The case of the Golden State Killer puzzled police and amateur sleuths for decades. Then, in April 2018, a Sacramento man was arrested and charged. How did police find their man, and what led them to him after years of nothing but cold clues and lack of leads?

Genealogy is a complex, and often misunderstood science. But, according to Professor Dennis McNevin, an expert in the field of forensic genetics, it's a technique police are becoming more and more interested in.

Join former Crime Insiders Forensics host Kathryn Fox as she unpacks Dennis' work and career, and dives into cases like the Golden State Killer and the Somerton man. 

This episode references men's violence against women and sexual assault. If you or someone you know needs assistance, contact 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732 or Lifeline on 13 11 14.

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The NSW Police Tactical Operations Unit deals with the most extraordinary police operations - terror attacks, sieges, and armed confrontations. For this reason, those wishing to join the command are subject to rigorous selection and training processes, to prepare them for the life-threatening situations they could unexpectedly face.

Ben Besant is best known for being the sniper who stormed the Lindt Cafe. However, he spent most of his 20-year career in the TOU, where he was regularly faced with life-or-death situations. Hear about some of them in this episode. 

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When wheelchair-bound Helen Dansie drowned in an Adelaide pond in 2017, it looked like a tragic accident. But it wasn’t. Her husband had pushed her in - deliberately.

Why did he do it? And how did the justice system unravel the truth?

In this episode of Crime Insiders | Judgements, dissect the case, the trial, and the appeal. unpacking the motives, the evidence, and the chilling deception behind this disturbing crime.

This episode references men's violence against women. If you or someone you know needs assistance, contact 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732 or Lifeline on 13 11 14.

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On the 9th of April 1995, a rental truck was unassumingly parked in front of a federal building in Oklahoma City.

Seconds later, the truck exploded. 169 people, including children, were killed. Almost instantly. A massive investigation unfolded.

Jeff Lanza, a seasoned FBI agent, was deeply involved. He immediately got to work acquiring information and starting the hunt for the person responsible.

Jeff joins host Brent Sanders on this episode of Crime Insiders: Detectives to share insight from this case and many others from his time in the FBI. 

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In the early 1990s, a serial predator terrorised Melbourne’s inner north, preying on women in their own homes – some elderly, some pregnant, most of them alone. No one felt safe.  

He crept in as they slept. And before fleeing, he made them count to 100 before they could call for help. They called him the Ascot Vale Rapist. 

As fear gripped the city, a small team of forensic scientists were working around the clock, developing an innovative DNA technique that could help crack the case faster than ever before.  

Part of that team was Anna Davey, a pioneer in forensic DNA analysis and now one of Australia’s most respected forensic educators and quality assurance experts.  

In this episode with Liz Porter, discover how forensic science not only exposed the Ascot Vale Rapist—but also proved the innocence of a man wrongly imprisoned for the crimes. 

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Crime Insiders Forensics has a new host - award-winning journalist and true crime author, Dr Liz Porter!

With a PhD on the work of the Victoria Police forensic lab and three books to her name, Liz has spent her career uncovering how cutting-edge science solves the toughest cases. Now, she’s bringing that expertise to Crime Insiders Forensics, sitting down with the world’s top forensic minds to reveal how science convicts the guilty and frees the innocent.

Tune in every Monday for new Forensics and Detectives episodes, Wednesdays for Rewind, and Thursdays for Judgements.

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In 2006, a couple in their young twenties, we’ll call them Gina and Joseph, met at a church dance in New Zealand. But early on, cracks began to appear in their idyllic façade. 

As years went on, their marriage was stained with violent altercations, drug use, infidelity, and a suicide attempt.

In this episode of Crime Insiders | Judgements we take a deep dive on R v Kennedy, a murder in Sydney's western suburbs that took place after the killer Googled “The five top poisons”, “Executed in error" and “What’s the best way to use a knife, and kill someone? A mate and I are debating”

Hear the full story on the latest episode of Crime Insiders | Judgements. 

This episode references interpersonal violence. If you or someone you know needs assistance, contact 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732 or Lifeline on 13 11 14.

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How do young people become radicalised? Is it nature or nurture? Or something far more complex?

Dr John Kasinathan is a forensic psychiatrist who specializes in the treatment of children and adolescents. 

In this episode, hear about the science of the developing brain, what drives crime in young people, the realities of being an incarcerated child in Australia, and one of the most shocking acts imaginable - a child killing their entire family. 

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• Lifeline (Crisis support and suicide prevention) 13 11 14
• Kids Helpline (Phone and online counselling service for young people aged 5 - 25)
• 1800 Respect (National sexual assault, family and domestic violence counselling line) 1800 737 732
• Full Stop Australia (National violence and abuse trauma counselling and recovery Service) 1800 385 578

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Kenneth Strange Jr served with three US federal agencies pursuing criminals and bad actors.

Those agencies were the FBI, the US Agency for International Development and the Department of Justice. His service to those agencies brought him into conflict with jihadists, the cartels and international perpetrators of fraud.  Ken traveled extensively around the world to more than 65 countries; he lived and worked in Saudi Arabia, Spain, Mexico, Costa Rica and El Salvador. Ken worked in the FBI for 21 years.

In this episode of Crime Insiders | Detectives, Brent Sanders learns how and why Ken ended up on the global Jihadi top-ten list and how a border agent sold his soul to the Mexican cartels.

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A council worker, a chance encounter, and a brutal murder that horrified Australia. In 1989, four women prowled Brisbane’s streets in search of a victim. What followed was a crime so savage it blurred the line between reality and horror fiction. Who was Tracey Wigginton, the self-proclaimed vampire at the heart of it all? And what drove her to kill?

In this episode of Crime Insiders | Judgements, uncover the chilling truth behind one of Australia’s most bizarre and brutal crimes.

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