Australian True Crime

Episode 231

There were only two unsolved murders in the state of Victoria in 1942, and they are heavily shrouded in mystery. These murders happened during World War II time, on the Bellarine Peninsula, in Queenscliff, in an area occupied by Australian troops who were patrolling and defending the coastline.

Early one cold, wintry morning in late May 1942, the bullet-ridden body of Army Driver Roy Willis was found on the side of the road. He had been shot a number of times with a military revolver.

In September 1942 17-year-old Gunner John Hulston went missing whilst on guard duty. His body was later found further down the coast. He had also been shot in the chest with an army revolver.

Former police officer and historian and researcher Bob Marmion, who lives on the Bellarine Peninsula, loves a good mystery and when he found out about these murders, and that they were still unsolved, the old detective skills he’d flexed in his 15 years in the job came back to life and he spent 10 years investigating and writing a book called Murder at the Fort.

Thanks to our Guest Bob Marmion.

His books are Murder at the Fort and The Price We Pay, about his experience with Post Traumatic Stress disorder.

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Show Notes Ep 230 of Australian True Crime with Meshel Laurie and Emily Webb

Was a man convicted of murder in Australia in the late 19th Century also responsible for the Jack the Ripper murders in London?

Far from being a Ripper 'fan', author Garry Linnell is intrigued by Victorian history. In his new book ‘Devil’s Work’, he doesn't just retell the story we're so familiar with but uses it as a starting point to take us further into the social upheaval of the time, both in England and in Australia, where his suspect ended his days. Prepare yourself for some truly fascinating revelations about the formative years Australian culture, including a most unexpected cameo appearance by an early Prime Minister and his wife.

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Show Notes Ep 229 of Australian True Crime with Meshel Laurie and Emily Webb

Well I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, some of the best people I’ve ever met have been to prison. Here’s another one. Catherine from Horsham went to jail, and she’s thoroughly lovely, in fact, I bet you can totally relate to her.

I'm a bit delirious with our endless lockdown I have to admit. I don't think I'm ever going to be released from my home or ever hug another adult again. I'd probably love this if it was a book but this as a life sucks a big bag of dicks. It was very nice to zoom with Catherine. Our poor guests. Do you think they realise how desperate I am for their company? 

Anyway. All my love to you. I'll go and have another conversation with my dog now. Thank you so much for listening.

Mx

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Episode 290 of Australian True Crime with Meshel Laurie & Emily Webb.

What does organised crime have to do with supply chains…and how is forensic science used to trace things like gold, diamonds and even food.

These were the questions I had for Western Australia based Cameron Scadding who is a Forensic and Analytical Chemist and founder and Managing Director of a company called Source Certain International.

Over the course of his career Cameron has worked on some fascinating and strange cases using forensic science to help solve crime.

and he’ll tell us about one of these cases in more detail - the theft of gold from a mine in Kalgoorlie, the hub of the Western Australian goldfields. 

Cameron and his team also work to reduce the ways criminals can infiltrate the supply chains of products that we all rely on…even though we may not know it.

Re. The gold that was stolen in the Operation Icarus case, Cameron calculated that based on this year’s prices (2021) (which is around $80,000AUD per kilogram) the gold recovered (and remember that it’s thought that more gold was stolen than was recovered) it was worth $800,000AUD.

Thanks to this week’s guest Cameron Scadding, founder and managing director of Source Certain International.

If you’re interested in learning more about organised crime, Emily guest hosted a podcast episode for the ATO’s podcast Tax InVoice about financial crime called “Lying, cheating thieves”. Listen here.

If you’re digging the topic of crime trends Episode #190 of Australian True Crime is with criminologist Don Weatherburn.

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Episode 289 of Australian True Crime with Meshel Laurie and Emily Webb.

Andrew Rule, legendary crime writer is equally fascinated by the horse racing industry. His latest book, Chance: Of Grit and Gamblers and the Romance of Racing is about both! Today he joins us to talk about The Great Bookie Robbery of 1976.

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Show Notes Ep 228 of Australian True Crime with Meshel Laurie and Emily Webb

Veteran journalist and True Crime author Debi Marshall joins us to talk about her new book, Banquet: The Untold Story of Adelaide’s Family Murders. It follows on from her Foxtel series and podcast, Frozen Lies.

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Show Notes Ep 226 of Australian True Crime with Meshel Laurie and Emily Webb

This is a special extra episode of ATC to celebrate the release of ‘Chapelwaite’, inspired by the Stephen King short story ‘Jerusalem’s Lot’ on Stan. You can sign up for your 30-day free trial at stan.com.au

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Show Notes Ep 225 of Australian True Crime with Meshel Laurie and Emily Webb

Dr Joanna Glengarry studied for 8 years to be a surgeon but not long after completing her studies and entering the theatre she realised her true passion was forensic pathology. In her native Auckland, that meant another 5 years of formal study, just to get an introduction at the city mortuary. She was taken on as a Saturday volunteer.

Fortunately for Joanna, but unfortunately for Auckland, the mortuary was severely understaffed, and they had a lot of violent deaths, so she quickly picked up more shifts, even paid ones, and in no time at all Dr Glengarry became a very handy forensic pathologist. SO handy in fact that she was poached of course, by the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine or VIFM in Melbourne.

Dr Glengarry is one of the pathologists featured in my book CSI Told You Lies.

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Show Notes Ep 224 of Australian True Crime with Meshel Laurie and Emily Webb

Squizzy Taylor was Australia’s first flashy Gangster. He set the standard so many still try to emulate today. Squizzy courted the media, flaunted an extravagant lifestyle and never laid low. Historian Roy Malloy joins us to talk about the incredible exploits of Squizzy and his associates.

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Boris Mihailovic is a former outlaw motorcycle club member, a journo and magazine editor and writer, and author of three books - My mother Warned Me about Blokes Like Me, At the Altar Altar of the Road Gods and The Wisdom of the Road Gods.

You can find out more about Boris and read his provocative musings at his website  borismihailovic.com Boris co-hosts a popular podcast MotoPG.

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