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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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50:33

Always Fighting: Criminal Defence Lawyer Bernie “The...

Australian True Crime ·

2022/02/22

Melbourne criminal defence lawyer Bernie Balmer has represented some of Victoria’s most notorious identities like gangland matriarch Judy Moran, Mick Gatto and Mark “Chopper Read”, AFL and NRL players, past and present, and people you’ve probably never heard of, like the woman who stabbed to death the child she gave birth to, on an access visit, with the adoptive parents nearby.He and his team are also known for representing some of the most vulnerable people, including children, who enter the court

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36:15

Re-Issue: The Day They Blew Up The Police Station -...

Australian True Crime ·

2022/02/20

RE-ISSUE: EPISODE #98. Retired Victoria Police Chief Inspector Rob Bailey has seen a lot over the course of his career. Among many other things, he was part of the legendary Victorian armed robbery squad in its heyday, and he was an eyewitness to what remains the most audacious attack ever carried out by the criminal underworld against Australian law enforcement, the bombing of Police Headquarters in Melbourne’s Russell Street.Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic

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41:07

Re-Issue: Amazing Tales from Special Ops with Doug...

Australian True Crime ·

2022/02/20

RE-ISSUE: EPISODE #16.Doug O'Loughlin was a founding member of the Victorian Special Operations Group. His job was to deal with sieges, hostage situations, terrorist attacks and everything in between. Doug's son Heath has written a book about it and they both join us for a chat.CREDITS:Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram here and get her free monthly newsletter here.Co-Host: Emily Webb. You can find her on Instagram here and listen to her podcast Killer Content here.Guest: Rob

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33:42

The Detective’s Story: Damian Loone on the...

Australian True Crime ·

2022/02/08

Some of you may recognise the name and voice of this episode’s guest, It’s retired NSW Police Detective Sergeant Damian Loone who featured on Hedley Thomas’s extraordinary podcast The Teacher’s Pet. Damian investigated the 1982 disappearance of Sydney mum Lynnette Dawson for years, bringing the case to two coronial inquests. Lynette’s former husband Chris Dawson was charged with her murder in 2018 and is awaiting trial.Damian features again in another major podcast that’s gripped listeners'

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48:37

The Detective’s Story: Frank Sanvitale on the...

Australian True Crime ·

2022/02/08

The disappearance of 3-year-old Cheryl Grimmer in 1970 has gripped listeners around the world due to the extraordinary BBC Sounds Podcast Fairy Meadow and our guest for this episode Frank Sanvitale is a big part of that podcast.Now retired from the New South Wales Police, Frank has moved the wheels of justice further for Cheryl’s shattered family more than had ever been done in the more than 50 years since her disappearance.Frank, was teamed up in 2016 with Detective Sergeant Damian Loone and the

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59:16

The Disappearance of Cheryl Grimmer & The 52-year...

Australian True Crime ·

2022/02/06

On January 12th 1970, Three-Year-Old Cheryl Grimmer disappeared from Fairy Meadow Beach. While it’s technically one of Australia’s longest-standing cold cases, Cheryl’s family and the two highly respected former homicide detectives believe they know exactly what happened to her, and who’s responsible.Cheryl’s eldest brother, Ricky Nash, was the last person to see her on the day of her disappearance. Ricky joins us to discuss his fight to find justice for his baby sister.The NSW Attorney General Mark

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13:23

Short Cut: Why The Whole Story Matters When Sex...

Australian True Crime ·

2022/02/02

This is an Australian True Crime short cut. It’s an abridged version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.Why The Whole Story Matters When Sex Crimes Go To Court.Criminologist Patrick Tidmarsh specialises in teaching police how to interview victims of sexual assault and sex offenders in the hope that he can have some positive impact in the pathetically low rates of conviction in that area. He joins us to talk about his new book ‘The Whole Story’.The Whole

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56:12

Why The Whole Story Matters When Sex Crimes Go To Court.

Australian True Crime ·

2022/01/30

Why The Whole Story Matters When Sex Crimes Go To Court.Criminologist Patrick Tidmarsh specialises in teaching police how to interview victims of sexual assault and sex offenders in the hope that he can have some positive impact in the pathetically low rates of conviction in that area. He joins us to talk about his new book ‘The Whole Story’.The Whole Story by Patrick Tidmarsh: www.booktopia.com.au/the-whole-story-patrick-tidmarsh/book/9781787331037.htmlNEXT WEEK Terror Knocks in FNQ - A young man

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41:02

Gary Jubelin's Brilliant Career

Australian True Crime ·

2021/11/22

Show Notes Ep 237 of Australian True Crime with Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbFormer Detective Inspector Gary Jubelin of NSW police will be forever linked with the search for William Tyrrell. In this re issued episode of Australian True Crime, originally aired in 2020, we hear about some of the cases that made him a legend before he agreed to take on the one that ended his 34-year career and has him back in the headlines now. Buy CSITold You Lies by Meshel Laurie hereIn PaperbackAs an ebookAs an

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28:14

William Tyrrell Update - Who Really Said What and When?

Australian True Crime ·

2021/11/22

Show Notes Ep 236 of Australian True Crime with Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbAustralia is haunted by its missing children and none more so than William Tyrrell. On November 16 NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller sensationally announced a breakthrough in the investigation. The headlines have been extraordinary and at times misleading. Here are the interviews behind those headlines.Buy CSITold You Lies by Meshel Laurie hereIn PaperbackAs an ebookAs an audiobookread by MeshelYou can support us with a

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41:31

Who Killed Canberra Grandmother Irma Palasics?

Australian True Crime ·

2021/11/14

Episode 236:On November 6, 1999, Canberra grandmother Irma Palasics was on the floor of her home.Irma’s grandson John Mikita feels that the case is tantalisingly close to being solved but frustratingly, despite a few breakthroughs on the case and a $500,000 reward, no one has been arrested. Police believe that members of the Hungarian community in Melbourne can provide the vital clue to the identity of the people who killed Irma.John Mikita runs and maintains a website

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49:57

Mystery in The High Country

Australian True Crime ·

2021/11/11

Show Notes Ep 235 of Australian True Crime with Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbPolice are closing in on the truth behind the mysterious disappearance of elderly campers Russell Hill and Carol Clay, missing from Victoria’s high country for over a year now. They’re the latest in a long line of people who’ve met with unknown fates in the area.Buy CSITold You Lies by Meshel Laurie hereIn PaperbackAs an ebookAs an audiobookread by MeshelYou can support us with a one-off contribution here.You can become a

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39:10

What's Britney Spears Got to do with Australian True...

Australian True Crime ·

2021/11/01

Show Notes Ep 234 of Australian True Crime with Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbBrittany Spears’ story has had a profound effect on women around theworld whose basic rights have also been stripped away by partners and otherfamily members. We discuss the impact of her emancipation with Kat Foster fromthe 50/50 Foundation which is working towards equal representation for women ingovernance by 2030.Buy CSITold You Lies by Meshel Laurie hereIn PaperbackAs an ebookAs an audiobookread by MeshelYou can support

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35:34

Hedley Thomas’ own unsolved crime.

Australian True Crime ·

2021/10/24

Episode 233Hedley Thomas is an award-winning investigative journalist and podcast producer who brought us The Teacher’s Pet and The Night Driver podcasts. He is back with a new podcast series – Shandee's Story – where he goes back to the night of the 23-year old’s murder to find out who killed her and why.For those of you not familiar with The Teacher’s Pet podcast, Hedley delved into the cold case of missing woman, Lynette Dawson, who disappeared on Sydney's Northern Beaches in 1982. The case

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57:01

Prison Officer in Danger

Australian True Crime ·

2021/10/17

Episode 232It’s hard to imagine a job where you have to be vigilant all the time, being ready to attend to traumatic and unpredictable situations. But that’s what prison officers have to do every day. Social worker and therapist Bruce Perham has worked with hundreds of officers and he’s written a book called Code Blue: Prison Officer in Danger about trauma and PTSD in these first responders.Through the course of his years of going in and out of prisons and hearing the day to day experiences of

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A 1942 cold case and cover up with Bob Marmion

Australian True Crime ·

2021/10/10

Episode 231There were only two unsolved murders in the state of Victoria in 1942, and they are heavily shrouded in mystery. These murders happened during World War II time, on the Bellarine Peninsula, in Queenscliff, in an area occupied by Australian troops who were patrolling and defending the coastline.Early one cold, wintry morning in late May 1942, the bullet-ridden body of Army Driver Roy Willis was found on the side of the road. He had been shot a number of times with a military revolver.In

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39:36

Jack The Ripper Australian True Crime?

Australian True Crime ·

2021/10/03

Show Notes Ep 230 of Australian True Crime with Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWas a man convicted of murder in Australia in the late 19th Century also responsible for the Jack the Ripper murders in London?Far from being a Ripper 'fan', author Garry Linnell is intrigued by Victorian history. In his new book ‘Devil’s Work’, he doesn't just retell the story we're so familiar with but uses it as a starting point to take us further into the social upheaval of the time, both in England and in Australia,

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Noona Went to Jail

Australian True Crime ·

2021/09/26

Show Notes Ep 229 of Australian True Crime with Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWell I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, some of the best people I’ve ever met have been to prison. Here’s another one. Catherine from Horsham went to jail, and she’s thoroughly lovely, in fact, I bet you can totally relate to her.I'm a bit delirious with our endless lockdown I have to admit. I don't think I'm ever going to be released from my home or ever hug another adult again.I'd probably love this if it was a

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53:16

Organised crime loves supply chains

Australian True Crime ·

2021/09/19

Episode 290 of Australian True Crime with Meshel Laurie & Emily Webb.What does organised crime have to do with supply chains…and how is forensic science used to trace things like gold, diamonds and even food.These were the questions I had for Western Australia based Cameron Scadding who is a Forensic and Analytical Chemist and founder and Managing Director of a company called Source Certain International.Over the course of his career Cameron has worked on some fascinating and strange cases

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52:44

The Great Bookie Robbery and the Gamble of Crime with...

Australian True Crime ·

2021/09/12

Episode 289 of Australian True Crime with Meshel Laurie and Emily Webb.Andrew Rule, legendary crime writer is equally fascinated by the horse racing industry. His latest book, Chance: Of Grit and Gamblers and the Romance of Racing is about both! Today he joins us to talk about The Great Bookie Robbery of 1976.Purchase Chance: Of Grit and Gamblers and the Romance of Racing Life If you have a problem with gambling or know someone who does you can phone Gambler's Help Line on 1800 858 858 or Lifeline

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