Podcast Episodes

Solving The Somerton Man Mystery

Season 3 Episode 33

After 74 years, Australia’s most baffling mystery has finally been solved.

When the body of a man was found slumped on Adelaide's Somerton Beach in 1948, with no clear identity and no clear cause of …

Published on 3 years, 4 months ago

The Kingsgrove Slasher

Season 3 Episode 32

From 1956 to 1959, Sydney's southern suburbs were terrorized by a knife-wielding menace known as The Kingsgrove Slasher.

He made 18 attacks over that three-year period, with his victims ranging from …

Published on 3 years, 5 months ago

Tasmania’s Most Controversial Murder Conviction

Season 3 Episode 31

On the night of January 26, 2009, Bob Chappell disappeared from his yacht in Tasmania's Derwent Estuary. Police were alerted to trouble when the boat was seen sinking the next morning.

When they exam…

Published on 3 years, 5 months ago

Melbourne’s Brownout Strangler

Season 3 Episode 30

In 1942, the streets of Melbourne were dim and eery. To assist with World War II efforts, the city was complying with a 'brownout' order, similar to a blackout but less severe.

This low lighting was …

Published on 3 years, 5 months ago

The Unsolved Mystery Of Sharron Phillips

Season 3 Episode 29

In 1986, 20-year-old Sharron Phillips disappeared from the side of the road in Wacol, Brisbane. She used a payphone to make two calls to a friend after running out of petrol, but by the time he arriv…

Published on 3 years, 5 months ago

The Kidnapping Of Eight-Year-Old Graeme Thorne

Season 3 Episode 28

On July 7, 1960, eight-year-old Graeme Thorne went missing from the corner store near his family's Bondi home.  It was five weeks after his parents, Bazil and Freda, had won a massive $100,000 in an …

Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

UPDATE: Ghislaine Maxwell Sentenced For Sex Trafficking Crimes

Season 3 Episode 27

News has come through overnight that Ghislaine Maxwell has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for sex trafficking.

From 1994 to 2004, Ghislaine Maxwell conspired with her late partner Jeffrey Epste…

Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

A Doomsday Cult And Two Missing Kids

Season 3 Episode 26

In November 2019, police conducted a welfare check on seven-year-old JJ Vallow. He hadn't been seen since September, and police will come to realise that neither had his teenage sister Tylee.

They've…

Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

QLD’s Most Crooked Cops

Season 3 Episode 25

From the late 1950s through to the late 80s, the streets of Queensland were dominated by a trio of crooked cops known as The Rat Pack. They ran a complex system of bribery and extortion as they pocke…

Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

The Family Court Murders

Season 3 Episode 24

Want to hear more about the Family Court Bomber? Find our extra True Crime Conversations episode here. 

From 1980 to 1985 Sydney was ravaged by a domestic terror crime spree that became known across …

Published on 3 years, 6 months ago