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. Anthony Dowsley has been a crime reporter at Melbourne's Herald Sun since 2004. In that time, he's covered everything from homicides, solved and unsolved, law and order reforms and police corruption. We're very honoured to have him in to discuss one of his speciality topics: gang related crime in Australia. In this episode we will get a snapshot of who's wh...
Apr 15, 2023•16 min•Season 1Ep. 316
Two young female tourists are staying in the same quiet spot in Tasmania…one disappears, never to be seen again and two years later, the other woman is brutally murdered. The women are 26-year-old German Nancy Grunwaldt , reported missing on April 15th 1993. Getting around on a bike, she was spending some time at Beaumaris Beach, reading a book. What happened after that is a mystery…so far. Nancy’s never been found but she was declared deceased by the coroner in 2003. Read the reports here: http...
Apr 12, 2023•35 min•Season 1Ep. 313
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. Two young female tourists are staying in the same quiet spot in Tasmania…one disappears, never to be seen again and two years later, the other woman is brutally murdered. The women are 26-year-old German Nancy Grunwaldt , reported missing on April 15th 1993. Getting around on a bike, she was spending some time at Beaumaris Beach, reading a book. What happen...
Apr 11, 2023•14 min•Season 1Ep. 314
When he was 12, Jeffrey Morgan ran away from his country NSW home to Redfern to stay with his mum. He thought his dad was being too strict and he wanted more freedom. This was the time in Redfern when the inner-city suburb was the centre of Aboriginal life and activism and it was a tough place. Jeffrey spent a lot of time on the streets, getting involved in minor offences a s a means of survival – namely stealing food to eat - but eventually this escalated to stealing cars and then, robbing bank...
Apr 09, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 311
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. When he was 12, Jeffrey Morgan ran away from his country NSW home to Redfern to stay with his mum. He thought his dad was being too strict and he wanted more freedom. This was the time in Redfern when the inner-city suburb was the centre of Aboriginal life and activism and it was a tough place. Jeffrey spent a lot of time on the streets, getting involved in...
Apr 09, 2023•15 min•Season 1Ep. 312
For the last year or so, we've been working away on a very special project called The Soldier On Podcast. Soldier On is an incredible not for profit organisation that delivers holistic support services for current and former Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel. We joined up with them to help share the remarkable stories of those they work with. Hosted by the wonderful Hugh Riminton, each episode you’ll hear a first-hand account of a life touched by involvement in the Defence industry. If yo...
Apr 07, 2023•56 min
Our guest today is from Toowoomba in Queensland, and he thought he'd seen his fair share of violence and mayhem by the time he'd sobered up in his mid-twenties. On today's episode, we're talking about a terrible turn of events that landed him back in the middle of incredibly senseless violence, just as he was pulling his life together. On the evening of May 30th 2005, three teenage boys brutally murdered Michael Thompson, 30, and teenagers David Lyons and Tyson Wilson, both just 17. Our guest, w...
Apr 02, 2023•38 min•Season 1Ep. 309
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. Our guest today is from Toowoomba in Queensland, and he thought he'd seen his fair share of violence and mayhem by the time he'd sobered up in his mid-twenties. On today's episode, we're talking about a terrible turn of events that landed him back in the middle of incredibly senseless violence, just as he was pulling his life together. On the evening of May...
Apr 02, 2023•19 min•Season 1Ep. 310
Robyn Lewis’s life was, frankly, hectic and destructive for 37 years. Multiple addictions, trauma from a brutal childhood, crime…she was just trying to survive. Robyn had tried and tried to change her life and then something happened. Now she’s sharing her story with her community and now, with us, to show that change is possible. And a note before listening - Our guests share their experience. Each person has their own way they deal with life. So if there’s something you hear that prompts...
Mar 26, 2023•35 min•Season 1Ep. 307
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. Robyn Lewis’s life was, frankly, hectic and destructive for 37 years. Multiple addictions, trauma from a brutal childhood, crime…she was just trying to survive. Robyn had tried and tried to change her life and then something happened. Now she’s sharing her story with her community and now, with us, to show that change is possible. And a note before listenin...
Mar 25, 2023•13 min•Season 1Ep. 308
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. Is it that bad if people believe in conspiracy theories? According to our guests for this episode, at first it’s funny, irritating (we all had someone we know who was sharing things that seemed a bit off beam over the past three years) and seemingly ridiculous…until it’s not. SOS and Sandee are two women who live in outer suburban Melbourne and have day job...
Mar 17, 2023•15 min•Season 1Ep. 306
Is it that bad if people believe in conspiracy theories? According to our guests for this episode, at first it’s funny, irritating (we all had someone we know who was sharing things that seemed a bit off beam over the past three years) and seemingly ridiculous…until it’s not. SOS and Sandee are two women who live in outer suburban Melbourne and have day jobs and families but they have also been deep diving into the world of places and spaces where people who believe in conspiracy theories and ha...
Mar 17, 2023•59 min•Season 1Ep. 305
The night of February 2nd 1986 was when 26 year old Sydney nurse Anita Cobby was savagely murdered by a group of strangers. It has since been marked a turning point for Australian culture. Today's conversation is with Anita's sister, Kathryn Szyszka. It's all about legacy - Anita's legacy, and the legacy of their parents, Grace and Garry Lynch. A new facility has finally opened in Sydney to provide healing and restoration for children affected by violent crime. It's called Grace's Place, and has...
Mar 12, 2023•35 min•Season 1Ep. 304
Our guest for this episode is Dr Ahona Guha, a Melbourne-based Forensic and clinical psychologist. She works with survivors of abuse and those who live with trauma. Ahona also works with perpetrators of harmful behaviours including sex offenders, stalkers and bullies. Ahona has written her first book RECLAIM: Understanding complex trauma and those who abuse. Dr Ahona Guha’s views are her own. MORE INFO: Former Victorian prosecutor awarded $435,000 over exposure to sexual abuse materia...
Mar 04, 2023•47 min•Season 1Ep. 303
We've mentioned the Australian Federal Police (AFP) many times on Australian True Crime, but do any of us really know what they do? Our guest today, David Savage AM, who reached the very top of the tree in that organisation, may change the way you think about the role of the AFP. For one thing, his brilliant career was brought to a grinding halt when he was supposed to be protected by a bunch of Americans on a dusty road in Afghanistan. David is now the President of the Australian Federal Police...
Feb 26, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 302
Father of two, Filmmaker and director of The Children in The Pictures, Akhim Dev joins us for this episode. He was granted unprecedented access to TASKFORCE ARGOS, a Queensland Police team who are world leaders in rescuing children from online sexual abuse and catching the perpetrators like Shannon McCoole, a South Australian child protection worker revealed to be a child-sex offender and the administrator of a paedophile chat board with 45,000 members. This intense and relentless and vic...
Feb 19, 2023•38 min•Season 1Ep. 301
Trevor Tascas was 27 years old when he suspiciously disappeared in October 2005 from an address in Whittington, a suburb of the regional Victorian city Geelong. His mum Pamela and sister Kirsty join us for this episode. Trevor’s life was up and down and at the time of his disappearance - he was using and dealing drugs but still in sporadic contact with his family. Investigators believe Trevor had been involved in a dispute with Lawrence Butler, the man he was sharing a h...
Feb 12, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 300
Mishel Karen was a participant on season 7 of Married at First Sight Australia. Mishel didn’t find the love she was looking for on the show, and a quick google will tell you a lot about Mishel’s life since the show ended. She’s now an only fans star and so far, she’s still single. Mishel Karen became the victim of a sophisticated scam from Everrise Brokers, through which she lost a large amount of her own money and friends and relatives of hers lost money to after taking her advice t...
Feb 05, 2023•33 min•Season 1Ep. 299
Over the summer break, we played some beauty chat segments at the end of our episodes with Joanna Fleming from Adore Beauty. We thought for everyone's convenience, we would collate them all together into this one episode. It's seriously a great refresher on all things skincare and makeup. For a limited time only, use the code "truecrime15" for 15 dollars off orders over $75 at www.adorebeauty.com.au exclusions do apply. You can also listen to lots more beauty content on Joanna's own podcast Beau...
Jan 31, 2023•50 min
In 2008, Clare awoke in the.middle of the night to two violent men invading her house, demanding the code to her boyfriend's safe. This episode is the story of Clare's life up until now. A story involving mental illness, drugs and abusive men. It's also a story of recovery, support and family. If you have been affected by anything discussed in this episode you can contact: Lifeline on 13 11 14 13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people) F...
Jan 29, 2023•51 min•Season 1Ep. 298
Hello loves, we have another podcast recommendation for you, and this one is a bit of a crossover. It is a pop-culture podcast called Tied Up, hosted by two friends of mine Sonia Jahshan and Simon Baggs. I think this episode will be of particular interest to you, because they are talking about Alec Baldwin and whether or not he will face charges for that terrible shooting incident that took place on the set of his film, Rust. You can listen to all other Tied Up episodes, wherever you g...
Jan 27, 2023•15 min
Australian True Crime is back for 2023, and we begin this year with the story of Andrew Witton. Andrew was a sailor, surfer and adventurer, who disappeared from his yacht in a remote stretch of the Pacific Ocean in 2007. He was sailing with another man at the time, Simon Golding. As far has Andrew's friends and family are concerned, Simon has yet to provide a satisfactory account of what happened to Andrew on that trip. Andrew's sister, Louise Witton, joins us for this episode. Some of the audio...
Jan 22, 2023•46 min•Season 1Ep. 297
We're taking a little break over Summer and using this time to spotlight some of our favourite true-crime podcasts. Introducing... Hoaxed, the new series from Alexi Mostrous and Tortoise, who brought you Sweet Bobby. In 2014, two children told police a shocking story: that they were being abused by a Satanic cult; a cult headed by their father and by parents and teachers at their school in the wealthy London suburb of Hampstead. The story was a lie. But on the internet, that didn't matter. Hoaxe...
Jan 15, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 296
We're taking a little break over Summer and using this time to spotlight some of our favourite true-crime podcasts. This week we're showcasing Jack Laurence's podcast, One Minute Remaining. Today's episode is the story of David Talley, the man serving an incredible prison sentence. David, like millions of others around the world, struggled with addiction, an addiction to crack cocaine. This addiction would drive David to make poor decisions, decisions that would see him fall into a cycle of pris...
Jan 09, 2023•42 min•Season 1Ep. 295
We're taking a little break over Summer and using this time to spotlight some of our favourite true-crime podcasts. This week we're showcasing True North True Crime. On the night of February 17th, 2018, Ryan Shtuka attended a silent disco followed by an after-party at a house in Sun Peaks resort near Kamloops BC. No one has seen or heard from Ryan since the party. Nearly 5 years have gone by and the Shtuka family still needs answers. Join your hosts as they sit down with Ryan’s mother Heather Sh...
Jan 02, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 294
We're taking a little break over Summer and using this time to spotlight some of our favourite podcasts. Do Go On is a fact based comedy podcast hosted by Melbourne comedians Jess Perkins, Matt Stewart and Dave Warneke. Each week they take it in turns to report on a topic and have covered everything from the life of Dolly Parton to the Chernobyl Disaster, Argentina's Heist of the Century to The History of The Penis. Show notes: In 1982, Chicago was rocked by a terrifying crime. Panic set in as a...
Dec 26, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 293
We're taking a little break over Summer and using this time to spotlight some of our favourite true-crime podcasts. This week we're showcasing Ryan Wolf's podcast, GUILT. Show notes: On the 18th June 2012, beloved Pizza shop owner Jordan Voudouris was gunned down in cold blood, in Paeroa, New Zealand. To this day, his killers have never been caught. In this Multi-Part Investigative Podcast Actor/Lawyer Ryan Wolf revisits Jordan's case in the search for answers. In this, Episode Two. Ryan meets a...
Dec 18, 2022•39 min•Season 1Ep. 292
We're taking a little break over Summer and using this time to spotlight some of our favourite true-crime podcasts. This week we're showcasing Jack Laurence's podcast, One Minute Remaining. Show notes: Welcome to episode one of 'One minute remaining' - Today we start the story of Dorice Moore and Abraham Lee Shakespeare, a story that has layer after layer but that is nothing short of mind blowing. I am not here to prove her innocent or guilty I am simply here to allow her to tell her side of the...
Dec 11, 2022•29 min•Season 1Ep. 291
We're taking a little break over Summer and using this time to spotlight some of our favourite true-crime podcasts. This week we're showcasing Michael Adam's Forgotten Australia, with his three part Cairns Grenade Murders series. Part 3: With the accused murderer of Holly Murphy and Kathleen Brown set to go to trial in April 1946, there's a series of shocking secret developments, including a bombshell letter that makes disturbing claims against Queensland's boys in blue. Via the original police ...
Dec 04, 2022•47 min•Season 1Ep. 290
We're taking a little break over Summer and using this time to spotlight some of our favourite true-crime podcasts. This week we're showcasing Michael Adam's Forgotten Australia, with his three part Cairns Grenade Murders series. Part 2: With Detective Senior-Sergeant Frank Bischof in Cairns, Bob Davis soon identifies the murderer. But how far can Bob be trusted? And what is Bischof offering? To read an extract and get 26% off Michael's book Hanging Ned Kelly, you can visit this link here: https...
Dec 04, 2022•38 min•Season 1Ep. 289
