Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Leesa and Ron Topic felt like they were in a living nightmare, they had endless questions about how their average ordinary daughter could end up shot dead by police. It took an inquest for them to find answers. In part two, the couple shares what Courtney's legacy is and why they will never stop fighting for change. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Apr 26, 2023•58 min•Season 4Ep. 43
Subscribe to Crime X+ today. ‘Make sure you hang out the washing’ - This was the last communication Leesa Topic had with her daughter Courtney. It was written on a note she left in the kitchen of their West Hoxton Park home. Within hours of hanging out the family’s washing, Courtney Topic aged just 22, who had never been in trouble was shot dead by police. Today, we are talking to Leesa and Ron Topic, the parents of Courtney. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Apr 22, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 4Ep. 42
Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Tom Carroll was at the top of his game, he had it all: world championships, a loving family, fame and fortune - but he also had a dark secret, Tom was an addict. In part two of his chat with Gary, he talks about his experiences with crystal meth and cocaine, and the rock bottom moment that led him to recovery and enlightenment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Apr 19, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 4Ep. 41
Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Tom Carroll has caught his share of killer... waves. A two-time world champion surfer, Tom has had huge highs and crashing lows. In part one of his chat with Gary, Tom talks about what drew him to surfing, his career and how he became involved in drugs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Apr 15, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Season 4Ep. 40
Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Matt Klein says that he was drawn to the kindness and community spirit of the Twelve Tribes, but eventually, the bizarre and sometimes cruel rules governing the group led to him fleeing with his children. His wife remains in the group and has cut off contact with Matt and the family. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Apr 12, 2023•56 min•Season 4Ep. 39
Subscribe to Crime X+ today. The tables were turned when Matty Johns sat down with Gary to ask him about everything from his early career to his post-policing life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Apr 10, 2023•27 min
Subscribe to Crime X+ today. The inside workings of the Twelve Tribes religious group here in Australia and around the world are shrouded in mystery. We're joined by Journalist Tim Elliott who is pulling back the curtain and exposing some dark truths. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Apr 08, 2023•56 min•Season 4Ep. 38
Subscribe to Crime X+ today. In part two of Gary's chat with recently retired Scotland Yard Detective David Leach, the pair talk about David's work in some very high-profile counter-terrorism investigations and his work on a decade-old unsolved murder. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Apr 05, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Season 4Ep. 36
Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Not everyone can say they stared down a serial killer, but recently retired Scotland Yard Murder Squad and Counter Terrorism Detective David Leach has done just that. In part one of his chat with Gary, David talks about the investigation that led to the arrest of Levi Bellfield, a serial killer that had been terrorising London until his arrest in 2004. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Apr 02, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Season 4Ep. 35
Subscribe to Crime X+ today. In part two of Ben and Amy Smith's conversation with Gary, the pair describe the strain of being accused of sexual assault, the experience of going through court and what it felt like to hear the jury finally deliver their verdict. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Mar 29, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Season 4Ep. 34
Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Ben and Amy Smith saw their world turned upside down when Ben was arrested and charged with multiple sexual assaults. The former policeman maintained his innocence and Amy stood by him, gathering the evidence that would eventually clear his name. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Mar 26, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 4Ep. 33
Subscribe to Crime X+ today. John Elias knows he's no angel. A shooting, match-fixing, drug and firearm offences - are just some of the crimes he was linked to or convicted of. But John is sharing his story because he thinks there is a lesson to be taken from it, and he hopes young people hear it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Mar 22, 2023•42 min•Season 4Ep. 32
Subscribe to Crime X+ today. John Elias' rap sheet goes far beyond on-field indiscretions. As a 16-year-old he was serving time in Long Bay Prison with some of the hardest prisoners in the state. After prison, he carved out a career for himself as a high-profile professional rugby league player, but like a moth to a bright light, he was drawn to the adrenaline of the criminal world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Mar 19, 2023•52 min•Season 4Ep. 31
Subscribe to Crime X+ today. In 2007, the Federal Government launched the Northern Territory Emergency Response, also known as the Intervention. It included restrictions on alcohol, changes to welfare payments, acquisitions of parcels of lands, education, employment and health initiatives, restrictions on pornography and other measures. When Mary Keaney saw the confronting images on the news, she uprooted her life to travel there and work for the Aboriginal Legal Aid Service. See omnystudio.com/...
Mar 15, 2023•58 min•Season 4Ep. 30
Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Mary Keaney grew up a rebel with a strong social conscience, she spent her youth protesting, fighting for the environment and other important causes. Then, in her 20s, she read Nelson Mandela's autobiography and learnt that if you want to fight the system, you first need to understand it. That simple message sent her on a path to becoming a lawyer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Mar 12, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 4Ep. 29
Subscribe to Crime X+ today. In part two of Gary's chat with former Assistant Commissioner Ken Mckay, the pair discuss what it really takes to crack down on gang violence and how the media both helps and hinders the efforts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 08, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 4Ep. 28
Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Ken 'Slasher' Mckay spent 35 years in the police, rising the the rank of Assistant Commissioner. He's an old school cop who locked up plenty of bikies and underworld figures in his time. In part 1, he and Gary talk about some of his cases and he shares his opinion on the current state of policing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Mar 05, 2023•58 min•Season 4Ep. 27
Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Michael Franzese is one of the only men who turned his back on the Mafia and walked away with his life. In part 2 of his chat with Gary, they talk about his time in prison and how he came to turn his life around and leave his life of crime. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Mar 01, 2023•48 min•Season 4Ep. 26
Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Michael Franzese is the former Capo of the infamous Colombo crime family in New York. In part one, he tells Gary how he became a 'made man', what life was like in the mob and his relationship with the Australian Mafia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Feb 26, 2023•47 min•Season 4Ep. 25
Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Graeme Simpfendorfer tells Gary about the 2.4 million dollar Armaguard heist pulled off by the infamous 'Road Gang' and how a long-term investigation, Operation Octopus led to a breakthrough. Graeme also shares what it was like working the Black Saturday bushfires, and reveals the job that almost broke him. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Feb 22, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 4Ep. 24
Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Graeme Simpfendorfer first decided he wanted to become a cop when the bank he was working at was held up. Since then, he's worked in all areas of policing, from the armed hold-up squad to the Sexual Offences Child Abuse Investigation Team (SOCIT). Graeme is now the lead investigator on the hit show Hunted. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Feb 19, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 23
Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Dean King thought rehab was just an easy way to escape his life in prison, he couldn't have predicted the enormous life-changing transformation he would find there. In part two Dean, tells Gary how he has kept his positive outlook throughout his struggles and always looked on the bright side of life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Feb 15, 2023•57 min•Season 4Ep. 22
Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Dean King was facing the unthinkable at just 15 years old, charged with murder after a robbery gone wrong and facing a stint in an adult prison. In part one we go through Dean's downward spiral into heroin use and violence behind bars. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Feb 12, 2023•50 min•Season 4Ep. 21
Subscribe to Crime X+ today. How Colin McLaren and a team of elite cops pulled off the largest undercover sting in Australian history when they posed as money laundering art dealers to infiltrate the mafia in New South Wales. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 08, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 4Ep. 20
Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Former detective Colin McLaren’s jaw-dropping career saw him dealing with mass shootings, hunting the Mr Cruel serial rapist and infiltrating the mafia. In part one, he shares the inside stories of these life-changing cases. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Feb 05, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 19
Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Greg Kelly joins us again to talk more about his work, this time in the field of arson investigation. Greg outlines the telltale signs of arson and his involvement investigating the tragic Quakers Hill nursing home fire. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Feb 01, 2023•40 min•Season 4Ep. 18
Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Detectives are often credited with solving tough crimes, but it's often the work that's done behind the scenes that dictates if a crime is solved, this is the work of the forensic investigator. We're joined today by Greg Kelly, a forensic investigator who will take us into the world of the crime scene examiner. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jan 29, 2023•51 min•Season 4Ep. 17
Subscribe to Crime X+ today. In part two of her chat with Gary, Amanda Goff shares some more of her experiences as Samantha X and reveals why she retired from escort work and what the future has in store. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 25, 2023•32 min•Season 4Ep. 16
Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Gary has stared down murderers, but Amanda Goff still managed to make him nervous. In part one, Amanda and Gary discuss why she decided to trade in her 'picket fence' life to become a sex worker. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 22, 2023•52 min•Season 4Ep. 15
Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Luke Kennedy's wild ride through life almost came to an end in a disastrous trip to Thailand that left him in hospital. But it was this trip that would plant the seeds that would lead him to redemption. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 18, 2023•37 min•Season 4Ep. 14