Episodes
Today we're featuring an episode from a new podcast, True Crime Bedtime Stories. Click here to listen to their episodes on Apple Podcasts, or simply search for them on your favourite podcast app. Show notes: In today's episode, we'll learn about the kind of man your mother always warned you about. A charming stranger with a camera full of flattery and mystique, a man with a knack for spotting vulnerable young women with stars in their eyes and convincing them they were safe with...
Published 03/27/24
Published 03/27/24
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.  In episode #342 of Australian True Crime, we met a man named Glen Fisher, who told us about the abuse he suffered in a so-called youth refuge in 1980s Kings Cross. The place in question was called the "Homeless Children's Association Refuge", and it was run by one Simon Davies. In 2022, Simon Davies was convicted of historical child sex offences against two...
Published 03/24/24
In episode #342 of Australian True Crime, we met a man named Glen Fisher, who told us about the abuse he suffered in a so-called youth refuge in 1980s Kings Cross. The place in question was called the "Homeless Children's Association Refuge", and it was run by one Simon Davies. In 2022, Simon Davies was convicted of historical child sex offences against two boys in 1980s. One of those boys was Glen Fisher. After that episode was published, we were contacted by a woman named Marie, who said...
Published 03/24/24
Today we're featuring an episode from a new podcast, True Crime Bedtime Stories. Click here to listen to their episodes on Apple Podcasts, or simply search for them on your favourite podcast app. Show notes: On this episode we delve into the chilling crimes of a man who cast a dark shadow across the UK for over six decades. We’re tracing the sinister path of Peter Tobin, a name that evokes fear and intrigue in the annals of criminal history. Get ready to dive deep into a tale of brutality,...
Published 03/20/24
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.  We're 11 weeks into 2024 and 18 Australian women have been murdered so far this year.  Today we are releasing a re-issue of episode #18, a case I know many of us have been remembering as the search for Samantha Murphy goes on. It was 12 years ago that we first heard the name Allison Baden-Clay. Like Samantha Murphy, we were told that Allison, a successful,...
Published 03/17/24
We're 11 weeks into 2024 and 18 Australian women have been murdered so far this year.  Today we are releasing a re-issue of episode #18, a case I know many of us have been remembering as the search for Samantha Murphy goes on. It was 12 years ago that we first heard the name Allison Baden-Clay. Like Samantha Murphy, we were told that Allison, a successful, vibrant pillar of the community, had disappeared into thin air after going for a walk. Her husband and family had also made tearful plays...
Published 03/17/24
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.  Brisbane Journalist Nicole Madigan's experience of stalking isn't the one we've grown used to. She was stalked by her husband's ex partner for over three years, and she wrote a very thought provoking book about it, titled "Obsession". You can find links to Nicole Madigan's journalism, social media, and where to buy a copy of her book "Obsession" at...
Published 03/10/24
Brisbane Journalist Nicole Madigan's experience of stalking isn't the one we've grown used to. She was stalked by her husband's ex partner for over three years, and she wrote a very thought provoking book about it, titled "Obsession". You can find links to Nicole Madigan's journalism, social media, and where to buy a copy of her book "Obsession" at www.nicolemadigan.com For Support:  Lifeline  on 13 11 14 13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait...
Published 03/10/24
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.  It's estimated that around one third of sexual assaults committed against Australian children are carried out by other children, according to the Australian Center for Child Protection. Australian children are increasingly displaying harmful sexual behaviours and there's a tendency within our society to minimise it and characterise it as normal sexual...
Published 03/06/24
It's estimated that around one third of sexual assaults committed against Australian children are carried out by other children, according to the Australian Center for Child Protection. Australian children are increasingly displaying harmful sexual behaviours and there's a tendency within our society to minimise it and characterise it as normal sexual development. Our guest on Australian True Crime today, Emma, was the victim of other children's harmful sexual behaviours when she was 13 years...
Published 03/06/24
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.  A couple of years ago, there was a lady called Lynda living in a small community in Australia, who had bright pink keys. She wanted them to be very visible so that she could find them quickly and get inside her house or car in the event that she was ambushed by her ex-partner. One in night in 2020, though, she didn't make it inside in time, and was bashed and...
Published 03/02/24
A couple of years ago, there was a lady called Lynda living in a small community in Australia, who had bright pink keys. She wanted them to be very visible so that she could find them quickly and get inside her house or car in the event that she was ambushed by her ex-partner. One in night in 2020, though, she didn't make it inside in time, and was bashed and stabbed to death outside her own front door. The following day, when her murder was reported on the news, it was particularly shocking...
Published 03/02/24
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.  Charlie Bezzina is a former Homicide Detective who has been part of some of the biggest murder trials this country has ever seen. Charlie remains in very high demand, both as a media commentator and as a private investigator. He joins us today to talk about the process of taking a big homicide investigation to trial from the perspective of the detectives...
Published 02/25/24
Charlie Bezzina is a former Homicide Detective who has been part of some of the biggest murder trials this country has ever seen. Charlie remains in very high demand, both as a media commentator and as a private investigator. He joins us today to talk about the process of taking a big homicide investigation to trial from the perspective of the detectives involved. The alleged High Country murder trial regarding former Jetstar pilot, Gregory Lynn, is about to begin in the Supreme Court of...
Published 02/25/24
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.  Dr Renee Zahnow is an Urban Criminologist, and an Australian Research Council (ARC) Senior Research Fellow in the School of Social Science at the University of Queensland. She joins us today on Australian True Crime to discuss productive ways of thinking about those who criminally offend, keys to prevention for at risk youths, and the harmful results of...
Published 02/21/24
Dr Renee Zahnow is an Urban Criminologist, and an Australian Research Council (ARC) Senior Research Fellow in the School of Social Science at the University of Queensland. She joins us today on Australian True Crime to discuss productive ways of thinking about those who criminally offend, keys to prevention for at risk youths, and the harmful results of people taking justice into their own hands. For Support:  Lifeline  on 13 11 14 13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for...
Published 02/21/24
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.  Dr. Hamish Mckenzie is the Detective Superintendent of the Western Australia Sex Crimes Division. That means he's the boss. As you're about to hear, Sex Crimes is a very challenging area of policing, and Western Australia is the largest single policing jurisdiction in the world. Policing, like everything else, is done differently in WA. But according to...
Published 02/18/24
Dr. Hamish Mckenzie is the Detective Superintendent of the Western Australia Sex Crimes Division. That means he's the boss. As you're about to hear, Sex Crimes is a very challenging area of policing, and Western Australia is the largest single policing jurisdiction in the world. Policing, like everything else, is done differently in WA. But according to Hamish McKenzie, child sexual assault is the one area of law enforcement where egos really do take a backseat to results. He joins us on...
Published 02/18/24
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.  Like many of us, our guest today has researched her family tree using an online ancestry website. Unlike most of us, Julie DiBella found a serial killer lurking in hers. Julie has spent the last couple of years researching the crimes of her great great grandfather, Robert Francis Burns, who has gone down in the histroy books as potentially Australia's first...
Published 02/11/24
Like many of us, our guest today has researched her family tree using an online ancestry website. Unlike most of us, Julie DiBella found a serial killer lurking in hers. Julie has spent the last couple of years researching the crimes of her great great grandfather, Robert Francis Burns, who has gone down in the histroy books as potentially Australia's first serial killer. Julie is writing a book about her infamous ancestor, and she joins us on Australian True Crime today to tell us what she's...
Published 02/11/24
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.
Published 02/09/24
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...
Published 02/08/24
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.  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...
Published 02/07/24
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...
Published 02/07/24