The Crime Collective's Podcast

Welcome to episode 115, in which Ben makes his much-anticipated return to the podcast!  He and Claire are joined by special guest Sam the forensic psychologist, who delivers on a promise from an earlier episode to delve into the story behind the Lindt Cafe siege, which occurred in Sydney in December 2014. Hear about the background of the lone gunman, Iranian-born Man Haron Monis, what unfolded dur...

Welcome to episode 114, in which Claire is joined by Matt to tell a contemporary Tasmanian true crime story. She shares the case of 58-year-old Noel Ingham, who befriended Darren Gale while they were both living in a halfway house on the North-West Coast in 2014 and then several years later offered him a room in his home.   Noel had his struggles with alcoholism and the health issues that came wit...

Welcome to episode 113, in which the dynamic sibling duo of Matthew and Claire host again. This time Matt tells the story of the Hoddle Street massacre that occurred in Melbourne, Australia, in 1987, leaving seven people dead and many others seriously injured. Hear about what lead up to 19-year-old Julian Knight going on his deadly shooting rampage, how the tragic event unfolded and the aftermath....

Welcome to episode 112, in which Claire is once again joined by special guest host, her brother Matt Turfrey, as both Ben and Kitty were unavailable. Claire tells the incredible story of a pirate at the heart of one of Australia's greatest convict escape stories, who named himself for a free-flying bird, though he had a long list of other criminal aliases and a colourful record. A fast-talking esc...

Welcome to episode 111, in which Claire delivers on a request from listener TJ, who suggested delving into the story behind Murdering Gully Road on Table Cape, in Wynyard, Tasmania. It begins back in 1858, when neighbouring farmers Samuel Oaks and William Bannon were known to be bitter enemies, with much of their disputes centering around wandering pigs. But when Samuel doesn't return home one nig...

Welcome to episode 110, in which your hosts Ben and Claire are joined by regular special guest Matt Turfrey.  While beloved former producer Butch did cover the Hinterkaifeck murders in his only appearance presenting a story way back in episode 21, Matt has long been fascinated by the case and wanted to revisit it with fresh eyes and more details. The Hinterkaifeck murders were the brutal, unsolved...

Welcome to episode 109, in which Ben recounts a trio of hostage-taking tales - the 2010 attack on the Panama City school board meeting in Florida by 56-year-old Clay Allen Duke, the 1984 Sydney bank robbery and hostage crisis perpetrated by 35-year-old Hakki Bahadir Atahan and the 1996 Sand Island Incident at the Seal Masters of Hawaii building by 28-year-old John Miranda. Then to conclude the epi...

Welcome to episode 108, in which Claire tells the story of Isaac 'Ikey' Solomon, one of London's most infamous dealers in stolen property in the early 1800s, who was supposedly the inspiration for Fagin in Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist.  His real life story is even more fascinating than the fictional version - hear how he ended up in Van Diemen's Land not once but twice! Then Ben finished things o...

Welcome to episode 107 and another instalment of the Itty Bitty Nitty Gritty with Claire and Kitty!  This month your hosts sink their teeth into culinary crimes and food-related felonies. Claire starts off with the case of the KFC murders - an armed robbery that turned into an abduction and the execution-style killing of five people in Texas in 1983. It would take authorities 20 years to charge tw...

Welcome to episode 106, in which Ben takes a leaf out of Claire's book and explores a historical Tasmanian crime story.  Venturing back more than 200 years, sealers working along the coastline had already been in contact with Aboriginal tribes, mainly to steal their women.  So when a large part of the state's North-West corner was taken over by the Van Diemen's Land Company to set up a grazing ope...

Welcome to episode 105, in which Ben and Claire are first joined by forensic psychologist Sam to briefly follow up on a query that arose from the University of Texas tower shooting episode. Claire then tells the story of 25-year-old Tammie Rickard, who went missing after walking home from a Launceston pub in 1999. Hear about the circumstances of the university student's disappearance and the polic...

Welcome to episode 104, and another instalment of The Itty Bitty Nitty Gritty with Claire and Kitty!  Fancy a hot beverage? This time your hosts delve into crimes connected with cuppas, either tea or coffee.   Claire begins by telling the story of Graham Young, whose childhood fascination with chemicals took a dark turn... Sent to Broadmoor in 1962 as a 14-year-old for his devious doings, he was r...

Welcome to episode 103, in which Ben tells the story of the 1966 University of Texas tower mass shooting. Hear about the perpetrator, Charles Whitman, the lead up to the shocking incident, how it unfolded, and the heroic actions of those who helped put an end to his deadly actions. In a final twist, something discovered after Whitman's death may possibly have explained why he did it... And to fini...

Welcome to episode 102, in which Claire takes another journey back to the early days of Tasmania and tells the story of ex-convict turned serial killer John Haley. Also known as Four-Fingered Scotty, he went on a murderous rampage in 1861, but there were rumours he may have actually killed many more... And the account of his botched execution is nearly as horrible as the acts he committed to earn...

Welcome to episode 101 and another instalment of the Itty Bitty Nitty Gritty with Claire and Kitty! This time the hosts explore the theme of canine-related crimes - Kitty recounts the story of a pup that was small in stature but large in loyalty, whose refusal to abandon his owner helped earn him the title of the doggy detective. Then Claire talks about the case of a violent dog-napping of a celeb...

Welcome to episode 100! In which Claire and Ben celebrate hitting the milestone, with some cameo appearances from those near and dear to us at The Crime Collective. Claire then tells a Tasmanian true crime tale - the sad story of the death of Neil Harwood in East Devonport in 2011, and the appalling decisions made in the aftermath by his killer Peter Leary and his accomplice in disposing of the vi...

Welcome to episode 99, in which Ben recounts the epic story of the 1950 robbery of more than $2.7 million in cash and securities by a group of masked men from a Brink's depot in  Boston. Considered the crime of the century, it had obviously taken meticulous planning and led to years of investigative work by the FBI.  Find out if the gang of thieves were able to wait out the seven-year statue of li...

Welcome to episode 98, in which Claire and Ben finally return from their prolonged break and discuss some changes in the future of the podcast. Claire then tells the main story about the disappearance of 30-year-old mother of six, Darlene Geertsema, from Devonport, Tasmania, in 1978. While police at the time ruled out foul play, it took one daughter's persistence and the dedication of a female pol...

Greetings dear listeners, this is a short announcement to say we'll be taking our annual break a little earlier than in the past  but we'll be back soon! Thanks, love you - bye! xxx If you would like to reach out, please email us at tcrimecollective@gmail.com

Welcome to episode 97, in which Claire is joined by her brother Matt as she tells the story of a Tasmanian case that was one of the earliest in Australia to use DNA technology to help bring a murderer to justice. It began in 1980, when Amanda Carter was out in Hobart celebrating her upcoming 22nd birthday with her sister. But after leaving a pub in the early hours of the morning, the pair walked t...

Welcome to episode 96, in which Claire is again joined by special guest forensic psychologist Sam. This time Sam tells the main story about a case which she was familiar with from her time living in Adelaide. Carolyn Matthews was a hardworking mother and wife from suburban West Lakes who was found stabbed to death in her home. But the shocking crime wasn't a random attack and the truth behind her...

Welcome to episode 95 and another instalment of The Itty Bitty Nitty Gritty with Claire and Kitty! This episode just so happens to fall on Halloween, so of course that's the theme for this month's offering. Kitty tells the tale of the trick or treat murder - the 1957 shooting of Peter Fabiano in California by a masked person who'd knocked on his door late one night. However, the paper bag they hel...

Welcome to episode 94, in which Claire is joined by special returning guest, forensic psychologist Sam, in Ben's absence. Claire talks about a fairly recent Tasmanian case - the sad and disturbing story of 22-year-old Bradley Breward, who found himself the focus of attention when former bodybuilder Mark Jones became obsessed with finding his stolen vehicle. After offering a reward for information...

Welcome to episode 93, in which Ben tells the story of the shocking mass shooting at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida in 2016. Hear about the background of the shooter, 29-year-old Omar Mateen, what unfolded during the hostage situation that became a three-hour standoff, and his supposed motivation for the deadly attack. To end the episode, after Ben had to head off Claire is joined once...

Welcome to episode 92, in which Ben and Claire are again joined by special guest Matt Turfrey for a journey back to ye olde Van Diemen's Land! Claire tells the story of John 'Rocky' Whelan, an Irish-born convict whose rampage in the mid-1850s earned him many names, including the Huon Terror. Hear about the torturous punishments he endured over nearly 20 years for the dozens of offences he racked u...