Australian Crime Stories

Australian Crime Stories

By Australian Stories

Factual, engaging and succinct retellings of Australia's unique crime. Join the ‘Ned Kelly Gang’ for exclusive episodes.

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  1. Number 1: The Ether Man

    In 1966, Brisbane is gripped by a series of attacks on women inside and around their homes. The offender appears without warning, often carrying cloth soaked in anaesthetic chemicals, before disappearing again. The police and public call him the Ether Man — and for months, nobody knows who he is. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    27min
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  2. Number 2: Murder on the Banshee

    On the night of the 23rd of December 1909, yacht club employee Frank Passmore wakes to find an older woman sitting outside the Royal Perth Yacht Club. Soon after, the young caretaker of the yacht Banshee, appears and tells Frank the woman is his granny. Frank can tell they have both been drinking. Before long, the pair climb into a dinghy and row out across Perth Water, disappearing into the darkness, Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  3. Number 3: Gonzales Family Murders

    On the 10th of July 2001, police enter a North Ryde home and find three members of the Gonzales family murdered. Teddy, Loiva and their eighteen-year-old daughter Clodine appear to have been brutally attacked one by one throughout the house. Signs of robbery and racial hatred point investigators in several directions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    33min
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  4. Number 4: The Moorhouse Murders

    The Perth suburbs of 1986 were thrown into fear when multiple young women suddenly started to go missing. Too late for several victims but thanks to one, police eventually discovered the “house of horrors” where sadistic couple Catherine and David Birnie would rape, torture and ultimately, murder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  5. Number 5: The Disappearance of Jill Meagher

    On a cool spring night in September 2012, a young woman named Jill Meagher vanished from the streets of Brunswick, just minutes from her home. In a city known for its safety and vibrant culture, her disappearance struck a nerve. As days passed with no sign of her, the public watched in growing horror. What began as a missing persons case soon spiralled into a national reckoning—exposing deep failures in the justice system, igniting outrage, and leaving a community forever changed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The podcast currently has 35 episodes available.