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The deadly ring-in
George Brown was a country boy with big dreams of training winners at the track. But he met a tragic end after getting caught up in racing's violent …
4 years ago
REBROADCAST: The ballad of Jockey Smith
This week, from the vault, we bring you the story of a little guy with big plans - that mostly involved stealing. (First released Jan 19, 2019)
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4 years ago
The dead man's mate: Part 2
Last week, we looked at the murder that saw Ronald Ryan hanged. This week we tell the story of what became of the young man who shared Ryan's crimes…
4 years ago
The dead man's mate: Part 1
The execution of Ronald Ryan, the last man hanged in Australia, shocked and captivated the nation. But his partner in crime, Peter Walker, has a viol…
4 years ago
The models for the modern mafioso
Colin McLaren spent a career in undercover law enforcement infiltrating the mafia in Australia. Now as an author, he has travelled to Italy to uncove…
4 years, 1 month ago
A fond farewell to a scallywag flyboy
Ben Buckley was a rogue of the sky and no stranger to scrapes with authority. But beyond his many misdemeanors, he also saved lives with his aerial e…
4 years, 1 month ago
The black widow of Bendigo
John and Lorraine Moss lived a quiet life in central Victoria until John became mysteriously ill. But behind all Lorraine's concern for her husband's…
4 years, 1 month ago
The bloodhound gang
They're a mainstay of film, TV and news reports worldwide: the hound dogs that can hunt through the wilderness to find the lost. But if they're so ef…
4 years, 1 month ago
The last man to keep the secret
When the mafia needed a man to help get rid of a problem, they turned to a Melbourne gun dealer - a man who may just have taken one of crime's bigges…
4 years, 2 months ago
Murder in West Hollywood
When Australian woman Patricia Galea was shot dead in an LA apartment, it looked like a robbery gone wrong. But the true reasons for her death might …
4 years, 2 months ago