Trial By Wine

Schmidty tells a story where no one died, and questions who the victim was in the famous McMillions mail fraud scandal.

Clarky lightens the mood with a series of crypto crimes and Schmidty reveals the magnitude of her own crypto fortune (about $22).

Swanny tells the story of Geoffrey Paschel:- an actor, an entrepreneur (drug dealer) and serial woman abuser and the women who came together to bang him to rights.

Schmidty tells the story of Tameka Ridgeway, one of several women who fought to change the law in Tasmania to allow for victims of SA to speak for themselves and the terrible crime that lead her to that.

Schmidty tells the story of Dr Paolo Macchiarini, a gifted surgeon who promised hope and healing to terribly ill patients, but instead delivered misery, agony and death.

Clarky tells the story of Alicia Schiller, how she ended up in jail and how much money the state of Victoria was prepared to spend on her whilst she was in there.  He leads the jury in a debate about what is appropriate medical access for incarcerated murderers.

If there's such a thing as lam maxing, then this episode is about police minning - where the police do less than the minimum to solve a crime.  Swanny tells the story of Sherry Leighty, who disappeared without a trace.  Police indifference, nasty inlaws and local gossip conspired to keep the truth about Sherry hidden for 11 years.  Only her sisters determination saw her killer found, and even then...

Schmidty tells the story of Malcolm Naden who holds the record for longest time spent by a fugitive on the lam in Australia after murdering two young women.

Clarky continues the story of the Stayner brothers.  Cary Stayner was the reason Steven didn't get to be a park, now we find out why.

Clarky brings the tragic story of Steven Stayner to the jury as part of a two part series on the Stayner brothers.  Steven was just seven when he was abducted off the street.

Clarky tells the story of Jane, a modern slave in Melbourne.  Keep your peepers peeled people, as this is the sort of story that could be much more common than we realise.  

Swanny tells one of the most disturbing stories we've heard on this podcast.  The murder of Reagan Simmons- Hancock and her unborn child and the circumstances that lead up to the crime will haunt the jury for a long time.  Trigger warning for violence against pregant women and babies.

Schmidty's hip replacement has gone well, but recovery has given her way too much time on her hands to doom scroll. This episode covers the nefarious deeds of influencers and a few other random tangents the jury go off on.

Clarky tells the terrible story of Gregor and Irma Palasics, two elderly grandparents who were repeatedly robbed, eventually leading to the tragic death of Irma.  Thanks to advances in forensic technology and excellent police work, eventually the family found out who was responsible.

When life gives you lemons (or crippling debt), make lemonade (capitalise on your own nefarious behaviour).  That's the upshot of this story brought to us by Swanny.  Khouri Richins didn't quite have it all going on, but that was never going to hold her back. 

Schmidty survived her hip replacement and comes in hot with this story of medical malfeasance, which is dedicated to the lovely anaesthetic nurse who was vibing pre surgery with her.  Fortunately, there were no incompetent surgeons on that day, unlike in this story of Christopher Duntsch who killed and/or maimed almost all of his surgical patients.

Schmidty tells the story of Connie and Richard Dabate.  Victims of a Vin Diesel like attacker, or was there something else afoot?  

Swanny tells the story of Joseph Pikul, a self made millionaire and violent husband who killed his wife Diane and got custody of the kids - and that is only one of several plot twists in this story.

Schmidty tells a story of brutal violence set in 1950's Nebraska - the spree killings by Charles Starkweather and Caril Fugate and explores the likelihood of Caril's true involvement.

Clarky discusses the topics of grooming and child abuse and then tells the story of Patty Duke who was a hugely successful child and adult star, and the nefarious influences in her life.

Swanny tells the remarkable story of Alison Botha who was brutally attacked by two monstrous men in Port Elizabeth, South Africa in 1994.  

Schmidty tells the story of Charles Ponzi. whose name became a verb to describe pyramid scheme fraud, but who wasn't actually the OG!

Clarky tells a fan pick story that simply astonishes the jury.  Insurance fraud, serial murder and fake self harm are the key themes of this story out of South Korea.  Without giving away too much, Eom In-suk came to be known as the Black Widow or Lady Death.

Swanny tells the story of Molly Martens, an au pair that found love with Jason Corbett after he tragically lost his wife.  What could have been a love story about second chances, turned into a nightmare of epic preportions.

We have a guest star this episode, with Tony making a rare appearance to tell the story of John Christie and Rillington Place, a shocking case that contributed to the end of capital punishment in the UK.