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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 MB

Clarky 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 MB

Schmidty 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 MB

Schmidty 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 MB

Clarky 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 MB

Swanny 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 MB

Clarky 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 MB

Swanny 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 MB

Schmidty 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 MB

Schmidty 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 MB

Reggie 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 MB

Swanny 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 MB

Clarky 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 MB

Clarky 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 MB

Clarky 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 MB

Swanny 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 MB

Schmidty 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 MB

Clarky 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 MB

Schmidty 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 MB

Another 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 MB

Schmidty 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 MB

If 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 MB

Clarky 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 MB

What 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 MB

Schmidty 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 MB

Clarky 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 MB

Schmidty 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 MB

Schmidty 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 MB

Swanny 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 MB

Schmidty 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 MB

Clarky'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 MB

Schmidty 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 MB

Clarky 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 MB

Swanny 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 MB

Clarky 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 MB

Schmidty 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 MB

Clarky 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 MB

Swanny 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 MB

Schmidty 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 MB

Clarky 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 MB

Schmidty 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 MB

Swanny 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 MB

Here 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 MB

Clarky 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 MB

Lizzie 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 MB

Swanny 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 MB

Hoarder 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 MB

Schmidty 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 MB

Schmidty 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 MB

Swanny 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 MB

Here'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.