Australian True Crime

Abe Saffron, the original King of the Cross, built an empire through nightclubs, crooked cops, drugs, gambling and vice.

His influence shaped more than fifty years of crime, corruption and intrigue in Australia’s entertainment world.

In Saffron Incorporated, music industry legend and author Stuart Coupe lays bare how show business and the underworld became inseparably linked.

You can purchase your copy of Saffron Incorporated here.

Check out this wild episode of Kitchen Nightmares featuring Abe's son and grandson.

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CREDITS:

Host: Meshel Laurie

Guest: Stuart Coupe

Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard

This episode contains extra content from The ABC.

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Behind every act of lone actor violence lies a web of personal, social, and ideological influences.

Consultant forensic psychologist Dr Nathan Brooks explores these dynamics in his book Mass Casualty: The Rise of Lone Actors, drawing on research and real-world cases to examine prevention and response strategies.

He joins us on this episode of Australian True Crime with guest host and Criminologist Dr Xanthé Mallett.

You can purchase your copy of Mass Casualty: The Rise of Lone Actors here.

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CREDITS:

Guest Host: Dr. Xanthé Mallett

Guest: Dr Nathan Brooks

Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard

This episode contains extra content from The ABC and Euronews.

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Craig Semple is a former New South Wales police officer with 25 years’ experience in high-risk law enforcement.

He shares his journey through stress, burnout and, ultimately, recovery, as detailed in his books The Cop Who Fell to Earth and Getting Back Up Again.

You can click here to purchase your copy of The Cop Who Fell to Earth, and Getting Back Up Again.

You can learn more about Craig's business, Mentality Plus here.

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CREDITS:

Host: Meshel Laurie

Guest: Craig Semple

Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard

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Craig Semple is a former New South Wales police officer with 25 years’ experience in high-risk law enforcement.

He shares his journey through stress, burnout and, ultimately, recovery, as detailed in his books The Cop Who Fell to Earth and Getting Back Up Again.

You can click here to purchase your copy of The Cop Who Fell to Earth, and Getting Back Up Again.

You can learn more about Craig's business, Mentality Plus here.

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Do you have information regarding any of the cases discussed on this podcast? Please report it on the Crime Stoppers website or by calling 1800 333 000.

For Support: 

Lifeline  on 13 11 14

13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples)

1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732

Blue Knot Helpline: 1300 657 380

CREDITS:

Host: Meshel Laurie

Guest: Craig Semple

Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard

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Yesterday, (August 26th, 2025), two police officers were shot and killed in the Victorian town of Porepunkah.

The suspected gunman, Dezi Freeman, is still on the run.

Dezi is an alleged "Sovereign Citizen", so today we are re-issuing our episode from 2023 "Ep #305: Why should we care about conspiracy theorists and so-called sovereign citizens?"

Links:

You can find SOS and Sandee on Twitter - @SOS149 and @sunnysandeel

Tinfoil Tales is on the feed of The Conditional Release Podcast

Background on Chase Allan - Chase Allan: 5 fast facts you need to know

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CREDITS:

Host: Meshel Laurie

Guest: SOS and Sandee

Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard

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Ashton Kline was just 15 when his father murdered his mother, Viola Margaret Kline, in an arson attack in regional Victoria.

He shares how a promise to his mum to care for his younger brother, Grant, has shaped their lives ever since.

Now a nursing educator, Ashton joins us to reflects on resilience, grief, and finding purpose after unimaginable loss.

Ashton is also an ambassador for the Alannah & Madeline Foundation, which you can visit here.

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1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732

Blue Knot Helpline: 1300 657 380

CREDITS:

Host: Meshel Laurie

Guest: Ashton Kline

Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard

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Ashton Kline was just 15 when his father murdered his mother, Viola Margaret Kline, in an arson attack in regional Victoria.

He shares how a promise to his mum to care for his younger brother, Grant, has shaped their lives ever since.

Now a nursing educator, Ashton joins us to reflects on resilience, grief, and finding purpose after unimaginable loss.

Ashton is also an ambassador for the Alannah & Madeline Foundation, which you can visit here.

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Do you have information regarding any of the cases discussed on this podcast? Please report it on the Crime Stoppers website or by calling 1800 333 000.

For Support: 

Lifeline  on 13 11 14

13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples)

1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732

Blue Knot Helpline: 1300 657 380

CREDITS:

Host: Meshel Laurie

Guest: Ashton Kline

Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard

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Marilyn Burdon was a 70-year-old mother and grandmother who, in 2017, was killed in her Kew home by her former partner, Charles Bisucci, who then took his own life.

Despite being banned from owning firearms for over a decade, Bisucci was able to access multiple guns, a failure later examined at a coronial inquest that led to recommendations for change.

One of Marilyn’s three children, Rebecca Burdon, joins us to speak about her mother’s life, the circumstances of her death, and why the system still hasn’t fixed the gaps that allowed it to happen.

Links:

• www.burdonlegal.com.au
• A child’s right to be heard | Pursuit by the University of Melbourne
• Losing a parent to domestic homicide – and everything that’s wrong with this headline | Pursuit by the University of Melbourne
• A child’s right to be heard | Pursuit by the University of Melbourne
• OPEN Event Reflection: You Should Ask That – Continuing the conversation with the children of women killed by men.
• Children and young people bereaved by domestic homicide: A focus on Australia.

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CREDITS:

Host: Meshel Laurie

Guest: Rebecca Burdon

Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard

Marilyn Burdon was a 70-year-old mother and grandmother who, in 2017, was killed in her Kew home by her former partner, Charles Bisucci, who then took his own life.

Despite being banned from owning firearms for over a decade, Bisucci was able to access multiple guns, a failure later examined at a coronial inquest that led to recommendations for change.

One of Marilyn’s three children, Rebecca Burdon, joins us to speak about her mother’s life, the circumstances of her death, and why the system still hasn’t fixed the gaps that allowed it to happen.

Links:

• www.burdonlegal.com.au
• A child’s right to be heard | Pursuit by the University of Melbourne
• Losing a parent to domestic homicide – and everything that’s wrong with this headline | Pursuit by the University of Melbourne
• A child’s right to be heard | Pursuit by the University of Melbourne
• OPEN Event Reflection: You Should Ask That – Continuing the conversation with the children of women killed by men.
• Children and young people bereaved by domestic homicide: A focus on Australia.

Click here to subscribe to ATC Plus on Apple Podcasts and access all ATC episodes early and ad-free, as well as exclusive bonus episodes.

Join our Facebook Group here.

Do you have information regarding any of the cases discussed on this podcast? Please report it on the Crime Stoppers website or by calling 1800 333 000.

For Support: 

Lifeline  on 13 11 14

13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples)

1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732

Blue Knot Helpline: 1300 657 380

CREDITS:

Host: Meshel Laurie

Guest: Rebecca Burdon

Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard

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In 2019, three-year-old New Zealand boy Lachie Jones was found dead in an oxygenation pond near his home, with police ruling it an accidental drowning.

His father, unconvinced by the official finding, sought the help of investigative journalists Melanie Reid and Bonnie Sumner, hosts of Delve: The Boy in the Water.

In this subscriber-only episode of Australian True Crime, they share insights from the long-awaited inquest inside the Coroners Court.

You can listen Delve: The Boy in the Water, wherever you get your podcasts.

Do you have information regarding any of the cases discussed on this podcast? Please report it on the Crime Stoppers website or by calling 1800 333 000.

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CREDITS:

Host: Meshel Laurie

Guests: Melanie Reid and Bonnie Sumner

Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard

This episode contains extra content from Newsroom NZ, Stuff and The Platform NZ

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