Life and Crimes with Andrew Rule

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Andrew Rule is one of Australia's most prolific journalists and authors. In Life and Crimes, the True Crime Australia and Sunday Herald Sun columnist shines a light on the dark corners of Australian life, from the story behind the biggest mysteries, to the characters of yesterday and the crims of today. Produced by Jonty Burton.

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Bravery in blue

12.01.2023

WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT: From crash tackling a madman to having a shotgun jammed against his head, Les O'Hagan's police career was not without incident. Nor was it without unbelievable acts of courage. Have a question for one of our Q+A ...

Life and Crimes with Andrew Rule episodes:

12.01.2023 Bravery in blue WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT: From crash tackling a madman to having a shotgun jammed against his head, Les O'Hagan's police career was not without incident. Nor was it without unbelievable acts of courage. Have a question for one of our Q+A ...
11.24.2023 Demolition Dermie In the pantheon of Melbourne criminal law, few shine brighter than Dermot Dann KC. Andrew Rule charts his rise - and the murder case that cemented his place at the top. Have a question for one of our Q+A shows? ...
11.17.2023 The great Melbourne Ponzi scandal The city has been gripped by the toxic fallout from what is still emerging as one of Australia’s biggest fraud schemes. Andrew Rule examines the man at the centre of it all. Have a question for one of our Q+A ...
11.10.2023 The Californian girl WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT. It’s all but certain one of two violent men who accompanied a crime writer to Julie Ann Garciacelay’s North Melbourne flat murdered her. But 48 years on, we’re no closer to the truth. Have a question for ...
10.27.2023 The ones that got away History is littered with stories of lawmen catching their quarry. Here are some stories where, for whatever reason, that didn't happen. Have a question for one of our Q+A shows? ask it at: [email protected] Like the show? Get more at ...
10.27.2023 Handshakes, hotdogs and handguns A meeting in a fast food joint in Melbourne's inner north may have inadvertently ended a bloody gangland war. But not before it sparked bloodshed all of its own. Have a Q&A; question? [email protected] Like the show? Get more at ...
10.20.2023 The tobacco wars What seems to be a minor way to dodge a luxury tax, may instead be fanning the flames of a new gangland battle. Andrew Rule explains. Like the show? Get more at https://heraldsun.com.au/andrewrule Advertising enquiries: [email protected] Crimestoppers: https://crimestoppers.com.au/ Questions for ...
10.18.2023 Life and Times - Episode 3 - The innocent and the guilty Andrew Rule speaks with Olivia Jenkins on the complexities of writing about the accused, the victims and the families involved in crime cases. If you want to listen to the full bonus episode in which Andrew talks about the cold ...
10.18.2023 Life and Times - Episode 2 - Reporting trauma Andrew Rule has covered several horrific events in his time in the newsroom. He talks with crime writer Olivia Jenkins about reporting on disasters. If you want to listen to the full bonus episode in which Andrew talks about what ...
10.18.2023 Life and Times - Episode 1 - Introducing Life and Times In a new miniseries from Life and Crimes, Andrew Rule sits down with young crime journalist Olivia Jenkins to talk about how the job of reporting has changed over the years. If you want to listen to the full bonus ...
10.09.2023 The Rohypnol brothers Trigger warning: this episode contains discussions of sexual assault and may be distressing for some listeners. Listener discretion is advised. The Jaz brothers ran Mama Hooch, a trendy bar that attracted young women. For years, they drugged and assaulted them. ...
09.29.2023 Too deadly to let live The story of Gavin 'Capable' Preston, a notorious Melbourne criminal whose extreme violence inevitably caught up with him. Get episodes of Life & Crimes a week early and ad-free, as well as bonus content, by subscribing to Crime X+ today. ...
09.29.2023 Worms in the Apple Isle - part 3 Did imprisoned child killer James Ryan O'Neill take the Beaumont children in 1966? Get episodes of Life & Crimes a week early and ad-free, as well as bonus content, by subscribing to Crime X+ today. Like the show? Get more ...
09.22.2023 Worms in the Apple Isle part 2 Shane Barker was killed in his driveway in 2009 but the case went cold. For a decade, his former parents-in-law lived a quiet life in rural Tasmania, saying nothing. Until the day the police arrested them for murder. Get episodes ...
09.15.2023 Worms in the Apple Isle part 1 Self-described 'mad scientist' Rory Jack Thompson decided to make his wife vanish by cutting her into tiny pieces. The grotesque crime committed exactly 40 years ago is one of many carved into Tasmania's dark history. Get episodes of Life & ...
09.08.2023 When lightning hit the Higgins house The Higgins family was filled with media high-flyers. But when a stranger entered their lives, a storm started brewing. Get episodes of Life & Crimes a week early and ad-free, as well as bonus content, by subscribing to Crime X+ ...
09.01.2023 Death in the driveway When concreter Salvatore Rotiroti was found bashed to death outside his Geelong home, it opened up fractures in his sprawling family. And it left a son searching for answers. Get episodes of Life & Crimes a week early and ad-free, ...
08.25.2023 Dying Rose WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT. Reporter Douglas Smith joins the show to outline his new podcast series about investigations into the deaths of indigenous women across Australia. Learn more about Dying Rose: https://dyingrose.com.au/ Like the show? Get more at https://heraldsun.com.au/andrewrule Advertising enquiries: ...
08.22.2023 BONUS EPISODE The "human glove" murder mystery WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT. In the depths of the 1930s depression, a grusome find shocked the nation. And it would take a true detective and some brand new technology to crack the case. Host of the In Black and White podcast, ...
08.18.2023 Echoes of the Great Train Robbery It's been 60 years since perhaps the most famous heist in the world. Andrew Rule tells the story of the crime and its links very close to home. Like the show? Get more at https://heraldsun.com.au/andrewrule Advertising enquiries: newspodcastss[email protected] Crimestoppers: https://crimestoppers.com.au/ ...
08.16.2023 BONUS EPISODE: Andrew Fraser in his own words: Part 5 Last year the late gangland lawyer sat down with Andrew Rule to talk about the crooks he defended and his own problems with the law. This episode was first published for subscribers at heraldsun.com.au and the Crime X+ channel. Get ...
08.15.2023 BONUS EPISODE: Andrew Fraser in his own words: Part 4 Last year the late gangland lawyer sat down with Andrew Rule to talk about the crooks he defended and his own problems with the law. This episode was first published for subscribers at heraldsun.com.au and the Crime X+ channel. Get ...
08.14.2023 BONUS EPISODE: Andrew Fraser in his own words: Part 3 Last year the late gangland lawyer sat down with Andrew Rule to talk about the crooks he defended and his own problems with the law. This episode was first published for subscribers at heraldsun.com.au and the Crime X+ channel. Get ...
08.13.2023 BONUS EPISODE: Andrew Fraser in his own words: Part 2 Last year the late gangland lawyer sat down with Andrew Rule to talk about the crooks he defended and his own problems with the law. This episode was first published for subscribers at heraldsun.com.au and the Crime X+ channel. Get ...
08.13.2023 BONUS EPISODE: Andrew Fraser in his own words: Part 1 Last year the late gangland lawyer sat down with Andrew Rule to talk about the crooks he defended and his own problems with the law. This episode was first published for subscribers at heraldsun.com.au and the Crime X+ channel. Get ...
08.11.2023 Footy fiends and scoundrels: Part 2 What happens when footy players fall in with bad company? Andrew Rule tells more tales of on field champions who turned off-field felons. Like the show? Get more at https://heraldsun.com.au/andrewrule Advertising enquiries: [email protected] Crimestoppers: https://crimestoppers.com.au/ If you or anyone you ...
08.04.2023 Footy fiends and scoundrels: Part 1 Jack Richardson was an ace player who turned to crime and made enemies of powerful people. And now police have a new clue to who gunned him down Like the show? Get more at https://heraldsun.com.au/andrewrule Advertising enquiries: newspodcastss[email protected] Crimestoppers: https://crimestoppers.com.au/ ...
07.28.2023 Thompson gunned down To most Willie Thompson was just another name to add to the bloodbath that was the Melbourne gangland war. But his death may have brought about the end of one of that war's top kingpins. Like the show? Get more ...
07.21.2023 Thieves, drovers and toe-cutters A brazen payroll robbery sets off a tangled investigation, a long courtroom drama and a glimpse into the crooks who prey on crooks. Like the show? Get more at https://heraldsun.com.au/andrewrule Advertising enquiries: [email protected] Crimestoppers: https://crimestoppers.com.au/ If you or anyone you ...
07.14.2023 The murders of the brothers Manella Vince and Gerado were shot dead in their respective driveways nine months apart. Nobody has ever been charged, and it is unlikely anybody will be. Andrew Rule tells the tale. Like the show? Get more at https://heraldsun.com.au/andrewrule Advertising enquiries: [email protected] ...
07.11.2023 BONUS EPISODE: The missing Andrew Rule introduces the first episode of the new podcast The Missing Australia. Find the show ad-free on the CrimeX channel, or wherever you get your podcasts. Like the show? Get more at https://heraldsun.com.au/andrewrule Advertising enquiries: newspodcastssold@news.com.au Crimestoppers: https://crimestoppers.com.au/ If ...
07.07.2023 The voiceless victims WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT. The recent podcast series The Missing Australia leads Andrew Rule to examine the confronting case of a baby sent in the post. More on The Missing Australia https://www.heraldsun.com.au/truecrimeaustralia/the-missing-australia More on the Folbigg story: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/truecrimeaustralia/mothers-guilt Like the show? ...
06.30.2023 Paul Denyer: keeping a monster caged Subscribe to Crime X+ today. WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT. As politicians debate what to do with our most notorious prisoners, Andrew Rule tells the backstory of one of Australia's most shocking serial killers. Like the show? Get more at https://heraldsun.com.au/andrewrule Advertising ...
06.27.2023 BONUS EPISODE: The sound of chance Andrew Rule introduces an extract from the Audible recording of his book: Chance, a collection of stories about grit and gamblers and the romance of the racing life. Like the show? Get more at https://heraldsun.com.au/andrewrule Crimestoppers: https://crimestoppers.com.au/ If you or ...
06.23.2023 When Carl killed Jason Subscribe to Crime X+ today. It's 20 years ago that Melbourne's gangland war was supercharged when Jason Moran was gunned down at a suburban Melbourne park. And the fact that it was done in front of small kids, shows how ...
06.16.2023 Someone, somewhere, knows something Subscribe to Crime X+ today. WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT. Andrew Rule is joined by Meni Caroutas, former detective and host of the new podcast The Missing Australia. They discuss some of Australia's most disturbing missing persons cases. Learn more at: https://themissingaustralia.com.au/ ...
06.13.2023 Robbery's golden age. Part 2: The professionals Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Knocking off banks and armoured cars to fuel addiction or obsession is one thing - but turning it into your day job is another. Andrew Rule chronicles the cruel and calculating men who made robbery ...
06.09.2023 Robbery's golden age. Part 1: The amateurs Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Before the networked world, bank heists were a good way to make a bad dollar. Andrew Rule introduces some of the crooks who took the money and ran. Like the show? Get more at https://heraldsun.com.au/andrewrule ...
06.02.2023 Rustlers, duffers and satellites Subscribe to Crime X+ today. While cowboys and cattle thieves sound like a thing of the past, Andrew Rule explains that it's very much a part of modern rural Australian crime. Like the show? Get more at https://heraldsun.com.au/andrewrule Advertising enquiries: ...
05.26.2023 New dogs and old tricks Subscribe to Crime X+ today. After several heartbreaking missing persons tragedies, Australian police forces might finally be employing a new four-legged tool in their hunt to find the lost. Like the show? Get more at https://heraldsun.com.au/andrewrule Advertising enquiries: [email protected] Crimestoppers: ...
05.19.2023 Murder by mistake - featuring Crim City Subscribe to Crime X+ today. WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT. Mark Morri, host of the new podcast series Crim City, joins Andrew Rule to talk about when underworld gunmen get the wrong target. Listen to Crim City now at the Apple podcast ...
05.12.2023 High crimes with paint brushes Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Forget the bikies and the mafia - some of Australia's most captivating crimes have been perpetrated with a canvas and an easel. Author Mark Holsworth joins the show with more. More about The Picasso Ransom: ...
05.05.2023 The Skull Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Brian Murphy was a hard cop with a hard nickname. And when he passed away on Anzac Day, he left behind a pile of intriguing tales. Many of them may even be true. Like the ...
04.28.2023 Dirty deeds. Part 2 Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Detective Lachlan McCulloch closes in on the shadowy fraudsters who have been ripping off banks throughout Melbourne. Want to hear from Lachlan McCulloch himself? Go to: https://undercovercop.com.au Advertising enquiries: [email protected] Crimestoppers: https://crimestoppers.com.au/ If you or ...
04.22.2023 Dirty deeds. Part 1 Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Detective Lachlan McCulloch is called to a lawyer's office over some missing documents. But what starts off looking like a clerical error will fast turn into a major case of fraud. Listen to our special ...
04.15.2023 Fast times with Lenny and Stacker Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Lachlan McCulloch was tasked with bringing down some of Australia's most notorious criminals using only his wits and a wig. Now, in this special Life and Crimes series, Andrew Rule talks with the former undercover ...
04.07.2023 Crackers! Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Peter 'Crackers' Keenan is a former AFL hard man who also knew his way around horse racing. He outlines some of the characters he met - both on the footy ground and on the racetrack. ...
03.31.2023 Deadline: Bikies in bad standing and other tales Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Guest host Anthony Dowsley is joined by the Herald Sun's crime team to discuss some of the news that has crossed their desk so far this year. Listen to The Devil's Apprentice at: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-devils-apprentice/id1670825670 or ...
03.24.2023 The Postcard Bandit and me Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Over two books, author and journalist Abraham Maddison told the definitive story of the charismatic crook, Brendan James Abbott. He wrote those books under another name - Derek Pedley. Why he changed his name is ...
03.17.2023 Faith on trial Subscribe to Crime X+ today. Investigative journalist Stephen Drill joins the show to talk about his new podcast series: Faith on Trial. Faith on Trial podcast series: https://faithontrial.com.au/ Like the show? Get more at https://heraldsun.com.au/andrewrule Advertising enquiries: newspodcastss[email protected] Crimestoppers: https://crimestoppers.com.au/ ...

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