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.    Today's episode is the story of one of Australia's infamous, flamboyant 1980s high fliers, the one and only Christopher Skase.   Christopher Skase was an Australian businessman who gained notoriety in the 1980s and 1990s.   Skase'...

Today's episode is the story of one of Australia's infamous, flamboyant 1980s high fliers, the one and only Christopher Skase.   Christopher Skase was an Australian businessman who gained notoriety in the 1980s and 1990s.   Skase's empire collapsed in the early 1990s due to massive debts and allegations of corporate misconduct. He fled Australia for Spain in 1991 to avoid legal proceedin...

This is a re-issue of episode #14. Originally aired July 13th, 2017.   Sent on a simple errand to the local shops by her mother, six-year-old Kylie Maybury never made it home alive. Her body was found the following day, discarded in a gutter, but the circumstances of her death, and the identity of her killer remained unknown for 33 years. In the end, he was eerily close to home all along. Vet...

We are shining a light on another podcast today. "Real Property" is a podcast building a community of people who are interested in Australia's property market. Join "Real Property" as we discuss the current trends and what's happening in the rapidly moving property market.   Find "Real Property" on all major podcast platforms.

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 a truly heartbreaking case from Melbourne's gold rush heyday.   Although Australia is considered a youthful and progressive nation, we didn't start decriminalising homosexual acts until 1975.   On this episode, we travel b...

This is a truly heartbreaking case from Melbourne's gold rush heyday.   Although Australia is considered a youthful and progressive nation, we didn't start decriminalising homosexual acts until 1975.   On this episode, we travel back to the 1870s, when Melbourne was blossoming. Shaking off her convict roots and making her mark on the world stage as a prosperous European-inspired capital....

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 is Nicole Edwards. She served in the Western Australian Police Force for 17 years until she retired on mental health grounds in 2023.   Nicole was a victim of serial rapist Adrian Trevor Moore, who was found guilty in 2...

Our guest today is Nicole Edwards. She served in the Western Australian Police Force for 17 years until she retired on mental health grounds in 2023.   Nicole was a victim of serial rapist Adrian Trevor Moore, who was found guilty in 2022 of assaulting 13 women. He was also a WA Police Officer.   Nicole's position within WA police didn't mean her case was expedited or even that it was tr...

Today we're featuring an episode from a new podcast, True Crime Bedtime Stories. Click here to listen to their episodes on Apple Podcasts , or simply search for them on your favourite podcast app.   Show notes:   In today's episode, we'll learn about the kind of man your mother always warned you about.   A charming stranger with a camera full of flattery and mystique, a man with a k...

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 episode #342 of Australian True Crime, we met a man named Glen Fisher, who told us about the abuse he suffered in a so-called youth refuge in 1980s Kings Cross.   The place in question was called the "Homeless Children's Association...

In episode #342 of Australian True Crime, we met a man named Glen Fisher, who told us about the abuse he suffered in a so-called youth refuge in 1980s Kings Cross.   The place in question was called the "Homeless Children's Association Refuge", and it was run by one Simon Davies.   In 2022, Simon Davies was convicted of historical child sex offences against two boys in 1980s. One of thos...

Today we're featuring an episode from a new podcast, True Crime Bedtime Stories. Click here to listen to their episodes on Apple Podcasts , or simply search for them on your favourite podcast app.   Show notes:   On this episode we delve into the chilling crimes of a man who cast a dark shadow across the UK for over six decades.   We’re tracing the sinister path of Peter Tobin...

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 11 weeks into 2024 and 18 Australian women have been murdered so far this year.    Today we are releasing a re-issue of episode #18, a case I know many of us have been remembering as the search for Samantha Murphy goes on. &...

We're 11 weeks into 2024 and 18 Australian women have been murdered so far this year.    Today we are releasing a re-issue of episode #18, a case I know many of us have been remembering as the search for Samantha Murphy goes on.   It was 12 years ago that we first heard the name Allison Baden-Clay.   Like Samantha Murphy, we were told that Allison, a successful, vibrant pillar...

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.    Brisbane Journalist Nicole Madigan's experience of stalking isn't the one we've grown used to.   She was stalked by her husband's ex partner for over three years, and she wrote a very thought provoking book about it, titled "Obsession"...

Brisbane Journalist Nicole Madigan's experience of stalking isn't the one we've grown used to.   She was stalked by her husband's ex partner for over three years, and she wrote a very thought provoking book about it, titled "Obsession".   You can find links to Nicole Madigan's journalism, social media, and where to buy a copy of her book "Obsession" at www.nicolemadigan.com   For Su...

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.    It's estimated that around one third of sexual assaults committed against Australian children are carried out by other children, according to the Australian Center for Child Protection.   Australian children are increasingly displaying...

It's estimated that around one third of sexual assaults committed against Australian children are carried out by other children, according to the Australian Center for Child Protection.   Australian children are increasingly displaying harmful sexual behaviours and there's a tendency within our society to minimise it and characterise it as normal sexual development.   Our guest on Austra...

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.    A couple of years ago, there was a lady called Lynda living in a small community in Australia, who had bright pink keys.   She wanted them to be very visible so that she could find them quickly and get inside her house or car in the ev...

A couple of years ago, there was a lady called Lynda living in a small community in Australia, who had bright pink keys.   She wanted them to be very visible so that she could find them quickly and get inside her house or car in the event that she was ambushed by her ex-partner.   One in night in 2020, though, she didn't make it inside in time, and was bashed and stabbed to death outside...

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.    Charlie Bezzina is a former Homicide Detective who has been part of some of the biggest murder trials this country has ever seen.   Charlie remains in very high demand, both as a media commentator and as a private investigator.  ...

Charlie Bezzina is a former Homicide Detective who has been part of some of the biggest murder trials this country has ever seen.   Charlie remains in very high demand, both as a media commentator and as a private investigator.   He joins us today to talk about the process of taking a big homicide investigation to trial from the perspective of the detectives involved.   The alleged...

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.    Dr Renee Zahnow is an Urban Criminologist, and an Australian Research Council (ARC) Senior Research Fellow in the School of Social Science at the University of Queensland.   She joins us today on Australian True Crime to discuss produc...

Dr Renee Zahnow is an Urban Criminologist, and an Australian Research Council (ARC) Senior Research Fellow in the School of Social Science at the University of Queensland.   She joins us today on Australian True Crime to discuss productive ways of thinking about those who criminally offend, keys to prevention for at risk youths, and the harmful results of people taking justice into their own...

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.    Dr. Hamish Mckenzie is the Detective Superintendent of the Western Australia Sex Crimes Division. That means he's the boss.   As you're about to hear, Sex Crimes is a very challenging area of policing, and Western Australia is the larg...