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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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19:33

They had a go

Life and Crimes with Andrew Rule ·

2019/08/31

In the face of danger, some rush in while others run away - and often they make headlines. Andrew Rule recounts some well known, and less well known, have-a-go heroes. Read the podcast companion and more.Subscribe to the Herald Sun. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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29:32

The teacher's threat: Part 2

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2019/08/24

It's been a long road back for teacher Rob Hunter after he was kidnapped with his young students. He talks with Andrew about the what-ifs of the ordeal, and the power of forgiveness. Read more Andrew Rule. Get more info about Rob Hunter's book Day 9 at Wooreen. For help with emotional difficulties, contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or www.lifeline.org.auFor help with depression, contact Beyond Blue on 1300 224 636 or at www.beyondblue.org.auThe SANE Helpline is 1800 18SANE (7263) or at www.sane.orgFor

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43:23

The teacher's threat: Part 1

Life and Crimes with Andrew Rule ·

2019/08/17

Rob Hunter was all of 20 year's old when a criminal kidnapped him and the young students in his care. He talks with Andrew about the ordeal. Read more Andrew Rule. Get more info about Rob Hunter's book Day 9 at Wooreen See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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19:28

BONUS EPISODE: Was this Australia's first serial...

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2019/08/13

He was a cold-blooded murderer who turned on his mates - and was hanged for his crimes. But how many lives did Robert Francis Burns really take? Jen Kelly from the Herald Sun podcast takes up the story. NOTE: Disturbing content.In Black and WhiteSubscribe to In Black and White by searching in your favourite podcast app, or get more info.Read an extract from Grave Tales, or get more information on the book. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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18:43

High country cowboys

Life and Crimes with Andrew Rule ·

2019/08/10

It's a tale guns, drugs, wild dogs and deer heads. A group of rogue hunters are ripping up country Victoria and leaving a trail of destruction and death in their wake. Andrew Rule explains. Read the podcast companion for photos and more See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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21:19

Rider on the storm: Part 2

Life and Crimes with Andrew Rule ·

2019/08/03

WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT. Andrew continues his conversation with Jock, a veteran of the turf who rubbed shoulders with the who's who of Australia's underworld. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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22:48

Rider on the storm: Part 1

Life and Crimes with Andrew Rule ·

2019/07/27

Jock was one of the best in the field on the turf. But the pressure on the track was nothing compared to his run-ins with Jimmy the Triad, George Freeman and the other men who ruled the racing underground. Read podcast companions and more See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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21:12

Demons in the walls

Life and Crimes with Andrew Rule ·

2019/07/20

From the mafia to Mokbel, the building industry has attracted its share of shady characters. Andrew Rule examines how it relates to Melbourne's current cladding crisis. Read more Andrew Rule podcast companions See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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19:08

Crashing bad

Life and Crimes with Andrew Rule ·

2019/07/13

Drug cook 'Beechworth' Bob Slusarczyk didn't have a motorhome, but he did have an ultralight aircraft. And when it fell from the sky, the question had to be asked: who was Bob working for? Read the companion piece and more See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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26:18

Dennis and Victor

Life and Crimes with Andrew Rule ·

2019/07/06

WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT. Within the Pettingill crime family, two sons will be remembered as the most dangerous. Andrew Rule tells their story. Read the companion feature. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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17:34

Double lives

Life and Crimes with Andrew Rule ·

2019/06/29

The happy facade of family can often conceal a shadowy world of lies and deception, as Andrew Rule explains. Read the podcast companion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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20:32

Killing for a name

Life and Crimes with Andrew Rule ·

2019/06/22

Alexander Robert MacDonald was a bandit and escapee who terrorised hundreds across Australia. But his worst crime would be against a lonely dad from Melbourne. Read more about the shocking crime. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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21:40

BONUS EPISODE: In Black and White

Life and Crimes with Andrew Rule ·

2019/06/16

Andrew is joined by Jen Kelly, the host of the podcast , to talk about a collection of colourful characters from Melbourne's past who found themselves on the wrong side of the law.In Black and White See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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19:23

Before the massacre

Life and Crimes with Andrew Rule ·

2019/06/15

When Julian Knight opened fire on passers-by at Hoddle St in 1987, it would go down in Australian history as our first American-style mass-shooting. Andrew Rule looks at the mind of the man who caused the carnage. Read Keith Moor's account of meeting Knight. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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20:56

The Calabrian crew: Part 3

Life and Crimes with Andrew Rule ·

2019/06/08

When police raided a shipment of Italian tomatoes, they found themselves seizing the world's biggest ecstasy haul.... And there were no surprises which crime organisation was behind it. Keith Moor joins Andrew Rule to discuss the bust. Read Keith's original in-depth investigation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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21:48

The Calabrian crew: Part 2

Life and Crimes with Andrew Rule ·

2019/06/01

As he stood in the street of an Italian town, hot on the heels of a mafia supergrass, journalist Keith Moor found himself looking down the barrels of three shotguns. He tells his remarkable tale to Andrew Rule. Subscribe to the Herald Sun at https://www.heraldsun.com.au/jabra See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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24:25

BONUS EPISODE: The deadly climb

Life and Crimes with Andrew Rule ·

2019/05/30

What's it really like to summit Mt Everest? As the death toll on the mountain rises, journalist Matthew Kitchin outlines to Andrew Rule how perilous the journey to the world's highest peak can be. Read Kitchin's first-person account of his trek. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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16:50

The Calabrian crew. Part 1

Life and Crimes with Andrew Rule ·

2019/05/25

From their first foothold in the cane fields of Queensland, the Calabrian mafia spread to become major players in the Australian underworld. Andrew Rule charts the trail of blood left behind in their rise. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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36:19

Meeting monsters

Life and Crimes with Andrew Rule ·

2019/05/18

WARNING: Disturbing content. From interviewing mass murderer Julian Knight to literally being chased out of town, journalist and author Keith Moor has unearthed some of the biggest crime stories in Australia. He sits down with Andrew to talk about his new book, Mugshots 3. More on Mugshots 3 at: https://www.wilkinsonpublishing.com.au/book/mugshots-3 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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28:56

The many sins of Roger Rogerson: Part 2

Life and Crimes with Andrew Rule ·

2019/05/11

After being drummed out of the force, Roger Rogerson did the best he could. But sometimes that best was very bad indeed. Read more Andrew Rule at:heraldsun.com.au/andrewrule. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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