Australian True Crime

Narelle Fraser and her mentor Lorraine Blackwell discuss the beginning of Victoria Police’s SOCIT, the Sexual Offence and Child Abuse Investigation Teams , among other things. This was originally a Patreon-only episode but we’ve released it as a special companion episode to this week’s main show. You can support us with a one-off contribution here . You can become a patron here . Show notes for Ep...

A mother from country Victoria wants us to know what it’s really like, day-by-day, for a family after they report their daughter’s rape by a family friend. You can support us with a one-off contribution here . You can become a patron here . You can subscribe to Calm Ya Farm here . You can visit the Calm Ya Farm website here . Show notes for Episode 205: Your hosts are  Meshel Laurie  and...

Ellery Kane’s life is non-stop crime. By day Ellery is a forensic psychologist and she evaluates prison inmates in California, most of whom have committed murder or another serious crime and have been in jail for a very long time, and are coming up for parole. Ellery’s the author of the detective thriller series featuring Criminal Psychologist Olivia Rockwell and Detective Will Decker. The fi...

Travis Winks talks about the chain reaction of events that turned his normal, Queensland family into a tragic, sensational headline. You can support us with a one-off contribution here . You can become a patron here . You can subscribe to Calm Ya Farm here . You can visit the Calm Ya Farm website here . Show notes for Episode 204: Your hosts are  Meshel Laurie  and  Emily Webb With...

Phia Power’s brother Corey wasn’t exactly a model citizen, but should that make us any less interested in seeing justice for his murder?  You can support us with a one-off contribution here . You can become a patron here . Show notes for Episode 203: Your hosts are  Meshel Laurie  and  Emily Webb With thanks to Phia Power. Like us on  Facebook  ​ Follow us on  In...

Neil Mercer and Ruby Jones are still investigating the crimes of Neville Tween, who stalked Sydney’s Northern Beaches without apparent impunity in the 70s and 80s. He trained up dozens of other sex offenders and released them into the community too. How did he get away with so much for so long? The unsolved disappearance of Trudy Adams was just the beginning. The book, Barrenjoey Road is out now,...

Sydney experienced a noticeable uptick in homicides post WWII, and as police made more and more arrests the startling truth emerged. Women represented a much higher proportion of offenders than ever before and their MO struck fear into husbands nation wide.   Dr Tanya Bretherton joins us to discuss the phenomenon and her book, THE HUSBAND POISONER Show notes for Episode 192: Your hosts are &n...

Author Brian Willams is back with another deep dive into crime - this time the baffling Tynong and Frankston North Serial Killings that are still unsolved 40 years since the discovery of three female murder victims who were ritualistically concealed in Victorian bushland. We also spoke to Brian for Episode #59 about his book about serial killer Martha Needle . Show notes for Episode 191: Your...

There was a time in Australia where crime was hectic - armed robberies, a racket in stolen goods like stereos that could be sold quickly, an explosion in the heroin trade, shocking gun crimes including at Hoddle Street Melbourne, Strathfield Plaza in Sydney and Port Arthur in Tasmania .  Even former Prime minister the late Bob Hawke and his family were directly touched by the impacts of...

The Claremont Serial Killer. Bret Christian is a journalist from Perth, in fact he's a newspaper owner and he's been following the Claremont serial killer case from the very beginning. Now, after sitting through every day of the trial he's written the definitive book, Stalking Claremont, and he joins us exclusively to talk about it.  I've read it and it's great. It's a very intense story, esp...

Hi friend. We're back next week with all new Australian True Crime but in the meantime, please give our new show Calm ya Farm a try. It’s a short drop of practical wisdom from unlikely gurus. This one is Home and Away’s Irene! More calming ideas at our website . Thank you to Uncle Jack Charles for the Acknowledgement of Country. How do YOU #CalmYaFarm? Leave us a voice message via our Speakpipe! I...

Another instalment of our Spotlight series, where we showcase one of our favourite podcasts. Stalking is prevalent in Australia. There are hundreds of cases reported every year. These people’s existence have been besieged by a stalker. Survivors often are voiceless and have no place to tell their stories. This podcast is giving a voice to these victims. A place to tell their st...

The 2nd part of the Still Not Asking For It podcast, presented by Rory Banwell. Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content. The Still Not Asking For It Project was born in July 2014. Rory was pregnant and when her and her partner discovered they were pregnant with a girl, the first thing someone said was 'well, time to buy a gun'; it was then that the shocking nature of embed...

Our Spotlight Series continues with the Still Not Asking For It podcast, presented by Rory Banwell. Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content. The Still Not Asking For It Project was born in July 2014. Rory was pregnant and when her and her partner discovered they were pregnant with a girl, the first thing someone said was 'well, time to buy a gun'; it was then that the shoc...

Introducing Birds Eye View. This is the first episode of the award-winning podcast made by the women inside the Darwin Correctional Centre. For more info, check out their website here and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Thank you to the producers of Bird's Eye View, Story Projects in the NT. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s not Friday but welcome to Emily Webb’s new podcast Crime Fiction Friday! Every week Emily talks to one of the world’s most successful authors about their work and inspiration  Subscribe here.   With thanks to Uncle Jack Charles for the acknowledgement of country.  Show notes for Episode 188: Your hosts are  Meshel Laurie  and  Emily Webb With thanks to S.R. White...

Nicole Lee’s husband raped her virtually every day for years on end and pled guilty to doing so in court. The Judge praised him in his sentencing remarks as a quiet, gentle man. Then the Victorian Government made Nicole fight through the courts again for the right to tell her own story. She and Nina Funnell join us to make it heard.  https://au.gofundme.com/f/stop-silencing-survivors 1800RESP...

Perth was terrorised in the 1960's by an illusive night stalker. He killed men and women, in different ways and ran the police in circles. And that’s just the beginning of this extraordinary story. Film maker Thomas Meadmore has made a 4 part documentary series on Stan and he joins us from Covid lockdown in London to talk about it. “After The Night” The Stan Original documentary series, strea...

The remote and unforgiving Kimberley region of Australia's top end is one of the worst places on Earth you'd want to be tracking a crazed killer. Former WA Police Inspector Bob Brown and his team received bravery awards for doing just that. This is their story. Show notes for Episode 185: Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily Webb With thanks to Bob Brown Like us on Facebook ​ Follow us on Instag...

Former Detective Peter Seymour and his team took a crushing not-guilty verdict and turned it into motivation to keep digging. They solved a cold case and uncovered a truly chilling story.  He co-authored a book on the case called SEVEN BONES: Two Wives, Two Violent Murders, A Fight For Justice Show notes for Episode 184: Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily Webb With thanks to Pet...

Kylie Nicholas is mesmerising. Her younger sister Nicole was chosen at random by serial killer Peter Dupas in 1999. It changed Kylie’s life in the most unexpected ways. Show notes for Episode 183: Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily Webb With thanks to Kylie Nicholas Like us on Facebook ​ Follow us on Instagram or Twitter Support us on Patreon Visit our Bookshop Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen...

Journalist Nina Funnell is exposing the Victorian Governments latest bizarre proposed legislative changes. This time they are trying to wipe the names of victims from history. Show notes for Episode 182: Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily Webb With thanks to Nina Funnell and Chrissie Foster Support #LetUsSpeak on GoFundMe Like us on Facebook ​ Follow us on Instagram or Twitter Support us on Pa...

Jim Griffin was a nurse in the children’s ward of Launceston hospital for 18 years until 2019. He was also a prolific paedophile. Journalist Camille Bianchi’s podcast The Nurse examines who knew, and for how long.  You can support the LetUsSpeak campaign at https://au.gofundme.com/f/stop-silencing-survivors Show notes for Episode 181: Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily Webb With thanks to...

The inquest into the shocking murders of teenagers Jack and Jennifer Edwards by their father John has revealed his history of family violence and stalking. Journalist and author Megan Norris joins us to talk about her research into the correlation between stalking and murder.   Show notes for Episode 180: Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily Webb With thanks to Megan Norris Megan's web...

Do “disgraced” lawyer Nicola Gobbo and “disgraced” former drug squad detective Paul Dale deserve to be given a platform to tell their sides of their stories? Purchase COPS, DRUGS, LAWYER X AND ME by Paul Dale and Vikki Petraitis. Show notes for Episode 179: Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily Webb With thanks to Rachael Brown and Vikki Petraitis Listen to Trace Like us on Facebook ​ Follow us o...