It’s the 3rd of November 1989, Stockton Beach NSW. There is a party for a 16-year-old at the Old North Stockton Surf Club. Plenty of booze, drugs and sex, but one girl wouldn’t make it home. Tonight, is the case of murdered schoolgirl, Leigh Leigh.
He was found guilty of murder in Texas May 1998 and received the death penalty. Now as his execution approaches, there are many doubts about his guilt. This is the case of Rodney Reed.
When you go into aged care, you expect to be able to live out your final days as well as you can. Tonight, we delve into what horrors will await you when things go so very wrong. This is the case of Elizabeth Wettlaufer, killer nurse.
Birthday mashup with Tara and Barney of Bloody Murder. Listen to the end for bloopers and birthday wishes from Islanders and my podcast friends.
Mohan would become one of India's most prolific serial killers.
It’s the 1st June 1991. The body of a 24-year-old woman is found in the boot of a car at Gatwick Airport England. The suspect would be arrested in Boston Massachusetts USA soon after. This is the case of the killing of Catherine Ayling.
It’s February 7, 2010, Canadian Forces Trenton base commander Russel Williams is asked by police to come downtown for questioning over several incidents. During a ten-hour interview, a shocked and perverted story would emerge. The case tonight, Russell Williams, perverted murderer.
It’s the 18th of August 1983 Inland Motel Uluru. 36-year-old yobbo Douglas Crabbe is thrown out of its bar for being drunk and fighting. In a fit of rage, he gets into his 25 Tonne Mack Truck and drives it through side of the Motel wall where 50 people are drinking inside killing 5. This is the case of the Mack Truck Murders.
It’s the 12th of January 1970. 3-year-old Cheryl Grimmer is at the beach with her 3 brothers and mum. As they prepare to leave, Cheryl can’t be found. There will be a suspect charged nearly 50 years later. Will there be Justice for little Cheryl.
Tonight, we have a pedo out of prison, a child run over and killed, human trafficking in the suburbs and a child finds her way home after 20 years.
It’s Sunday the 6th of October 1974, two nurses leave Brisbane to hitch-hike to Dubbo in NSW. They would never make it. This is the case of the murder of Lorraine Wilson and Wendy Evans.
It’s Sunday the 6th of October 1974, two nurses leave Brisbane to hitch-hike to Dubbo in NSW. They would never make it. This is the case of the murder of Lorraine Wilson and Wendy Evans.
It’s Sunday the 6th of October 1974, two nurses leave Brisbane to hitch-hike to Dubbo in NSW. They would never make it. This is the case of the murder of Lorraine Wilson and Wendy Evans.
It’s the 30th of July 2008 Manitoba, Canada. Tim McLean is returning home on a Greyhound Bus from summer work on the carnival circuit. He would not leave the bus alive. This is the case of the Greyhound Bus murder.
It’s the 13th of March 1996. Three people, a mother and two of her children are found bludgeoned to death in their home at Albion Park NSW. With the father having a solid alibi, the surviving son would become the main suspect. This is the case of the De Gruchy family massacre.
This week I talk about a beheading, the Canadian murders, a triple murderer getting parole and a policeman on charges.
It’s June 29, 2013 and there is a wedding in Kalispell Montana. 8 Days later the groom would go missing and the bride is acting suspicious. Less than 2 weeks later, the groom would be found dead at the bottom of a cliff.
It’s the night of the 14th June 1997. A 14-month-old boy is left in the care of a friend while his mother goes out. She would never see him alive again. This is the story of Jaidyn Leskie.
The justice system is designed to rehabilitate criminals so that they can live within the community again. Some just don’t get it and will never stop doing what put them inside in the first place. Some escalate their crimes and we wonder how they were ever let out on the streets again. This is the case of serial offender, Craig Meyboom.
It’s November 1973 New South Wales Australia. Two innocent people would be murdered in cold blood by two vicious killers. They would be convicted and marked to die in prison. This is the case of Crump and Baker.
It’s always a stressful time for families when those convicted of horrific acts against their loved ones eventually complete their sentences and walk free. Tonight, I will go over two cases where killers and rapists are now free to roam the streets.
It’s June 2010, a surgeon is convicted of three counts of manslaughter and one case of grievous bodily harm, then sentenced to seven years' imprisonment. In August 2012, all convictions were quashed. A retrial on one count of manslaughter results in his acquittal and all charges other than a fraud charge is dropped.
It’s lunchtime of the 13th of August 2018. Nickole Utoft Atkinson contacts police when her friend Shanann Watts missed appointments that morning and can’t be found. Chris Watts, Shannan’s husband arrives at the home to meet police. No one will believe what unfolds from here. This is the Watt’s family murder case.
It’s Wednesday, October 10, 2012. The children of millionaire couple Peter and Q.C Chadwick wait to be picked up at a bus stop after school. When neither of their parents arrive and they don’t answer any calls an alarm is raised. Peter and Q.C. are missing. But this won’t be any normal missing persons case, this is bizarre. Let’s find Peter Chadwick.
Hi Islanders, just a heads up, Sunday 19th May 2019 if you are in Sydney and want to meetup with Myself plus Tara and Barney from Bloody Murder, Alex and Ben from MAUL podcast and Sarah from Let’s Talk about Sects, plus maybe more, then head to the Marlborough Hotel King St and Missenden Rd Newtown 2PM where you can grab a beer and pull up a deckchair and have a great afternoon. That’s Sunday 19th May 2019. There will be lucky door prizes and True Crime Island stickers, keychains and pins and a ...
This is the testimony of Brian Winchester in the Murder trial of Denise Williams for the murder of her ex-husband Mike. Please listen to Episode 75 before this one.
It’s October 16 2000, Tallahassee Florida. A duck hunter goes to Lake Seminole but never returns. For years it is thought he may have been eaten by alligators, but 17 years later, his body would be found an hour’s drive away. Tonight, on True Crime Island is the Murder of Jerry Michael Williams.
Scammers are all over the internet costing billions of dollars each year, tonight I go over some typical scams to watch out for and go into one case of a victim that lost everything.
It’s April 22nd 1999. 9-year-old Keyra Steinhardt goes missing on her way home from school. The next day the perp is tracked down and would be charged with her abduction. Soon he would be not only charged with her murder but several others. This is the case of Leonard John Fraser.
It’s the 9PM 5th of October 1997. Two teenage friends, Lauren Barry and Nichole Collins, leave their friends and campsite to attend a party about an hour’s walk away. They didn’t make it.
