Sex trafficking of overseas women to Australia is far more widespread than you may believe. The Sex Work industry can be one of empowerment and autonomy for many workers. On this episode however, we discuss its dark corner controlled my organised crime and exploitation. Investigative journalist Nick McKenzie joins us to discuss the major sex trafficking rings he exposes in his documentary "Revealed: Trafficked". "Revealed: Trafficked" can be streamed now only on Stan. Nick Mckenzie's book "Cross...
Sep 10, 2023•30 min•Season 1Ep. 376
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. Ray and Jennie Kehlet's much loved Great Dane, Ella, wandered alone and dehydrated into a caravan park in Sandstone, WA in March 2015. The phone calls that resulted from local police scanning Ella's microchip alerted both Ray and Jennie's families to the fact that something had gone terribly wrong during their latest adventure. Eight years and one inquest l...
Sep 03, 2023•16 min•Season 1Ep. 375
Ray and Jennie Kehlet's much loved Great Dane, Ella, wandered alone and dehydrated into a caravan park in Sandstone, WA in March 2015. The phone calls that resulted from local police scanning Ella's microchip alerted both Ray and Jennie's families to the fact that something had gone terribly wrong during their latest adventure. Eight years and one inquest later, many questions still remain. Ray's brother Dave joins us on this episode of Australian True Crime to tell us the story of the last eigh...
Sep 03, 2023•41 min•Season 1Ep. 374
This is the story of the unlikely killer who hid in plain sight in the tiny and terrified community of Camberley for two years. This is an unlocked episode of Australian True Crime Plus. To access all ATC Plus episodes, plus ad free and early listening of all Australian True Crime episodes, you can subscribe on Apple Podcasts. 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 li...
Aug 27, 2023•30 min•Season 1Ep. 373
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 episode 2 of a 2 part series on the murder of Cecilia Haddad, and the multinational effort to bring her killer to justice. Journalist Ashlea Hansen joins us again to discuss the trial of Mario Marcelo Santoro, the unusual witnesses called to testify, and his shocking confession. For Support: Lifeline on 13 11 14 13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7...
Aug 25, 2023•14 min•Season 1Ep. 372
This is episode 2 of a 2 part series on the murder of Cecilia Haddad, and the multinational effort to bring her killer to justice. Journalist Ashlea Hansen joins us again to discuss the trial of Mario Marcelo Santoro, the unusual witnesses called to testify, and his shocking confession. For Support: Lifeline on 13 11 14 13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples) 1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732 CREDITS: Host: Meshel Laurie. You can...
Aug 25, 2023•32 min•Season 1Ep. 371
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. On the day Cecilia Haddad's body was discovered in Sydney's Lane Cove River, her ex partner Mario Marcelo Santoro was on a flight home to Brazil. Our guest for today's episode, journalist Ashlea Hansen, has been following this story for the very beginning. This episode is part 1 of a 2 part series on the murder of Cecilia Haddad, and the multinational effor...
Aug 20, 2023•15 min•Season 1Ep. 370
On the day Cecilia Haddad's body was discovered in Sydney's Lane Cove River, her ex partner Mario Marcelo Santoro was on a flight home to Brazil. Our guest for today's episode, journalist Ashlea Hansen, has been following this story for the very beginning. This episode is part 1 of a 2 part series on the murder of Cecilia Haddad, and the multinational effort to bring her killer to justice. For Support: Lifeline on 13 11 14 13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Abori...
Aug 20, 2023•32 min•Season 1Ep. 369
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. Sarah spent decades explaining her self-destructive behaviour to people as a consequence of one terrible year of bullying in primary school. Her abuser wasn't another child, but her principal, an elderly Catholic nun. But while Sarah tried to overcome the trauma of that experience, and of one terrible incident in particular, by talking about it with friends...
Aug 16, 2023•18 min•Season 1Ep. 368
Sarah spent decades explaining her self-destructive behaviour to people as a consequence of one terrible year of bullying in primary school. Her abuser wasn't another child, but her principal, an elderly Catholic nun. But while Sarah tried to overcome the trauma of that experience, and of one terrible incident in particular, by talking about it with friends and seeking counselling, it wasn't until she heard a line in a true crime podcast while driving her car that she realised the one detail she...
Aug 16, 2023•40 min•Season 1Ep. 367
This is a re-issue of episode 99 from May 2019 2019 Dassi Erlich is living a life today she literally could never have imagined as a child. She couldn’t have imagined it because so much of what the rest of us take for granted was hidden from her by her parents and the other adults around her. Dassi and her six siblings were raised in the ultra-Orthodox Adass Israel community of Melbourne. you may have seen Dassi and two of her sisters on Australian Story , because their conservative sheltered up...
Aug 13, 2023•55 min•Season 1Ep. 365
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 re-issue of episode 99 from May 2019 2019 Dassi Erlich is living a life today she literally could never have imagined as a child. She couldn’t have imagined it because so much of what the rest of us take for granted was hidden from her by her parents and the other adults around her. Dassi and her six siblings were raised in the ultra-Orthodox Adas...
Aug 13, 2023•19 min•Season 1Ep. 366
Susan Warren, 15 years old in the year of 1965, ran away with a man 8 years her senior, Arthur Thomson. The next 34 years of her life are quite frankly, a complete mystery. She had no friends, no community, and hardly any family contact. In fact, her life was so isolated that when she went missing in 1999, there wasn’t a missing persons report with the police until 2006. And this wasn’t because Arthur reported her missing - it was actually the subsequent result after both he and his mother, were...
Aug 06, 2023•34 min•Season 1Ep. 363
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. Susan Warren, 15 years old in the year of 1965, ran away with a man 8 years her senior, Arthur Thomson. The next 34 years of her life are quite frankly, a complete mystery. She had no friends, no community, and hardly any family contact. In fact, her life was so isolated that when she went missing in 1999, there wasn’t a missing persons report with the poli...
Aug 06, 2023•15 min•Season 1Ep. 364
We return this episode with our guests Jon Rouse APM and Akhim Dev, answering your questions about the fight against online exploitation of children. Akhim Dev is the creator of The Children In the Pictures, a documentary and podcast that looks into the amazing and unrelenting work of members at Task Force Argos, of which Jon Rouse was a founding member of. For those not in the know, Task Force Argos is a world renowned branch of the Queensland police force responsible for the investigatio...
Aug 02, 2023•30 min•Season 1Ep. 361
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. We return this episode with our guests Jon Rouse APM and Akhim Dev, answering your questions about the fight against online exploitation of children. Akhim Dev is the creator of The Children In the Pictures, a documentary and podcast that looks into the amazing and unrelenting work of members at Task Force Argos, of which Jon Rouse was a founding member of....
Aug 02, 2023•15 min•Season 1Ep. 362
Task Force Argos is a world renowned branch of the Queensland Police Service, responsible for the investigation of online child exploitation and abuse. Our guests for this episode are Jon Rouse APM and Akhim Dev. Rouse was one of the founding members of the Argos Task Force, and Dev is a documentary film maker, whose film and podcast "The Children in the Pictures" featured the work of the Rouse's team. Next episode will feature Rouse and Dev answering our listeners' questions, but on this episod...
Jul 30, 2023•41 min•Season 1Ep. 359
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. Task Force Argos is a world renowned branch of the Queensland Police Service, responsible for the investigation of online child exploitation and abuse. Our guests for this episode are Jon Rouse APM and Akhim Dev. Rouse was one of the founding members of the Argos Task Force, and Dev is a documentary film maker, whose film and podcast "The Children in the Pi...
Jul 30, 2023•16 min•Season 1Ep. 360
Introducing " Can We Be Real? " - our new podcast that delves deep into the realm of authenticity and vulnerability. Join us as we encourage our listeners to share their most intimate secrets, creating an atmosphere of connection and openness. In this episode, we're thrilled to unveil some of our favourite secrets shared by our incredible listeners so far. Prepare to be moved, entertained, and inspired as we explore the depths of human emotions and experiences. Simply search for " Can We Be Real...
Jul 25, 2023•49 min•Season 1Ep. 358
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. During the Great Depression, 32% of working age men were put out of work, with many of them resorting to drunken and violent lifestyles. During this time, there was a significant spike in Australia's murder rate, with many so called "monsters" being birthed from the era. Michael Adams from the "Forgotten Australia" podcast, joins us to tell us the story of ...
Jul 23, 2023•17 min•Season 1Ep. 357
During the Great Depression, 32% of working age men were put out of work, with many of them resorting to drunken and violent lifestyles. During this time, there was a significant spike in Australia's murder rate, with many so called "monsters" being birthed from the era. Michael Adams from the "Forgotten Australia" podcast, joins us to tell us the story of one of those "monsters", William Moxley. Michael Adams' new book "The Murder Squad", which covers this case and many others from Australia's ...
Jul 23, 2023•51 min•Season 1Ep. 356
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 part two of a two part series with our anonymous guest. If you haven’t yet listened to our previous episode, we highly suggest you go and listen to that one first. Our guest is a recovering heroin addict, and in our previous episode, we delved into her early childhood years, and the chaos brought into her life at the hands of her mother. Concu...
Jul 19, 2023•15 min•Season 1Ep. 355
This is part two of a two part series with our anonymous guest. If you haven’t yet listened to our previous episode, we highly suggest you go and listen to that one first. Our guest is a recovering heroin addict, and in our previous episode, we delved into her early childhood years, and the chaos brought into her life at the hands of her mother. Concurrently to that, however, there was something else happening in her life. She and her younger sister, aged 8 and 6, were being groomed and se...
Jul 19, 2023•30 min•Season 1Ep. 354
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. Today's episode is part one of a two part series. Part two will be available this coming Thursday. For reasons that will become apparent, our guest has chosen to remain anonymous. Raised mostly in a single father household alongside her sister, our guest's upbringing was far from ordinary. Her relationship with her turbulent mother added to the complexity o...
Jul 16, 2023•18 min•Season 1Ep. 353
Today's episode is part one of a two part series. Part two will be available this coming Thursday. For reasons that will become apparent, our guest has chosen to remain anonymous. Raised mostly in a single father household alongside her sister, our guest's upbringing was far from ordinary. Her relationship with her turbulent mother added to the complexity of her early years, as her mother's attempts to be involved often resulted in further pain and confusion. Today, our guest is a law abiding ci...
Jul 16, 2023•43 min•Season 1Ep. 352
Have you ever wondered if there is a dark side to your neighbour? The cashier at the supermarket? The delivery driver? The person that sleeps beside you? Delving into UK cases that are scarily close to home, They Walk Among Us explores both, lesser-known crimes committed by seemingly ordinary people, along with examining the infamous cases that are splashed across the headlines. The award-winning podcast has been praised by The Guardian, which called the show “a cult hit”; The Financial Times, r...
Jul 05, 2023•16 min
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. On the 20th of June, 2009, a heavily pregnant Krystal Fraser, 23 years old, checked herself out of hospital to go to a party in Pyramid Hill. A country town in the far north of Victoria. Krystal was intellectually disabled, and did not have any credit left on her phone to make any calls. One of the last sightings of Krystal that night, was meeting an ...
Jul 01, 2023•19 min•Season 1Ep. 349
On the 20th of June, 2009, a heavily pregnant Krystal Fraser, 23 years old, checked herself out of hospital to go to a party in Pyramid Hill. A country town in the far north of Victoria. Krystal was intellectually disabled, and did not have any credit left on her phone to make any calls. One of the last sightings of Krystal that night, was meeting an unknown, well dressed man, who was waiting for her at the Pyramid Hill train station. For a long time, local police did not consider Krystal ...
Jul 01, 2023•44 min•Season 1Ep. 348
Meshel recently went on Straight Talk with Mark Bouris, and a whole lot of their conversation was about true crime. So what we've done is edit together all of the true crime bits for an extra bonus episode this week. If you want to listen to their full episode, go check out "Straight Talk with Mark Bouris" wherever you get your podcasts. Straight Talk with Mark Bouris episode notes: Meshel Laurie is a name that has become synonymous with intelligence, wit, and compassion...
Jun 28, 2023•43 min•Season 1Ep. 347
This is a story about a man and his young son, Brad and Bevin Simmonds, who disappeared out in Cape York 20 years ago. How could an experienced fisherman's boat disappear without a trace in broad daylight? In good weather and calm seas? How could everything on board, all the gear designed to float in case it fell overboard, disappear with it, and never, ever show up or wash ashore? Today we speak to The Cape's producer, Justine A. Rosenthal. More info: The Cape is now available to be watched, st...
Jun 25, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 345
