Trial By Wine

Trial By Wine

Schmidty, Swanny and Clarky revisit crimes and run them through their jury of three, debating both sides of the case to agree an appropriate (if totally fictitious) sentence.

Episodes

January 17, 2026 91 mins

Swanny tackles the horrendous stories of the Dunblane and Sandy Hook school massacres, highlighting the different government and social responses to these tragedies.  Trigger warnings abound.

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Schmidty tells the disturbing story of Katarzyna Zowada who went missing in late 1998.  Her remains were found in the Vistula river in 1999, and the investigation became known for both the macabre circumstances and the first use of DNA in Poland to identify the victim.

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January 3, 2026 51 mins

Clarky tells the story of Davine, a young Belgian backpacker in Australia who answered an ad for work in a rural setting only to found herself in a living nightmare. 

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December 27, 2025 78 mins

Swanny tells the story of Joanna Simpson, a successful business woman who fell for the wrong man and was let down by the legal system. 

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December 20, 2025 41 mins

Clarky brings a Christmas crime story to the jury, in celebration of the silly season.  It's about as Christmassy as Die Hard, only there isn't a hero saving the day.

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December 13, 2025 71 mins

Schmidty delves into the dubious ethics of body brokering - inspired by the internet search "human remains in the mail".

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December 6, 2025 43 mins

Clarky’s on a roll with murderous mothers.  This week it’s the story of Donna Fitchett who decided her only course of action was to murder her two sons, because her husband was passive aggressive.

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November 29, 2025 54 mins

Clarky tells the disturbing story of Hakyung Lee, a New Zealand citizen originally from South Korea who took the lives of her children and then fled the country.  Lee was sentenced to life imprisonment on the 26th of November (4 days ago as this story is published). 

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November 22, 2025 97 mins

Swanny tells the story of Stephen Port, also known as the Grinder Killer, who got away with murder for a time as the police thought there was nothing to see here.

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November 15, 2025 74 mins

Schmidty takes us to Florida, where the air is humid, the gators are huge and the meth is rife.  Not to mention the curiosity shops are amazing!

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November 8, 2025 53 mins

Clarky follows up the AI Scams episode, with this very educational piece on human trafficking and scam call centres.  It takes us back to the good old days of call centre work in Moonee Ponds....

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November 1, 2025 78 mins

Swanny tells the story of Dr Neil Hopper who tragically lost his legs and became an amazing and inspiring pillar of the community.  Until.....

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October 25, 2025 65 mins

Schmidty concludes the Casey Anthony story with Clarky and Swanny being left annoyed at no one behaving properly and no real conclusion as to what happened to Caylee Anthony.

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October 18, 2025 54 mins

Schmidty delves into the weird case of the disappearance of Caylee Anthony and her mother Casey's strange behaviour and lies, which confuses Clarky and Swanny to no end.

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October 11, 2025 78 mins

Swanny tells the story of Allison Bayden Clay, a remarkable woman who made the mistake of marrying the great grandson of Lord Robert Bayden Powell.  A man who liked to talk about his heritage, but did not uphold the tenants of the boy scouts.  

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October 4, 2025 74 mins

Schmidty tells the story of Susan Walters (nee Kuhnhausen) who didn't listen to her intuition, but used her particular set of skills to her advantage.  Always listen to your intuition folks!

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September 27, 2025 86 mins

Clarky brings a fantastic palate cleanser after the last few dark episodes.  This is the story of AI scamming and how it caught a couple of ladies out.  Just remember, if someone contacts you and asks for money, it's probably a scam.

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September 20, 2025 60 mins

Schmidty continues the appalling story of the Family Murders which saw only one suspect, Bevan Spencer Von Einem, charged and sentenced.

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September 13, 2025 50 mins

Schmidty continues her South Australian crimes with the Family, allegedly a ring of murderous paedophiles preying on young men in Adelaide.

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September 6, 2025 57 mins

Clarky tells the story of Scott Amedure who was murdered by Jonathan Schmitz after appearing on a daytime TV talk show and telling Schmitz he was his same sex crush.  

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