Narelle Fraser Interviews

Courtney Herron's father John, shares a story which is unimagineably painful - the senseless murder of his daughter by a man who should never have been out in the community unmonitored, due to his mental health status. Her killer had been released from custody only weeks earlier, with no supervision or monitoring, even though he'd violently attacked another young woman who unlike Courtney, ha...

Pat Cronin was a 19yo talented local footballer with the world at his feet. Celebrating with his brother & team mates, a brawl erupted & Pat stepped in to try & break it up. Pat was punched from behind, a coward punch which ended his life days later. To honour his young life, his parents formed The Pat Cronin Foundation with their mission being to end the coward punch & educate the...

Amongst other investigations, Kris shares with us her involvement in taskforces which investigated The NSW Backpacker Murders, The North Shore Granny Killer & Erin Patterson's fatal Beef Wellington lunch. Show Notes: Kris provides training on Behavioural Threat Assessment and Management topics to government agencies, law enforcement, schools, and businesses, including Preventing Violence throu...

Kris takes us behind the scenes & explains how profiling can & is used to help identify potentially dangerous people & situations. Her expertise in the relatively unknown world of Behavioural Threat Assessment & Management will have you thinking about the importance of identifying situations which may escalate into something none of us want to imagine. Show Notes: Kris provides tra...

Sandra Gray was thrust into an unknown world when her husband was murdered in his own home by a young man who, just 2 weeks prior, had been released from custody with conditions he was required to abide by, but chose to ignore. The mental health & justice systems failed Barry, Sandra & their family with lifelong consequences. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mel finally opens up to her family & with their encouragement, contacts the UK Police as she learned JC was being considered for parole. She knew he'd be a danger to children as well as adults which was a possibility she couldn't bare. And so began a merry-go-round of stonewalling by UK Police, which didn't stop Mel, as she'd found her voice & a determination she didn't know she had. Hoste...

WARNING: CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ASSAULT IS DISCUSSED IN THE FOLLOWING 2 PART PODCAST. In the next 2 part interview with Mel we discuss her abduction & rape when she was only 9yo & how it took her 41yrs to share the trauma. We do not detail the sexual assault but what she shares is disturbing enough. Mel decided to do some googling in 2019 & what she found shocked her to the core. When she le...

Janie's early life was moulded by abuse & feelings of abandonment which resulted in her leaving home at 15. She tried telling those close to her & the authorities, but it seemed no-one would listen or take her seriously. And in one instance, one of those authority figures took advantage of her vulnerabilities. But she never gave up. She is now a fierce protector of those who find themselve...

Nevada's young life was full of chaos & tragedy. His father was an alcoholic, he had siblings die as a result of drugs, a sibling went to jail for murder but surprisingly, amoungst all this, he found an escape due to his love of sport & AFL. His memories of going to the football with his dad revealed another side of his dad he didn't see enough of. Nevada found a way out of his addictions...

Pls note: This interview is 1hr 20min in length Leanne experienced violence at 13yo & then battled through multiple sexual assaults, homelessness, addiction, and the overwhelming weight of hopelessness and helplessness. Yet, against all odds, she found true love, rebuilt her life, and achieved a postgraduate qualification in mental health. Now a registered counsellor, teacher, and lecturer, Le...

PLS NOTE: The subject of sexual assault is discussed in this podcast. Geoff Clarke has faced court numerous times in his life but its his greed & total disregard of others, particularly his own people, that finally led to him being convicted & sentenced in 2024 to a term of imprisonment for fraud & financial related crimes. It took years, but his luck finally ran out. Hosted on Acast....

Paul Batt nicked into the Melbourne CBD for a spot of lunch on January 20, 2017 & returned from lunch a different person. He had unwittingly become involved in one of Australia's worst mass murders Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paul Batt nicked into the Melbourne CBD for a spot of lunch on January 20, 2017 & returned from lunch a different person. He had unwittingly become involved in one of Australia's worst mass murders Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John Atley is the quintessential country cop. He grew up in Rochester Victoria on a dairy farm, was (and still is) part of a close family, played local footy like a lot of country kids and then his parents sold their farm and purchased a newsagency in Shepparton. John worked in the newsagent & some other short-lived careers, until this green country kid discovered the bright lights o...

John Atley is the quintessential country cop. He grew up in Rochester Victoria on a dairy farm, was (and still is) part of a close family, played local footy like a lot of country kids and then his parents sold their farm and purchased a newsagency in Shepparton. John worked in the newsagent & some other short-lived careers, until this green country kid discovered the bright lights o...

I’ve been contacted a bit of late by some media organisations for my response to the news Police had arrested and charged a 45yo former childcare worker from the Gold Coast with 1623 child abuse offences — including rape, against 87 children in Australia. He had worked in multiple childcare centres in Brisbane and Sydney and another overseas where he’d collected nearly 4000 images and videos he al...

In 1998 Bags (Bagally) woke up and felt like painting – nothing in particular, just buying a brush and painting. And something clicked. Painting became his passion and Policing began to take a back seat. Bags loved being totally absorbed in what he was painting where he thought of nothing else. Knowing very little about art & its history, Bags educated himself through reading bo...

In this episode we are discussing, in detail, the reasonably new offence (In Victoria) of Non fatal strangulation moreso in a DV situation – its pretty confronting, so just consider if today’s subject matter is right for you. TODAY I WANTED TO TALK MORE ABOUT STRANGULATION IN A DV SENSE, NOT WHAT SOME MAY DEEM PLEASURABLE. TODAY IS ABOUT THOSE WHO STRANGLE AS A FORM OF CONTROL, AS A FORM OF F...

Esther McKay served 17 years with the NSW Police where the majority of her career was spent in Forensic Services, where her expertise in crime scene, vehicle and document examination was often called upon from colleagues and the courts.   What Esther was confronted with is often difficult listening, but they are stories which need to be told, to help in understanding the situations Police are...

Parole was a much talked about subject back in 2023 when there was a possibility Paul Charles Denyer could be released from prison after 30yrs behind bars for the brutal, sadistic murders of 3 young innocent women. This was a patreon episode where I explain a little about the parole system, the role of The Parole Board and Community Corrections Victoria in assessing whether someone is suitable for...

Rosemary Harwood, is as genuine, honest and raw as you can get. Rosie doesn’t own a computer, so we had to settle for a phone interview. The sound isn’t great, but if you can persevere, it’s well worth a listen. I’d rather you hear our interview than not.   Rosie’s trans daughter Marjorie (who has since passed away due to kidney disease) alleged horrific sexual abuse during custodial sen...

Dr. Leith Middleton’s expertise is primarily in psychology, psychological health and safety safety organizational development where she supports workplaces to build mentally healthy workplaces. Part of this is about identifying safety managing psychological hazards in the workplace. That whole term ( psychological hazards in the workplace ) brings a smile to my face because it was an unknown term...

Dr. Leith Middleton’s expertise is primarily in psychology, psychological health and safety safety organizational development where she supports workplaces to build mentally healthy workplaces. Part of this is about identifying safety managing psychological hazards in the workplace. That whole term ( psychological hazards in the workplace ) brings a smile to my face because it was an unknown term...

Tim Peck was an amazing Policeman – he had a presence, he was smart and he had that air of confidence & intelligence. He was popular, charismatic and just a great guy to be around.   But underneath that façade was a man crumbling big time. He was hiding so many fears, insecurities, anxieties and alcohol dependency and for those like me who knew and worked with him, it came as a...

Holly Ann Martin OBE has been travelling Australia, our outback communities and around the world for about 30yrs give or take, teaching how to keep kids safe from abuse.  She teaches not only kids but parents, carers, teachers, Police – anyone who has anything to do with children. She discusses for instance, consent, how to recognise sexualised behaviours, talking to kids about behaviours whi...