Killer Kontent

This week on Killer Kontent, we dive into a murder trial so packed with alleged affairs, money, manipulation and a staged accident that we’re already asking: how has Netflix not snapped this up yet? We unpack the Robert John Crawford murder trial and the extraordinary allegations playing out in the Queensland Supreme Court.

Then we head to Kenya, where a shocking double homicide investigation has now led to 15 arrests, exposing allegations of hired killers, rogue officials and a bitter land dispute at the centre of two seemingly separate assassinations.

We also bring you the latest updates on Erin Patterson, Sam Wood, Patrick Clancy and Beau Lamarre-Condon, including the newest developments in their respective cases.

And in What to Watch, we review Lynley on ABC — the reboot of the much-loved UK crime series — the Disney+ documentary Welcome to the Family: The Murder of Dan Markel and the podcast Narelle Fraser Interviews, a former Victorian Police Detective Narelle examines the human side and impact of crime.

Catch up on what happens in the week of crime as well as find out what to watch.

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This week on Killer Kontent, we discuss the horrific alleged attack on independent MP Helen Haines, who was struck by a vehicle outside her Wangaratta electorate office and suffered life-changing injuries. We return to the heartbreaking case of eight-year-old Elizabeth Struhs. A nine-day coronial hearing has examined what government agencies knew before Elizabeth died after being deprived of the insulin she needed to survive — and whether opportunities to protect her were missed.

In Massachusetts, we dive into the Matthew Farwell murder trial. The former police officer is accused of murdering 23-year-old Sandra Birchmore, who was pregnant when she died in 2021, and staging her death as a suicide. 

And then there is the $42 MILLION SPRAY-PAINT DEAL that sounds more like the plot of a crime drama. A NSW Supreme Court dispute over the sale of MMP Industrial has exposed allegations involving questionable financials, hundreds of safety notices, factory fires and even an alleged plot to kill the owner of a rival business. 

Plus, we have updates on some of the cases we’ve been following.

Sam Wood who makes another bid for freedom. 

There’s a major development for Donna Nelson, the Australian grandmother convicted of drug smuggling after saying she was duped in a romance scam.

And Week Five of the Beau Lamarre-Condon trial delivered some extraordinary evidence.

🎬 WHAT TO WATCH

First up, Dustfall on ABC TV and iview. Anna Torv stars as Detective Antigone “Tig” Pollard, investigating a sexual assault case that begins to lead disturbingly close to home. It’s getting plenty of attention — but is it actually as good as the hype? We give our verdict.

Then things get seriously strange with HBO’s The Pet Cemetery Murders: A Ghost Story — a true-crime documentary involving murder, New Orleans, a pet cemetery and witnesses who believe a ghost may have helped solve the crime. Yes, really.

🎧 And finally, we listened to The Journey, the five-part investigation from The New Yorker’s In the Dark. It begins with a surrogate who thinks she is carrying a baby for a wealthy couple desperate to give their child a sibling. Then she discovers they already have more than 20 children, most under three, born through surrogates. 

Another packed episode of Killer Kontent

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This week on Killer Kontent, celebrity, murder and some seriously disturbing allegations collide.

We start with Russell Brand, as the comedian and actor faces trial and intense media scrutiny over sexual assault allegations. 

Then we head to Philadelphia and a real-life House of Horrors — the extraordinary case involving brothers Raymond and Eugene Horsch and the grim discoveries that have emerged from inside their home.

And just when you thought the Murdaugh saga might finally be over — they’re back in court. We unpack the latest legal manoeuvring surrounding one of America’s most notorious true-crime families.

We also have a stack of updates on cases we’ve been following: Christa Pikeand the fallout from her horrifying botched execution; the latest developments in the Toyah Cordingley case; and Week Four of the Beau Lamarre-Condon double-murder trial, as the prosecution continues to build its case over the deaths of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies.

🎬 CRIME POP CULTURE

We review HBO Max true-crime documentary Serial Killer Connection where the ex-wife and survivor of serial killer Richard "Marc" Evonitz unite to uncover his untold life and crimes. 

Then it’s Last Seen, the new Australian Apple TV crime thriller starring Patrick Brammall as former detective Ian Ridley, whose daughter disappeared 11 years ago. Now working as an emergency dispatcher, he receives a call from a teenage girl he becomes convinced is his missing daughter.

🎧 And in podcasts, we review Justice Matters: Conversations About Crime & Punishment, where a former prosecutor and a defence barrister tackle major true-crime cases and the legal issues behind them .

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This week on Killer Kontent, we’ve got domestic violence allegations, one of the biggest gold heists in history, AI bringing murder victims “back to life” in the courtroom — and updates on some of the biggest cases we’ve been following.

We start with former Bachelor star Sam Wood, the domestic violence charges against him and what happened at his bail hearing.!

Then, how do you steal millions of dollars worth of gold from an airport? We dive into the extraordinary Canadian gold heist and the investigation into where all that gold went.

We also look at the controversial new frontier of AI in the courtroom. Families are now able to recreate deceased loved ones using artificial intelligence — allowing victims to seemingly speak from beyond the grave. But should an AI version of a murder victim ever be allowed to influence a judge deciding someone’s sentence?

Plus, it’s a HUGE week for updates. We check back in on Christa Pike following her horrifying failed execution, the latest evidence in the Beau Lamarre-Condon double-murder trial, Greg Lynn, Maree Crabtree, and the verdict in the Mexican murder trial of Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and American Jack Carter Rhoad.

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We review Netflix’s new true-crime documentary The Widower: ’Til Death Do Us Part, about an investigation into a man whose trail of failed marriages was accompanied by suspicious deaths.

We also check out The Whisper Man, the new crime thriller starring Robert De Niro, based on Alex North’s bestselling novel about a child’s disappearance and its connection to a notorious serial killer.

And in podcasts, we review We Are Jane Doe, the powerful three-part investigation from KQED’s Snap Studios into allegations of sexual abuse, violence and abuses of power inside one of America’s largest women’s prisons.

This week on Killer Kontent, we unpack the disturbing Murphy killings, where a father and son were killed just two weeks apart, and head to Hong Kong for the high-profile murder trial of model and socialite Abby Choi. Then we go retro with the return to court of an old-school bank robber whose criminal past sounds like something straight out of a movie.

In Crime Pop Culture, we review Netflix’s Unabomber, the UK documentary The Real Unforgotten showing on Brit Box and the Irish true crime podcast Unsolved.

Three very different cases, three very different eras of crime — plus our latest picks for what to watch and listen to.

This week on Killer Kontent, we’re covering four cases that range from the deeply disturbing to the downright bizarre.

We start in Sydney with the first week of the Beau Lamarre-Condon murder trial, where the former NSW police officer has pleaded not guilty to murdering Jesse Baird and Luke Davies. We unpack the dramatically different versions put before the jury by the prosecution and defence.

Then we look at the bizarre Tomas Kowolski murder trial, a case where an Ivy League doctor represents himself in a murder trial.

We also examine the tragic story of Christa Pike, one of the few women on death row in the United States, and the brutal murder that put her there.

And from Greece, an argument over something as ordinary as a sunlounger allegedly escalates into violence, leaving an 82-year-old man dead.

In Crime Pop Culture, we review the quirky British crime drama Death Valley, revisit Netflix’s extraordinary true-crime documentary Bad Surgeon: Love Under the Knife, and listen to The Guardian’s Off Dutypodcast which revisits the conviction of Alexander Villa who was found guilty of killing a Chicago policeman 

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This week on Killer Kontent, we’re covering three huge crime stories — from an international drug investigation involving a Thai flight attendant, to Sydney’s escalating gangland violence, and the latest extraordinary developments in the Lucy Letby case.

✈️ First, we look at the case of Meena Kondo, the 26-year-old Thai Airways flight attendant arrested at Melbourne Airport after Australian authorities allegedly discovered more than a kilogram of heroin concealed in luggage she was carrying. 

🔫 Then we take a deep dive into Sydney’s Gangland Wars. The violence has taken a frightening turn, with inexperienced young recruits allegedly being hired to carry out shootings and innocent people being killed in cases of mistaken identity.

🇬🇧 And there has been another major development in the Lucy Letby case. The long-awaited Thirlwall Inquiry has delivered its final report, finding there was a “complete failure” to protect babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital.

🍿 Then it’s Crime Pop Culture…

🎧 We review the brilliant new ABC investigative podcast Unravel: Lies in Lismore. Journalist Richard Baker goes back inside the unsolved death of 25-year-old German backpacker Simone Strobel, whose body was discovered concealed beneath palm fronds in Lismore in 2005. 

🇳🇿 We head across the ditch for Bust Up, a new Kiwi crime drama following cops Deb and Mihi — former lovers who suddenly find themselves working together again in the small town of Waitote.

📺 And finally, on HBO Max, we discuss A Killer Story — a fascinating three-part true-crime documentary about Dana Chandler, convicted of murdering her ex-husband Mike Sisco and his partner Karen Harkness in Kansas in 2002.

🎙️ Killer Kontent — the crimes making headlines, the cases you need to know about, and the crime shows, documentaries and podcasts worth your time.

This week on Killer Kontent, crime meets technology, fine wine and an international murder trial.

We start with the extraordinary case of a high-end Australian home robbery allegedly planned with the help of artificial intelligence, after court documents revealed French burglars used AI and social media images to help identify a Canberra home packed with luxury jewellery, watches and designer goods.

Then we look at Australia’s audacious multi-state wine heist, where thieves allegedly targeted specialist wine vaults in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide, making off with valuable and rare bottles. Also we discuss the long-awaited trial which is underway over the murders of Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their American friend Carter Rhoad, who were killed during a surfing trip in Baja California in 2024. W

In Crime Pop Culture, we review Netflix’s new five-part Swedish crime thriller Blood Sacrifice, a dark Scandi noir about a detective forced to team up with his estranged ex-cop father to investigate a series of police murders.

We also discuss Netflix documentary Champoo Lost and Forgotten and why this Thai murder case became such a national obsession.

And finally, we’re listening to BBC Scotland’s brilliant Inside Murder Trial: Death of a Dog Walker, which takes listeners inside the Glasgow High Court trial over the killing of Brian Low, who was shot while walking his dog on a quiet Perthshire lane.

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This week on Killer Kontent, we’re covering three very different cases making headlines around the world.

🇲🇹 We head to Malta and the extraordinary case of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who was assassinated by a car bomb in 2017. Businessman Yorgen Fenech, accused of complicity in her murder, has now been acquitted after a two-month trial — a verdict that has caused outrage in Malta and could now be appealed.

🇦🇺 Back in Australia, we revisit one of South Australia’s darkest and most disturbing cold cases — “The Family” murders. Five young males were murdered during the late 1970s and early 1980s, and now relatives of the victims are fighting to have long-suppressed information about suspects made public.

🇺🇸 And there’s been a major development in the Charlie Kirk murder case. A Utah judge has ruled that Tyler Robinson will stand trial for aggravated murder, with prosecutors permitted to pursue the death penalty. Robinson has pleaded not guilty.

🍿 Then it’s time for Crime Pop Culture.

📺 On Netflix, we discuss Death of the Pastor’s Wife, the three-part documentary examining the life and death of Mica Miller and the disturbing allegations surrounding her marriage to pastor John-Paul Miller.

🇩🇰 On SBS On Demand, we review the Danish crime drama Nora Sand: The Pushover, where a journalist and police inspector find themselves following separate trails into the same murder investigation.

🎧 And finally, we’re listening to Love Trapped, the addictive investigative podcast about former Bachelor Clayton Echard. Once described as one of the franchise’s most unpopular Bachelors, Clayton found himself at the centre of a bizarre paternity scandal that became a sprawling story of alleged lies, manipulation and fraud — and this one has just had a major real-life development.

🎙️ Killer Kontent — true crime, court cases and the crime shows, documentaries and podcasts worth your time.

This week on Killer Kontent, we delve into three very different cases making headlines in Australia and overseas.

We look at the heartbreaking Jessica Zrinski inquest, which examined what happened to the 30-year-old Sydney woman who disappeared in November 2022 and has never been found. 

We also examine the extraordinary case of Nirmeen Noufl, who was originally due to stand trial for the murder of her husband, Mamdouh Noufl, whose body has never been recovered. 

Then we head to Ireland for the story of alleged organised crime boss Daniel Kinahan — his rise to become one of Ireland's most notorious underworld figures, the international efforts to bring him to justice.

In Crime Pop Culture, we listen to The Poisoned Wife, the new podcast investigation from The Australian's Hedley Thomas and Karina Berger. The series investigates the unsolved 1986 death of pregnant Victorian mother Rosslyn McQueen, who was poisoned with strychnine in her own home.

We also review the British true-crime documentary series The Suitcase Murders, which examines a series of disturbing cases where killers attempted to conceal their victims' bodies in luggage.

And finally, we're talking about one of Australia's best crime dramas, Mr Inbetween, starring Scott Ryan as Ray Shoesmith — a hitman trying to balance his violent profession with being a father, partner, brother and friend.

Both The Suitcase Murders and Mr Inbetween are available to stream on BINGE in Australia.

It's another packed episode of Killer Kontent — the biggest crime stories and court cases, plus the crime documentaries, dramas and podcasts worth adding to your list.