Life and Crimes with Andrew Rule

WARNING: Disturbing content. Bill Ayes is a former crime journo who was at the right place at the very worst time, when a group  of criminals tried to blow up Victoria Police HQ. He talks with Andrew about being in the building when the blast happened, and what happened after. Read Bill's first person account at: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/truecrimeaustralia/police-courts-victoria/hellish-s...

Former prison officer Brian Coglan rejoins the show to tell more stories from one of Australia's toughest prisons Subscribe to Crime X+  to hear episodes early and ad free, unlock bonus content and access our slate of award-winning true crime podcasts Have a question for one of our Q+A shows? ask it at:  lifeandcrimes@news.com.au Like the show? Get more at  https://heraldsun.com.au/...

 Brian Coghlan spent 20 years as a guard at one of our toughest prisons, and there he met some very interesting characters. He drops by the studio to tell tales of  watching some of Australia's worst. Subscribe to Crime X+  to hear episodes early and ad free, unlock bonus content and access our slate of award-winning true crime podcasts Have a question for one of our Q+A shows? ask it at...

Olivia Jenkins, host of the new crime series Hunting Justice comes to the studio to talk about her new show about the Easey Street murders. Search for Hunting Justice wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe to Crime X+  to hear episodes early and ad free, unlock bonus content and access our slate of award-winning true crime podcasts Have a question for one of our Q+A shows? ask it at: ...

While car theft isn't a new thing, it has seen a dramatic surge as organised crooks steal cars for parts - or far, far worse. Subscribe to Crime X+  to hear episodes early and ad free, unlock bonus content and access our slate of award-winning true crime podcasts Have a question for one of our Q+A shows? ask it at:  lifeandcrimes@news.com.au Like the show? Get more at  https://heral...

A fight for  inheritance  has opened up a decades-old family mystery. Subscribe to Crime X+ to hear episodes early and ad free, unlock bonus content and access our slate of award-winning true crime podcasts Have a question for one of our Q+A shows? ask it at:  lifeandcrimes@news.com.au Like the show? Get more at  https://heraldsun.com.au/andrewrule Advertising enquiri...

Captain Coby Webb has spent a career working with dogs in law enforcement. She tells Andrew about the cases she's worked and the people she's helped find using canine expertise. Subscribe to Crime X+  to hear episodes early and ad free, unlock bonus content and access our slate of award-winning true crime podcasts Have a question for one of our Q+A shows? ask it at:  lifeandcrimes@news.c...

WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT. In the hellish hour after a killer forced his way into the Irwin sisters’ Altona North home, one of the girls managed to dial triple-0 – but the call was cut off. What happened after that is the stuff of nightmares. Learn more about the case at: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/andrew-rule/andrew-rule-how-hero-cop-took-down-rapist-who-killed-irwin-...

As South Australian police continue their search for young Gus Lamont, Andrew Rule looks at that and other open cases of people who have disappeared without a trace. Subscribe to Crime X+  to hear episodes early and ad free, unlock bonus content and access our slate of award-winning true crime podcasts Have a question for one of our Q+A shows? ask it at:  lifeandcrimes@news.com.au Like t...

As good crooks go, Brenden James Abbott was one of the best in the badness business. Now, with a new drama and a new doco about him on screens, Andrew Rule reviews his chaotic career. Subscribe to Crime X+  to hear episodes early and ad free, unlock bonus content and access our slate of award-winning true crime podcasts Have a question for one of our Q+A shows? ask it at:  lifeandcrimes@...

WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT Author Gregory M Carroll rejoins the show to talk about living through the bloody aftermath of the great bookie robbery. Lean more about Gregory's book: https://gregorymcarroll.com/ Subscribe to Crime X+  to hear episodes early and ad free, unlock bonus content and access our slate of award-winning true crime podcasts Have a question for one of our Q+A shows? ask i...

Author Gregory M Carroll's big brother was one of the notorious gang that pulled off one of the biggest heists in Australian history. Now Gregory has written a fictionalised account of the crime, and the men who pulled it off. Lean more about Gregory's book: https://gregorymcarroll.com/ Subscribe to Crime X+ to hear episodes early and ad free, unlock bonus content and access our slate of award-win...

WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT. Depraved killer Bevan Spencer von Einem guarded his appalling secrets right up until his death, leaving his co-offenders in the “Family” murders unidentified — and ending any chance he could explain the fate of one of the most eerie peacetime crimes of all time. Subscribe to Crime X+  to hear episodes early and ad free, unlock bonus content and a...

Prison guard Bruce McLeod joins the show again to tell more stories about working at some of the state's toughest correctional facilities. More about Bruce's book at: https://www.amazon.com.au/Justifying-Means-Bruce-McLeod/dp/1764243706 Subscribe to Crime X+  to hear episodes early and ad free, unlock bonus content and access our slate of award-winning true crime podcasts Have a question for...

Prison guard Bruce McLeod lost his best mate to a violent crime. It spurred him to write the book Justifying the Means. He joins the show to talk about his friend and life working inside some of Victoria's toughest correctional facilities. Find out more about Bruce at:  https://www.instagram.com/bruce.mcleod.author/ Subscribe to Crime X+  to hear episodes early and ad free, unlock bonus...

Producer Jonty Burton joins the show for our annual holiday reading and watching guide. A spoiler warning: this episode discusses the following true crime documentaries: The Carman Family Deaths Sean Combs: The Reckoning Fred & Rose West: A British Horror Story I Was Actually There: Fairlie Arrow Abduction Hoax Subscribe to Crime X+  to hear episodes early and ad free, unlock bo...

Author Fabian Christian joins the show to talk about one of 1980's Australia's biggest heists, and the unusual way he came to write a fictionalised version of the event and its aftermath. More about Fabianand his book  Bandit or Priest  at:  https://www.instagram.com/fabianchristian_author/?hl=en Subscribe to Crime X+  to hear episodes early and ad free, unlock bonus content an...

Journalist and author Peter FitzSimons returns to the show to talk about a murder mystery that surrounded one of Earnest 'Weary' Dunlop's best friends. More about Peter's book at: https://www.hachette.com.au/peter-fitzsimons/ Subscribe to Crime X+ to hear episodes early and ad free, unlock bonus content and access our slate of award-winning true crime podcasts. Have a question for one of our Q+A s...

Acclaimed journalist and author Peter FitzSimons joins the show to talk about his new book that chronicles the life of war hero Earnest 'Weary' Dunlop. More about Peter's book at:  https://www.hachette.com.au/peter-fitzsimons/ Subscribe to Crime X+  to hear episodes early and ad free, unlock bonus content and access our slate of award-winning true crime podcasts Have a question for...

Author and CEO Peter Norris joins the show again to recount coming back to Victoria, getting into trouble, and what finally turned his life around. Find more about Peter's book at: https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/authors/Peter-Norris/233229715 Subscribe to Crime X+  to hear episodes early and ad free, unlock bonus content and access our slate of award-winning true crime podcasts Have a qu...

Peter Norris joins the show again to talk about the time his bank robber father decided to take him across the Nullarbor to a new life in Western Australia. Find more about Peter's book at: https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/authors/Peter-Norris/233229715 Subscribe to Crime X+  to hear episodes early and ad free, unlock bonus content and access our slate of award-winning true crime podcasts...

His dad was a notorious criminal in the golden age of bank robbery. And  it would sweep young Peter Norris into a turbulent and adventurous childhood. He joins the show to tell his story. Find more about Peter's book at: https://www.simonandschuster.com.au/authors/Peter-Norris/233229715 Subscribe to Crime X+  to hear episodes early and ad free, unlock bonus content and access our slate o...

As more Melburnians are feeling unsafe in their own homes, and politicians debate castle laws, Andrew Rule looks at the many dangers of fighting back. Subscribe to Crime X+  to hear episodes early and ad free, unlock bonus content and access our slate of award-winning true crime podcasts Have a question for one of our Q+A shows? ask it at:  lifeandcrimes@news.com.au Like the show? Get mo...

WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT. When locals made a gruesome find in the tiny South Australian town of Wynarka, they didn't realise it would link a pair of callous murders half a country apart. Subscribe to Crime X+  to hear episodes early and ad free, unlock bonus content and access our slate of award-winning true crime podcasts Have a question for one of our Q+A shows? ask it at:  lifeandc...

Emily Webb returns to the show to talk about some of the poisoning cases in her new book Suburban True Crime. Learn more about Emily's work at:  https://www.emilywebbcrime.com/ Subscribe to Crime X+  to hear episodes early and ad free, unlock bonus content and access our slate of award-winning true crime podcasts Have a question for one of our Q+A shows? ask it at:  lifeandcrimes@ne...