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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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52:22

“Disgraced” Paul Dale. Victim or Villain? - #145

Australian True Crime ·

2020/02/26

“Disgraced former Drug Squad Detective” Paul Dale has seen his reputation so destroyed that his lawyer says he’s virtually beyond defamation.As his biographer Vikki Petraitis puts it, he’s been accused of everything, and yet, he’s never been convicted of anything. Is he the victim of a huge conspiracy, or the luckiest villain in the ongoing saga of the Melbourne Gang war?You be the judge as he joins us to tell his story over two weeks.Purchase COPS, DRUGS, LAWYER X AND ME by Paul Dale and Vikki

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32:48

Missing No More – the Gruesome Truth of the barrel at...

Australian True Crime ·

2020/02/19

Two “missing” women are found to have suffered similar gruesome fates.Author and journalist Liz Porter returns to tell us the truth about Sylvia Cave andEdwina Boyle.Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.Show notes for Episode 144:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Liz PorterLike us on Facebook Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonVisit our BookshopListen on Apple PodcastsListen on Google PodcastsListen on SpotifyIf you have any

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50:14

Defending the Indefensible - #143

Australian True Crime ·

2020/02/12

Tim Marsh defends people we call monsters. He’s Chief Counsel at Victoria Legal Aid, and in the last year alone he’s represented 2 men charged with crimes that rocked the nation. Tim joins us to tell us why he does it, how he copes with it, and about the surprising encounter with a victim’s family member that devastated him.Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.Show notes for Episode 143:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Tim Marsh.Like us on

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59:02

105 signs of Recent Injury - #142

Australian True Crime ·

2020/02/05

Jamie Pultz is a former Queensland police officer who’ll soon be launching a podcast investigation into the murder of Leanne Holland.He talks to us about that and about his last podcast project, Beenham Valley Road. We also check up on one of the most memorable guests from Beenham Valley Road.This episode features the Beenham Valley Road theme song, “Piece is Heaven” by Pete Allen Music. Available on itunes.Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.Show notes for Episode

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24:49

Special Extra: Clunes Cluedo Episode One

Australian True Crime ·

2020/01/29

This is the first episode of Alice Mitchell’s podcast about Nina Nicholson’s unsolved murder, Clunes Cluedo. You’ll find it sometimes overlaps with this week’s episode of ATC, but it’s well worth listening to both because there are some really special details included in this one.You can subscribe to Clunes Cluedo wherever you get your podcasts.Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Alice MitchellMore about #JusticeforNina at Instagram/clunescluedoLike us on Facebook Follow us on

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47:48

Justice for Nina - Clunes Unsolved - #141

Australian True Crime ·

2020/01/29

Alice Mitchell is the second cousin of a young woman called Nina Nicholson who was murdered in 1991 on the porch of her home in Clunes, Ballarat (VIC). Nina was a paediatric nurse who was heading out to work when she was attacked. Her murder is still unsolved.Alice, who is a private investigator, has become the family sleuth in this case and is letting people know about Nina's case and wants to get a second coronial inquest to look at the murder.Warning: please be advised this episode contains

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57:10

Ram Tiwary: The miscarriage of justice you’ve...

Australian True Crime ·

2020/01/22

Author Liz Porter, Author of Crime Scene Asia, tells us the unbelievable and disturbing case of Sydney-based Singaporean student Ram Tiwary who spent eight years in a NSW jail for a doublemurder that he didn't commit.Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.Show notes for Episode 140:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Liz PorterLike us on Facebook Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonPurchase Crime Scene Asia in our Bookshop or Visit

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40:11

Arson. - #139

Australian True Crime ·

2020/01/15

“Two things can be true at once,” and arson is part in Australia’s bushfire story.Dr Troy McEwan is an associate professor in clinical and forensic psychology at Monash university.Her research is focussed on the assessment and treatment of stalking, domestic violence and arson.Chloe Hooper, author of excellent books The Arsonist and The Tall Man: Death and Life on Palm Island.Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.Show notes for Episode 139:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and

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34:56

Fiona’s fight to find her husband Bruce’s body - #138

Australian True Crime ·

2020/01/08

Fiona Splitt started an intense advocacy campaign in Queensland to have the "no body, no parole" legislation introduced after the murder of her partner Bruce Schuler in 2012. Bruce was gold fossicking in the remote Palmerville Station area in Cape York, Australia when he was murdered. His body has never been found and a rogue, outback couple Stephen and Dianne Struber were convicted of his murder.Thanks to Fiona’s immense efforts The “no body, no parole” legislation was introduced. The Strubers will

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50:02

Who Killed Leanne Holland Pt 2 - Graham Stafford...

Australian True Crime ·

2019/12/04

Graham Stafford served 15 years for the brutal rape and murder of his girlfriend's 12-year-old sister Leanne. The conviction was overturned in 2009, but Stafford is still locked in a legal battle with the QLD Police Service to have a report into their handling of the case made public.In the meantime he still faces scepticism and innuendo, including from a controversial episode of Channel 7's recently axed Sunday night program.Patrons will receive an extra episode in coming weeks, in which Graham

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38:01

Who Killed Leanne Holland? Part 1 - #136

Australian True Crime ·

2019/11/27

12-year-old Leanne Holland was brutally raped and murdered in Ipswich, QLD in 1991. Her sister's boyfriend, Graham Stafford was convicted of the crime, but he maintains his innocence, and the investigation has been found wanting.Robin Bowles included his story in her book Rough Justice, and she joins us to talk us through the case.NEXT WEEK, Graham Stafford joins us.Show notes for Episode 136:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Robin BowlesFor more about the

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41:46

Shirley Finn, Dirty Girl - #135

Australian True Crime ·

2019/11/20

Perth Brothel owner Shirley Finn's 1975 unsolved murder looms large over the city, with men at the highest levels of government and policing suspected of involvement. Journalist Juliet Wills, author of Dirty Girl: The State Sanctioned Murder of Brothel Madam Shirley Finn, joins us.Show notes for Episode 135:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Juliet WillsFor more about the campaign to get the palace letters released: https://chuffed.org/project/release-the-palace-lettersLike us

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41:17

Crime and Sport: Australia's Great Passions - #134

Australian True Crime ·

2019/11/13

From bank robbing football players to drug-dealing football players and stand-over men, (who used to be football players). Ok, they're not all football players. In their new book "Gangland, this Unsporting Life" Susanna Lobez and James Morton have applied their meticulous reporting skills to the intersection of Australian sport and Australian crime. It's very fertile ground.Purchase Gangland: This Unsporting Life Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.Show notes for Episode

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44:49

Julie's Big Drug Importation Adventure - #133

Australian True Crime ·

2019/11/06

When Julie was a teenager in 1970s Australia, she and her friends decided to try their hands at drug smuggling. It didn't turn out well, despite the assistance of the Victorian Narcotics Squad.Show notes for Episode 133:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to JulieLike us on Facebook Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonListen on Apple PodcastsListen on Google PodcastsListen on SpotifyIf you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact

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48:17

Jock Palfreeman's Quasi Bulgarian Parole - #132

Australian True Crime ·

2019/10/30

Australian Jock Palfreeman has been in a Bulgarian prison since 28 December 2007 when he was taken into custody for the stabbing murder of Andrei Monov. He says Monov and his friends were attacking two young Roma men, known colloquially as “gypsies”, and he was defending them. The victim’s father says he’s a monster. Australian Story producer and author of the Palfreeman family’s story, Every Parent’s Nightmare, Belinda Hawkins joins us to tell us about the Jock Palfreeman she knows.Warning: please

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18:02

Re-Issue: Milat Family Insider Special Extra - #131

Australian True Crime ·

2019/10/28

The “Milat family insider” quoted extensively in Australian media this week is actually our friend Amanda Howard, from the "Monsters Who Murder" podcast. She gives us an update and an insight into her work, as well as a prediction as to whether we can expect a death bed confession.Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Amanda HowardLike us on Facebook Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonVisit our

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53:03

Re-Issue: The Woman Who Thinks Ivan Milat is Innocent...

Australian True Crime ·

2019/10/28

Amanda Howard, the Serial Killer Whisperer joins us again to talk about the holes she believes are in the case against Ivan Milat. Amanda corresponds with Milat in jail.Show notes:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Amanda Howard.Like us on the Facebook Follow us on Instagramor TwitterSupport us on PatreonThank you for listening!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/australiantruecrime. Become a subscriber to Australian True Crime Plus here:

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33:45

Dead Man Walking: The Killing of Michael McGurk - #129

Australian True Crime ·

2019/10/23

Michael McGurk was murdered with a single gunshot to the head outside his family home in Cremorne in 2009. He described himself as a businessman but others, including politicians and royalty said he was an extortionist, a fraudster and an arsonist. He confided in our guest, legendary journalist Kate McClymont about who he thought might kill him just 10 days before his death.Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.Show notes for Episode 129:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and

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43:55

The Abduction of Joanne Ratcliffe and Kirste Gordon -...

Australian True Crime ·

2019/10/16

11-year-old Joanne Ratcliffe was the kind of well-mannered, responsible girl often entrusted to care for younger children. She was no match though for a grown man who seized the opportunity to snatch her and her 4-year-old friend from Adelaide Oval in 1973.Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.Show notes for Episode 128:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Suzie RatcliffeLike us on Facebook Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonVisit

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40:11

Jack and Stacey and Ice in the Latrobe Valley - #127

Australian True Crime ·

2019/10/09

22-year-old Jack Nankervis was stabbed 70 times by a teenager he didn’t know. His girlfriend Stacey is still trying to put her life back together five years later and understand why it really happened and why no one else seems interested in finding out.Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.Show notes for Episode 127:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Stacey Patton.Like us on Facebook Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonVisit our

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