Life and Crimes with Andrew Rule

The tough-talking wife of Carl Williams achieved notoriety of her own during Melbourne's infamous Gangland war years. Andrew Rule and Anthony Dowsley dig into the life of Roberta Williams.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Partner of notorious gangster Victor Peirce, Wendy's own life has been a colourful one.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

She was the self-styled matriarch of Melbourne's underworld, but despite her wealth and designer clothes, a life of crime ended the lives of her sons and husband and landed her in jail.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The glamorous Danielle McGuire attracted the attention of several high-profile gangland figures, including Tony Mokbel, and even gave a team of AFP agents the slip in Rome. This is part one of our series on the women behind some of Melbourne’s most notorious gangsters.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Whether horses or cars, Rick Renzella always had an eye for a deal - and a steal. Read more Andrew Rule at: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/andrew-rule   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew explores the darker side of the sport of kings. Read more Andrew Rule at https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/andrew-rule   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew Rule takes a detour from crime to talk about his new book on the champion mare with racing writer Chris Vernuccio. Read an excerpt from the book at heraldsun.com.au   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What seemed like a cheap and cheerful holiday to Australia turned into a cruel nightmare for a group of unwitting Japanese tourists. Read more Andrew Rule at: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/andrew-rule   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michael Griffey's wife, son and daughter have all been suspects in his unsolved murder. One confessed to the crime, another was acquitted of the crime and another was accused in open court. So whodunit?   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

THREE PART SPECIAL: Final part. Years after her disappearance, clues to the fate of Pru Bird appeared. Read more Rule at: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/andrew-rule   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

THREE-PART SPECIAL: Part 2. The mystery over Prue Bird's death leads Andrew Rule to examine one of Melbourne's worst crimes. Read more Rule at: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/andrew-rule   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

THREE-PART SPECIAL: The Ascot Vale shed where they locked Prue Bird before they killed her is gone. The 13-year-old was no runaway — but her case went unsolved for years.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bank robber, drug dealer, prison escapee, author, convenience store clerk. Doc Smith had a less-than-ordinary career. Read more Andrew Rule at: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/andrew-rule   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The callous murder of two innocent policemen sparked raids, police shootings and in-court drama. Read Andrew Rule's columns at: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/andrew-rule   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wangaratta mum Kath Bergamin disappeared in 2002. Andrew Rule outlines her tragic life and mysterious death. Read Rule's columns at: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/andrew-rule   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You're no-one in the underworld unless you have a decent nickname. Andrew Rule explains how some of Australia's most famous crooks got theirs. Read more Andrew rule at: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/andrew-rule   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Last month, Andrew Rule wrote about the murder of Melbourne girl Fiona Byrne. His article prompted a potential witness to come forward with new information. https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/andrew-rule   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A cemetery worker's shocking discovery points to a decade-old mystery. Read more Andrew Rule at: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/andrew-rule   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Judges make suppression orders for all sorts of reasons. Andrew Rule outlines a brutal killing and why the court muzzled reporting of it. Warning: disturbing content. Read more Andrew Rule: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/andrew-rule   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jane Thurgood-Dove was a suburban mum gunned down in her driveway in front of her children. When Andrew Rule knocked on her neighbour's door, a theory to her murder formed. Read more Andrew Rule at: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/andrew-rule   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Grief flowed after Kaye King died in a dirty pit on her family farm. It was only later that clues suggested foul play. Read Andrew Rule's columns at: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/andrew-rule   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andrew Rule chronicles the fateful meeting that saw the death of Alphonse Gangitano - and the underworld funeral that followed. Read Andrew Rule's columns at: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/andrew-rule   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Landos was just 13 when he went missing. But it wasn’t until the death of another boy at the hands of a notorious paedophile a year later, that police started to believe John might have suffered a similarly horrendous fate. Read Andrew Rule's columns at: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/andrew-rule   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A chance conversation with a former detective leads Andrew Rule to examine a long-forgotten murder. Read his columns at: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/andrew-rule   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He wasn't a master criminal but his bumbling crimes left trauma in their wake.  Read more Andrew Rule at: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/andrew-rule   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.