Suburban Legends

Mick was on a mission to find Graham’s killers. Benji and Carl said they had nothing to do with it, but they’d heard that Asians, possibly the Chinese, had something to do with it. Mick was unmoved by the suggestion and word had it he was next on the list. He said to Carl; ‘You walk away from this and mind your own business. But anything with you, that’s your problem, but if anything comes my way...

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Carl Williams had a new attack dog. Andrew “Benji” Veniamin was now spending the best part of his days with a new best mate; despite him allegedly accepting a contract from Jason Moran to off Carl. The way Benji told it, he’d gotten his way into the roof cavity of Carl’s house one night, and was primed to do the job, when he heard Roberta singing to their daughter Dhakota, while putting her to bed...

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13th of October 1999 Carl drove his hire car to Gladstone Park, a northwest suburb of Melbourne, and waited for Mark and Jason to arrive. When they did, the trio hopped into Carl’s hire car and drove around until they found a small reserve in Barrington Crescent. It was mid afternoon, and the small park was flanked by residential homes. When the subject of prices and past deals gone awry came up,...

Join Shaun for this interlude minisode between parts 1 and 2 of the Melbourne Gangland Killings. These minisodes will be released mid-week for the rest of the series to add some additional context and help link the parts together. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/true-blue-crime . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

6th February 1995, Carlton, Victoria Alphonse left Lygon St and went to the Richmond Hotel to attend the wake of a dearly departed. He drank and punted until midnight, leaving for a party in St Kilda. As two partygoers left, they saw Alphonse out the front, his blood boiling amidst a verbal tirade he was unleashing on a man named Greg Workman over a perceived debt. When it became evident Greg didn...

It was around 2AM. Kenny Penfold had a severed pig’s head and a handful of rocks. Darrin Wilson had an axe handle. They watched from the bushes along the railway siding on Narracan Drive, as Greg Domaszewicz came out and put something in the bin at the front of his house. Then he went back inside. Little did Kenny and Darrin know, the revenge-style prank they had planned would insert them into wha...

It was around 930AM, as Stewart, the boy’s father, was fitting some carseats in the family car. He saw Gerard and Malcolm’s legs pass as they walked down the driveway and turned into Kent St. A short way down the street, at around number 99, Malcolm cruised park his younger brother on his roller blades, and called out that he’d meet him at the comic store. This was the last time Malcolm saw his br...

April 14, 1987, approximately 3:40PM Young Johnny was walking from school to his home in Victor Street, when he passed the side gate of a house at number 1 Jindalee Circuit. He looked in to see a man and a woman arguing. As he looked on, Johnny saw the man hit the woman across the face in anger. He kept walking and noted that a white car was parked outside the home. Who was the man with the white...

Shelly worked her shift and returned to her parents house in Brougham St around 2PM. When she went inside, her Dad, John, was making a cup of tea. But Shelly felt something was off, immediately. The first thing she noticed was that the latch on her parents bedroom door was snibbed shut, but from the outside. This was strange because if her Mum was inside, she couldn't have locked it from the outsi...

Prue awoke well after midday on a warm summer’s day in February, 1992. Her Mum, Jenny, and younger sister, Amanda, had already left home, headed to the local swimming pool. She planned to meet them there after having something to eat. But Prue never made it to the pool. After heating up a can of creamed corn on the stove, she vanished without a trace… Join Shaun over a cup of coffee as he run...

Inside the watch house across the street, which housed the cells of the nearby courthouse, constables Dave Yeoman and Angela Taylor had just fed the prisoners. It was their own lunch time now, and they could smell the fresh sandwiches emanating from the canteen across the road. ‘Whose turn is it to get the munchies?’ asked Angela. The 21 year old rising star was dux of her class at the academy; sh...

The 5th of October 1997 was a beautiful day on the NSW Sapphire Coast and Nichole Collins and Lauren Barry were a great team who shared a lot of fun times together; this long weekend was just another one of those. At least, it was to this point, as the pair left their campsite, headed down the Bega Tathra Road towards a party. Sadly, the girls wouldn’t make their destination... Join Shaun and Chlo...

Saturday 8th December, 1934, Mylor, South Australia As dawn broke on this fresh summer’s morning, John Scotland was walking down the main street when he spotted a familiar face. William Arthur Figg was riding his bicycle in Scotland’s direction, wearing a navy suit and a dark felt fedora. Scotland knew Figg as a local woodcutter, and figured he was on his way to work. “Morning Art’, Scotland calle...

Set against the backdrop of the 1930’s Great Depression, the grey Melbourne streets were stalked by a serial killer the press dubbed The Schoolgirl Strangler. This predator, a few beers down each attack, blended in amongst the everyday downtrodden bloke walking the streets during this time. And that made him all the more dangerous… Join Shaun and Chloe as they discuss the shocking murder of 4 youn...

Friday 23rd November 1978, Murwillimbah, NSW Inside the branch of the Bank of NSW, the crew of thieves worked quickly and quietly. They bypassed the combination lock of the vault and made their way inside. Shrouded in darkness, one of the bandits drilled into the safe, just above the lock, to expose the tumblers. From here, he could manipulate them and gain access. Another thief cut a hole into th...

Join Shaun and Chloe to discuss the tragic case of 6 year old Kiesha Weippeart, which happened around the Mount Druitt region of Sydney NSW in July of 2010. There’s many aspects to this case which prompted a lot of discussion at the time, not only about those involved and the broader socio economic aspects, but the possible systemic failures of our community services. Support the show on: Patreon...

Mr Cruel was a child abductor, sexual predator, and presumed murderer, active in suburban Melbourne during the late eighties to early nineties. He has been quite accurately described as the bogeyman for children who grew up in the area at this time. The crimes attributable to this unidentified offender are some of the most calculated, meticulous, and sickening we’ve ever seen here in Australia. Bu...

Mr Cruel was a child abductor, sexual predator, and presumed murderer, active in suburban Melbourne during the late eighties to early nineties. He has been quite accurately described as the bogeyman for children who grew up in the area at this time. The crimes attributable to this unidentified offender are some of the most calculated, meticulous, and sickening we’ve ever seen here in Australia. Bu...

Andy Kingston arrived at 125 South St in the middle of the day, overcome by insatiable lust. Bernadette and Mario in unit 2 invited him inside, expecting a visit from the guy they’d spoken to over the phone a number of times now. He was alone, Jenny, his wife, wasn’t with him. Andy explained that she couldn’t be there this time, but next time, she would. He’d told her about them and she was excite...

At around 7:15pm mother of three, Trang Nguyen, answered a knock at the door of her home in Nordlingen Drive. The voices called out ‘it’s the police’. Trang opened the door, and was immediately confronted by two men brandishing large kitchen knives… Join Shaun and Chloe as they discuss the case of the lesser-known strangler of Wagga Wagga, Matthew Harris. Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/trueblue...

August 1986, Melbourne, and the National Gallery of Victoria has just had their most recently acquired prized work of art stolen, and received a ransom letter detailing the demands… Join Shaun as he tells the story of the stolen Picasso 'Weeping Woman' from the National Gallery of Victoria. Support the show on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/truebluecrime Website - www.truebluecrimepodcast.com -...

In 1986, Perth and the whole of Western in Australia was flying high, booming at this time, with the likes of Iron Ore magnate Lang Hancock and the occasionally corrupt Alan Bond flexing their business muscles. Yachts were docked aplenty in Fremantle post Australia’s 1983 America’s Cup win, which Alan Bond actually bankrolled. In the news, the number of disappearances of local Perth women were sta...

This tale is about the Tromp family from the little eastern Melbourne suburb of Silvan and the interesting road trip the family of 5 went on back in 2016. On August the 30th 2016, police arrived at the family's 18 acre redcurrant farm to find, well, nothing. 51 year old Mark Tromp, his wife 53 year old Jacoba or Coby, and their 3 adult children - 29 yo Riana, 25 yo Mitchell, and 22 year old Ella,...