Podcast Episodes

Best Of 2019: The Beauty Queen Killer

Season 1 Episode 29

This episode of True Crime Conversations is part of our 2019 Holiday series. We've handpicked episodes from throughout the year that we though deserved another listen.

Christopher Wilder is the Austr…

Published on 6 years ago

The Sydney Siege: Part Two

Season 1 Episode 28

15 hostages remain. For some, 10 hours of terror still awaits them. 

On the afternoon of December 15, 2014, offices were evacuated and rumours spread of bombs planted all around Sydney city, while ho…

Published on 6 years ago

The Sydney Siege: Part One

Season 1 Episode 27

It was looking to be a warm, busy day when Tori Johnson arrived at work just after 6am on a Monday morning in December 2014. The 34-year-old was in charge at the Lindt cafe in Martin Place, and the l…

Published on 6 years ago

John Edwards And The Family Murder That Shook Australia

Season 1 Episode 26

On a winter evening in July, 2018, West Pennant Hills sounded different. Usually quiet, the Thursday evening was polluted by blasting police sirens, all headed towards Hull Rd. When emergency personn…

Published on 6 years ago

It Took 30 Years To Solve The Mystery Of What Happened To Ursula Barwick

Season 1 Episode 25

In late Spring, 1987, 17-year-old Ursula Barwick, stepped off the platform, and boarded a train from Tuggerah on the Central Coast, bound for Sydney.

The journey would take a little more than two hou…

Published on 6 years, 1 month ago

The Easey Street Murders And The Mystery That Followed

Season 1 Episode 24

It was mid-October, 1976, when Suzanne Armstrong, 27, and Susan Bartlett, 28 moved in to number 147, Easey St. The three-bedroom house was perfect for the two of them, as well as Armstrong’s 16-month…

Published on 6 years, 1 month ago

Anne Hamilton-Byrne And The Children Who Were Never Hers

Season 1 Episode 23

Anne Hamilton-Byrne is a name that Australians won’t soon forget. What started out as a series of yoga teachings by the woman who believed she was the reincarnation of Jesus Christ, would end up beco…

Published on 6 years, 1 month ago

BONUS: Murder In The Bayou

Season 1 Episode 22

It was May 20, 2005, when a retiree named Jerry Jackson cast his fishing line from a bridge over the Grand Marais Canal, located on the fringe of Jennings, Louisiana.

The temperature was rising when …

Published on 6 years, 1 month ago

Killed By The Man Next Door: The Murder Of Tosha Thakkar

Season 1 Episode 21

On Friday March 9, 2011, a suitcase was found in a canal next to Meadowbank Park, located about 30 minutes from Sydney’s central business district.

Inside it, was the body of Tosha Thakkar, a 24-year…

Published on 6 years, 1 month ago

What Happened To Gerard Ross: The Boy In The Blue Cap

Season 1 Episode 20

11-year-old Gerard Ross went missing in October 1997 while on a family holiday in the WA town of Rockingham. Two weeks later a horse trainer was out exercising his horses when he discovered Gerard’s …

Published on 6 years, 1 month ago