, she uprooted her life to travel there and work for the Aboriginal Legal Aid Service. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Mary Keaney grew up a rebel with a strong social conscience, she spent her youth protesting, fighting for the environment and other important causes. Then, in her 20s, she read Nelson Mandela's autobiography and learnt that if you want to fight the system, you first need to understand it. That simple message sent her on a path to becoming a lawyer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe to Crime X+ today. In part two of Gary's chat with former Assistant Commissioner Ken Mckay, the pair discuss what it really takes to crack down on gang violence and how the media both helps and hinders the efforts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Ken 'Slasher' Mckay spent 35 years in the police, rising the the rank of Assistant Commissioner. He's an old school cop who locked up plenty of bikies and underworld figures in his time. In part 1, he and Gary talk about some of his cases and he shares his opinion on the current state of policing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Michael Franzese is one of the only men who turned his back on the Mafia and walked away with his life. In part 2 of his chat with Gary, they talk about his time in prison and how he came to turn his life around and leave his life of crime. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Michael Franzese is the former Capo of the infamous Colombo crime family in New York. In part one, he tells Gary how he became a 'made man', what life was like in the mob and his relationship with the Australian Mafia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Graeme Simpfendorfer tells Gary about the 2.4 million dollar Armaguard heist pulled off by the infamous 'Road Gang' and how a long-term investigation, Operation Octopus led to a breakthrough. Graeme also shares what it was like working the Black Saturday bushfires, and reveals the job that almost broke him. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Graeme Simpfendorfer first decided he wanted to become a cop when the bank he was working at was held up. Since then, he's worked in all areas of policing, from the armed hold-up squad to the Sexual Offences Child Abuse Investigation Team (SOCIT). Graeme is now the lead investigator on the hit show Hunted. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Dean King thought rehab was just an easy way to escape his life in prison, he couldn't have predicted the enormous life-changing transformation he would find there. In part two Dean, tells Gary how he has kept his positive outlook throughout his struggles and always looked on the bright side of life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Dean King was facing the unthinkable at just 15 years old, charged with murder after a robbery gone wrong and facing a stint in an adult prison. In part one we go through Dean's downward spiral into heroin use and violence behind bars. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe to Crime X+ today. How Colin McLaren and a team of elite cops pulled off the largest undercover sting in Australian history when they posed as money laundering art dealers to infiltrate the mafia in New South Wales.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Former detective Colin McLaren’s jaw-dropping career saw him dealing with mass shootings, hunting the Mr Cruel serial rapist and infiltrating the mafia. In part one, he shares the inside stories of these life-changing cases.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Greg Kelly joins us again to talk more about his work, this time in the field of arson investigation. Greg outlines the telltale signs of arson and his involvement investigating the tragic Quakers Hill nursing home fire. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Detectives are often credited with solving tough crimes, but it's often the work that's done behind the scenes that dictates if a crime is solved, this is the work of the forensic investigator. We're joined today by Greg Kelly, a forensic investigator who will take us into the world of the crime scene examiner.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe to Crime X+ today. In part two of her chat with Gary, Amanda Goff shares some more of her experiences as Samantha X and reveals why she retired from escort work and what the future has in store. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Gary has stared down murderers, but Amanda Goff still managed to make him nervous. In part one, Amanda and Gary discuss why she decided to trade in her 'picket fence' life to become a sex worker. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Luke Kennedy's wild ride through life almost came to an end in a disastrous trip to Thailand that left him in hospital. But it was this trip that would plant the seeds that would lead him to redemption.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Luke Kennedy's life was ruled by his ego, like many lost young men he was a wrecking ball of pain, brawling, getting stabbed and generally up to no good, until a catastrophic chain of events led him to enlightenment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rob Langdon was in a foreign country, away from his family and friends, facing the death penalty for murder. In part two of his chat with Gary, Rob talks about his strategies for survival in the unforgiving prison in Afghanistan and how he came to be released. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Rob Langdon describes himself as an honest man, not necessarily a good man. He was a former soldier working as a private contractor in Afghanistan when he was involved in an incident that resulted in a man's death and saw him facing the death penalty. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe to Crime X+ today. In part two of Rudy's chat with Gary, he talks about how he fell in love with a man out of the blue in his 20s and realised that he was gay. Rudy also talks about travelling back to New Zealand to find his cultural roots and how he finally found his place in the world with comedy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Comedian Rudy-Lee Taurua was born into a world where people talked with their fists and drugs and alcohol abuse was the norm. It felt inevitable that he would go down the same path. In part one of his chat with Gary, he talks about his decade-long addiction and how he overcame it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe to Crime X+ today. In part two of Philip Marshall, he talks more about the fascinating investigation into the sinking of the Rainbow Warrior and the breakthroughs that lead them to answers and an arrest.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Philip Marshall found himself on the case of a lifetime as he and a team of New Zealand cops were brought in to investigate the sinking of the Rainbow Warrior, a Green Peace vessel that was involved in protesting nuclear testing. The case took Phillip and his team on a wild ride with many twists and turns.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Russell Oxford joins Gary once again and the pair talk through the final path to justice for Roxlyn Bowie's family and how it feels for him to see John Bowie convicted after decades of work. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Russell Oxford returns for a record-breaking fifth episode of I Catch Killers. Russell shares the story of Roxlyn Bowie, a 31-year-old woman from Walgett in NSW . Russell covers her mysterious disappearance and her family's 40-year wait for answers and justice that finally came earlier this year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In part two of Hedley's chat with Gary, they talk about his investigations into the murder of Lynette Dawson and Shandee Blackburn. The pair discuss the media's role in uncovering mistakes and corruption that can otherwise hinder the course of justice.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hedley Thomas is a multi-award-winning journalist whose work has exposed corruption and miscarriages of justice. He has helped solve serious crimes that might otherwise have remained unsolved. You won't want to miss this fascinating insight into Hedley's work.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The night Daryl Green was shot, his dad received the most horrifying call a parent can get, his son was lying in hospital, shot in the face and shoulder. Daryl's recovery and subsequent return to policing showed his incredible strength and resilience. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Daryl Green is a former Queensland cop who found himself shot twice in an ambush while responding to a routine call, his partner was shot too, Daryl shares his experience of that harrowing night and how he immediately went into fight mode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Caroline and Kylie are back to talk more about the disappearance of Paddy Moriarty, the mischievous Larrimah local who vanished without a trace along with his dog, Kellie. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gary is joined by Kylie Stevenson and Caroline Graham, two journalists, podcasters and authors who found themselves drawn into a very unusual murder mystery in a tiny outback town. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In part two of Nathan Edward's chat with Gary, they talk about what it was like to be on the ground documenting the September 11 attacks and aftermath and the time he found himself visiting an ice factory in Sinaloa.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nathan Edwards is a former newspaper photographer who has covered some of Australia's, and the world's, biggest crimes. In part one Nathan tells Gary about the time he had a conversation with a murderer before he was arrested, his time covering a murder mystery on Norfolk islands and his experience seeing the aftermath of the Bali bombings.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In part two of Kristi McVee's chat with Gary, she talks about PTSD, leaving the police and her new mission to keep kids safe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kristi McVee is a former detective and specialist child interviewer, she spent years investigating child sexual abuse and prosecuting pedophiles. In this chat, she gets real about the scope of the problem and the challenges you face as a cop chasing down pedophiles. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lainie Coldwell was found at dead the base of a large gum tree with severe head injuries that later killed her. At first glance, it looked like an accident, but Gerry Thornton trusted his gut and his single-minded pursuit of the truth, even when he wasn't supported by his own organisation, lead to a murder conviction for her husband. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we're joined by Gerry Thornton, a former Queensland cop who worked for 32 years covering high-profile investigations such as the murder of Lainie Coldwell. In part one, Gerry talks about his career and his habit of chasing up clues that other people tended to ignore. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.