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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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6:48

Couple recount a 'frightening' encounter near the...

Australian True Crime ·

2024/02/09

This week we launched the worlds first AI daily news called 'Real News' which will be hosted by Meshel Laurie and Simon Baggs. Subscribe and follow this new podcast to get daily updates each morning. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/australiantruecrime. Become a subscriber to Australian True Crime Plus here: https://plus.acast.com/s/australiantruecrime.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Troubling development in search for missing mum

Australian True Crime ·

2024/02/08

Today we are excited to launch a world first podcast and our Australian True Crime audience are the first to hear this. The podcast is called 'Real News' and is a daily new podcast hosted by Meshel Laurie and Simon Baggs using AI. Please subscribe and follow on your favourite listening device to get the latest episode in your feed each morning and thank you for your support. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/australiantruecrime. Become a subscriber to Australian True Crime Plus here:

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16:39

Shortcut: The poet who was once a bikie associate

Australian True Crime ·

2024/02/07

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.Scott Keighran is a published poet.If you Google him, though, you're more likely to find him described as an associate of the Rebels Motorcycle Club, an arsonist, a kidnapper, a home invader, and an attempted murderer.Scott is well aware that his rap sheet is nothing short of terrifying. He has hurt and traumatized a lot of people.However, in 2016, when an attempt to

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1:02:51

The poet who was once a bikie associate

Australian True Crime ·

2024/02/07

Scott Keighran is a published poet.If you Google him, though, you're more likely to find him described as an associate of the Rebels Motorcycle Club, an arsonist, a kidnapper, a home invader, and an attempted murderer.Scott is well aware that his rap sheet is nothing short of terrifying. He has hurt and traumatized a lot of people.However, in 2016, when an attempt to intimidate went wrong, he ended up paying a very high price himself.Scott Keighran joins us on Australian True Crime today to talk

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14:05

Shortcut: The day this police officer was stabbed by...

Australian True Crime ·

2024/02/04

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.CW: This episode contains discussions of child sexual assault.Retired Detective Sergeant John Breda narrowly escaped being murdered by an alleged child sex offender, Nick Newman, on January 26th, 2018.It is alleged that Nick Newman was 26 when he entered a sexual relationship with a 14 year old relative of his ex wife. After the child reported Newman to the police, he

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49:26

The day this police officer was stabbed by an alleged...

Australian True Crime ·

2024/02/04

CW: This episode contains discussions of child sexual assault.Retired Detective Sergeant John Breda narrowly escaped being murdered by an alleged child sex offender, Nick Newman, on January 26th, 2018.It is alleged that Nick Newman was 26 when he entered a sexual relationship with a 14 year old relative of his ex wife. After the child reported Newman to the police, he had made threats of "wanting to hunt her down" as well as issuing death threats to his ex-wife and family.He was wanted by the police

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16:58

Shortcut: My grandfather's vicious act created...

Australian True Crime ·

2024/01/28

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.Sarah's grandfather murdered her grandmother and hid her under the floorboards.This event has long since fallen from the news, but she joins us to share the many ways it has affected and still affects her family.Sarah is a professional woman. She's married with young children, and she takes great pride in the ordered nature of her life.It's a far cry from the chaos

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59:45

My grandfather's vicious act created generational trauma

Australian True Crime ·

2024/01/28

Sarah's grandfather murdered her grandmother and hid her under the floorboards.This event has long since fallen from the news, but she joins us to share the many ways it has affected and still affects her family.Sarah is a professional woman. She's married with young children, and she takes great pride in the ordered nature of her life.It's a far cry from the chaos left behind for her father's generation by her grandparents, whose marriage came to a violent end in the 1950s.Sarah's peaceful

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35:57

Roger Rogerson is dead. What secrets will he keep...

Australian True Crime ·

2024/01/24

Infamous corrupt NSW police officer, Roger Rogerson, has died this week at the age of 83 from suffering a brain aneurism.Rogerson was serving a life sentence for the murder of a 20 year old Jamie Gao. His conviction for that murder was somewhat ironic, given he proudly boasted of killing three drug dealers during his police career and gotten away with it.The true extent of Rogerson's corruption and criminal activities may now never be fully uncovered.Ray Mooney, an author, playwright and former

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12:42

Shortcut: Roger Rogerson is dead. What secrets will...

Australian True Crime ·

2024/01/24

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.Infamous corrupt NSW police officer, Roger Rogerson, has died this week at the age of 83 from suffering a brain aneurism. Rogerson was serving a life sentence for the murder of a 20 year old Jamie Gao. His conviction for that murder was somewhat ironic, given he proudly boasted of killing three drug dealers during his police career and gotten away with it.The true

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1:12:13

Angie's Story: An honest account of sex work and...

Australian True Crime ·

2024/01/21

Our guest today is Angie. She was a sex worker and drug user for some years and she sustained a brain injury through an unsuccessful suicide attempt, which accounts for her struggle to think of words sometimes.Angie is one of a kind, as is her wife, Luna, who sat beside her during this recording. And you may hear her chime in from time to time.We've spoken to sex workers before, but never this explicitly. And when I say explicit, I don't mean sexy. I mean, we're going to be talking about violence

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19:38

Shortcut: Angie's Story: An honest account of sex...

Australian True Crime ·

2024/01/21

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.Our guest today is Angie. She was a sex worker and drug user for some years and she sustained a brain injury through an unsuccessful suicide attempt, which accounts for her struggle to think of words sometimes.Angie is one of a kind, as is her wife, Luna, who sat beside her during this recording. And you may hear her chime in from time to time.We've spoken to sex

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31:09

Wanted: Escaping Thai Prison P1

Australian True Crime ·

2024/01/14

On this week of Australian True Crime, we are playing an episode from one of our favourite true crime podcasts, Wanted. Wanted is a show where host Jack Laurence sits down and interviews men and women from around the world who have been or who are currently wanted by authorities.This episode is part one of a three part series on David McMillan. To listen to parts two and three, as well as all other episodes, go check out Wanted, wherever you get your podcasts.Escaping Thai Prison P1 - David McMillan

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59:17

Can We Be Real? - Come join us

Australian True Crime ·

2024/01/07

Australian True Crime is taking a well earned week off this week and we wanted to take this opportunity to shine a light on our second podcast called "Can We Be Real?' which is a weekly podcast where our amazing listeners share their deep secrets with us to dissect on the show.So while we take a short break we would love if you could support "Can We Be Real?" which is hosted by Meshel Laurie. The best way to support is to search for "Can We Be Real?" on your podcast app and then either subscribe or

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15:44

Shortcut: My father attacked my mother in front of...

Australian True Crime ·

2024/01/03

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.In the last episode of Australian True Crime, our guest Arman Abrahimzadeh OAM told the story of his childhood and adolescence. It was an existence characterized by fear and violence in which he, his sisters and their mother eventually made a pact never to allow anyone to be left alone with his father.The patriarch of the family ruled with violence and financial

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45:42

My father attacked my mother in front of 300 people -...

Australian True Crime ·

2024/01/03

In the last episode of Australian True Crime, our guest Arman Abrahimzadeh OAM told the story of his childhood and adolescence. It was an existence characterized by fear and violence in which he, his sisters and their mother eventually made a pact never to allow anyone to be left alone with his father.The patriarch of the family ruled with violence and financial control. Nevertheless, Arman's mother and her children did escape with nothing but a few clothes, and they began to create a new life for

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14:57

Shortcut: My father attacked my mother in front of...

Australian True Crime ·

2023/12/31

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.Arman is a high achiever by anyone standards, except possibly those of his own father.As you'll come to learn, Arman grew up in a home ruled by fear, and I must warn you that this will likely be a triggering conversation for anyone with experience of family violence. Arman's storytelling is vivid, and as much as every family is different, he manages to capture so many

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44:06

My father attacked my mother in front of 300 people -...

Australian True Crime ·

2023/12/31

Arman is a high achiever by anyone standards, except possibly those of his own father.As you'll come to learn, Arman grew up in a home ruled by fear, and I must warn you that this will likely be a triggering conversation for anyone with experience of family violence. Arman's storytelling is vivid, and as much as every family is different, he manages to capture so many ways in which his family's story is all too common.This is part one of a two part special. Part two will be available later this

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41:47

Re-Issue: Sallie-Anne Huckstepp: The Woman Who Knew...

Australian True Crime ·

2023/12/24

This episode was originally aired on April 12th, 2017.Sallie-Anne Huckstepp had never intended to be a whistleblower, but when her drug dealer boyfriend Warren Lanfranchi was shot and killed by crooked cop Roger Rogerson, she decided to speak out. A call that would eventually end her own life, but she took it regardless. 31 years on since her body was found floating in a duck pond in Sydney’s Centennial Park, her killer is still unknown. But those close to the case have a pretty good guess of who it

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54:16

The Clink: Brent Simpson

Australian True Crime ·

2023/12/20

On this episode of Australian True Crime, we're playing an episode from Brent Simpson's podcast, The Clink..Brent Simpson, who joined us on Monday's Australian True Crime episode, has a story so deep and large, that we've decided to showcase the episode where he provides an in-depth account of his childhood in his own words.It's part 1 of a 2 part series. Be sure to check out the second part, as well as all of his other amazing episodes over at The Clink. You can find them wherever you listen to

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