Australian True Crime
547 episodes - English - Latest episode: 24 days ago - ★★★★★ - 611 ratingsThink nothing ever happens in your town? Australia's suburbs are home to some of the most mysterious and disturbing true crime cases in the world. Meshel Laurie is a true crime obsessive, and with the help of expert interviews with writers, victims, investigators and perpetrators, she probes the underbelly of our towns and suburbs, and uncovers the darkness at the heart of Australian life.
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Shortcut: One of Australia's worst serial rapists was also a WA Police Officer
March 31, 2024 17:14 - 15 minutes - 21.5 MBThis 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 guest today is Nicole Edwards. She served in the Western Australian Police Force for 17 years until she retired on mental health grounds in 2023. Nicole was a victim of serial rapist Adrian Trevor Moore, who was found guilty in 2022 of assaulting 13 women. He was also a WA Police Officer. Nicole's position within WA police didn't mean her case was e...
One of Australia's worst serial rapists was also a WA Police Officer
March 31, 2024 17:00 - 41 minutes - 57.5 MBOur guest today is Nicole Edwards. She served in the Western Australian Police Force for 17 years until she retired on mental health grounds in 2023. Nicole was a victim of serial rapist Adrian Trevor Moore, who was found guilty in 2022 of assaulting 13 women. He was also a WA Police Officer. Nicole's position within WA police didn't mean her case was expedited or even that it was treated within the normal parameters of a sexual assault case. You see, because of Adrian Moore's position w...
True Crime Bedtime Stories: The Snapshot Killer
March 27, 2024 22:17 - 25 minutes - 35.1 MBToday we're featuring an episode from a new podcast, True Crime Bedtime Stories. Click here to listen to their episodes on Apple Podcasts, or simply search for them on your favourite podcast app. Show notes: In today's episode, we'll learn about the kind of man your mother always warned you about. A charming stranger with a camera full of flattery and mystique, a man with a knack for spotting vulnerable young women with stars in their eyes and convincing them they were safe with him. Chr...
Shortcut: Update on well connected child predator
March 24, 2024 17:02 - 16 minutes - 22.4 MBThis 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 episode #342 of Australian True Crime, we met a man named Glen Fisher, who told us about the abuse he suffered in a so-called youth refuge in 1980s Kings Cross. The place in question was called the "Homeless Children's Association Refuge", and it was run by one Simon Davies. In 2022, Simon Davies was convicted of historical child sex offences against t...
Update on well connected child predator
March 24, 2024 17:00 - 53 minutes - 74.2 MBIn episode #342 of Australian True Crime, we met a man named Glen Fisher, who told us about the abuse he suffered in a so-called youth refuge in 1980s Kings Cross. The place in question was called the "Homeless Children's Association Refuge", and it was run by one Simon Davies. In 2022, Simon Davies was convicted of historical child sex offences against two boys in 1980s. One of those boys was Glen Fisher. After that episode was published, we were contacted by a woman named Marie, who sai...
True Crime Bedtime Stories: Peter Tobin
March 20, 2024 09:00 - 27 minutes - 37.4 MBToday we're featuring an episode from a new podcast, True Crime Bedtime Stories. Click here to listen to their episodes on Apple Podcasts, or simply search for them on your favourite podcast app. Show notes: On this episode we delve into the chilling crimes of a man who cast a dark shadow across the UK for over six decades. We’re tracing the sinister path of Peter Tobin, a name that evokes fear and intrigue in the annals of criminal history. Get ready to dive deep into a tale of brutali...
Shortcut: The Murder of Allison Baden-Clay with David Murray - Re-issue #18
March 17, 2024 17:04 - 15 minutes - 20.9 MBThis is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. We're 11 weeks into 2024 and 18 Australian women have been murdered so far this year. Today we are releasing a re-issue of episode #18, a case I know many of us have been remembering as the search for Samantha Murphy goes on. It was 12 years ago that we first heard the name Allison Baden-Clay. Like Samantha Murphy, we were told that Allison, a successf...
The Murder of Allison Baden-Clay with David Murray - Re-issue #18
March 17, 2024 17:00 - 45 minutes - 62.1 MBWe're 11 weeks into 2024 and 18 Australian women have been murdered so far this year. Today we are releasing a re-issue of episode #18, a case I know many of us have been remembering as the search for Samantha Murphy goes on. It was 12 years ago that we first heard the name Allison Baden-Clay. Like Samantha Murphy, we were told that Allison, a successful, vibrant pillar of the community, had disappeared into thin air after going for a walk. Her husband and family had also made tearful p...
Shortcut: I was stalked by my husband's ex partner
March 10, 2024 02:39 - 14 minutes - 19.5 MBThis is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. Brisbane Journalist Nicole Madigan's experience of stalking isn't the one we've grown used to. She was stalked by her husband's ex partner for over three years, and she wrote a very thought provoking book about it, titled "Obsession". You can find links to Nicole Madigan's journalism, social media, and where to buy a copy of her book "Obsession" at www.ni...
I was stalked by my husband's ex partner
March 10, 2024 02:39 - 46 minutes - 63.6 MBBrisbane Journalist Nicole Madigan's experience of stalking isn't the one we've grown used to. She was stalked by her husband's ex partner for over three years, and she wrote a very thought provoking book about it, titled "Obsession". You can find links to Nicole Madigan's journalism, social media, and where to buy a copy of her book "Obsession" at www.nicolemadigan.com For Support: Lifeline on 13 11 14 13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Stra...
Shortcut: Going to the same school as your abusers
March 06, 2024 13:05 - 17 minutes - 24 MBThis is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. It's estimated that around one third of sexual assaults committed against Australian children are carried out by other children, according to the Australian Center for Child Protection. Australian children are increasingly displaying harmful sexual behaviours and there's a tendency within our society to minimise it and characterise it as normal sexual dev...
Going to the same school as your abusers
March 06, 2024 13:05 - 1 hour - 84.5 MBIt's estimated that around one third of sexual assaults committed against Australian children are carried out by other children, according to the Australian Center for Child Protection. Australian children are increasingly displaying harmful sexual behaviours and there's a tendency within our society to minimise it and characterise it as normal sexual development. Our guest on Australian True Crime today, Emma, was the victim of other children's harmful sexual behaviours when she was 13 ye...
Shortcut: My violent ex became a murderer
March 02, 2024 06:46 - 13 minutes - 19 MBThis is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. A couple of years ago, there was a lady called Lynda living in a small community in Australia, who had bright pink keys. She wanted them to be very visible so that she could find them quickly and get inside her house or car in the event that she was ambushed by her ex-partner. One in night in 2020, though, she didn't make it inside in time, and was bashed...
My violent ex became a murderer
March 02, 2024 06:45 - 39 minutes - 54.4 MBA couple of years ago, there was a lady called Lynda living in a small community in Australia, who had bright pink keys. She wanted them to be very visible so that she could find them quickly and get inside her house or car in the event that she was ambushed by her ex-partner. One in night in 2020, though, she didn't make it inside in time, and was bashed and stabbed to death outside her own front door. The following day, when her murder was reported on the news, it was particularly shock...
Shortcut: How a Homicide Detective Prepares for a Murder Trial
February 25, 2024 01:05 - 13 minutes - 18.8 MBThis is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. Charlie Bezzina is a former Homicide Detective who has been part of some of the biggest murder trials this country has ever seen. Charlie remains in very high demand, both as a media commentator and as a private investigator. He joins us today to talk about the process of taking a big homicide investigation to trial from the perspective of the detectives ...
How a Homicide Detective Prepares for a Murder Trial
February 25, 2024 01:05 - 45 minutes - 62.1 MBCharlie Bezzina is a former Homicide Detective who has been part of some of the biggest murder trials this country has ever seen. Charlie remains in very high demand, both as a media commentator and as a private investigator. He joins us today to talk about the process of taking a big homicide investigation to trial from the perspective of the detectives involved. The alleged High Country murder trial regarding former Jetstar pilot, Gregory Lynn, is about to begin in the Supreme Court of ...
Shortcut: Why you should think twice about online vigilantism
February 21, 2024 11:06 - 15 minutes - 21.6 MBThis is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. Dr Renee Zahnow is an Urban Criminologist, and an Australian Research Council (ARC) Senior Research Fellow in the School of Social Science at the University of Queensland. She joins us today on Australian True Crime to discuss productive ways of thinking about those who criminally offend, keys to prevention for at risk youths, and the harmful results of pe...
Why you should think twice about online vigilantism
February 21, 2024 11:06 - 46 minutes - 64.4 MBDr Renee Zahnow is an Urban Criminologist, and an Australian Research Council (ARC) Senior Research Fellow in the School of Social Science at the University of Queensland. She joins us today on Australian True Crime to discuss productive ways of thinking about those who criminally offend, keys to prevention for at risk youths, and the harmful results of people taking justice into their own hands. For Support: Lifeline on 13 11 14 13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for ...
Shortcut: The Work of WA Police's Sex Crimes Division
February 18, 2024 07:27 - 14 minutes - 19.7 MBThis is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. Dr. Hamish Mckenzie is the Detective Superintendent of the Western Australia Sex Crimes Division. That means he's the boss. As you're about to hear, Sex Crimes is a very challenging area of policing, and Western Australia is the largest single policing jurisdiction in the world. Policing, like everything else, is done differently in WA. But according to H...
The Work of WA Police's Sex Crimes Division
February 18, 2024 07:27 - 44 minutes - 60.9 MBDr. Hamish Mckenzie is the Detective Superintendent of the Western Australia Sex Crimes Division. That means he's the boss. As you're about to hear, Sex Crimes is a very challenging area of policing, and Western Australia is the largest single policing jurisdiction in the world. Policing, like everything else, is done differently in WA. But according to Hamish McKenzie, child sexual assault is the one area of law enforcement where egos really do take a backseat to results. He joins us on...
Shortcut: Was my ancestor Australia's first serial killer?
February 11, 2024 07:36 - 13 minutes - 17.9 MBThis is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. Like many of us, our guest today has researched her family tree using an online ancestry website. Unlike most of us, Julie DiBella found a serial killer lurking in hers. Julie has spent the last couple of years researching the crimes of her great great grandfather, Robert Francis Burns, who has gone down in the histroy books as potentially Australia's fir...
Was my ancestor Australia's first serial killer?
February 11, 2024 07:35 - 38 minutes - 53.1 MBLike many of us, our guest today has researched her family tree using an online ancestry website. Unlike most of us, Julie DiBella found a serial killer lurking in hers. Julie has spent the last couple of years researching the crimes of her great great grandfather, Robert Francis Burns, who has gone down in the histroy books as potentially Australia's first serial killer. Julie is writing a book about her infamous ancestor, and she joins us on Australian True Crime today to tell us what s...
Couple recount a 'frightening' encounter near the time Samantha Murphy disappeared
February 09, 2024 23:05 - 6 minutes - 7.21 MBThis week we launched the worlds first AI daily news called 'Real News' which will be hosted by Meshel Laurie and Simon Baggs. Subscribe and follow this new podcast to get daily updates each morning. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/australiantruecrime. Become a subscriber to Australian True Crime Plus here: https://plus.acast.com/s/australiantruecrime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Troubling development in search for missing mum
February 08, 2024 22:28 - 7 minutes - 8.04 MBToday we are excited to launch a world first podcast and our Australian True Crime audience are the first to hear this. The podcast is called 'Real News' and is a daily new podcast hosted by Meshel Laurie and Simon Baggs using AI. Please subscribe and follow on your favourite listening device to get the latest episode in your feed each morning and thank you for your support. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/australiantruecrime. Become a subscriber to Australian True Crime Plu...
Shortcut: The poet who was once a bikie associate
February 07, 2024 17:01 - 16 minutes - 22.9 MBThis is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. Scott Keighran is a published poet. If you Google him, though, you're more likely to find him described as an associate of the Rebels Motorcycle Club, an arsonist, a kidnapper, a home invader, and an attempted murderer. Scott is well aware that his rap sheet is nothing short of terrifying. He has hurt and traumatized a lot of people. However, in 2016, wh...
The poet who was once a bikie associate
February 07, 2024 17:00 - 1 hour - 86.5 MBScott Keighran is a published poet. If you Google him, though, you're more likely to find him described as an associate of the Rebels Motorcycle Club, an arsonist, a kidnapper, a home invader, and an attempted murderer. Scott is well aware that his rap sheet is nothing short of terrifying. He has hurt and traumatized a lot of people. However, in 2016, when an attempt to intimidate went wrong, he ended up paying a very high price himself. Scott Keighran joins us on Australian True Crime t...
Shortcut: The day this police officer was stabbed by an alleged child sex offender
February 04, 2024 16:01 - 14 minutes - 19.4 MBThis is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. CW: This episode contains discussions of child sexual assault. Retired Detective Sergeant John Breda narrowly escaped being murdered by an alleged child sex offender, Nick Newman, on January 26th, 2018. It is alleged that Nick Newman was 26 when he entered a sexual relationship with a 14 year old relative of his ex wife. After the child reported Newman to...
The day this police officer was stabbed by an alleged child sex offender
February 04, 2024 16:00 - 49 minutes - 68.2 MBCW: This episode contains discussions of child sexual assault. Retired Detective Sergeant John Breda narrowly escaped being murdered by an alleged child sex offender, Nick Newman, on January 26th, 2018. It is alleged that Nick Newman was 26 when he entered a sexual relationship with a 14 year old relative of his ex wife. After the child reported Newman to the police, he had made threats of "wanting to hunt her down" as well as issuing death threats to his ex-wife and family. He was wanted...
Shortcut: My grandfather's vicious act created generational trauma
January 28, 2024 16:02 - 16 minutes - 23.3 MBThis is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. Sarah's grandfather murdered her grandmother and hid her under the floorboards. This event has long since fallen from the news, but she joins us to share the many ways it has affected and still affects her family. Sarah is a professional woman. She's married with young children, and she takes great pride in the ordered nature of her life. It's a far cry ...
My grandfather's vicious act created generational trauma
January 28, 2024 05:45 - 59 minutes - 82.2 MBSarah's grandfather murdered her grandmother and hid her under the floorboards. This event has long since fallen from the news, but she joins us to share the many ways it has affected and still affects her family. Sarah is a professional woman. She's married with young children, and she takes great pride in the ordered nature of her life. It's a far cry from the chaos left behind for her father's generation by her grandparents, whose marriage came to a violent end in the 1950s. Sarah's p...
Roger Rogerson is dead. What secrets will he keep forever?
January 24, 2024 14:35 - 35 minutes - 49.5 MBInfamous corrupt NSW police officer, Roger Rogerson, has died this week at the age of 83 from suffering a brain aneurism. Rogerson was serving a life sentence for the murder of a 20 year old Jamie Gao. His conviction for that murder was somewhat ironic, given he proudly boasted of killing three drug dealers during his police career and gotten away with it. The true extent of Rogerson's corruption and criminal activities may now never be fully uncovered. Ray Mooney, an author, playwright a...
Shortcut: Roger Rogerson is dead. What secrets will he keep forever?
January 24, 2024 14:35 - 12 minutes - 17.5 MBThis is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. Infamous corrupt NSW police officer, Roger Rogerson, has died this week at the age of 83 from suffering a brain aneurism. Rogerson was serving a life sentence for the murder of a 20 year old Jamie Gao. His conviction for that murder was somewhat ironic, given he proudly boasted of killing three drug dealers during his police career and gotten away with it...
Angie's Story: An honest account of sex work and heroin addiction
January 21, 2024 17:00 - 1 hour - 99.4 MBOur guest today is Angie. She was a sex worker and drug user for some years and she sustained a brain injury through an unsuccessful suicide attempt, which accounts for her struggle to think of words sometimes. Angie is one of a kind, as is her wife, Luna, who sat beside her during this recording. And you may hear her chime in from time to time. We've spoken to sex workers before, but never this explicitly. And when I say explicit, I don't mean sexy. I mean, we're going to be talking about...
Shortcut: Angie's Story: An honest account of sex work and heroin addiction
January 21, 2024 08:17 - 19 minutes - 27 MBThis 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 guest today is Angie. She was a sex worker and drug user for some years and she sustained a brain injury through an unsuccessful suicide attempt, which accounts for her struggle to think of words sometimes. Angie is one of a kind, as is her wife, Luna, who sat beside her during this recording. And you may hear her chime in from time to time. We've spo...
Wanted: Escaping Thai Prison P1
January 14, 2024 17:10 - 31 minutes - 42.8 MBOn this week of Australian True Crime, we are playing an episode from one of our favourite true crime podcasts, Wanted. Wanted is a show where host Jack Laurence sits down and interviews men and women from around the world who have been or who are currently wanted by authorities. This episode is part one of a three part series on David McMillan. To listen to parts two and three, as well as all other episodes, go check out Wanted, wherever you get your podcasts. Escaping Thai Prison P1 - ...
Can We Be Real? - Come join us
January 07, 2024 16:00 - 59 minutes - 56.5 MBAustralian True Crime is taking a well earned week off this week and we wanted to take this opportunity to shine a light on our second podcast called "Can We Be Real?' which is a weekly podcast where our amazing listeners share their deep secrets with us to dissect on the show. So while we take a short break we would love if you could support "Can We Be Real?" which is hosted by Meshel Laurie. The best way to support is to search for "Can We Be Real?" on your podcast app and then either sub...
Shortcut: My father attacked my mother in front of 300 people - Part Two
January 03, 2024 17:03 - 15 minutes - 21.6 MBThis 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 the last episode of Australian True Crime, our guest Arman Abrahimzadeh OAM told the story of his childhood and adolescence. It was an existence characterized by fear and violence in which he, his sisters and their mother eventually made a pact never to allow anyone to be left alone with his father. The patriarch of the family ruled with violence and f...
My father attacked my mother in front of 300 people - Part Two
January 03, 2024 17:00 - 45 minutes - 62.9 MBIn the last episode of Australian True Crime, our guest Arman Abrahimzadeh OAM told the story of his childhood and adolescence. It was an existence characterized by fear and violence in which he, his sisters and their mother eventually made a pact never to allow anyone to be left alone with his father. The patriarch of the family ruled with violence and financial control. Nevertheless, Arman's mother and her children did escape with nothing but a few clothes, and they began to create a new...
Shortcut: My father attacked my mother in front of 300 people - Part One
December 31, 2023 17:02 - 14 minutes - 20.5 MBThis is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. Arman is a high achiever by anyone standards, except possibly those of his own father. As you'll come to learn, Arman grew up in a home ruled by fear, and I must warn you that this will likely be a triggering conversation for anyone with experience of family violence. Arman's storytelling is vivid, and as much as every family is different, he manages to c...
My father attacked my mother in front of 300 people - Part One
December 31, 2023 17:00 - 44 minutes - 60.7 MBArman is a high achiever by anyone standards, except possibly those of his own father. As you'll come to learn, Arman grew up in a home ruled by fear, and I must warn you that this will likely be a triggering conversation for anyone with experience of family violence. Arman's storytelling is vivid, and as much as every family is different, he manages to capture so many ways in which his family's story is all too common. This is part one of a two part special. Part two will be available l...
Re-Issue: Sallie-Anne Huckstepp: The Woman Who Knew Too Much - #5
December 24, 2023 17:00 - 41 minutes - 57.4 MBThis episode was originally aired on April 12th, 2017. Sallie-Anne Huckstepp had never intended to be a whistleblower, but when her drug dealer boyfriend Warren Lanfranchi was shot and killed by crooked cop Roger Rogerson, she decided to speak out. A call that would eventually end her own life, but she took it regardless. 31 years on since her body was found floating in a duck pond in Sydney’s Centennial Park, her killer is still unknown. But those close to the case have a pretty good guess...
The Clink: Brent Simpson
December 20, 2023 17:00 - 54 minutes - 74.5 MBOn this episode of Australian True Crime, we're playing an episode from Brent Simpson's podcast, The Clink.. Brent Simpson, who joined us on Monday's Australian True Crime episode, has a story so deep and large, that we've decided to showcase the episode where he provides an in-depth account of his childhood in his own words. It's part 1 of a 2 part series. Be sure to check out the second part, as well as all of his other amazing episodes over at The Clink. You can find them wherever you l...
Shortcut: The ex-bikie enforcer who turned to mental health advocacy
December 17, 2023 17:03 - 15 minutes - 20.7 MBThis is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. Brent Simpson is a former sergeant-at-arms for the Bandidos Motorcycle Club. Considering his childhood was marked by poverty, physical and sexual abuse, it's almost easy to imagine how he found community and connection within the bikie gang. What is hard to imagine, however, is how someone could leave that club and commit their life to mental health advoc...
The ex-bikie enforcer who turned to mental health advocacy
December 17, 2023 17:00 - 49 minutes - 67.6 MBBrent Simpson is a former sergeant-at-arms for the Bandidos Motorcycle Club. Considering his childhood was marked by poverty, physical and sexual abuse, it's almost easy to imagine how he found community and connection within the bikie gang. What is hard to imagine, however, is how someone could leave that club and commit their life to mental health advocacy - a path Brent has not only embarked on but continues to do so. Be sure to tune in to Australian True Crime later this week for an ...
Shortcut: My father the underworld crime figure
December 13, 2023 17:00 - 15 minutes - 21.5 MBThis is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. Frank La Rosa and his wife Kim were murdered at a Welshpool (WA) factory on June 13, 2008. Along with being a convicted heroin importer and notorious underworld figure in Western Australia, Frank La Rosa was also a father to three children. Lisa Mahoney is one of those children. She joins us on this episode of Australian True Crime to discuss the collater...
My father the underworld crime figure
December 13, 2023 17:00 - 43 minutes - 59.5 MBFrank La Rosa and his wife Kim were murdered at a Welshpool (WA) factory on June 13, 2008. Along with being a convicted heroin importer and notorious underworld figure in Western Australia, Frank La Rosa was also a father to three children. Lisa Mahoney is one of those children. She joins us on this episode of Australian True Crime to discuss the collateral damage her father's actions have had on her own life and the lives of many others. Lisa has written a memoir about her life and her f...
Shortcut: The international cult that has a presence in Australia
December 10, 2023 17:02 - 16 minutes - 22.5 MBThis is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. Founded in 1972, "The 12 Tribes" presents itself as a welcoming religious sect. However, the accounts from those who have managed to escape tell a very different story. The group maintains global locations and communities, including two communities in NSW: Katoomba and Picton. Our guest for this episode is Tim Elliiott. Tim is Walkley nominated journalist...
The international cult that has a presence in Australia
December 10, 2023 09:34 - 41 minutes - 56.6 MBFounded in 1972, "The 12 Tribes" presents itself as a welcoming religious sect. However, the accounts from those who have managed to escape tell a very different story. The group maintains global locations and communities, including two communities in NSW: Katoomba and Picton. Our guest for this episode is Tim Elliiott. Tim is Walkley nominated journalist who has been investigating and reporting on their activities since 2007. His podcast on The 12 Tribes "Inside The Tribe" won Best True ...
Shortcut: The young law student who began robbing TABs - Part 2
December 06, 2023 14:58 - 15 minutes - 21.8 MBThis 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 the second part of a two part series with our guest, Arthur Bolkas. In his late teens and early twenties, Arthur was pulling double duty as a promising young law student and an armed robber. We discovered at the end of part one that Arthur was eventually captured after a very dramatic car chase through the streets of a busy inner Melbourne suburb....
The young law student who began robbing TABs - Part 2
December 06, 2023 14:58 - 47 minutes - 64.9 MBThis is the second part of a two part series with our guest, Arthur Bolkas. In his late teens and early twenties, Arthur was pulling double duty as a promising young law student and an armed robber. We discovered at the end of part one that Arthur was eventually captured after a very dramatic car chase through the streets of a busy inner Melbourne suburb. We now pick up our conversation with Arthurs memories and reflections from his sentencing, incarceration and life after prison. Arthur...