Australian True Crime

This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. Our story today revolves around an unsolved murder case originally investigated by legendary former Victorian Homicide Detective, Ron Iddles. The victim of that crime was 48 year old Gina Rossato. Her niece, Marisa D'Agostino, joins us on Australian True Crime to t...

Our story today revolves around an unsolved murder case originally investigated by legendary former Victorian Homicide Detective, Ron Iddles.   The victim of that crime was 48 year old Gina Rossato. Her niece, Marisa D'Agostino, joins us on Australian True Crime to talk about the case.   Do you have information regarding any of the cases discussed on this podcast? Please report it on the...

Our guest host and resident Criminologist, Dr. Xanthé Mallett has sat down with Coroner Stephanie Williams to uncover the realities of the coronial process.   From their unique powers to compel testimony to the ways they support grieving families, this episode explores what coroners really do—and what most people don’t know about their role in society.   Do you ha...

This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.   Pat Boyle APM is a 47 year veteran of Victoria Police, who spent a large part of his career working as a Detective Inspector and Detective Superintendent with a focus on gang related crime.   He's also carved out a career for himself in acad...

Pat Boyle APM is a 47 year veteran of Victoria Police, who spent a large part of his career working as a Detective Inspector and Detective Superintendent with a focus on gang related crime.   He's also carved out a career for himself in academia, publishing a master's thesis entitled "What is a Street Gang?" It turns out the answer to that question is much more complicated that I imagined. &n...

This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.   Simon Feldman has been described as a high flying fashion executive working for a retail giant, but also as an object of shame and embarrassment within the Jewish community and the poster boy for white collar crime.   Simon was convicted of...

Simon Feldman has been described as a high flying fashion executive working for a retail giant, but also as an object of shame and embarrassment within the Jewish community and the poster boy for white collar crime.   Simon was convicted of embezzling 16.7 million dollars from his employer in 2011.   He switched the boardrooms of Sydney for some of the toughest jails in the country. Simo...

This is a preview of a full-lenth bonus episode for Australian True Crime Plus subscribers. To listen to all of our bonus episodes, plus early and ad-free access to every episode of the podcast, you can subscribe on either Apple Podcasts or at Acast.   In episode #336 of Australian True Crime, we spoke to Lily Greer, whose mother, Tina Greer, disappeared from her beachfront home in the Gold C...

This is a re-issue of episode #39 of Australian True Crime.   Cheryl and Vicki's best friend Catherine was taken from their lives at just 14 years of age. Her abduction and murder are part of one of Australia's most baffling mysteries, and there is a huge reward on offer for information leading to an arrest.   Do you have information regarding any of the cases discussed on this podcast?...

This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.   The long-awaited findings from the inquest into William Tyrrell’s disappearance are soon to be revealed.   William, just three years old, vanished from Kendall, New South Wales, on September 12, 2014.   Joining us to unpack the po...

The long-awaited findings from the inquest into William Tyrrell’s disappearance are soon to be revealed.   William, just three years old, vanished from Kendall, New South Wales, on September 12, 2014.   Joining us to unpack the police investigation's failures and what we can expect from the inquest is Dan Box, Editorial Director of Audio and host of news.com.au’s latest inves...

This is a re-issue of episode #2 of Australian True Crime.   When Marie Greening Zidan's handbag was stolen by two boys, she called the police. She couldn't get to the station to report it, it was a Saturday, and the 73-year-old was caring for her disabled adult son.   The police said to her "We can't get to you. We will come on Monday." But Monday came too late. The boys, aged 15 and 16...

This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.   When Greg Jenkins' mother, Anna, vanished in Malaysia, local authorities provided little to no assistance.   Determined to uncover the truth, Greg launched his own investigation, ultimately finding Anna's remains—but the discovery only...

When Greg Jenkins' mother, Anna, vanished in Malaysia, local authorities provided little to no assistance.   Determined to uncover the truth, Greg launched his own investigation, ultimately finding Anna's remains—but the discovery only deepened the mystery surrounding her disappearance, and the subsequent inaction of Malaysian authorities.   Do you have information regarding any of...

This is a re-issue of episode 4 of Australian True Crime, released in 2017.   A popular, gentle suburban single mother, whom friends and family said didn’t have an enemy in the world, was the victim of several bizarre incidents of vandalism before she was brutally murdered in her own home.   She’d been alone in the house for just minutes when her teenage son returned and made...

At about 12:30pm on the 9th of November,1984, Lesley Larkin was found lying naked and unconscious across a mattress in her unit in Noosa Heads.   She had suffered a severe head injury, and would later pass away in hospital.    Lesley was a beloved member of her community, and last month signalled 40 years since her murder. Despite more than 150 interviews conducted at the time,...

This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.   In 1954, Sydney man Arthur Griffith died at the hands of his girlfriend, a former Miss Australia semifinalist, Shirley Beiger.   Their lives up to that point are fascinating to look back on, but what happened afterwards is positively extraor...

This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.   In 1954, Sydney man Arthur Griffith died at the hands of his girlfriend, a former Miss Australia semifinalist, Shirley Beiger.   Their lives up to that point are fascinating to look back on, but what happened afterwards is positively extraor...

This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.   This is part two of our two part episode with author, Lech Blaine. Listen to part one here.   You can get your copy of Lech's book, "Australian Gospel" here.   Click here to subscribe to ATC Plus on Apple Podcasts and access all ATC epi...

This is part two of our two part episode with author, Lech Blaine. Listen to part one here.   You can get your copy of Lech's book, "Australian Gospel" here.   Click here to subscribe to ATC Plus on Apple Podcasts and access all ATC episodes early and ad-free, as well as exclusive bonus episodes.   Got a True Crime question you want answered on the podcast? Send us a question by rec...

This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.   Lech Blaine was ten years old when his family was located by Australia's most notorious stalkers.   Religious fanatics, Michael and Mary Shelley had been convicted multiple times by then of harassing politicians, religious figures and privat...

Lech Blaine was ten years old when his family was located by Australia's most notorious stalkers.   Religious fanatics, Michael and Mary Shelley had been convicted multiple times by then of harassing politicians, religious figures and private citizens all over the world.   They were particularly interested in the Blaine's because they were fostering three of the Shelly's biological child...

This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.   This is the second instalment of a two part episode about the killing of Queensland Uber Driver, Scott Cabrie.   Tye Wayne Porter was convicted of manslaughter over Scott's death and sentenced to nine and a half years in prison with a non-pa...

This is the second instalment of a two part episode about the killing of Queensland Uber Driver, Scott Cabrie.   Tye Wayne Porter was convicted of manslaughter over Scott's death and sentenced to nine and a half years in prison with a non-parole period of six years.   There was another offender involved who can't be named because he was a minor at the time of the attack. He was sentenced...

This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.   Forty-seven year old Scott Cabrie was brutally murdered by two young men, strangers to him whom he picked up one night during a shift as an Uber Driver.   To understand the full impact of the crime and the sentences handed down to the offend...