Trial By Wine
131 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago -Schmidty, Swanny and Clarky revisit crimes and run them through their jury of three, debating both sides of the case to agree an appropriate (if totally fictitious) sentence.
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Episodes
Episode 130 Haters gonna hate
April 21, 2024 03:00 - 1 hour - 115 MBClarky continues his international crime series with a tale from Chile. The title may have given it away, but this is a hate crime perpetrated against Daniel Zamudio which shocked the country and paved the way for change.
Episode 129 Below Deck on the Bluebelle
April 14, 2024 03:00 - 1 hour - 105 MBSchmidty tells the story of the Duperrault family and their dream sailing holiday on board the Bluebelle with Captain Julian Harvey. A bit like Below Deck Sailing Yacht, but with murder.
Episode 128 Killer Clown
April 07, 2024 03:01 - 48 minutes - 66.2 MBSchmidty delves into the world of clowns (again) with the case of the murder of Marlene Warren, by none other than a killer clown.
Episode 127 Peru Six
March 31, 2024 03:10 - 47 minutes - 65.6 MBClarky takes us to Peru, the land of spit roast guinea pigs, llama and false accusations.
Episode 126 3 minutes
March 24, 2024 03:36 - 1 hour - 90.8 MBSwanny horrifies the jury with the case of Dante Arthurs, the monster who murdered Sophia Rodriguez-Urrutia Shu in a public toilet. A truly disturbing case, trigger warnings abound.
Episode 125 Mexican Mayhem
March 17, 2024 03:01 - 1 hour - 92.1 MBClarky spares the ladies of the jury any specifics that will keep them awake at night, but manages to terrify them anyway with his overview of Mexican drug cartels.
Episode 124 But for the torso
March 10, 2024 04:00 - 1 hour - 92.8 MBSwanny tells the tale of Doctor Bob Bierenbaum the plastic surgeon who seems like the perfect Mr. Right, but was actually a total Mr. Wrong as his wife Gail Katz would discover.
Episode 123 Peterborough ditch b*tch
March 03, 2024 04:07 - 1 hour - 85.3 MBSchmidty tells the ghastly story of Joanna Dennehy, one of the UK's most dangerous women. Moreish???
Episode 122 Curated caca crimes
February 25, 2024 04:03 - 50 minutes - 69.5 MBSchmidty brings a curated and curious series of crimes to the team. It's just a coincidence that three out of four of them include human poo.
Episode 121 Mr 100 Percent
February 18, 2024 04:02 - 1 hour - 118 MBReggie Lawless is back in this episode about not one, but two, miscarriages of justice with the backdrop of Perth. Clarky takes us back in the timey winey machine and touches on one of the most heinous crime sprees Australia has ever seen.
Episode 120 Mensa Murderer
February 11, 2024 04:46 - 1 hour - 89.3 MBSwanny tells the tale of Marjorie Diehl Armstrong, the MENSA murderer. With a cast of thousands this case had the team gripped.
Episode 119 Sante Kimes pt 2
February 04, 2024 04:32 - 1 hour - 112 MBClarky completes the story of the Kimes', all the while inventing a drinking game no one remembers the rules to by the end.
Episode 118 Sante Kimes pt 1
January 28, 2024 00:50 - 1 hour - 91.3 MBClarky tells the story of Sante Kimes, well, part one any rate, because this is the busiest woman ever. Gateway crimes galore.
Episode 117 Maltese misadventure
January 21, 2024 04:43 - 58 minutes - 80.6 MBClarky continues his travel crime series with more misdeeds from Malta. This one is a mystery involving Mike Mansholt, a German tourist. Incompetence or conspiracy?
Episode 116 Curb your allegations
January 14, 2024 04:51 - 1 hour - 82.6 MBSwanny tells the incredible story of Juan Catalan who, if it weren't for a tenacious defence attorney, could have received the death sentence for a crime he did not commit. Oh and Larry David too.
Episode115 Wacky DNA
January 07, 2024 04:46 - 1 hour - 88.7 MBSchmidty tells the story of Sarah Yarborough, a beautiful young girl taken too soon by a man who remained unknown for 32 years. Some interesting questions are raised around familial DNA and its use by law enforcement.
Episode 114 Maltese Murder
December 31, 2023 04:05 - 1 hour - 99.8 MBClarky continues his continental musings with the story of Daphne Caruana Galizia, who challenged the government and was the "One Woman Wikileaks" of Malta.
Episode 113 Clowns Roos Poos and Tahini
December 24, 2023 04:02 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBSchmidty tells a collection of stories from around the world, spooky clowns, stalking roos, dunny diving and the story of Julian Buchwald and Carolynne Watson and their picnic in the bush that did not go according to plan.
Episode 112 Grecian Robin Hood
December 17, 2023 04:59 - 1 hour - 69 MBAnother offshore story brought to us by Clarky as he wanders the planet. This time we're in Greece where the Palaiokostas Brothers ran amok, much to the consternation of the police and amusement of the Trial by Wine jury. Get ready for a wild ride that really should be a blockbuster movie.
Episode 111 Confession Caper
December 10, 2023 22:47 - 48 minutes - 66.2 MBSchmidty tells the story of Keith Jesperson, the happy faced killer who murdered across 5 states undetected due to the ridiculous confession of Laverne. Seriously Laverne, what were you thinking?
Episode 110 Strip Search Scam
December 03, 2023 04:34 - 1 hour - 94.5 MBIf you thought you were having a bad day at the office, spare a thought for Louise Ogborn who was the victim of the McDonalds Strip Search Scam - Swanny does it again with another non murder, but very disturbing case.
Episode 109 Stolen Child
November 26, 2023 04:02 - 53 minutes - 49 MBClarky continues his travel themed stories with the tragic story of Denise Pipitone who disappeared from Mazara Del Vallo.
Episode 108 Erect Canoe
November 19, 2023 04:06 - 1 hour - 94.6 MBWhat do you get when you cross a canoe, a prison guard and a doctors administrator? A fake death of course! Hear Swanny amaze the jury with the simply ridiculous story of John Darwin (Don Jarwin) and his wife Anne.
Episode 107 Dirty Dolly
November 12, 2023 04:05 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBSchmidty brings her Austro-Hungarian roots to the story of Walburga (Dolly) Oesterreich who kept her lover in an attic for 9 years. Hear as Dolly charms her way through the '30's and maybe into our hearts. (not Clarky's though)
Episode106 Iceland and lies
November 05, 2023 03:35 - 1 hour - 116 MBClarky tells the disturbing story of the Icelandic Confessions, where six people confessed to the murders of two men. Seems open and shut right? WRONG!
Episode 105 Chad and Lori Daybell
October 29, 2023 04:55 - 1 hour - 88.4 MBSchmidty takes us back to Utah with the story of Chad and Lori Daybell - a love story for the ages, or two maniacal extremist Mormons?
Episode 104 Cryptid Crimes volume 4
October 22, 2023 03:27 - 1 hour - 83.2 MBSchmidty completes her Cryptid series with the story of Shane Chartres Abbott, Melbourne's Vampire Gigolo who wasn't.
Episode 103 Miramichi Murders
October 15, 2023 03:01 - 1 hour - 66 MBSwanny returns to murder and mayhem with the story of the Monster of the Miramichi, Allan Legere who terrorised a community for absolutely no reason at all.
Episode 102 Cryptid Crimes vol 3
October 08, 2023 03:35 - 1 hour - 65.8 MBSchmidty continues her cryptid carry on with Werewolves - a cross section of true crimes perpetrated by wolfmen - yeah, sure.
Episode 101 The great Aussie plane heist
October 01, 2023 03:24 - 49 minutes - 67.8 MBClarky's on holiday, but that doesn't stop him telling a corker of a story of the 1971 Qantas bomb hoax. A story that inspired film and music and features some of the dumbest criminals ever.
Episode 100 Cryptid Crimes Vol 2
September 24, 2023 03:21 - 53 minutes - 73.9 MBSchmidty horrifies the team with this gruesome tale of Albert Fish, considered one of the worst child killers in history. Trigger warnings abound.
Episode 99 Port Hedland Tragedy
September 17, 2023 21:18 - 59 minutes - 81.9 MBClarky tells the story of Margaret Hawke who murdered her three children in Port Hedland and the social context of this tragedy. Trigger warning, this is a very sad story.
Episode 98 Liz Carmichael and the Dale
September 10, 2023 03:08 - 1 hour - 116 MBSwanny brings us the story of Liz Carmichael and the car con of the century. A woman who was either a pioneer or a pirate, working in a mans world.
Episode 97 Crimes in Space
September 03, 2023 03:20 - 1 hour - 98.5 MBClarky tells the jury the story of the first possible space crime. Astronauts, lesbians, data privacy breaches and a twist in the tale - the story of Summer Worden and Anne McClain has it all.
Episode 96 Cryptid crimes volume 1
August 27, 2023 03:53 - 1 hour - 86.4 MBSchmidty educates the team on cryptozoology and does a deep dive into the crimes of Bigfoot, or as they are known in Australia, the Yowie. Are they reclusive, gentle hominids as yet undiscovered, the missing link, or violent Yahoos with giant genitalia? You decide...
Episode 95 Tynong Troublers
August 20, 2023 03:33 - 50 minutes - 68.9 MBClarky keeps the Aussie stories rolling with the unsolved mystery of the Tynong/Frankston murders. We hate a mystery!
Episode 94 The J Show
August 13, 2023 03:11 - 59 minutes - 82.3 MBSwanny introduces us to Joleen Cummings, the cosmetologist who disappeared from her work in May 2018, and the twisted tale of jealousy, J names and a very suspicious shopping list.
Episode 93 Mary and Roxanne
August 06, 2023 03:08 - 1 hour - 98.2 MBSchmidty pulls the Band-Aid off fast in this story of Mary Vincent and Roxanne Hayes, the victims of Laurence Singleton. This is a bittersweet story of survival and murder that changed Californian law.
Episode 92 Woman Hater
July 30, 2023 03:45 - 1 hour - 112 MBClarky keeps it local with the story of the Frankston Serial Killer Paul Denyer who hated women and stalked and killed them....and then wanted to become one.
Episode 91 Bad Mummy
July 23, 2023 03:16 - 1 hour - 102 MBSchmidty heads back to ol' Blighty with this story of Britain's worst mother Karen Matthews, and her bid to get dart and booze money that went awry.
Episode 90 Andrea and Shay
July 16, 2023 03:04 - 1 hour - 106 MBSwanny steers clear of serial killers, but still tells the shocking story of Andrea Del Vesco, her slutpup Shay Panda, and the question over those critical 6 minutes.
Episode 89 Red Ripper Part 2
July 09, 2023 03:27 - 1 hour - 113 MBHere we go again! Clarky reaches the climax of the story of Andrei Chikatilo, the Red Ripper of Rostov, much to the relief of the Trial By Wine Jury.
Episode 88 Red Ripper part 1
July 02, 2023 03:49 - 1 hour - 152 MBClarky tells the harrowing story of one of the most prolific and brutal serial killers the Trial by Wine Jury had never heard of. Strap in for the story of Andrei Chikatilo - part one. Trigger warning, this is a graphic episode.
Episode 87 Period Drama
June 25, 2023 03:02 - 1 hour - 96.6 MBLizzie Borden took an axe, gave her mother 40 whacks - or did she? Schmidty fires up the timey winey machine for the infamous Lizzie Borden case and takes Clarky and Swanny on a ride back to the Victorian era, Massachusetts style.
Episode 86 Little Phil
June 18, 2023 03:13 - 1 hour - 120 MBSwanny tells the light-hearted caper of Little Phil, aka Philippe Petit, the French artist who had a dream and took New York by storm.
Episode 85 What a load of old sh*t
June 11, 2023 03:15 - 1 hour - 105 MBHoarder stories galore in this episode! Clarky tells the sad tale of the Collyer brothers, who filled their lives and house with so much stuff that it lead to a tragic outcome and Schmidty joins in with some real life tales of hoarding - big shout out to Fat Shaz!
Episode 84 Scam scum
June 04, 2023 03:56 - 1 hour - 93.1 MBSchmidty brings us a nice little cleansing (no murder) story of romance scammers stealing a lot more than hearts around the world.
Episode 83 Jodi Arias
May 28, 2023 03:05 - 2 hours - 174 MBSchmidty brings the intriguing case of Jodi Arias, a young, pretty and seemingly innocent woman who found herself at the centre of a media storm when her ex boyfriend Travis Alexander was found brutally murdered.
Episode 82 Toys and Tools
May 21, 2023 03:44 - 1 hour - 115 MBSwanny delves into the depraved worlds of the Toybox killer and the Toolbox killers - trigger warnings abound.
Episode 81 Donkey Shooter
May 14, 2023 03:40 - 1 hour - 97 MBHere's the story of Andy Albury, Australia's Hannibal Lecter - allegedly. Clarky tells the story of Andy and his gruesome deeds, but the jury is out on whether Albury deserves that moniker, when really he's a Donkey Shooter.