*** Special Edition *** Matthew Leveson Update
Special Edition Update on the Matthew Leveson case from Episode 4. Matthew went missing believed murdered in Sept 2007. His remains have now been found.
Jun 01, 2017•5 min
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Episode 16 - John Martin Scripps Serial Killer
Have you ever been travelling and got talking with another fellow tourist and ended up hanging out with them? Well let me tell you a story about John Martin Scripps. Not the guy you want to meet on holiday, and certainly not someone to hang out with, although in the end it was he that would be hanging.
May 28, 2017•31 min
Episode 15 - The Janine Balding Murder
It’s the 8th September 1988, Sutherland Railway Station about 30km southwest of Sydney. Janine Balding has just left the train from work and was walking towards her car in the fading light around 6pm. Here she is confronted by a gang of youths and she is bundled into her car at knife point. Two days later, her body would be found hog tied floating in a dam at Minchinbury around 45 km west of Sydney.
May 15, 2017•30 min
Episode 14 - Juanita Nielsen
It’s the 4th July 1974. Kings Cross Sydney. Heiress Juanita Nielsen attends a meeting to discuss advertising for the Carousel Club in her newspaper called ‘NOW’. She is never seen again and her body is never found. Was it her opposition to development in the area or something else she was about to expose.
Apr 30, 2017•33 min
Episode 13 - The Milperra Massacre
It’s Father’s Day 2nd September 1984. A swap meet at the Viking Tavern Milperra Sydney, has been organized by the British Motorcycle Club. It was to be a family day where enthusiasts would meet, talk motorcycles, buy and sell parts, enjoy a few beers and a pig on a spit. At the end of the day there would be seven dead and twenty-eight wounded. The fight between the Comancheros and Bandido Motorcycle Clubs would be the worst Bikie on Bikie violence the world had seen. So how did this happen? This...
Apr 16, 2017•39 min
Episode 12 - Murder in Paradise
Today I am going to tell you a story of greed, fraud, theft and murder. A small-time conman who evolves into a ruthless killer. From the suburbs of North Carolina to the secluded paradise of Bocas del Toro Panama. William Dathan Holbert or Wild Bill as he would become known, would target his victims by befriending them, then killing them for homes and businesses. This is a story of murder in paradise.
Apr 02, 2017•25 min
Episode 11 - The Bain Family Murders
It’s 7:09am, June 20 1994, Dunedin New Zealand. 22-Year-old David Bain calls emergency services 111. Clearly distressed he tells the operator ‘They’re all dead, they’re all dead’. Police and Ambulance arrive 20 minutes later to a grisly scene. David’s mother, father, two sisters and brother are all shot dead. Four days later, David would be charged with their murder. David says it was his father and that he didn’t do it. This case will split a nation. Did he do it, or didn’t he? Murder or murder...
Mar 19, 2017•30 min
Episode 10 - The Murder of Daniel Morcombe
It’s Sunday the 7th of December 2003. 13 year-old Daniel Morecombe waits at an unofficial Bus Stop under the Kiel Mountain Road overpass in the Woombye district of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. He is on his way to the Sunshine Plaza Shopping Centre for a haircut and to buy Christmas presents for his family. The bus he planned to catch breaks down and the replacement bus fails to stop. The driver radio’s the depot for another bus to pick him up, but by the time it arrives, Daniel is nowhere to ...
Mar 05, 2017•34 min
Episode 9 - The Quakers Hill Nursing Home Fire
It’s 5am the 18th November 2011. A fire breaks out at the Quakers Hill nursing home 40km west of Sydney NSW Australia. 14 of the 81 residents of the home would die in the fire or in the period soon after. Roger Kingsley Dean, a registered nurse employed at the home, would ultimately pleaded guilty to, and was convicted in respect of, eleven counts of murder by way of reckless indifference to human life. On this episode, we will find out what went wrong and how this horrific event could have been...
Feb 19, 2017•46 min
Episode 8 - Sef Gonzales
It’s July 10, 2001, 000 emergency dispatchers receive a phone call from 20-year-old Sef Gonzales, a Phillipino/Australian, who tells them he has just arrived home, found his mother, father and sister murdered and that he had chased off the intruders. Police arrive and find the dead bodies of 46-Year-old Teddy Gonzales, 43-year-old Loiva Gonzales and his 18 year-old sister Clodine. They also see the words ‘F**K Off Asians KKK’ spray painted on the wall. Is this a heinous hate crime, or is there s...
Feb 05, 2017•39 min
Episode 7 - The Granny Killer
It’s the 1st of March 1989, 82-year-old Gwendoline Mitchelhill is walking down Military Rd Mosman, NSW, Australia on her way home from shopping. She enters the foyer of her building, and as she goes to open her door, she is struck on the head with a hammer. She is repeatedly struck over the head and body and her attacker flees with her purse containing $100. Although she is still alive when schoolboys find her and raise the alarm, she dies later when police and ambulance arrive. Over the next 14...
Jan 16, 2017•30 min
Episode 6 - The Kiesha Weippeart Murder
It’s August 1st 2010 Kristi Abrahams contacts police and reports that her child 6-year-old Keisha is missing from the Mt Druitt flat she shares with her de facto partner Robert Smith. A large-scale, extensive air, ground and water search gets underway but a week later it is called off as police are unable to locate the missing child. This will be one of the most shocking crimes in Australian history.
Jan 02, 2017•24 min
Episode 5 - Katherine Knight
It’s the morning of March 1st 2000 Aberdeen NSW Australia. 45-Year-old John Price or ‘Pricey’ as he was known, had uncharacteristically not shown up at work. His work mates were concerned as Pricey had told his mates the day before that if he didn’t turn up to work the next day that it would be because he was dead. They call police and they go to his 84 St Andrews St residence. What they find would be one of the most gruesome murder scenes in their careers. This is the story of Katherine Knight ...
Dec 20, 2016•17 min
Episode 4 - Matthew Leveson
It’s 2:11AM September 23, 2007. 20-year-old Matthew Leveson and his partner 42 yo Michael Atkins leave the ARQ nightclub at Darlinghurst Sydney. Matthew would never be seen again. Almost a year later, Atkins would be charged with his murder. With no body, no blood, no murder weapon and no crime scene, Atkins would be found not guilty of murdering Matthew. The electrician was also acquitted of an alternative charge of manslaughter. Is this a case of justice gone wrong, a police stuff up or did th...
Dec 08, 2016•17 min
Episode 3 - Elisa Lam
It’s Feb 19 2013 Hotel Cecil LA California. After guests complain of discoloured and foul water coming taps and showers, maintenance workers discover the body of a girl in the rooftop water tank. Police would identify the body as 21-year-old Canadian student Elisa Lam, who had been reported missing at the beginning of the month. Is this a case of death by misadventure, was it murder or could it have involved something more mysterious?
Nov 14, 2016•22 min
Episode 2 - Jodi Arias
It’s the 9th June 2008, Friends had become worried that they had not been able to contact their friend Travis Alexander for several days. They go to his home and enter the residence. They go upstairs to his bedroom. In his bathroom, they find his decomposing corpse lying in a pool of blood. Police are called and a crime scene established. This is the story of Jodi Arias and the Murder of Travis Alexander.
Oct 30, 2016•32 min•Ep. 3
Episode 1 - Charles Sobhraj
It’s Dec 18 1975 Pattaya a beach resort town on the eastern seaboard of Thailand. A fisherman discovers a bikini clad body of a western tourist floating in the water. He drags it to shore and police are called. There is no identification and no signs of foul play. Is this just an accident or is there something more sinister a involved. This is the story of Charles Sobhraj – AKA the bikini killer.
Oct 17, 2016•25 min•Ep. 2
Intro to True Crime Island
In the coming weeks I will bring you true crime stories and mysteries from all over the world. The website is truecrimeisland.com where I have links to iTunes, twitter and facebook and you can also download or stream each episode. So sit back and relax….this is True Crime Island.
Sep 18, 2016•34 sec•Ep. 1
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