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 the second instalment of a two part episode about the killing of Queensland Uber Driver, Scott Cabrie. Tye Wayne Porter was convicted of manslaughter over Scott's death and sentenced to nine and a half years in prison with a non-parole period of six years. There was another offender involved who can't be named because he was a minor at the time of the att...
Dec 04, 2024•16 min•Season 1Ep. 565
This is the second instalment of a two part episode about the killing of Queensland Uber Driver, Scott Cabrie. Tye Wayne Porter was convicted of manslaughter over Scott's death and sentenced to nine and a half years in prison with a non-parole period of six years. There was another offender involved who can't be named because he was a minor at the time of the attack. He was sentenced to 15 years, which is the longest sentence ever handed down to a minor in Queensland, but he could be released af...
Dec 04, 2024•46 min•Season 1Ep. 564
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. Forty-seven year old Scott Cabrie was brutally murdered by two young men, strangers to him whom he picked up one night during a shift as an Uber Driver. To understand the full impact of the crime and the sentences handed down to the offenders, we need to understand who Scott Cabrie was. There was no one knew him better than his best mate, and our guest for today'...
Dec 01, 2024•18 min•Season 1Ep. 563
Forty-seven year old Scott Cabrie was brutally murdered by two young men, strangers to him whom he picked up one night during a shift as an Uber Driver. To understand the full impact of the crime and the sentences handed down to the offenders, we need to understand who Scott Cabrie was. There was no one knew him better than his best mate, and our guest for today's episode, Cameron Thomas. On Thursday this week, we will be releasing part two of this episode where we interview Scott's brother, Ian...
Dec 01, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 562
This is a re-issue of Australian True Crime episode #9, Ron Iddles: Australia's Greatest Detective. To access all of our back catalogue, you can subscribe to ATC Plus on Apple Podcasts. Ron Iddles is widely known as Australia's greatest detective. After 42 years of eliciting confessions and nabbing murderers, he had a 99% conviction rate. Known as 'The Good Cop', Ron reflects on the cases that stuck with him. On being the only hope for the families of victims. Having to tell Jill Meagher’s husba...
Nov 27, 2024•43 min•Season 1Ep. 561
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 episode with our guest, Kate Pausina. In our last episode, former Queensland Police member, Kate Pausina, told us about her glory days in the job. She's back today to talk about the moment her beloved career took a turn and the events that led to her filing a formal complaint in 2018 before leaving the service. Kate contributed a ch...
Nov 24, 2024•17 min•Season 1Ep. 560
This is part two of a two part episode with our guest, Kate Pausina. In our last episode, former Queensland Police member, Kate Pausina, told us about her glory days in the job. She's back today to talk about the moment her beloved career took a turn and the events that led to her filing a formal complaint in 2018 before leaving the service. Kate contributed a chapter to the 2024 book "When Cops Are Criminals" by Veronica Gorrie, which you can purchase here. Got a True Crime question you want an...
Nov 24, 2024•42 min•Season 1Ep. 559
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 one of a two part episode with our guest, Kate Pausina. Kate Pausina is a 23 year veteran of the Queensland Police Service. In the second instalment of this two part episode, Kate will tell us about the negatives of her time with the cops experiences that led her to lodge a formal complaint in 2018 and more recently to contribute a chapter to a book ...
Nov 20, 2024•17 min•Season 1Ep. 558
This is part one of a two part episode with our guest, Kate Pausina. Kate Pausina is a 23 year veteran of the Queensland Police Service. In the second instalment of this two part episode, Kate will tell us about the negatives of her time with the cops experiences that led her to lodge a formal complaint in 2018 and more recently to contribute a chapter to a book entitled When Cops Are Criminals. But in this instalment, Kate revisits the experiences during her time in the Coronial Support Unit th...
Nov 20, 2024•42 min•Season 1Ep. 557
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 brings a refreshing perspective on what's possible within our justice system when it's approached with equal amounts of skill and human compassion. George Newhouse is the CEO and the Principal Solicitor of the National Justice Project. Its mission is to take strategic action to create a fair and equitable society that is free from discrimination. ...
Nov 17, 2024•17 min•Season 1Ep. 556
Our guest today brings a refreshing perspective on what's possible within our justice system when it's approached with equal amounts of skill and human compassion. George Newhouse is the CEO and the Principal Solicitor of the National Justice Project. Its mission is to take strategic action to create a fair and equitable society that is free from discrimination. When I first read that statement on their website, to be honest, I thought they were dreaming. But having now met George, my faith is r...
Nov 17, 2024•52 min•Season 1Ep. 555
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 December 14, 2008, 37-year-old Mary Cook was found murdered in a burned down house on Darling Way, Narre Warren. Victoria Police launched a months-long covert operation, gaining a confession from 35-year-old Glenn Weaven using the controversial "Mr Big" technique. Weaven was convicted of Mary’s murder and sentenced to 20 years in prison, with a 16-year non-par...
Nov 13, 2024•17 min•Season 1Ep. 554
On December 14, 2008, 37-year-old Mary Cook was found murdered in a burned down house on Darling Way, Narre Warren. Victoria Police launched a months-long covert operation, gaining a confession from 35-year-old Glenn Weaven using the controversial "Mr Big" technique. Weaven was convicted of Mary’s murder and sentenced to 20 years in prison, with a 16-year non-parole period. But the use of the Mr Big method has sparked intense scrutiny. Our guest today on Australian True Crime, Professor Michele ...
Nov 13, 2024•50 min•Season 1Ep. 553
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. Hannah was just 15 years old when her big sister, Emma Pawelski was murdered in 2005. The crime remains unsolved, despite the fact that police have always had one main suspect. We spoke to Hannah and Emma's mother, Sharon, in 2020. We've reissued that episode, in case you'd like to listen back to it after this one. Hannah McKell joins us today on Australian True ...
Nov 11, 2024•17 min•Season 1Ep. 552
Hannah was just 15 years old when her big sister, Emma Pawelski was murdered in 2005. The crime remains unsolved, despite the fact that police have always had one main suspect. We spoke to Hannah and Emma's mother, Sharon, in 2020. We've reissued that episode, in case you'd like to listen back to it after this one. Hannah McKell joins us today on Australian True Crime to talk about living with her sister's homicide and to appeal again for anyone with information about her sister's death to pleas...
Nov 10, 2024•53 min•Season 1Ep. 551
This is a re-issue of episode #168, The Unsolved Murder of Emma Pawelski. This week, we released an episode with the sister of Emma Pawelski, Hannah McKell. This is a conversation we had with Emma's mother, Sharon, and we recommend listening to both to get a full understanding of Emma's life, and the circumstances of her disappearance. If you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. Send us a question by recording a voice message h...
Nov 10, 2024•39 min•Season 1Ep. 550
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. Valentine Smith is a 45 year veteran of law enforcement and the defence forces. His career included working with Victoria Police in both rural and urban environments and with Interpol and Crime Stoppers International. For some years now, Valentine has focused on missing persons called cases, as well as the study of missing persons, with a special interest in case...
Nov 03, 2024•15 min•Season 1Ep. 549
Valentine Smith is a 45 year veteran of law enforcement and the defence forces. His career included working with Victoria Police in both rural and urban environments and with Interpol and Crime Stoppers International. For some years now, Valentine has focused on missing persons called cases, as well as the study of missing persons, with a special interest in cases within the Australian bush. You can read about his fascinating research on his website, Footprints in the Wilderness. Send us a quest...
Nov 03, 2024•44 min•Season 1Ep. 548
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're joined today by Dr. Claire Ferguson, a Forensic Criminologist and Associate Professor at QUT, who has spent years diving into the complexities of staged homicides and detection avoidance strategies in Australia. Claire’s research and expertise have supported police forces and courtrooms nationwide. Widely published and highly regarded, Claire is here to dis...
Oct 30, 2024•13 min•Season 1Ep. 547
We're joined today by Dr. Claire Ferguson, a Forensic Criminologist and Associate Professor at QUT, who has spent years diving into the complexities of staged homicides and detection avoidance strategies in Australia. Claire’s research and expertise have supported police forces and courtrooms nationwide. Widely published and highly regarded, Claire is here to discuss the ways in which criminal offenders stage fake crime scenes to deter criminal investigators, as well as the tactics they use to a...
Oct 30, 2024•39 min•Season 1Ep. 546
Our friend Michael Adams, who hosts the excellent podcast Forgotten Australia, joins us again on Australian True Crime today to talk about his new book. "They'll Never Hold Me" follows the life and crimes of prodigious prison escapee and fugitive, Kevin John Simmonds, also known as the Ned Kelly for the rock and roll era. Like Ned Kelly, Simmonds was a charismatic crook who had a way with words and once boasted as he was being led away from court and towards prison that "they'll never hold me!"....
Oct 27, 2024•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 545
This is a preview of our recent ATC Plus episode. To listen to the whole episode, you can click here and subscribe now to ATC Plus and get your first week free on Apple Podcasts. As rap mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs sits in a Brooklyn jail facing criminal charges of sex trafficking and racketeering and at least seven civil suits alleging sexual assault, we talk to investigative journalist Brian Joseph, who spent many years writing about the relationship between hip hop culture and sexual exploitation...
Oct 23, 2024•14 min•Season 1Ep. 544
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 on Australian True Crime today is Brisbane Coroner, Donald MacKenzie. After 30 years in the criminal justice system since being appointed to the Coroner's Court in 2019, MacKenzie has investigated over 2000 reportable deaths, including over 700 suspected suicides, over 500 road fatalities and over 100 homicides in the last 12 months alone. Don joins us ...
Oct 20, 2024•14 min•Season 1Ep. 543
Our guest on Australian True Crime today is Brisbane Coroner, Donald MacKenzie. After 30 years in the criminal justice system since being appointed to the Coroner's Court in 2019, MacKenzie has investigated over 2000 reportable deaths, including over 700 suspected suicides, over 500 road fatalities and over 100 homicides in the last 12 months alone. Don joins us today to talk about his job to help us understand the coronial system and the ways in which it differs from other courts, and to explai...
Oct 20, 2024•39 min•Season 1Ep. 542
Our guest host Dr. Xanthé Mallett is back to explore the groundbreaking book Unmasking the Killer of the Missing Beaumont Children , released in 2023. Authors Stuart Mullins and former detective Bill Hayes discovered startling evidence pointing to a predator who lived near the last known sighting of the missing Beaumont children. Jane, 9, Arnna, 7, and Grant Beaumont who was just 4 years old when they all disappeared from South Australia’s Glenelg beach in 1966. If you have any information regar...
Oct 16, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 540
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 host Dr. Xanthé Mallett is back to explore the groundbreaking book Unmasking the Killer of the Missing Beaumont Children , released in 2023. Authors Stuart Mullins and former detective Bill Hayes discovered startling evidence pointing to a predator who lived near the last known sighting of the missing Beaumont children. Jane, 9, Arna, 7, and Grant Beaum...
Oct 16, 2024•18 min•Season 1Ep. 541
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. Jamelle Wells is one of Australia's most experienced and well-known court reporters. She's been a fixture inside Sydney's Supreme Court for decades and she finally wrote a book about it in 2018 called "The Court Reporter". What she didn't mention in that book is a sort of hobby she has of popping into regional courts around the country. It's probably got somethin...
Oct 13, 2024•18 min•Season 1Ep. 539
Jamelle Wells is one of Australia's most experienced and well-known court reporters. She's been a fixture inside Sydney's Supreme Court for decades and she finally wrote a book about it in 2018 called "The Court Reporter". What she didn't mention in that book is a sort of hobby she has of popping into regional courts around the country. It's probably got something to do with the fact that she was born and raised in outback New South Wales. The result is Jamelle's second book called "The Outback ...
Oct 13, 2024•51 min•Season 1Ep. 538
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. In a recent episode, we spoke about the decades-long fight for justice for Scott Johnson, whose 1988 death in Sydney was initially ruled a suicide by police, despite evidence of a wider pattern of gay hate crimes. Today, we’re joined by Sue Thompson, one of the key Australians who supported Scott’s brother, Steve, in his quest for the truth. A former lawyer turne...
Oct 06, 2024•14 min•Season 1Ep. 537
In a recent episode, we spoke about the decades-long fight for justice for Scott Johnson, whose 1988 death in Sydney was initially ruled a suicide by police, despite evidence of a wider pattern of gay hate crimes. Today, we’re joined by Sue Thompson, one of the key Australians who supported Scott’s brother, Steve, in his quest for the truth. A former lawyer turned police officer, Sue spent 17 years creating programs to bridge the divide between NSW Police and the LGBTQIA+ community, helping to a...
Oct 06, 2024•49 min•Season 1Ep. 536
