Australian True Crime

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 offenders, we need to understand who Scott Cabrie was.   There was no one knew him better than his best mate, and our guest for today's episode, Cameron Th...

This is a re-issue of Australian True Crime episode #9, Ron Iddles: Australia's Greatest Detective. To access all of our back catalogue, you can subscribe to ATC Plus on Apple Podcasts.   Ron Iddles is widely known as Australia's greatest detective. After 42 years of eliciting confessions and nabbing murderers, he had a 99% conviction rate. Known as 'The Good Cop', Ron reflects on the cases t...

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 a two part episode with our guest, Kate Pausina.   In our last episode, former Queensland Police member, Kate Pausina, told us about her glory days in the job.   She's back today to talk about the moment her beloved...

This is part two of a two part episode with our guest, Kate Pausina.   In our last episode, former Queensland Police member, Kate Pausina, told us about her glory days in the job.   She's back today to talk about the moment her beloved career took a turn and the events that led to her filing a formal complaint in 2018 before leaving the service.    Kate contributed a chapter to...

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 one of a two part episode with our guest, Kate Pausina.   Kate Pausina is a 23 year veteran of the Queensland Police Service.   In the second instalment of this two part episode, Kate will tell us about the negatives of her...

This is part one of a two part episode with our guest, Kate Pausina.   Kate Pausina is a 23 year veteran of the Queensland Police Service.   In the second instalment of this two part episode, Kate will tell us about the negatives of her time with the cops experiences that led her to lodge a formal complaint in 2018 and more recently to contribute a chapter to a book entitled When Cops Ar...

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 guest today brings a refreshing perspective on what's possible within our justice system when it's approached with equal amounts of skill and human compassion.   George Newhouse is the CEO and the Principal Solicitor of the National Just...

Our guest today brings a refreshing perspective on what's possible within our justice system when it's approached with equal amounts of skill and human compassion.   George Newhouse is the CEO and the Principal Solicitor of the National Justice Project.   Its mission is to take strategic action to create a fair and equitable society that is free from discrimination.   When I first r...

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.   On December 14, 2008, 37-year-old Mary Cook was found murdered in a burned down house on Darling Way, Narre Warren.   Victoria Police launched a months-long covert operation, gaining a confession from 35-year-old Glenn Weaven using the contr...

On December 14, 2008, 37-year-old Mary Cook was found murdered in a burned down house on Darling Way, Narre Warren.   Victoria Police launched a months-long covert operation, gaining a confession from 35-year-old Glenn Weaven using the controversial "Mr Big" technique.   Weaven was convicted of Mary’s murder and sentenced to 20 years in prison, with a 16-year non-parole period. But...

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.   Hannah was just 15 years old when her big sister, Emma Pawelski was murdered in 2005.   The crime remains unsolved, despite the fact that police have always had one main suspect.   We spoke to Hannah and Emma's mother, Sharon, in 2020....

Hannah was just 15 years old when her big sister, Emma Pawelski was murdered in 2005.   The crime remains unsolved, despite the fact that police have always had one main suspect.   We spoke to Hannah and Emma's mother, Sharon, in 2020. We've reissued that episode, in case you'd like to listen back to it after this one.   Hannah McKell joins us today on Australian True Crime to talk...

This is a re-issue of episode #168, The Unsolved Murder of Emma Pawelski.   This week, we released an episode with the sister of Emma Pawelski, Hannah McKell. This is a conversation we had with Emma's mother, Sharon, and we recommend listening to both to get a full understanding of Emma's life, and the circumstances of her disappearance.   If you have any information on the cases covered...

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.   Valentine Smith is a 45 year veteran of law enforcement and the defence forces. His career included working with Victoria Police in both rural and urban environments and with Interpol and Crime Stoppers International.   For some years now, V...

Valentine Smith is a 45 year veteran of law enforcement and the defence forces. His career included working with Victoria Police in both rural and urban environments and with Interpol and Crime Stoppers International.   For some years now, Valentine has focused on missing persons called cases, as well as the study of missing persons, with a special interest in cases within the Australian bush...

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.   We're joined today by Dr. Claire Ferguson, a Forensic Criminologist and Associate Professor at QUT, who has spent years diving into the complexities of staged homicides and detection avoidance strategies in Australia. Claire’s research and...

We're joined today by Dr. Claire Ferguson, a Forensic Criminologist and Associate Professor at QUT, who has spent years diving into the complexities of staged homicides and detection avoidance strategies in Australia. Claire’s research and expertise have supported police forces and courtrooms nationwide.   Widely published and highly regarded, Claire is here to discuss the ways in which...

Our friend Michael Adams, who hosts the excellent podcast Forgotten Australia, joins us again on Australian True Crime today to talk about his new book.   "They'll Never Hold Me" follows the life and crimes of prodigious prison escapee and fugitive, Kevin John Simmonds, also known as the Ned Kelly for the rock and roll era.   Like Ned Kelly, Simmonds was a charismatic crook who had a way...

This is a preview of our recent ATC Plus episode. To listen to the whole episode, you can click here and subscribe now to ATC Plus and get your first week free on Apple Podcasts.   As rap mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs sits in a Brooklyn jail facing criminal charges of sex trafficking and racketeering and at least seven civil suits alleging sexual assault, we talk to investigative journalist Brian...

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 guest on Australian True Crime today is Brisbane Coroner, Donald MacKenzie.   After 30 years in the criminal justice system since being appointed to the Coroner's Court in 2019, MacKenzie has investigated over 2000 reportable deaths, inc...

Our guest on Australian True Crime today is Brisbane Coroner, Donald MacKenzie.   After 30 years in the criminal justice system since being appointed to the Coroner's Court in 2019, MacKenzie has investigated over 2000 reportable deaths, including over 700 suspected suicides, over 500 road fatalities and over 100 homicides in the last 12 months alone.   Don joins us today to talk about h...

Our guest host Dr. Xanthé Mallett is back to explore the groundbreaking book Unmasking the Killer of the Missing Beaumont Children , released in 2023. Authors Stuart Mullins and former detective Bill Hayes discovered startling evidence pointing to a predator who lived near the last known sighting of the missing Beaumont children.   Jane, 9, Arnna, 7, and Grant Beaumont who was just 4 y...

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 guest host Dr. Xanthé Mallett is back to explore the groundbreaking book Unmasking the Killer of the Missing Beaumont Children , released in 2023. Authors Stuart Mullins and former detective Bill Hayes discovered startling evidence poi...

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.   Jamelle Wells is one of Australia's most experienced and well-known court reporters.   She's been a fixture inside Sydney's Supreme Court for decades and she finally wrote a book about it in 2018 called "The Court Reporter".   What she...

Jamelle Wells is one of Australia's most experienced and well-known court reporters.   She's been a fixture inside Sydney's Supreme Court for decades and she finally wrote a book about it in 2018 called "The Court Reporter".   What she didn't mention in that book is a sort of hobby she has of popping into regional courts around the country. It's probably got something to do with the fact...