At 23, Leisl Smith had her whole life in front of her. But her ex boyfriend, James Scott Church, had other ideas. Six years after she went missing, he was charged with her murder. After a gruelling 13-week trial, there are still no answers. Why? Because Church took his own life a day before the verdict was due to be made public - locking the judge’s verdict away forever. Jerildene Cane is hoping to change that, and bring closure to her family. I CATCH KILLERS' LIVE PODCAST RECORDING Join Gary Ju...
Oct 28, 2023•58 min•Season 4Ep. 103
Leisl Smith, 23, was last seen in 2012. Her car was found abandoned months later. In 2018, Smith’s ex boyfriend James Scott Church was charged with her suspected murder. But what unfolded on the last day of the trial was completely unprecedented. It was a twist nobody expected. Jerildene Cane joins Gary in hopes she can find justice for her little sister. I CATCH KILLERS' LIVE PODCAST RECORDING Join Gary Jubelin for a live recording of his hit podcast I Catch Killers . Spend the evening with Gar...
Oct 28, 2023•46 min•Season 4Ep. 102
A duffle bag stuffed with cash, guns and ecstasy. It was all Andrew Geldert needed to taste freedom after leaving the army. The former sniper became heavily entrenched in the underworld, seeking the next big thrill. But an undercover cop infiltrated his crew. He was arrested after he dropped his son off at daycare. Sentenced to years behind bars, Andrew saw prison as a way to be set free. His goal - to become the most successful ex-prisoner that ever walked the planet. I CATCH KILLERS' LIVE PODC...
Oct 20, 2023•57 min•Season 4Ep. 101
Andrew Geldert almost died when he was shot twice at close range in a bikie room brawl. As a boy, he watched his mum’s boyfriend hang himself from a gumtree in his backyard. He cut the body down with a blunt kitchen knife. At 19, he was a sniper in the army. He’s been a professional boxer, a nominee member of a bikie club, a drug dealer and maximum security prisoner. Despite his troubled past, the former veteran took his jail sentence and turned it into a beautiful journey of redemption. I CATCH...
Oct 20, 2023•49 min•Season 4Ep. 100
Growing up, there was a monster in Trent Dalton’s life. Tackling a limb each of the man abusing their mother, the four Dalton boys restrained him until police arrived. Domestic violence, crime, loss, grief, loved ones going to prison - these experiences filled Trent’s boyhood. Until he broke free from the invisible wall that had been locking him into a future of crime. Discover Trent Dalton’s latest book, Lola In The Mirror . Get episodes of I Catch Killers a week early and ad-free, as well as b...
Oct 09, 2023•37 min•Season 4Ep. 99
Mysterious hidden rooms, secret red telephones, drug dealers and infamous prison escapes. Trent Dalton’s childhood was far from normal. Raised in a murky world surrounded by felons, the Dalton boys could have easily taken the path of crime. Instead, the award-winning author found love - and a Rolling Stone magazine. Discover Trent Dalton’s latest book, Lola In The Mirror . Get episodes of I Catch Killers a week early and ad-free, as well as bonus content, by subscribing to Crime X+ today. Like t...
Oct 09, 2023•52 min•Season 4Ep. 98
Ron Isherwood escaped prison by swimming through shark infested water. He was a heroin addict who went from gangster criminal to drug dealer. He soon turned his heavily inked back on the life he was born into. For years he was clean. He stayed out of trouble, out of prison. Until the afternoon he went down for importing 12 kilograms of cocaine into Australia. Get episodes of I Catch Killers a week early and ad-free, as well as bonus content, by subscribing to Crime X+ today. Like the show? Get m...
Oct 08, 2023•50 min•Season 4Ep. 97
Ron Isherwood was sent to prison for four attempted murders. He was 17. Growing up, his room was filled with rifles - all given to him by serious gangsters, kangaroo skins, gun belts with bullets, swords, machetes. His father was an “evil” man who once shot at Ron because he slammed the car door, and rewarded him for helping with robberies. Despite a deadly childhood filled with crime, drugs and underworld crims, Ron managed to find his way out the other side. Get episodes of I Catch Killers a w...
Oct 08, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 4Ep. 96
A plane shot down over Ukraine by deadly Russian missiles. Hundreds of bodies strewn across a field. It was a moment that left Australian Border Force Commissioner Michael Outram without sleep for months. This is how it all unfolded. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 06, 2023•41 min•Season 4Ep. 95
Crime syndicates are smuggling cocaine completely undetected through secret undercover doors scattered across the country. But narcotics aren’t the only things infiltrating the nation. Australian Border Force Commissioner Michael Outram joins Gary to share how the world’s biggest criminals are dropping drugs across the border. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 06, 2023•45 min•Season 4Ep. 94
A young woman was found dead in a garage. Another woman’s death sends her mother overseas. Every case is a tale of two sides - the families and the police. The reporters behind the latest true crime podcast investigation, Dying Rose, share the stories that would have otherwise been lost. Listen to Dying Rose today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Oct 04, 2023•55 min•Season 4Ep. 93
A young mother was found hanging in a tree. A daughter was found dead, mauled by dogs in a backyard.Those are just two of the chilling cases uncovered by a team of reporters, who have lifted the lid on some of Australia’s darkest secrets. Gary Jubelin sits down with the reporters behind Dying Rose, a true crime podcast investigation. Listen to Dying Rose today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Sep 30, 2023•56 min•Season 4Ep. 92
Dr Felicity Gerry KC dropped out of school to ride horses. But it didn’t stop her becoming a top barrister, representing people accused of some of the most horrific crimes. Moving to Australia over a decade ago, she saw first hand the horrors of Don Dale - including the appalling treatment of one of her clients, who was starved in prison to “take the bite out of him”. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 27, 2023•57 min•Season 4Ep. 91
Dr Felicity Gerry KC fights for people caught up in messy situations - murders, terrorism and war crimes. She represented a terrorist accused of the bomb plot in Federation Square on Christmas Day. She even helped save Mary Jane Veloso from death row just 30 minutes before the young mother was due to face the firing squad. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 23, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 4Ep. 90
Former drug dealer Andrew Truong spent years meeting addicts in secretive locations to sell them their next hit of heroin. But the law soon caught up to him. Thrown into jail with cockroaches and rusty showers, Truong felt like his life was about to end. Ultimately, his new life was just beginning. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 20, 2023•55 min•Season 4Ep. 89
Drugs, fast cars, cash and beautiful women. That’s all convicted drug dealer Andrew Truong wanted in life. He went from selling party pills at raves to dealing heroin in dingy streets. He was earning more money selling drugs than he was working three day jobs. For two years, Truong’s life revolved around selling drugs and eating Hungry Jacks. Until it all came crashing down. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 16, 2023•49 min•Season 4Ep. 88
Grace Tame was 15 when she was first sexually abused by her teacher. She was a school girl. He was an ex soldier. But the true fighter in this story is Grace. Overcoming the darkest moments of her life, the fearless activist is reclaiming her power while also supporting victims of sexual abuse. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 13, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 86
You might know Grace Tame as an activist for survivors of sexual assault, but there’s so much more to the 2021 Australian of the Year. As a teenager, Grace moved to the US by herself and struck up a friendship with John Cleese. Grace joins Gary Jubelin to chat about everything - including why she ran for 72 kilometres straight, how she uses humour to punch up and what really happened during that moment she met former prime minister Scott Morrison. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat...
Sep 09, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 4Ep. 85
Armed with beer glasses and metal knuckle dusters, the Finks bikie club violently crashed a police Christmas party. Former detective Craig Semple got caught on the wrong end of one bulked-up bikie who king-hit him, knocking him to the ground. For years after, he spent nights lying awake fantasising about vengeance. This is his revenge story. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 06, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 4Ep. 84
In just two years, former detective Craig Semple dealt with 12 murders and a budding serial killer. There were jail murders, drug murders and domestic violence murders. He even spent Christmas morning at a murder scene, after spending the night setting up a swing set for his young kids. But ultimately, locking up the bad guys took its toll. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 02, 2023•56 min•Season 4Ep. 83
Meet one of the baddest figures of Sydney’s underworld. He committed his first crime at 12 years old. He was acquitted of several armed robberies involving millions of dollars, fast cars and balaclavas, and he was charged with attempted murder. His identity has been hidden - until today. Read more about this fascinating story at thebaddest.com.au . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Sep 01, 2023•48 min•Season 4Ep. 87
Max Sica horrifically killed three of Shirley Singh’s children. They were found dead in a spa bath. The water was overflowing. There was blood on the walls. Years before he committed the horrendous triple murder, Max Sica was described by a prison psychologist as having the hallmarks of a psychopath. This is how a quiet family home became the scene of one of the most gruesome crimes Australia’s ever seen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Aug 30, 2023•57 min•Season 4Ep. 82
Shirley Singh’s three youngest children were brutally murdered in the family home. Max Sica killed his girlfriend Neelma, 24, and her two siblings, Kunal, 18, and Sidhi, 12. He attacked them with a garden fork, dumped their bodies in the spa bath and flooded them with scalding hot water. Just a decade earlier, Sica had been sentenced to nine years behind bars for 83 offences. The fearless mum joins Gary to share her chilling story, keeping the memory of her three kids alive. See omnystudio.com/l...
Aug 26, 2023•47 min•Season 4Ep. 81
While many paedophiles face a few years behind bars, their victims are given a life long sentence of suffering. Fighting lawyer Andrew Carpenter has one mission - to make Australia the most dangerous place for child sex offenders, and it starts with seizing super. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 23, 2023•53 min•Season 4Ep. 80
Andrew Carpenter is a lawyer and a mixed martial arts ring announcer. He’s also known as the most hated man in Australia by child sex offenders - and it’s his badge of honour. As a voice for survivors of child sexual abuse, Carpenter has spent years locking up the lowest of the low criminals. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 19, 2023•59 min•Season 4Ep. 79
Jack Roney had a secret. Between searching for missing children and attending heartbreaking murder-suicides as a detective, he was looking for something more. During his commute to work, Jack secretly spent months fiercely bleeding words onto the page. Soon after, he left his career as a cop in favour of life as a crime writer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 16, 2023•45 min•Season 4Ep. 78
Jack Roney joined the police fresh out of high school. He attended fatal car crashes, got in fights with bikies, was sent to the scene of tragic murder-suicides and interviewed children whose parents were shot and killed in their own home. Needing to escape the heavy toll of child protection, Jack Roney found a way to process the hard truth of what he was seeing by becoming a crime fiction writer See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Aug 12, 2023•59 min•Season 4Ep. 77
Former detective senior sergeant Ed Kinbacher has seen a lot of crime in the past 40 years. He locked up notorious con man Danny Shakespeare. He observed the horror left behind by a mother who killed eight children days before Christmas. But one case that still bugs him is that of the mysterious Jet Set Bandit. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 09, 2023•52 min•Season 4Ep. 76
Ex top cop Ed Kinbacher has a reputation for unorthodox investigations. He’s conducted his own backyard experiments to catch killers, he’s taken unusual measures to track down persons of interest, and he’s been first on the scene as an active shooter fired at a Queensland hospital. Following in the footsteps of his grandfather and father, policing very much runs through the recently retired detective senior sergeant’s blood. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Aug 05, 2023•56 min•Season 4Ep. 75
Craig Foster sacrificed his entire life for a man he’d never met. Foster spent months flying around the world between FIFA, the UN and European embassies fighting for footballer Hakeem al-Araibi, who was wrongfully detained on his honeymoon. Prepared to lose whatever it took, including his house, Foster assured al-Araibi’s wife that her husband wasn’t going to die in prison. What unfolded was an incredible race against the clock. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Aug 02, 2023•41 min•Season 4Ep. 71
