Australian True Crime

Australian True Crime

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Australian True Crime episodes

  • Shortcut: Forgotten Cases of Poisoning in Australia

    This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.

     

    While the Erin Patterson case has drawn widespread attention, it’s far from the only poisoning story in Australia’s history.

     

    In this episode, Forgotten Australia host Michael Adams joins us to explore other, lesser-known death by poisoning cases from Australia's 20th century.

     

    You can listen to the Forgotten Australia podcast here, or wherever you get your podcasts.

     

    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: Michael Adams

    Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard

     

    GET IN TOUCH:

    https://www.australiantruecrimethepodcast.com/

    Follow the show on Instagram @australiantruecrimepodcast and Facebook 

    Send us a question to have played on the show by recording a voice message here.

    Email the show at [email protected]

    18 min
  • Forgotten Cases of Poisoning in Australia

    While the Erin Patterson case has drawn widespread attention, it’s far from the only poisoning story in Australia’s history.

     

    In this episode, Forgotten Australia host Michael Adams joins us to explore other, lesser-known death by poisoning cases from Australia's 20th century.

     

    You can listen to the Forgotten Australia podcast here, or wherever you get your podcasts.

     

    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: Michael Adams

    Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard

     

    GET IN TOUCH:

    https://www.australiantruecrimethepodcast.com/

    Follow the show on Instagram @australiantruecrimepodcast and Facebook 

    Send us a question to have played on the show by recording a voice message here.

    Email the show at [email protected]

    1 hr 11 min
  • Shortcut: Mushroom Trial Reflections

    This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.

     

    The mushroom murder trial has concluded with Erin Patterson found guilty of killing her in-laws Don and Gail Patterson, Gail’s sister Heather Wilkinson, and attempting to murder Heather’s husband, Ian Wilkinson.

     

    In this episode, co-host of the podcast, The Mushroom Trial: Say Grace, Penelope Liersch joins us to reflect on the trial and share exclusive behind-the-scenes insights from inside the courtroom.

     

    You can listen to The Mushroom Trial: Say Grace by clicking here, or by searching for it wherever you get your podcasts.

     

    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: Penelope Liersch

    Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard

     

    GET IN TOUCH:

    https://www.australiantruecrimethepodcast.com/

    Follow the show on Instagram @australiantruecrimepodcast and Facebook 

    Send us a question to have played on the show by recording a voice message here.

    Email the show at [email protected]

    18 min
  • Mushroom Trial Reflections

    The mushroom murder trial has concluded with Erin Patterson found guilty of killing her in-laws Don and Gail Patterson, Gail’s sister Heather Wilkinson, and attempting to murder Heather’s husband, Ian Wilkinson.

     

    In this episode, co-host of the podcast, The Mushroom Trial: Say Grace, Penelope Liersch joins us to reflect on the trial and share exclusive behind-the-scenes insights from inside the courtroom.

     

    You can listen to The Mushroom Trial: Say Grace by clicking here, or by searching for it wherever you get your podcasts.

     

    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: Penelope Liersch

    Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard

     

    GET IN TOUCH:

    https://www.australiantruecrimethepodcast.com/

    Follow the show on Instagram @australiantruecrimepodcast and Facebook 

    Send us a question to have played on the show by recording a voice message here.

    Email the show at [email protected]

    59 min
  • Was the Christchurch Massacre Really a "Lone Actor" Attack?

    In 2019, Australian man Brenton Tarrant carried out two deadly mosque shootings in New Zealand, live-streaming the attack and claiming to be a "lone actor" driven by white supremacist beliefs.

     

    Investigative reporter Joey Watson questions that label in his new six-part podcast The Secrets We Keep: Lone Actor. He joins us on this episode to share what he uncovered while retracing Tarrant’s path online and around the globe.

     

    The Secrets We Keep: Lone Actor is available on the LiSTNR app. You can listen to the first episode here.

     

    You can watch the video version of this podcast here.

     

    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: Joey Watson

    Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard

     

    GET IN TOUCH:

    https://www.australiantruecrimethepodcast.com/

    Follow the show on Instagram @australiantruecrimepodcast and Facebook 

    Send us a question to have played on the show by recording a voice message here.

    Email the show at [email protected]

    1 hr 13 min
  • Shortcut: Cults and Coercive Control

    This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.

     

    For over 65 years, the Geelong Revival Center, an extremist Pentecostal network led by founder Noel Hollins, has faced accusations of being a cult.

     

    With Hollins’ death in 2024, the church remains under strict leadership, sparking calls for investigations under Australia’s coercive control laws.

     

    In this episode, former members Ryan Carey and Nat Murphy share their experiences growing up in the church and their efforts to expose its practices.

     

    You can get in touch with Nat and Ryan at:

    [email protected]

    http://stopreligiouscoercision.au/

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/1265536041331385/

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/1207865294020176

     

    You can watch the video version of this podcast here.

     

    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: Nat Murphy and Ryan Carey

    Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard

     

    GET IN TOUCH:

    https://www.australiantruecrimethepodcast.com/

    Follow the show on Instagram @australiantruecrimepodcast and Facebook 

    Send us a question to have played on the show by recording a voice message here.

    Email the show at [email protected]

    19 min
  • Cults and Coercive Control

    For over 65 years, the Geelong Revival Center, an extremist Pentecostal network led by founder Noel Hollins, has faced accusations of being a cult.

     

    With Hollins’ death in 2024, the church remains under strict leadership, sparking calls for investigations under Australia’s coercive control laws.

     

    In this episode, former members Ryan Carey and Nat Murphy share their experiences growing up in the church and their efforts to expose its practices.

     

    You can get in touch with Nat and Ryan at:

    [email protected]

    http://stopreligiouscoercision.au/

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/1265536041331385/

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/1207865294020176

     

    You can watch the video version of this podcast here.

     

    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: Nat Murphy and Ryan Carey

    Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard

     

    GET IN TOUCH:

    https://www.australiantruecrimethepodcast.com/

    Follow the show on Instagram @australiantruecrimepodcast and Facebook 

    Send us a question to have played on the show by recording a voice message here.

    Email the show at [email protected]

    1 hr 10 min
  • Shortcut: ATC Plus *Unlocked*: What it's really like to be a criminal lawyer

    This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.

     

    There's been many high profile criminal cases in the courts lately, so we thought it would be the right time to unlock this ATC Plus subscriber episode with Ljupka Subeska, also known as LJ.

     

    LJ is a criminal lawyer and Principal at Astoria Lawyers in Sydney. For this episode, she is here to take us behind the curtain and see how a criminal lawyer prepares for a case, as well as to debunk some common misconceptions about her job.

     

    This interview is led by veteran broadcast journalist (and friend of Australian True Crime), Ashlea Hansen.

     

    Click here to learn more about LJ

    Click here to learn more about Ashlea Hansen

     

    Want more bonus episodes like this? 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: Ashlea Hansen

    Guest: Ljupka Subeska

    Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard

     

    GET IN TOUCH:

    https://www.australiantruecrimethepodcast.com/

    Follow the show on Instagram @australiantruecrimepodcast and Facebook 

    Send us a question to have played on the show by recording a voice message here.

    Email the show at [email protected]

    16 min
  • ATC Plus *Unlocked*: What it's really like to be a criminal lawyer

    There's been many high profile criminal cases in the courts lately, so we thought it would be the right time to unlock this ATC Plus subscriber episode with Ljupka Subeska, also known as LJ.

     

    LJ is a criminal lawyer and Principal at Astoria Lawyers in Sydney. For this episode, she is here to take us behind the curtain and see how a criminal lawyer prepares for a case, as well as to debunk some common misconceptions about her job.

     

    This interview is led by veteran broadcast journalist (and friend of Australian True Crime), Ashlea Hansen.

     

    Click here to learn more about LJ

    Click here to learn more about Ashlea Hansen

     

    Want more bonus episodes like this? 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: Ashlea Hansen

    Guest: Ljupka Subeska

    Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard

     

    GET IN TOUCH:

    https://www.australiantruecrimethepodcast.com/

    Follow the show on Instagram @australiantruecrimepodcast and Facebook 

    Send us a question to have played on the show by recording a voice message here.

    Email the show at [email protected]

    42 min
  • How Drones Are Bringing Australia’s Missing Home

    Daniel Wood has been committed to helping Australian families find their missing loved ones through his work with Working Drones Australia.

     

    In this episode of Australian True Crime, guest host and criminologist Dr. Xanthé Mallett explores how Daniel utilises cutting-edge drone and software technologies to aid humanitarian efforts.

     

    Click here to get in touch with Working Drones 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:

    Guest Host: Dr. Xanthé Mallett

    Guest: Daniel Wood

    Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard

    This episode contains extra content from Channel 9 News.

     

    GET IN TOUCH:

    https://www.australiantruecrimethepodcast.com/

    Follow the show on Instagram @australiantruecrimepodcast and Facebook 

    Send us a question to have played on the show by recording a voice message here.

    Email the show at [email protected]

    30 min

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