Trial By Wine

Schmidty tells the story of Thomas Kwan and his over developed sense of entitlement.  

Schmidty brings a selection of crime sorbets to the jury - a series of amusing crimes and stories to lighten the mood.

Clarky takes the team to Crothersville Indianna, a tiny and once peaceful town that was rocked by the 2005 abduction and murder of 10 year old Katelyn Coleman. 

Swanny brings a terribly violent case to the jury's attention.  This is the story of a series of horrific murders in Colorado that went unsolved for decades.  Trigger warning - this story contains violence against children and SA.

Schmidty tells the story of Barbara Mackle, a young woman who showed remarkable resilience in the face of unimaginable terror.  

It's incredible that it took 229 episodes to get here, but Clarky tells the infamous story of Schapelle Corby who had a boogie bag full of weed when entering Bali - a very bad situation indeed.

Swanny traumatises the jury with the story of Jackie and Thomas Hawks, who disappeared when selling their boat in 2004.

Clarky tells the story of the death of Colleen Rebelo.  A loving mother who became victim to her son's need for fast money.  

Schmidty tells the story of William Leslie Arnold who disappeared in 1967, having served 8 years of his life sentence, and the cold case search that spanned over 50 years.

Swanny regails the team with the case of Jennifer Levin's murder.  Nicknamed the Preppy Killer, Robert Chambers and his defence team were shit blokes, introducing victim shaming as a means to get away with murder.

Clarky lightens the mood with an educational episode on the risks of imbibing too much true crime.

Schmidty tells the story of Milton Sawyer, who married an angel, only to be the victim of a devil.

Clarky takes us back in the timey winey machine to 1934 Aubury, where a man out walking his bull made a grisly discovery.  Apparently people walked their bulls in 1934.

Schmidty curates a series of horror stories from the Daily Express US, which prompts the jury to ponder the world we are living in.

Swanny tackles the horrendous stories of the Dunblane and Sandy Hook school massacres, highlighting the different government and social responses to these tragedies.  Trigger warnings abound.

Schmidty tells the disturbing story of Katarzyna Zowada who went missing in late 1998.  Her remains were found in the Vistula river in 1999, and the investigation became known for both the macabre circumstances and the first use of DNA in Poland to identify the victim.

Clarky tells the story of Davine, a young Belgian backpacker in Australia who answered an ad for work in a rural setting only to found herself in a living nightmare. 

Swanny tells the story of Joanna Simpson, a successful business woman who fell for the wrong man and was let down by the legal system. 

Clarky brings a Christmas crime story to the jury, in celebration of the silly season.  It's about as Christmassy as Die Hard, only there isn't a hero saving the day.

Schmidty delves into the dubious ethics of body brokering - inspired by the internet search "human remains in the mail".

Clarky’s on a roll with murderous mothers.  This week it’s the story of Donna Fitchett who decided her only course of action was to murder her two sons, because her husband was passive aggressive.

Clarky tells the disturbing story of Hakyung Lee, a New Zealand citizen originally from South Korea who took the lives of her children and then fled the country.  Lee was sentenced to life imprisonment on the 26th of November (4 days ago as this story is published). 

Swanny tells the story of Stephen Port, also known as the Grinder Killer, who got away with murder for a time as the police thought there was nothing to see here.

Schmidty takes us to Florida, where the air is humid, the gators are huge and the meth is rife.  Not to mention the curiosity shops are amazing!

Clarky follows up the AI Scams episode, with this very educational piece on human trafficking and scam call centres.  It takes us back to the good old days of call centre work in Moonee Ponds....