Trial By Wine

Having recently got back from a UK trip, Schmidty tells a story from ol'Blighty.  It's the story of Anthony Arkwright, a man who wanted fame through infamy and failed, but not before committing unspeakable crimes.

Here's an '80's story that neither Schmidty or Clarky had ever heard of.  Joseph Schwab, AKA the Kimberley Killer, terrorised people in the remote area of the Kimberley WA and the Top End of the Northern Territory in 1987.

Schmidty tells the story of Grace Millane, a beautiful young woman travelling the world whose life was cut short by a terrifying Tinder date.

Clarky brings a New Years story to the jury.  It's the tragic tale of Tyrone Hassell, gunned down in his father's driveway on New Years eve and the subsequent unravelling of bad decisions made by his wife and her lover.

Swanny tells the story of little Collier Landry (Boyle) whose love of his mother Noreen lead to him being crucial in bringing her killer to justice when he was just 12 years old.

For anyone who has seen The Unbreakable Kimmie Schmidt, this story has some parallels and even has a person named Schmidt in it.  Schmidty (no relation) tells the story of John Jamelske who hoarded bottles, cans, and collected women off the streets. 

As Barry Crocker intoned, good neighbours become good friends.  Which may be true, but not in this collection of neighbours from hell, brought to you by Clarky. Transcript: https://trialbywine.com/blog#8bfe4099-fac3-43a2-b49c-0423db3629de

Swanny terrifies the gang with the story of Israel Keyes, a serial killer who took planning to the next level.

Nothing says 'I love you' like living in a crawl space and leaving notes on the kitchen counter written in condiments, just ask Daniel LaPlant who terrorised a young woman and her family and went on to commit truly heinous crimes.

Clarky tells a story of greed, murder and outsourcing.  You're only as good as the team around you which Mary Ellen Samuels knew too well.

Schmidty takes us to Alabama University where Amy Bishop gunned down her innocent colleagues one horrific afternoon.  But wait, there's more....

Swanny brings us a story from ol' Blighty, about Mick Philpott, possibly one of the most repugnant people we've talked about thus far.  Shameless indeed.

Clarky shares a listener recommendation about a dark obsession that lead to the death of Rachel Barber, an innocent and beautiful young woman who did nothing but be her best self.

This is the story of Delimar Vera and the many accounts of what happened in December 1997 when she died, or not.

Swanny tells the unbelievable story of the kidnap of 23 kids in Chowchilla California.  The jury are astounded at the sheer stupidity and callousness of the kidnappers.  

Clarky takes us to Poland and delves into the story of Krystian Bala, the writer whose literary work was his undoing.

Clarky tells the story of how Australia lost it's innocence.  The tragic 1960 kidnap and death of Graeme Thorne and the subsequent investigation pioneered forensics in Australia.

For anyone who likes the great outdoors, here's a story about how it can all go horribly wrong.  When Russell Hill and Carol Clay went missing in the Victorian highlands in 2020 there was huge speculation as to what had happened to them.  Greg Lynn was the only person who knew and knows the truth.

What do you get when you combine TikTok, a mother and daughter, sex, lies and video?  Two senseless deaths at the hands of Fame Monsters.  Swanny tells the story of Mahek Bukhari and her mother Ansreen who tried to protect their new found fame at all costs.

Clarky, inspired by the Paris Olympics, takes a closer look at the Oscar Pistorius case and the subsequent trial, appeals, sentencing, appeals, trials and so on and so forth.

Schmidty tells the story of Ruby Franke - a cautionary tale about setting yourself up as an expert mummy vlogger, only to turn out to be a pretty nasty piece of work.

Clarky takes us to Gympie, where Sharon Graham had her ex lover murdered by her current lover and wannabe lover.  Yes, it's a love square with a bit of the old MP thrown in.

Swanny is back from her holiday and rips into a jaunt about a French prison escape artist Michel Vaujour and how he was saved by love.  

Clarky tells the horrific story of Rankin County's Goon Squad.  6 policemen who thought they were above the law and human decency when they assigned themselves a mission.  

Schmidty tells a story of familicide, not to be confused with familiacide.  John Emil List was a seemingly normal family man until one fateful day.