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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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1:00:59

The Hodson Double Murder Case

Australian True Crime ·

2024/06/16

Retired Victorian Homicide Detective Charlie Bezzina joins us to discuss his connection to Nicola Gobbo, also known as Informer 3838.Gobbo, a high-profile lawyer with underworld clients, was also a police informant.While it's disputed who in Victoria Police knew about Gobbo's informant status, it's clear that homicide squad leaders were unaware.Charlie Bezzina, on call on May 16, 2004, when Terrence and Christine Hodson were found executed in their Melbourne home, was kept in the dark about crucial

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1:17:59

The case against Robert Farquharson

Australian True Crime ·

2024/06/12

Megan Norris joins us again to talk about the case of Robert Farquharson.Farquharson is the Victorian man who was twice convicted of deliberately driving his car into a dam on the night of Father's Day 2005 for the purpose of murdering his three children, Jai, 10, Tyler, 7, and Bailey, 2. He also launched two failed appeals against his convictions. Recently 60 Minutes devoted an entire episode to the story in which they called for yet another review of the evidence.No one knows this case like Megan

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15:19

Shortcut: The story behind the evidence with Dr...

Australian True Crime ·

2024/06/09

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.Forensic anthropologist and Criminologist, Dr Xanthé Mallett, has become something of a true crime superstar in recent years.She's extremely qualified, having studied at Cambridge and received a scholarship from the FBI, among other achievements. We're getting to know Dr. Mallett in this episode of Australian True Crime in the lead up to her appearances as our special

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The story behind the evidence with Dr Xanthé Mallett

Australian True Crime ·

2024/06/09

Forensic anthropologist and Criminologist, Dr Xanthé Mallett, has become something of a true crime superstar in recent years.She's extremely qualified, having studied at Cambridge and received a scholarship from the FBI, among other achievements. We're getting to know Dr. Mallett in this episode of Australian True Crime in the lead up to her appearances as our special guest live on stage in Brisbane and Sydney in July. There'll be a Q&A during the show, so if this interview with Xanthé sparks

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14:51

Shortcut: Alan Bond's Unnecessary Crimes

Australian True Crime ·

2024/06/02

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.Alan Bond, "Bondy" as he was known by Prime Ministers and Aussie battlers alike, was unlike the other Australia flamboyant billionaires of the 1980s.He and his wife Eileen, whom he called Big Red, built their fortune from nothing in the suburbs of Perth, and they still wore their humble beginnings on their sleeves when they socialised with royalty.Of course, it all

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50:38

Alan Bond's Unnecessary Crimes

Australian True Crime ·

2024/06/02

Alan Bond, "Bondy" as he was known by Prime Ministers and Aussie battlers alike, was unlike the other Australia flamboyant billionaires of the 1980s.He and his wife Eileen, whom he called Big Red, built their fortune from nothing in the suburbs of Perth, and they still wore their humble beginnings on their sleeves when they socialised with royalty.Of course, it all came crashing down in those brutal post stock exchange crash days in the early nineties.Bryce and Alec from our favourite millennial

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Bonus: Who Shat On The Floor At My Wedding?

Australian True Crime ·

2024/05/30

The true-poo-crime podcast that took 2023 by storm, "Who Shat On The Floor At My Wedding?", is back with a second series. Blushing brides Helen and Karen whose beautiful wedding was sullied by the fact that one of their guests shat on the floor, return with their friend, lead detective Lauren to investigate a new case.And as usual, they will go to extraordinary lengths to crack a case that's not quite serious enough for the police to be interested in. I caught up with Karen Whitehouse and Lauren

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Shortcut: I lost custody of my son in a foreign country

Australian True Crime ·

2024/05/26

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.Some of you will remember Jodie Bilborough from her appearance on A Current Affair in 2019. One of their reporters traveled to Jordan in the Middle East to meet Jodie, who just won custody of her son, Laith, through the Jordanian courts after his father, her ex-husband, Ismat, had prevented her from seeing him for four years. An allegation in which he denies.The

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43:57

I lost custody of my son in a foreign country

Australian True Crime ·

2024/05/26

Some of you will remember Jodie Bilborough from her appearance on A Current Affair in 2019. One of their reporters traveled to Jordan in the Middle East to meet Jodie, who just won custody of her son, Laith, through the Jordanian courts after his father, her ex-husband, Ismat, had prevented her from seeing him for four years. An allegation in which he denies.The report left us on an optimistic note, although Jodie was still waiting to bring Laith home to live with her as his father had launched a

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24:39

True Crime City: Teddington Towpath Murders

Australian True Crime ·

2024/05/22

Today I'm showcasing another True Crime podcast I highly recommend you check out. It’s called ‘True Crime City” and spends 12 episodes on the most notorious crimes in each city before moving onto the next city somewhere in the world.So far “True Crime City” has focused its first season on the city of London starting off with the Teddington Towpath Murders” Take a listen to True Crime City wherever you get your podcasts.Listen here on AppleShow Notes:Step into the shadows of London's tranquil

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16:45

Shortcut: The 'Beast' Who Murdered Celeste Manno Will...

Australian True Crime ·

2024/05/19

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.On the night of November 16th, 2020, 23 year old Celeste Manno was stabbed to death in her bed. The murderer was a man she'd met very briefly at work over a year before who'd been stalking her relentlessly ever since.Luay Sako, 39, smashed through her bedroom window with a hammer and stabbed Celeste 23 times in two and a half minutes.By the time her mother, Aggie, was

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1:06:44

The 'Beast' Who Murdered Celeste Manno Will One Day...

Australian True Crime ·

2024/05/19

On the night of November 16th, 2020, 23 year old Celeste Manno was stabbed to death in her bed. The murderer was a man she'd met very briefly at work over a year before who'd been stalking her relentlessly ever since.Luay Sako, 39, smashed through her bedroom window with a hammer and stabbed Celeste 23 times in two and a half minutes.By the time her mother, Aggie, was woken by the commotion and made it down the hallway to her daughter's bedroom, it was too late. Earlier this year, Sako was sentenced

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Shortcut: What a Forensic Pathologist Actually Does

Australian True Crime ·

2024/05/12

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.David Ranson is one of Australia's most experienced forensic pathologists. I wrote a chapter about him in my book CSI I Told You Lies, in which he described traveling to Holland in 2014 to join the International Victim Identification Team after MH17 was shot down over Ukraine. David also worked in victim identification after the Boxing Day tsunami in 2004 and the

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1:02:23

What a Forensic Pathologist Actually Does

Australian True Crime ·

2024/05/12

David Ranson is one of Australia's most experienced forensic pathologists. I wrote a chapter about him in my book CSI I Told You Lies, in which he described traveling to Holland in 2014 to join the International Victim Identification Team after MH17 was shot down over Ukraine. David also worked in victim identification after the Boxing Day tsunami in 2004 and the Black Saturday bushfires in 2009.David has given forensic evidence in some of Australia's biggest criminal cases, including those of

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1:08:03

ATC Plus UNLOCKED: The Delphi Murders

Australian True Crime ·

2024/05/10

We're bringing a LIVE show of Australian True Crime to Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne this July! You can click here to find tickets for your city.This is an unlocked episode of ATC Plus. To listen to all ATC Plus episodes, plus gain extra benefits such as access to our first 100 episodes, early listening and ad-free episodes, sign up to ATC Plus on Apple Podcats or Acast.Teenagers Abby Williams and Libby German were dropped off at a popular hiking trail near the Monon High Bridge, just outside their

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Shortcut: The predatory music teacher who was brought...

Australian True Crime ·

2024/05/08

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.In Episode 380 of Australian True Crime, we spoke to Anna, one of four women whose evidence convicted former South Australian teacher Trenton John Wickers of indecent assault of children and unlawful sexual intercourse with a child in the 1990s.In November of 2018, Judge Simon Stretton characterised Wickers as a serious repeat offender and sentenced him to ten years

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The predatory music teacher who was brought to justice

Australian True Crime ·

2024/05/08

In Episode 380 of Australian True Crime, we spoke to Anna, one of four women whose evidence convicted former South Australian teacher Trenton John Wickers of indecent assault of children and unlawful sexual intercourse with a child in the 1990s.In November of 2018, Judge Simon Stretton characterised Wickers as a serious repeat offender and sentenced him to ten years jail with a non-parole period of eight years.As the end of that minimum jail period draws near, one of the other three women who helped

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Shortcut: Dabbling in Defamation

Australian True Crime ·

2024/05/05

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.It's been quite a season of high-profile defamation cases in Australia in recent years. Geoffrey Rush, Craig McLachlan, Ben Roberts-Smith, and Bruce Lehrmann, to name a few. Along with the risks of airing all of your dirty laundry for the world to see, a defamation case doesn't come cheap either. Lehrmann, who recently lost his defamation lawsuit against Channel 10,

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Dabbling in Defamation

Australian True Crime ·

2024/05/05

It's been quite a season of high-profile defamation cases in Australia in recent years. Geoffrey Rush, Craig McLachlan, Ben Roberts-Smith, and Bruce Lehrmann, to name a few. Along with the risks of airing all of your dirty laundry for the world to see, a defamation case doesn't come cheap either. Lehrmann, who recently lost his defamation lawsuit against Channel 10, is rumoured to have legal fees amounting to more than 8 million dollars.We're joined on Australian True Crime today by Victoria-Jane

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16:57

Shortcut: The Anglican Paedophile Network of Newcastle

Australian True Crime ·

2024/04/28

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.Anne Manne is a journalist and social philosopher. Her new book, "Crime of the Cross", is about a paedophile network run by members of the Anglican Church in Newcastle in the 1980s and 1990s.It's made me realise that the shocking details of the crimes committed by the Catholic clergy have almost blinded me to some of the other revelations brought into the light by the

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