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Australian True Crime

Think nothing ever happens in your town? Australia"s suburbs are home to some of the most mysterious and disturbing true crime cases in the world. Meshel Laurie is a true crime obsessive, and with the help of expert interviews with writers, victim/survivors, investigators and perpetrators, she probes the underbelly of our towns and suburbs, and uncovers the darkness at the heart of Australian life.

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17:21

Shortcut: From High-Risk Policing to Personal Healing

Australian True Crime ·

2025/09/08

This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.Craig Semple is a former New South Wales police officer with 25 years’ experience in high-risk law enforcement.He shares his journey through stress, burnout and, ultimately, recovery, as detailed in his books The Cop Who Fell to Earth and Getting Back Up Again.You can click here to purchase your copy of The Cop Who Fell to Earth, and Getting Back Up Again.You can

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From High-Risk Policing to Personal Healing

Australian True Crime ·

2025/09/07

Craig Semple is a former New South Wales police officer with 25 years’ experience in high-risk law enforcement. He shares his journey through stress, burnout and, ultimately, recovery, as detailed in his books The Cop Who Fell to Earth and Getting Back Up Again.You can click here to purchase your copy of The Cop Who Fell to Earth, and Getting Back Up Again.You can learn more about Craig's business, Mentality Plus here.Click here to subscribe to ATC Plus on Apple Podcasts and access all ATC episodes

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Shortcut: Inside the High Country Murders Investigation

Australian True Crime ·

2025/08/31

This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.The disappearance of Russell Hill and Carol Clay in Victoria’s high country ultimately saw Jetstar pilot Greg Lynn charged with their murders.In "In the Dead of Night", author and screenwriter Greg Haddrick traces the investigation and trial, and joins us to reflect on one of Victoria’s most significant recent murder cases.You can purchase your copy of In the Dead of

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44:05

Inside the High Country Murders Investigation

Australian True Crime ·

2025/08/31

The disappearance of Russell Hill and Carol Clay in Victoria’s high country ultimately saw Jetstar pilot Greg Lynn charged with their murders. In "In the Dead of Night", author and screenwriter Greg Haddrick traces the investigation and trial, and joins us to reflect on one of Victoria’s most significant recent murder cases.You can purchase your copy of In the Dead of Night here.Click here to subscribe to ATC Plus on Apple Podcasts and access all ATC episodes early and ad-free, as well as exclusive

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44:22

Re-Issue: Why should we care about conspiracy...

Australian True Crime ·

2025/08/27

Yesterday, (August 26th, 2025), two police officers were shot and killed in the Victorian town of Porepunkah.The suspected gunman, Dezi Freeman, is still on the run. Dezi is an alleged "Sovereign Citizen", so today we are re-issuing our episode from 2023 "Ep #305: Why should we care about conspiracy theorists and so-called sovereign citizens?"Links:You can find SOS and Sandee on Twitter - @SOS149 and @sunnysandeelTinfoil Tales is on the feed of The Conditional Release PodcastBackground on Chase

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17:18

Shortcut: Viola Kline’s Son Keeps His Promise

Australian True Crime ·

2025/08/24

This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.Ashton Kline was just 15 when his father murdered his mother, Viola Margaret Kline, in an arson attack in regional Victoria. He shares how a promise to his mum to care for his younger brother, Grant, has shaped their lives ever since. Now a nursing educator, Ashton joins us to reflects on resilience, grief, and finding purpose after unimaginable loss.Ashton is also an

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57:04

Viola Kline’s Son Keeps His Promise

Australian True Crime ·

2025/08/24

Ashton Kline was just 15 when his father murdered his mother, Viola Margaret Kline, in an arson attack in regional Victoria. He shares how a promise to his mum to care for his younger brother, Grant, has shaped their lives ever since. Now a nursing educator, Ashton joins us to reflects on resilience, grief, and finding purpose after unimaginable loss.Ashton is also an ambassador for the Alannah & Madeline Foundation, which you can visit here.Click here to subscribe to ATC Plus on Apple Podcasts

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Shortcut: Victoria's gun system failed Marilyn Burdon

Australian True Crime ·

2025/08/18

This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.Marilyn Burdon was a 70-year-old mother and grandmother who, in 2017, was killed in her Kew home by her former partner, Charles Bisucci, who then took his own life.Despite being banned from owning firearms for over a decade, Bisucci was able to access multiple guns, a failure later examined at a coronial inquest that led to recommendations for change.One of Marilyn’s

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Victoria's gun system failed Marilyn Burdon

Australian True Crime ·

2025/08/17

Marilyn Burdon was a 70-year-old mother and grandmother who, in 2017, was killed in her Kew home by her former partner, Charles Bisucci, who then took his own life.Despite being banned from owning firearms for over a decade, Bisucci was able to access multiple guns, a failure later examined at a coronial inquest that led to recommendations for change.One of Marilyn’s three children, RebeccaBurdon, joins us to speak about her mother’s life, the circumstances of her death, and why the system still

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15:44

ATC Plus *Preview*: What happened to 3-year-old...

Australian True Crime ·

2025/08/14

This is a preview of a full-lenth bonus episode for Australian True Crime Plus subscribers. To listen to all of our bonus episodes, plus early and ad-free access to every episode of the podcast, you can subscribe on Apple Podcasts.In 2019, three-year-old New Zealand boy Lachie Jones was found dead in an oxygenation pond near his home, with police ruling it an accidental drowning.His father, unconvinced by the official finding, sought the help of investigative journalists Melanie Reid and Bonnie

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Shortcut: The Wollongong Murders

Australian True Crime ·

2025/08/10

This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.In 1998 Wollongong was the scene of two brutal murders, former lord mayor Frank Arkell and much-loved shopkeeper David O’Hearn, committed by 18-year-old Mark Valera.The violence continued when Valera’s sister, Belinda van Krevel, arranged the killing of their father.Journalist and author John Suter Linton, who chronicled the events in Bound by Blood (2004), joins us

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39:53

The Wollongong Murders

Australian True Crime ·

2025/08/10

In 1998 Wollongong was the scene of two brutal murders, former lord mayor Frank Arkell and much-loved shopkeeper David O’Hearn, committed by 18-year-old Mark Valera.The violence continued when Valera’s sister, Belinda van Krevel, arranged the killing of their father.Journalist and author John Suter Linton, who chronicled the events in Bound by Blood (2004), joins us to discuss the case.You can purchase your copy of Bound by Blood here.Click here to subscribe to ATC Plus on Apple Podcasts and access

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50:59

Meadow’s Law: How Kathleen Folbigg Was Wrongfully...

Australian True Crime ·

2025/08/07

In 2003, Kathleen Folbigg was wrongfully convicted of killing her four children - Caleb, Patrick, Sarah, and Laura, and was eventually sentenced to 30 years in prison. Investigative journalist Quentin McDermott joins us to discuss his new book Meadow’s Law and the extraordinary scientific breakthroughs that helped overturn her conviction. Quentin is joined by our guest host and Criminologist Dr. Xanthé Mallett, to explore what went wrong in the investigation, and how the case reshaped the

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16:32

Shortcut: Has Australia Become a Conspiracy Nation?

Australian True Crime ·

2025/08/03

This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.Conspiracy theories are reshaping Australian society, with some having devastating real-world consequences.Drawing on years of investigative reporting, Ariel Bogle and Cam Wilson explore how online extremism takes hold, the uniquely Australian anxieties that fuel it, and how it's weaponised by powerful figures.You can purchase your copy of Conspiracy Nation here.Click

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Has Australia Become a Conspiracy Nation?

Australian True Crime ·

2025/08/03

Conspiracy theories are reshaping Australian society, with some having devastating real-world consequences.Drawing on years of investigative reporting, Ariel Bogle and Cam Wilson explore how online extremism takes hold, the uniquely Australian anxieties that fuel it, and how it's weaponised by powerful figures.You can purchase your copy of Conspiracy Nation here.Click here to subscribe to ATC Plus on Apple Podcasts and access all ATC episodes early and ad-free, as well as exclusive bonus episodes

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Shortcut: Main Suspect in Rachelle Childs Cold Case...

Australian True Crime ·

2025/07/27

This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.Rachelle Childs was a 23-year-old woman whose 2001 murder remains unsolved. Her former boss and main suspect, Kevin Correll, was recently found dead in a hotel room in Thailand.Journalist Ashlea Hansen has been investigating the case for her podcastDear Rachelle, which has uncovered new leads and raised fresh questions. She joinsAustralian True Crimefrom Thailand with

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38:29

Main Suspect in Rachelle Childs Cold Case Found Dead

Australian True Crime ·

2025/07/27

Rachelle Childs was a 23-year-old woman whose 2001 murder remains unsolved. Her former boss and main suspect, Kevin Correll, was recently found dead in a hotel room in Thailand. Journalist Ashlea Hansen has been investigating the case for her podcastDear Rachelle, which has uncovered new leads and raised fresh questions. She joinsAustralian True Crimefrom Thailand with the latest developments.You can listen to Dear Rachelle here on Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.Click here to

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46:02

Re-Issue: The Falconio Mystery Continues - #120

Australian True Crime ·

2025/07/24

Earlier this month, Bradley Murdoch died in Alice Springs Hospital's palliative care unit. This episode is a re-issue of our episode from 2019, "The Falconio Mystery Continues".Show notes:Bradley John Murdoch isn't a good man, but did he murder Peter Falconio? That's the question posed by inimitable True Crime author Robin Bowles in her book DEAD CENTRE and she joins us to explain her exhaustive investigations. Most shocking of all, is the lack of evidence of any crime having been committed.Warning:

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16:40

Shortcut: Wollongong's Paedophile Network and the...

Australian True Crime ·

2025/07/20

This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.Frank Arkell was Wollongong’s long-serving lord mayor and state MP (1974-1991), known for his flamboyant style and tireless advocacy for the city during a period of economic upheaval.Though widely respected in public, allegations about his private life and suspected links to a paedophile ring began to arise in later years. In 1998, Arkell was brutally murdered - a

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Wollongong's Paedophile Network and the Murder of...

Australian True Crime ·

2025/07/20

Frank Arkell was Wollongong’s long-serving lord mayor and state MP (1974-1991), known for his flamboyant style and tireless advocacy for the city during a period of economic upheaval.Though widely respected in public, allegations about his private life and suspected links to a paedophile ring began to arise in later years. In 1998, Arkell was brutally murdered - a crime that shocked the city and brought those suspicions into sharper focus. In this episode, we speak with historian Erik Eklund, author

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