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, victims, investigators and perpetrators, she probes the underbelly of our towns and suburbs, and uncovers the darkness at the heart of Australian life. 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.
Episodes
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Adrian Trevor Moore is one of Australia's worst rapists, and also a former member of the WA Police.
In 2018, investigators began contacting women to tell them that Moore had used the police computer system to run background checks on them. This lead to accusations of predatory behaviour,...
Adrian Trevor Moore is one of Australia's worst rapists, and also a former member of the WA Police.
In 2018, investigators began contacting women to tell them that Moore had used the police computer system to run background checks on them. This lead to accusations of predatory behaviour, and eventually a warrant was executed on his home which uncovered a trove of photographs and videos of him sexually abusing heavily sedated wom...
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Our guest today is Michelle Liddle. In February this year, she watched for the second time as two teenagers fought for their freedom after taking the life of her fifteen year old son, Angus Beaumont, in a Brisbane park in 2020.
They were aged just 13 and 14 at the time of the lethal sta...
Our guest today is Michelle Liddle. In February this year, she watched for the second time as two teenagers fought for their freedom after taking the life of her fifteen year old son, Angus Beaumont, in a Brisbane park in 2020.
They were aged just 13 and 14 at the time of the lethal stabbing. One was on bail for armed robbery and the other was on probation.
They both had significant histories of violent assaults. But even th...
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Today's episode is the story of one of Australia's infamous, flamboyant 1980s high fliers, the one and only Christopher Skase.
Christopher Skase was an Australian businessman who gained notoriety in the 1980s and 1990s.
Skase's empire collapsed in the early 1990s due to massive debts...
Today's episode is the story of one of Australia's infamous, flamboyant 1980s high fliers, the one and only Christopher Skase.
Christopher Skase was an Australian businessman who gained notoriety in the 1980s and 1990s.
Skase's empire collapsed in the early 1990s due to massive debts and allegations of corporate misconduct. He fled Australia for Spain in 1991 to avoid legal proceedings, leading to a highly publicised extradi...
This is a re-issue of episode #14. Originally aired July 13th, 2017.
Sent on a simple errand to the local shops by her mother, six-year-old Kylie Maybury never made it home alive. Her body was found the following day, discarded in a gutter, but the circumstances of her death, and the identity of her killer remained unknown for 33 years. In the end, he was eerily close to home all along. Veteran crime reporter Keith Moor talks us...
We are shining a light on another podcast today. "Real Property" is a podcast building a community of people who are interested in Australia's property market. Join "Real Property" as we discuss the current trends and what's happening in the rapidly moving property market.
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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.
This is a truly heartbreaking case from Melbourne's gold rush heyday.
Although Australia is considered a youthful and progressive nation, we didn't start decriminalising homosexual acts until 1975.
On this episode, we travel back to the 1870s, when Melbourne was blossoming. Shaking of...
This is a truly heartbreaking case from Melbourne's gold rush heyday.
Although Australia is considered a youthful and progressive nation, we didn't start decriminalising homosexual acts until 1975.
On this episode, we travel back to the 1870s, when Melbourne was blossoming. Shaking off her convict roots and making her mark on the world stage as a prosperous European-inspired capital.
She could still be pretty inhospitable ...
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Our guest today is Nicole Edwards. She served in the Western Australian Police Force for 17 years until she retired on mental health grounds in 2023.
Nicole was a victim of serial rapist Adrian Trevor Moore, who was found guilty in 2022 of assaulting 13 women. He was also a WA Police Of...
Our guest today is Nicole Edwards. She served in the Western Australian Police Force for 17 years until she retired on mental health grounds in 2023.
Nicole was a victim of serial rapist Adrian Trevor Moore, who was found guilty in 2022 of assaulting 13 women. He was also a WA Police Officer.
Nicole's position within WA police didn't mean her case was expedited or even that it was treated within the normal parameters of a s...
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 st...
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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 202...
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 episo...
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 ...
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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 All...
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 ai...
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".
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".
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