Inside Crime The Experts podcast

Inside Crime: The Experts – “The Fugitive” (Dezi Freeman) On this episode the experts examine the pursuit of a skilled fugitive who managed to evade capture for the better part of a year. From digital forensics to high-stakes stakeouts, they analyse the investigative strategies and critical breakthroughs that ultimately led to the fugitives downfall. A detailed, behind-the-scenes look at the case...

Inside Crime: The Experts – Murders in the Australian Outback In this gripping episode, we journey into the vast and unforgiving Australian outback — a landscape of beauty, isolation, and deadly mystery. We examine cases where the trip of a lifetime ended in tragedy, including the murder of Peter Falconio — a crime that inspired comparisons to  Wolf Creek  — the chilling S...

The Louvre Heist In this episode of  Inside Crime: The Experts , Tim Watson-Munro, Dr Xanthé Mallett Miller and Duncan McNab deliver fresh updates on the Erin Patterson mushroom-murder appeal and the escalating legal battle in the Greg Lynn Alpine Murders case. Then the team turns to a headline-grabbing crime with no casualties but extraordinary audacity: the $100 million Louvre heist. Disgui...

In this episode, we examine the Erin Patterson case — a tragic and complex story we've followed from the beginning. On July 29, 2023, four people fell critically ill after a lunch at Erin’s home in Leongatha, Victoria. Her in-laws, Don and Gail Patterson, along with Heather and Ian Wilkinson, were all poisoned by deathcap mushrooms served in individual Beef Wellingtons. Only Ian survived. Erin Pat...

On this episode of Inside Crime, we dive into the chilling mystery of Jack the Ripper – five brutal murders in Victorian London’s East End, each more gruesome than the last. Suspects have ranged from paupers to princes, and even an Australian connection. Could it have been Frederick Bailey Deeming – a killer hanged in Melbourne who was in London during the Ripper murders? From mutilated victims to...

In this episode, our experts explore what defines a  murder for hire , with a detailed look into the life and crimes of notorious contract killer Christopher Flannery, known as “Mr. Rent-a-Kill.”  This year marks the 40th anniversary of the disappearance of Christopher Flannery who is believed to have been responsible for—or involved in—over a dozen contract killings, including the attem...

On this episode our experts explore poison as a murder weapon with a detailed look at a number of recent cases that involve murder by poisoning,  The town of Leongatha in central Victoria made global headlines in 2023 following the death of three people who were allegedly served Beef Wellington made with death cap mushrooms. On Christmas Eve 2024 in Torres, Brazil, five members of the same fa...

On this episode our experts explore two high profile cases that have become ‘obsessions’. On November 7, 1974, the body of British nanny, Sandra Rivett, was discovered in a mail sack in the basement of a Belgravia townhouse in London. The chief suspect was the father of the children, Richard John Bingham, the seventh earl of Lucan who disappeared shortly after the murder. While most of Lord Lucan’...

On this episode our experts discuss the perils of online dating apps. Users are tantalised with the prospect of love, a relationship, or just a quick good time but there is a very dark side of cons, stalking, murder, even cannibalism and some people with some even stranger habits. We feature the case of Michigan man Kevin Bacon, a Melbourne woman with vampire fantasies, Port Macquarie serial...

Serial Killer Couples are fortunately rare beast and in this episode we'll talk about two utterly evil couples - one from the UK and the other from Australia. Fred and Rosemary West raped and killed at least 12 young women over a 20 year period from 1967 to 1987, including their own children. The Wests’ house at 25 Cromwell Street, Gloucester, where many of the crimes took places, and where the gh...

In this episode we take you inside the ‘Easey Street murders’ that took place in Collingwood, Australia in 1977. Described as ‘Victoria’s most brutal crime’, the case remained unsolved despite a A$1 million reward. Our experts discuss the case and the astounding news that someone has finally being detained in Italy, 47 years later. It's a story of a cold case now back on front page thanks to cutti...

In this episode of Inside Crime we'll take you into the world of serial killer and sex predator Christopher Wilder whose crimes stretched from Sydney beaches to a murderous rampage across the USA. He's the prime suspect for Sydney's still unsolved Wanda Beach murders and probably over a dozen murders and attacks throughout the USA. His targets - young women hopeful of a modelling career....

In this Episode of Inside Crime we will update you on the latest developments in the Robert Farquharson story. Robert Farquharson is in prison for the murders of his 3 children. Our experts will delve into the allegedly new evidence that may cast doubt on his conviction and what happens next. We'll look at the impact contemporary forensic science may have on cases, and what happens - fortunately r...

On this episode of Inside Crime our experts will be focusing on the deaths of campers Russell Hill and Carol Clay in Victoria's Alpine National Park in March 2020. The man accused of murdering them if Gregory Lynn a former Jetstar pilot who was found guilty of murder in July 2024 after a four-week trial. The jury found Mr Lynn was guilty of the murder of Miss Clay, but not guilty of...