Crime in Focus

Due to mistakes made by Tasmania police, Tasmanian prosecutors face a dilemma in deciding whether to put Geoffrey Hunt before the Supreme Court for Lucille's murder. Police have a mountain of evidence, so why can't they get it before the courts? For more Crime content search the LiSTNR app.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Investigators needed something that would corroborate what Hunt had allegedly told former Officers, that he had killed Lucille and dumped her body at Tasmania's Derwent River. On July 3, 2015, the dig began, but if former Officers working the case knew of the dig site, why hadn't they done this already? For more Crime content search the LiSTNR app.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat...

Police can prove Hunt is a liar, but can they pin a murder on him? He allegedly confessed to the murder of Lucille, but his admissions weren't recorded. Investigators needed to place Hunt at the scene and fortunately, there was something in his file that could help. For more Crime content search the LiSTNR app.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new suspect is uncovered by Tasmanian police, an albino man named Geoffrey Charles Hunt, who was already convicted of murder. While confessing to that murder, and without hesitation, Hunt continued to say information that aligned with Lucille's investigation. For more Crime content search the LiSTNR app.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

20-year-old Miss Tasmania hopeful, Lucille Butterworth, disappeared from a bus stop in Hobart In 1969, and was never seen again. Police believed she was a runaway who would eventually return, and subsequently fail to search for her for weeks after her disappearance. Eventually, a suspect is identified... For more Crime content search the LiSTNR app.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa...

Police have a suspect known as Mr. X and believe the safecracker was told about the gold by someone on the inside the Packer's inner-circle or staff. So, how much did Kerry Packer know about this theft and the person who pulled it off?   For more Crime content search the LiSTNR app. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gold bullion worth $5.5 million was stolen from Kerry Packer in 1995. Professional safe crackers commend the work of the thief, but are sceptical this was a one-man job. For more Crime content search the LiSTNR app.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Risking receiving a contempt of court charge, Nicola Gobbo is reluctant to appear before the Royal Commission, but why? Eventually Lawyer X makes a surprise appearance from a secret location. Finally, she would explain the reason why, and how, she became a double-dealing informant.  For more Crime content search the LiSTNR app.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hear former Chief Commissioner, Simon Overland’s, testimony from the Lawyer X Royal Commission on former Chief Commissioner Simon Overland’s testimony. Overland tells of a “toxic co-dependency” between Victoria Police and Nicola Gobbo, a.k.a, Lawyer X. For more Crime content search the LiSTNR app.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Investigative Reporter Adam Shand alleges that Nicola Gobbo, a.k.a Lawyer X, helped a pathological liar to falsely confess to the 2003 murder of “vampire gigolo” Shane Chartres-Abbott. But what is the basis to this claim and why would she do that? For more Crime content search the LiSTNR app.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gobbo helped police take down drug baron Tony Mokbel, but then betrayed the Calabrian mafia by informing the police of the world’s largest importation of ecstasy. But at the height of her success as an informer, Nicola Gobbo, a.k.a Lawyer X begins to unravel.   For more Crime content search the LiSTNR app.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hardworking, streetwise and available all hours – it’s no wonder that Nicola Gobbo, a.k.a Lawyer X, was sought after by gangsters and drug traffickers. But 6 years into her career, Gobbo made a decision that would eventually destroy that career and put her life in danger. For more Crime content search the LiSTNR app.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Drug barons and corrupt police were running riot in the early 2000s but Victoria Police had a secret weapon, a criminal barrister named 'Lawyer X' who betrayed her clients, lovers and associates. This is the story of Nicola Gobbo, a double agent playing a deadly game. For more Crime content search the LiSTNR app.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Captain of the A380 Qantas flight, James Nixon, talks with Investigator Adam Shand about how today’s pilots handle bomb threats and why flying is the second safest mode of transport. For more Crime content search the LiSTNR app.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A bomb is set to explode at 20,000 feet in the air inside a Qantas Boeing 707, unless a ransom of $500,000 is paid. Hear the story of The Great Qantas Hoax through conversations with the passengers on board. For more Crime content search the LiSTNR app.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Investigative reporter Adam Shand sums up how the most expensive police investigation in Victoria's history ended in abject failure and how the trauma of the events of 2002/3 continues to play out in 2021. For more Crime content search the LiSTNR app.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After 7 years on the run, Mark Perry is captured. The trial of the vampire's potential killers begins. Learn how prosecutors try to tie in Perry's alleged role in the murder with 'The Author's' evidence and end up with two different and conflicting stories, how long can 'The Author' lead the police on before his credibility crumbles? For more Crime content search the LiSTNR app.  See omnystudio.co...

The manhunt for Abbott's suspected murder, Mark Perry, begins. Police offer a $1 million reward for information on Perry's whereabouts. Meanwhile, police trawl through Shane's client list to try and find new clues to his murder. For more Crime content search the LiSTNR app.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Allegations made by "The Author" indite a former and serving policeman, claiming he helped to plan the murder of Shane. Hear how, under political pressure, police try to prove that the flimsy allegations are riddled with inconsistencies and lies.   For more Crime content search the LiSTNR app.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An inmate known as "The Author" begins his confession about Shane's murder, three years after his death. Investigative reporter Adam Shand reports on these confessions and the names of his accomplices. For more Crime content search the LiSTNR app.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Abbott is due to give evidence in his trial, but that very day he is intercepted outside his house on Howard St and shot down in cold blood. This has now become a murder investigation. For more Crime content search the LiSTNR app.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Police track Shane from Penny's hotel room to a brothel where more bizarre practices unfold but this time Shane is on the receiving end. More questions emerge about the events in Room 307 and whether the victim is telling the whole story. For more Crime content search the LiSTNR app.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Abbots client - the Thai-born Penny, is found in a pool of blood in her hotel room and Shane is the only suspect. There were rape allegations against Shane but, some unanswered questions on that investigation cast doubt on Shane’s guilt.   For more Crime content search the LiSTNR app.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What led Shane to become a sex worker? Vampire gigolo Shane Chartres-Abbott's father and grandfather had a history of bogus religion, violence and sexual freedom, but how does all this all tie into Shane's work in the sex industry? For more Crime content search the LiSTNR app.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Melbourne's infamous 'vampire gigolo', Shane Chartres-Abbott was shot down on his way to court to go on trial for rape charges in 2003. Both the death and trial seem suspicious. These are the events that led to so-called trials of the vampire. For more Crime content search the LiSTNR app.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.