Trial By Wine

Clarky discusses the topics of grooming and child abuse and then tells the story of Patty Duke who was a hugely successful child and adult star, and the nefarious influences in her life.

Swanny tells the remarkable story of Alison Botha who was brutally attacked by two monstrous men in Port Elizabeth, South Africa in 1994.  

Schmidty tells the story of Charles Ponzi. whose name became a verb to describe pyramid scheme fraud, but who wasn't actually the OG!

Clarky tells a fan pick story that simply astonishes the jury.  Insurance fraud, serial murder and fake self harm are the key themes of this story out of South Korea.  Without giving away too much, Eom In-suk came to be known as the Black Widow or Lady Death.

Swanny tells the story of Molly Martens, an au pair that found love with Jason Corbett after he tragically lost his wife.  What could have been a love story about second chances, turned into a nightmare of epic preportions.

We have a guest star this episode, with Tony making a rare appearance to tell the story of John Christie and Rillington Place, a shocking case that contributed to the end of capital punishment in the UK.  

Schmidty tells the story of Thomas Kwan and his over developed sense of entitlement.  

Schmidty brings a selection of crime sorbets to the jury - a series of amusing crimes and stories to lighten the mood.

Clarky takes the team to Crothersville Indianna, a tiny and once peaceful town that was rocked by the 2005 abduction and murder of 10 year old Katelyn Coleman. 

Swanny brings a terribly violent case to the jury's attention.  This is the story of a series of horrific murders in Colorado that went unsolved for decades.  Trigger warning - this story contains violence against children and SA.

Schmidty tells the story of Barbara Mackle, a young woman who showed remarkable resilience in the face of unimaginable terror.  

It's incredible that it took 229 episodes to get here, but Clarky tells the infamous story of Schapelle Corby who had a boogie bag full of weed when entering Bali - a very bad situation indeed.

Swanny traumatises the jury with the story of Jackie and Thomas Hawks, who disappeared when selling their boat in 2004.

Clarky tells the story of the death of Colleen Rebelo.  A loving mother who became victim to her son's need for fast money.  

Schmidty tells the story of William Leslie Arnold who disappeared in 1967, having served 8 years of his life sentence, and the cold case search that spanned over 50 years.

Swanny regails the team with the case of Jennifer Levin's murder.  Nicknamed the Preppy Killer, Robert Chambers and his defence team were shit blokes, introducing victim shaming as a means to get away with murder.

Clarky lightens the mood with an educational episode on the risks of imbibing too much true crime.

Schmidty tells the story of Milton Sawyer, who married an angel, only to be the victim of a devil.

Clarky takes us back in the timey winey machine to 1934 Aubury, where a man out walking his bull made a grisly discovery.  Apparently people walked their bulls in 1934.