This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. Former bank robber John Killick spent over 30 years behind bars and made headlines in 1999 when he escaped Sydney’s Silverwater prison by helicopter. Across three episodes, he shares his incredible life story, from high-profile heists to encounters with Australia’s most notorious criminals. Now an author of eight books, Killick reflects on love, crime, and surviv...
Mar 02, 2025•18 min•Ep 597•Transcript available on Metacast Former bank robber John Killick spent over 30 years behind bars and made headlines in 1999 when he escaped Sydney’s Silverwater prison by helicopter. Across three episodes, he shares his incredible life story, from high-profile heists to encounters with Australia’s most notorious criminals. Now an author of eight books, Killick reflects on love, crime, and survival inside the country’s toughest prisons. Click here to view and purchase John Killick's books. Do you have information regarding any o...
Mar 02, 2025•47 min•Ep 596•Transcript available on Metacast In late 2024, Upper House member Jeremy Buckingham addressed the NSW state parliament with a shocking possibility—one of Australia’s most prolific serial killers may have never been identified. There are up to 72 unsolved cases of missing and murdered persons along the NSW North Coast, spanning from 1977 to 2024. In today’s episode of Australian True Crime , guest host and criminologist Dr. Xanthé Mallett speaks with Jeremy Buckingham to discuss the disturbing possibility that these cases are co...
Feb 26, 2025•34 min•Ep 595•Transcript available on Metacast This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. As we present this episode of Australian True Crime, a new dig begins in Adelaide. Investigators are following new information in their search for clues into the 1966 disappearance of the Beaumont children Jane, Arnna and Grant. To tell us more about it is regular contributor to Australian True Crime and leading Criminologist Dr. Xanthé Mallett. Do you have infor...
Feb 23, 2025•12 min•Ep 594•Transcript available on Metacast There are a number of big stories in true crime at the moment, including a new dig for clues in the 1966 disappearance of the Beaumont children. Meanwhile, it's been a year since Ballarat’s Samantha Murphy vanished—even as a suspect has been charged, her remains remain missing. Former NSW officer Beau Lamarre-Condon is heading to trial for the murders of Jesse Baird and his partner Luke Davies, while international controversy swirls over former pediatric nurse Lucy Letby's conviction for murderi...
Feb 23, 2025•42 min•Ep 593•Transcript available on Metacast This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. Our story today revolves around an unsolved murder case originally investigated by legendary former Victorian Homicide Detective, Ron Iddles. The victim of that crime was 48 year old Gina Rossato. Her niece, Marisa D'Agostino, joins us on Australian True Crime to talk about the case. Do you have information regarding any of the cases discussed on this podcast? Pl...
Feb 16, 2025•16 min•Ep 592•Transcript available on Metacast Our story today revolves around an unsolved murder case originally investigated by legendary former Victorian Homicide Detective, Ron Iddles. The victim of that crime was 48 year old Gina Rossato. Her niece, Marisa D'Agostino, joins us on Australian True Crime to talk about the case. Do you have information regarding any of the cases discussed on this podcast? Please report it on the Crime Stoppers website or by calling 1800 333 000. Click here to subscribe to ATC Plus on Apple Podcasts and acce...
Feb 16, 2025•42 min•Ep 591•Transcript available on Metacast Our guest host and resident Criminologist, Dr. Xanthé Mallett has sat down with Coroner Stephanie Williams to uncover the realities of the coronial process. From their unique powers to compel testimony to the ways they support grieving families, this episode explores what coroners really do—and what most people don’t know about their role in society. Do you have information regarding any of the cases discussed on this podcast? Please report it on the Crime Stoppers website or by calling 180...
Feb 13, 2025•33 min•Ep 590•Transcript available on Metacast This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. Pat Boyle APM is a 47 year veteran of Victoria Police, who spent a large part of his career working as a Detective Inspector and Detective Superintendent with a focus on gang related crime. He's also carved out a career for himself in academia, publishing a master's thesis entitled "What is a Street Gang?" It turns out the answer to that question is much more com...
Feb 09, 2025•16 min•Ep 589•Transcript available on Metacast Pat Boyle APM is a 47 year veteran of Victoria Police, who spent a large part of his career working as a Detective Inspector and Detective Superintendent with a focus on gang related crime. He's also carved out a career for himself in academia, publishing a master's thesis entitled "What is a Street Gang?" It turns out the answer to that question is much more complicated that I imagined. Do you have information regarding any of the cases discussed on this podcast? Please report it on the Crime S...
Feb 09, 2025•45 min•Ep 588•Transcript available on Metacast This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. Simon Feldman has been described as a high flying fashion executive working for a retail giant, but also as an object of shame and embarrassment within the Jewish community and the poster boy for white collar crime. Simon was convicted of embezzling 16.7 million dollars from his employer in 2011. He switched the boardrooms of Sydney for some of the toughest jails...
Feb 02, 2025•20 min•Ep 587•Transcript available on Metacast Simon Feldman has been described as a high flying fashion executive working for a retail giant, but also as an object of shame and embarrassment within the Jewish community and the poster boy for white collar crime. Simon was convicted of embezzling 16.7 million dollars from his employer in 2011. He switched the boardrooms of Sydney for some of the toughest jails in the country. Simon has written a book about his experience called "Paying the Price", and he joins us on Australian True Crime, alo...
Feb 02, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Ep 586•Transcript available on Metacast This is a preview of a full-lenth bonus episode for Australian True Crime Plus subscribers. To listen to all of our bonus episodes, plus early and ad-free access to every episode of the podcast, you can subscribe on either Apple Podcasts or at Acast. In episode #336 of Australian True Crime, we spoke to Lily Greer, whose mother, Tina Greer, disappeared from her beachfront home in the Gold Coast Hinterland in 2012. After we published that episode, the Brisbane Coroner held an inquest into Tina's ...
Jan 31, 2025•18 min•Ep 585•Transcript available on Metacast This is a re-issue of episode #39 of Australian True Crime. Cheryl and Vicki's best friend Catherine was taken from their lives at just 14 years of age. Her abduction and murder are part of one of Australia's most baffling mysteries, and there is a huge reward on offer for information leading to an arrest. Do you have information regarding any of the cases discussed on this podcast? Please report it on the Crime Stoppers website or by calling 1800 333 000. Click here to visit the Facebook page d...
Jan 26, 2025•37 min•Ep 584•Transcript available on Metacast This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. The long-awaited findings from the inquest into William Tyrrell’s disappearance are soon to be revealed. William, just three years old, vanished from Kendall, New South Wales, on September 12, 2014. Joining us to unpack the police investigation's failures and what we can expect from the inquest is Dan Box, Editorial Director of Audio and host of news.com.au’s lat...
Jan 19, 2025•17 min•Ep 583•Transcript available on Metacast The long-awaited findings from the inquest into William Tyrrell’s disappearance are soon to be revealed. William, just three years old, vanished from Kendall, New South Wales, on September 12, 2014. Joining us to unpack the police investigation's failures and what we can expect from the inquest is Dan Box, Editorial Director of Audio and host of news.com.au’s latest investigative series, Witness: William Tyrrell. Do you have information regarding any of the cases discussed on this podcast? Pleas...
Jan 19, 2025•53 min•Ep 582•Transcript available on Metacast This is a re-issue of episode #2 of Australian True Crime. When Marie Greening Zidan's handbag was stolen by two boys, she called the police. She couldn't get to the station to report it, it was a Saturday, and the 73-year-old was caring for her disabled adult son. The police said to her "We can't get to you. We will come on Monday." But Monday came too late. The boys, aged 15 and 16, came back the next day and raped, bashed and murdered the grandmother while her disabled son lay terrified in an...
Jan 15, 2025•32 min•Ep 581•Transcript available on Metacast This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. When Greg Jenkins' mother, Anna, vanished in Malaysia, local authorities provided little to no assistance. Determined to uncover the truth, Greg launched his own investigation, ultimately finding Anna's remains—but the discovery only deepened the mystery surrounding her disappearance, and the subsequent inaction of Malaysian authorities. Do you have information r...
Jan 12, 2025•28 min•Ep 580•Transcript available on Metacast When Greg Jenkins' mother, Anna, vanished in Malaysia, local authorities provided little to no assistance. Determined to uncover the truth, Greg launched his own investigation, ultimately finding Anna's remains—but the discovery only deepened the mystery surrounding her disappearance, and the subsequent inaction of Malaysian authorities. Do you have information regarding any of the cases discussed on this podcast? Please report it on the Crime Stoppers website or by calling 1800 333 000. You can...
Jan 12, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Ep 579•Transcript available on Metacast This is a re-issue of episode 4 of Australian True Crime, released in 2017. A popular, gentle suburban single mother, whom friends and family said didn’t have an enemy in the world, was the victim of several bizarre incidents of vandalism before she was brutally murdered in her own home. She’d been alone in the house for just minutes when her teenage son returned and made the terrible discovery. Was she being stalked by a stranger? Did she have a second life no one knew about? Do you have inform...
Jan 05, 2025•33 min•Ep 578•Transcript available on Metacast At about 12:30pm on the 9th of November,1984, Lesley Larkin was found lying naked and unconscious across a mattress in her unit in Noosa Heads. She had suffered a severe head injury, and would later pass away in hospital. Lesley was a beloved member of her community, and last month signalled 40 years since her murder. Despite more than 150 interviews conducted at the time, the motive for this crime has never been determined. No signs of robbery, no evidence of sexual assault, and no a...
Dec 20, 2024•31 min•Ep 572•Transcript available on Metacast This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. In 1954, Sydney man Arthur Griffith died at the hands of his girlfriend, a former Miss Australia semifinalist, Shirley Beiger. Their lives up to that point are fascinating to look back on, but what happened afterwards is positively extraordinary. Our guest today is Sheridan Harbridge. Sheridan is an actor and playwright, and she's co-written a theatre show ...
Dec 15, 2024•17 min•Ep 571•Transcript available on Metacast This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. In 1954, Sydney man Arthur Griffith died at the hands of his girlfriend, a former Miss Australia semifinalist, Shirley Beiger. Their lives up to that point are fascinating to look back on, but what happened afterwards is positively extraordinary. Our guest today is Sheridan Harbridge. Sheridan is an actor and playwright, and she's co-written a theatre show ...
Dec 15, 2024•44 min•Ep 570•Transcript available on Metacast This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. This is part two of our two part episode with author, Lech Blaine. Listen to part one here. You can get your copy of Lech's book, "Australian Gospel" here. Click here to subscribe to ATC Plus on Apple Podcasts and access all ATC episodes early and ad-free, as well as exclusive bonus episodes. Got a True Crime question you want answered on the podcast? Send us a q...
Dec 11, 2024•19 min•Ep 569•Transcript available on Metacast This is part two of our two part episode with author, Lech Blaine. Listen to part one here. You can get your copy of Lech's book, "Australian Gospel" here. Click here to subscribe to ATC Plus on Apple Podcasts and access all ATC episodes early and ad-free, as well as exclusive bonus episodes. Got a True Crime question you want answered on the podcast? Send us a question by recording a voice message here. For Support: Lifeline on 13 11 14 13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone...
Dec 11, 2024•57 min•Ep 568•Transcript available on Metacast 
