Episodes
In this episode, reporter Ross Coulthart remembers the chilling case of Samantha Knight, the angelic nine-year-old Bondi schoolgirl, who one day in 1986, vanished. Her disappearance led to one of the largest police investigations in New South Wales history but her body has still not been found. In 2001, the notorious paedophile Michael Guider was charged with Samantha's murder, and six months later pleaded guilty to manslaughter, claiming he hadn't meant to kill the little girl. He has never...
Published 12/11/18
Australia’s worst paedophile spent four years on the run. Peter Scully thought by hiding out in a remote corner of the Philippines he was beyond the reach of the law. But Scully was wrong. In this episode, reporter Tara Brown recounts the chilling case as she tracked down and came face to face with our country’s most depraved predator. What he has to say for himself will leave you stunned. The original 60 Minutes story: Catching A Monster (2015), was reported by Tara Brown and produced by...
Published 12/11/18
It's a simple question with a diabolically difficult answer. Is Tegan Lane dead or alive? She was last seen as a two-day-old being carried out of a Sydney hospital by her mother Keli, an aspiring Australian Olympian. That was in 1996, but the mystery of what happened to baby Tegan after that has never been explained. In 2010 Keli was found guilty of murdering her then two-day old daughter, even though her body has never been found. In 2016, six years later, in a last desperate bid to prove...
Published 12/11/18
It was the lie that rocked Australia. A young, beautiful woman is given the terrible news she has inoperable brain cancer and only four months to live. Belle Gibson is courageous - she tries chemotherapy and radiotherapy before turning to alternative medicine to battle the disease. Thankfully it seems to work and she tells the world through social media, encouraging others to try the same. It's a truly inspiring story. Hundreds of thousands of sympathetic followers and fellow sufferers live...
Published 12/11/18
They both wanted uncomplicated, fast sex, and hooking up on the dating app Tinder was the perfect way to do it. But when Gable Tostee met Warriena Wright in 2014, their night of passion ended in death. That was horrific enough, but what drew further condemnation was Tostee’s apparent disregard for Warriena in the seconds, and minutes after her fatal fall. Tostee found himself charged with murder. What followed was one of the most divisive court cases in Australia’s recent history.  In 2016...
Published 12/11/18
Published 12/11/18
For over 40 years now 60 Minutes has been Australia’s leading current affairs television program. In that time, we’ve witnessed and reported on the very best of this world, and also, the very worst. In this true crime podcast series, we’ll be looking back at some of our most significant investigations – the criminal cases that still stand out for us today. Join us as we feature the following five groundbreaking episodes: Catching A Monster (Peter Scully) Where Is Baby Tegan? (Keli Lane) The...
Published 12/06/18