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Life and Crimes with Andrew Rule

True Crime Australia

Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Andrew Rule is one of Australia"s most prolific journalists and authors. In Life and Crimes, the True Crime Australia and Sunday Herald Sun columnist shines a light on the dark corners of Australian life, from the story behind the biggest mysteries, to the characters of yesterday and the crims of today. Produced by Jonty Burton.

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37:00

Of grit and gamblers

Life and Crimes with Andrew Rule ·

2021/08/27

To celebrate the launch of his new book Chance, Andrew Rule turns his mind to some of racing's most colourful sages and scallywags. More information about the book at: https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781760987718/ Like the show? Go to https://www.heraldsun.com.au/andrewrule If you or someone you know needs assistance: Lifeline on 13 11 14 or https://www.lifeline.org.au/ Beyond Blue 1300 224 636 or at www.beyondblue.org.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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27:57

Three monsters, a bullet and Tassie’s bravest woman

Life and Crimes with Andrew Rule ·

2021/08/20

WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT. A meeting with a former policeman has Andrew Rule recalling a crime of gothic savagery - and one woman's story of survival. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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33:52

Operation Jungle: Part 2

Life and Crimes with Andrew Rule ·

2021/08/13

When former narcotics detective John Shobbrook busted a drug importation ring, little did he know it would see him squaring off against corruption in the Queensland police force. Get more information about John Shobbrook's book at: https://www.uqp.com.au/books/operation-jungle Like the show? Get features, backgrounders and more at https://www.heraldsun.com.au/andrewrule See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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33:07

BONUS EPISODE: Untangling the mafia's web

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2021/08/13

Journalist Stephen Drill went looking for the footprints of organised crime in Italy while working as a foreign correspondent. Now back in Australia, he talks with Andrew Rule about his new podcast series examining the mafia, and the links it makes across borders. Listen to the podcast series The Mafia's Web now at: https://mafiasweb.com.au/ Like the show? Go to https://heraldsun.com.au/andrewrule for features and moreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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39:04

Operation Jungle

Life and Crimes with Andrew Rule ·

2021/08/06

Andrew Rule talks with former narcotics detective John Shobbrook about a drug importation caper featuring planes, hapless crooks and the Far North Queensland wilderness. Get more information about John Shobbrook's book at: https://www.uqp.com.au/books/operation-jungle Like the show? Get features, backgrounders and more at https://www.heraldsun.com.au/andrewrule See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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29:29

The boy who became the Burwood killer

Life and Crimes with Andrew Rule ·

2021/07/30

Ashley Mervyn Coulston was a troubled child who grew up to be an evil man. But it was only after he was put behind bars, that questions arose about a series of similar crimes across Australia. Go to https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/andrew-rule for columns and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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47:35

Choosing not to fire

Life and Crimes with Andrew Rule ·

2021/07/24

WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT. Former tactical operations cop Keith Banks has seen his fair share of action. From dawn raids to busting bikies, he tells Andrew Rule about his many years in law enforcement and the heavy toll it took on him. If you or someone you know needs assistance: Lifeline on 13 11 14 or https://www.lifeline.org.au/ Beyond Blue 1300 224 636 or at www.beyondblue.org.au Police Veterans Victoria: https://policeveteransvic.org.au/ More information about the

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24:10

Dressed to kill

Life and Crimes with Andrew Rule ·

2021/07/17

Some crooks go in all guns blazing, but as Andrew Rule explains, the smart ones often find it's blending in that stops them from being caught out. Become a Herald Sun subscriber. Go to https://www.heraldsun.com.au/andrewrule and click on any article to begin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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23:59

When the slug turns

Life and Crimes with Andrew Rule ·

2021/07/10

Andrew Rule outlines some recent updates to the 'slug gate' drama surrounding a meal provider and a council in Melbbourne's east. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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26:47

Send in the clones

Life and Crimes with Andrew Rule ·

2021/07/03

When it comes to crimes and misdemeanors, copying vehicle number plates may seem low on the list, but often, this petty act is in service of evil deeds. Andrew Rule explains. Like the show? Read features, comment and more at https://www.heraldsun.com.au/andrewruleSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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44:55

The ballad of the bikie Bowden

Life and Crimes with Andrew Rule ·

2021/06/25

This week, Queensland police offered a reward for information about the death of Shane Bowden, a most notorious criminal. But before he was gunned down, Bowden was at the centre of the rise and fall of the Gold Coast's outlaw motorcycle clubs. Like the show? Go to https://heraldsun.com.au/andrewrule for features, columns and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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39:02

An end to evil men

Life and Crimes with Andrew Rule ·

2021/06/19

WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT. Being a violent criminal in Australia can be a very dangerous profession. Andrew Rule explains how some of this country's worst met their demise. If you or someone you know needs assistance: Lifeline on 13 11 14 or https://www.lifeline.org.au/ Beyond Blue 1300 224 636 or at www.beyondblue.org.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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40:11

Farewell to a most colourful doctor

Life and Crimes with Andrew Rule ·

2021/06/12

With the passing of Geoffrey Edelsten, Andrew Rule remembers the many highlights and lowlights of the controversial medic turned footy entrepreneur. Rad Andrew Rule's features at https://heraldsun.com.au/andrewruleSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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30:57

Hits and misses

Life and Crimes with Andrew Rule ·

2021/06/05

The superb Foxtel series Mr Inbetween has Andrew Rule looking at two stories this week that would have fit right into an underworld drama. But truth, as they say, can be stranger than fiction. Like Andrew's columns? Read more at https://heraldsun.com.au/andrewruleSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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29:27

A noose made of hair

Life and Crimes with Andrew Rule ·

2021/05/28

In the early 1920s a hapless bar owner found himself victim of one of Australia's worst misuses of forensic detective work. Andrew Rule discusses the case with journalist and author Liz Porter. Like the show? Become a Herald Sun subscriber at: https://heraldsun.com.au/andrewrule Listen to the Herald Sun's history podcast In Black and White: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/podcasts/in-black-and-white See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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36:18

The amoral strand

Life and Crimes with Andrew Rule ·

2021/05/22

DNA matching has been one of the greatest advances crime fighting has known, but as Andrew Rule explains, when used without care, it can lead to great miscarriages of justice. Like the show? Read Andrew's columns at https://heraldsun.com.au/andrewruleSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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17:25

Follow the money

Life and Crimes with Andrew Rule ·

2021/05/15

The value transfer system called hawala has been used since the time of the silk road to facilitate international commerce. And criminals have spread their own webs to use the ancient system for their own ends. Andrew Rule explains. Read Andrew's columns at https://www.heraldsun.com.au/andrewruleSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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26:36

Fire on the dance floor

Life and Crimes with Andrew Rule ·

2021/05/08

It was at the time, Australia's worst mass killing: the arson at Brisbane's Whiskey a Go Go that claimed 15 lives. Andrew Rule outlines the crime, the culpable crooks and the crooked police who were tied up in the whole affair. Read Andrew's columns at https://www.heraldsun.com.au/andrewruleSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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44:37

All we owe the dead

Life and Crimes with Andrew Rule ·

2021/05/01

WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT. While the late Neville Wran may be lionised as titan of Australian politics, Andrew Rule paints a very different truth - of a corrupt politician in a world of vice. Read Andrew's companion column now at: http://heraldsun.com.au/andrewruleSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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29:48

Laurie's last raid was on Anzac Day

Life and Crimes with Andrew Rule ·

2021/04/23

As a 21-year-old, Laurie Larmer found himself piloting bombers over Nazi Germany in the last days of World War 2. And despite the odds, he lived to tell the tale. Andrew Rule tells a remarkable man's remarkable story. Like the show? Read Andrew's columns at https://www.heraldsun.com.au/andrewruleSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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