Australian True Crime

Neil Mitchell is a legendary Australian broadcaster and journalist who became one of the youngest editors of an Australian newspaper in 1985 at The Herald.

He went on to write for The Age before beginning his extraordinary 37-year run on 3AW, where his talkback show made him a dedicated supporter of victims of crime.

His podcast Neil Mitchell Asks Why is available wherever you get your podcasts, and he joins Australian True...

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This week for ATC International, we travel back to 1999, when the locals of the Yosemite Valley were being terrorised by a serial killer with an exceeding brutality.

Between the months of February and July, Carole Sund, Silvina Pelosso, Juliana Sund and Joie Ruth Armstrong were all murdered by...

This week for ATC International, we travel back to 1999, when the locals of the Yosemite Valley were being terrorised by a serial killer with an exceeding brutality.

Between the months of February and July, Carole Sund, Silvina Pelosso, Juliana Sund and Joie Ruth Armstrong were all murdered by Cary Stayner. The full list of his crimes however, are still yet to be confirmed.

If you have been affected by anything discussed in t...

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Content warning: this conversation includes discussion of child sexual abuse. Support services can be found further down in these show notes.

Lawyer and advocate Judy Courtin discusses her work representing survivors of institutional child abuse and how legal technicalities have long protected...

Content warning: this conversation includes discussion of child sexual abuse. Support services can be found further down in these show notes.

Lawyer and advocate Judy Courtin discusses her work representing survivors of institutional child abuse and how legal technicalities have long protected powerful institutions.

You can visit Judy Courtin's website here.

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Today, we're sharing an episode from Sherele Moody's podcast, She Matters. You can click here to listen to more episodes on Apple, or you can find She Matters wherever you listen to podcasts.

You can also sign the "Justice for Kelly" petition here.

Show notes:

A man heard the violence behind the wall. He did not help her. Her sister found the single mum days later. The smell of her favourite human decaying f...

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Shirley Butler, a 21 year old woman, was found dead just metres from her home in Waverton on Christmas Day 1952.

Detectives launched an intense hunt for answers and even staged a world first radio re enactment of her final tram ride, while the press hinted that police were holding back key det...

Shirley Butler, a 21 year old woman, was found dead just metres from her home in Waverton on Christmas Day 1952.

Detectives launched an intense hunt for answers and even staged a world first radio re enactment of her final tram ride, while the press hinted that police were holding back key details.

Nearly six months later, a dramatic arrest made headlines, but the revelations that followed proved even more astonishing.

Yo...

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Katherine Hayes, CEO of Queensland's Youth Advocacy Centre, offers a frontline view of youth crime shaped by long term work with young offenders.

She explains why Queensland's adult crime, adult time approach has failed, pointing to high reoffending rates and deep systemic issues.

Katherine...

Katherine Hayes, CEO of Queensland's Youth Advocacy Centre, offers a frontline view of youth crime shaped by long term work with young offenders.

She explains why Queensland's adult crime, adult time approach has failed, pointing to high reoffending rates and deep systemic issues.

Katherine urges Victoria not to repeat what she calls an evidence free mistake and sheds light on what actually reduces youth crime.

You can l...

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Ben Mansfield and his family were asleep in their suburban Melbourne home when two armed teenagers broke in and committed a burglary in December 2024. 

He joins Australian True Crime to talk about the home invasion and his thoughts on what should happen next to address Victorian youth cri...

Ben Mansfield and his family were asleep in their suburban Melbourne home when two armed teenagers broke in and committed a burglary in December 2024. 

He joins Australian True Crime to talk about the home invasion and his thoughts on what should happen next to address Victorian youth crime. 

We're excited to announce the release of Sherele Moody's new podcast, She Matters. Click here to listen on Apple Podcasts, or...

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For this bonus episode of ATC International, we bring you a story from the USA.

Amy B. Chesler is an award winner blogger, actress and author from Southern California. She's also the host of a podcast called "What Came Next".

She's uniquely qualified to discuss true crime, because she's suf...

For this bonus episode of ATC International, we bring you a story from the USA.

Amy B. Chesler is an award winner blogger, actress and author from Southern California. She's also the host of a podcast called "What Came Next".

She's uniquely qualified to discuss true crime, because she's suffered a lifetime of abuse at the hands of her brother, Jesse.

That abuse continues, despite the fact that he's incarcerated for the 200...

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David Bartlett is a former Victoria Police detective and Australian Crime Commission investigator with experience in counter terror work, international drug operations and organised crime. 

He shares how early frontline policing, tech skills and major investigations revealed the growing t...

David Bartlett is a former Victoria Police detective and Australian Crime Commission investigator with experience in counter terror work, international drug operations and organised crime. 

He shares how early frontline policing, tech skills and major investigations revealed the growing technology gap that criminals are now exploiting. 

David has since founded the Safer Places Network, a national voluntary CCTV regi...

Peter Bryan is often described as one of Britain’s most notorious serial killers and “cannibals”, with most coverage fixated on the grisly details of his crimes. 

But how much of that narrative is true?

On this special international bonus episode of Australian True Crime, we unpack the myths, the evidence, and the real story behind Peter Bryan, joined by Michael J. Buchanan-Dunne from Murder Mile UK True Crime.

You ca...

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In 2023, Perth grandmother Donna Nelson unknowingly carried almost 2 kilograms of methamphetamine into Japan after being deceived in a romance scam, and was sentenced to six years in prison.

Japanese authorities acknowledged she was manipulated but still held her responsible. Two of her five d...

In 2023, Perth grandmother Donna Nelson unknowingly carried almost 2 kilograms of methamphetamine into Japan after being deceived in a romance scam, and was sentenced to six years in prison.

Japanese authorities acknowledged she was manipulated but still held her responsible. Two of her five daughters, Ashlee Charles and Kristal Hilaire, join us to share their mother's story and the complexities of navigating the Japanese legal ...