Gangland widow: Wendy Peirce
Partner of notorious gangster Victor Peirce, Wendy's own life has been a colourful one. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 24, 2018•11 min
Life and Crimes with Andrew Rule
Andrew Rule is one of Australia's most prolific journalists and authors. In Life and Crimes, the True Crime Australia and Sunday Herald Sun columnist shines a light on the dark corners of Australian life, from the story behind the biggest mysteries, to the characters of yesterday and the crims of today. Produced by Jonty Burton.
Episodes
Gangland women: Judith Moran
She was the self-styled matriarch of Melbourne's underworld, but despite her wealth and designer clothes, a life of crime ended the lives of her sons and husband and landed her in jail. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 17, 2018•15 min
Gangland women: The life of Danielle McGuire
The glamorous Danielle McGuire attracted the attention of several high-profile gangland figures, including Tony Mokbel, and even gave a team of AFP agents the slip in Rome. This is part one of our series on the women behind some of Melbourne’s most notorious gangsters. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 10, 2018•19 min
Tricky Ricky
Whether horses or cars, Rick Renzella always had an eye for a deal - and a steal. Read more Andrew Rule at: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/andrew-rule See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 03, 2018•11 min
Blood on the turf
Andrew explores the darker side of the sport of kings. Read more Andrew Rule at https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/andrew-rule See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 27, 2018•18 min
BONUS EPISODE: The winning ways of Winx
Andrew Rule takes a detour from crime to talk about his new book on the champion mare with racing writer Chris Vernuccio. Read an excerpt from the book at heraldsun.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 20, 2018•21 min
Sayonara justice
What seemed like a cheap and cheerful holiday to Australia turned into a cruel nightmare for a group of unwitting Japanese tourists. Read more Andrew Rule at: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/andrew-rule See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 20, 2018•25 min
BONUS EPISODE: All in the family
Michael Griffey's wife, son and daughter have all been suspects in his unsolved murder. One confessed to the crime, another was acquitted of the crime and another was accused in open court. So whodunit? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 13, 2018•19 min
A cruel end
THREE PART SPECIAL: Final part. Years after her disappearance, clues to the fate of Pru Bird appeared. Read more Rule at: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/andrew-rule See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 13, 2018•16 min
The Russell Street link
THREE-PART SPECIAL: Part 2. The mystery over Prue Bird's death leads Andrew Rule to examine one of Melbourne's worst crimes. Read more Rule at: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/andrew-rule See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 06, 2018•16 min
A mother's torment: Where is Prue's body?
THREE-PART SPECIAL: The Ascot Vale shed where they locked Prue Bird before they killed her is gone. The 13-year-old was no runaway — but her case went unsolved for years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 29, 2018•12 min
What's up Doc?
Bank robber, drug dealer, prison escapee, author, convenience store clerk. Doc Smith had a less-than-ordinary career. Read more Andrew Rule at: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/andrew-rule See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 22, 2018•17 min
The echos of Walsh St
The callous murder of two innocent policemen sparked raids, police shootings and in-court drama. Read Andrew Rule's columns at: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/andrew-rule See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 15, 2018•13 min
Who mourns the missing mum?
Wangaratta mum Kath Bergamin disappeared in 2002. Andrew Rule outlines her tragic life and mysterious death. Read Rule's columns at: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/andrew-rule See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 08, 2018•25 min
What's in a name?
You're no-one in the underworld unless you have a decent nickname. Andrew Rule explains how some of Australia's most famous crooks got theirs. Read more Andrew rule at: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/andrew-rule See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 01, 2018•25 min
The third hitchhiker
Last month, Andrew Rule wrote about the murder of Melbourne girl Fiona Byrne. His article prompted a potential witness to come forward with new information. https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/andrew-rule See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 25, 2018•16 min
Rocco Iaria's shallow grave
A cemetery worker's shocking discovery points to a decade-old mystery. Read more Andrew Rule at: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/andrew-rule See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 18, 2018•17 min
A shocking crime, a silent court
Judges make suppression orders for all sorts of reasons. Andrew Rule outlines a brutal killing and why the court muzzled reporting of it. Warning: disturbing content. Read more Andrew Rule: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/andrew-rule See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 11, 2018•13 min
A murder by mistake?
Jane Thurgood-Dove was a suburban mum gunned down in her driveway in front of her children. When Andrew Rule knocked on her neighbour's door, a theory to her murder formed. Read more Andrew Rule at: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/andrew-rule See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 04, 2018•17 min
Clean boots
Grief flowed after Kaye King died in a dirty pit on her family farm. It was only later that clues suggested foul play. Read Andrew Rule's columns at: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/andrew-rule See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 28, 2018•23 min
The last days of the Black Prince
Andrew Rule chronicles the fateful meeting that saw the death of Alphonse Gangitano - and the underworld funeral that followed. Read Andrew Rule's columns at: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/andrew-rule See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 21, 2018•17 min
Little boy lost
John Landos was just 13 when he went missing. But it wasn’t until the death of another boy at the hands of a notorious paedophile a year later, that police started to believe John might have suffered a similarly horrendous fate. Read Andrew Rule's columns at: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/andrew-rule See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 14, 2018•13 min
The suspect
A chance conversation with a former detective leads Andrew Rule to examine a long-forgotten murder. Read his columns at: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/andrew-rule See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 07, 2018•19 min
Dirty Eastwood's kidnap campaign
He wasn't a master criminal but his bumbling crimes left trauma in their wake. Read more Andrew Rule at: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/andrew-rule See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 30, 2018•17 min
When Andrew met Chopper
Andrew Rule once co-ghost-wrote a 'rough' little book - the autobiography of Mark Brandon 'Chopper' Read. This is the story of that gangster turned showman. Read more Andrew Rule at: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/andrew-rule See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 23, 2018•24 min
The Texan
Before the gangland war raged across Melbourne, bullets flew across the docks. And Billy 'The Texan' Longley was at the centre of it all. Read more Andrew Rule columns at: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/andrew-rule See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 16, 2018•19 min
The shooter that struck fear into the heart of Melbourne's CBD
On June 18 2007 during the morning rush hour, a gunman opened fire on three people at the intersection of Flinders Lane and William Street. Andrew Rule takes a look at the man behind the crime, Hells Angels club member Christopher Wayne Hudson. Read more Andrew Rule at: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/andrew-rule See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 09, 2018•14 min
The horror at Easey St
Two young women lay dead in their Collingwood home at the hands of an unknown murderer. Authors, journalists, police and even Chopper Read have had theories on who committed this horrible crime. Andrew Rule runs a critical eye over the suspects. Read more Andrew Rule at: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/andrew-rule See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jun 02, 2018•22 min
How did a schoolgirl vanish without a trace?
In June 2011, Bung Siriboon left for school and was never seen again. Andrew Rule examines the twists and turns in the frantic search for the Boronia teenager. Read more of Andrew's columns at:http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/andrew-rule See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 26, 2018•20 min
The murderer, the rapist and the true detective
Two sets of crimes, separated by over a decade, would puzzle police and the media. It took an officer with a unique insight to unravel the mystery. Read Andrew Rule's columns at: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/andrew-rule See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 19, 2018•32 min
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