Finding answers amongst the ashes is the job of the Arson Squad. When most of the clues go up in smoke, it’s a race against time to find the fire lighter. 

This is a story about 49 days, 17 fires and the one clue that changed everything.

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Executive Producer: Joey Catanzaro
Producer and Host: Sandra Di Girolamo
Assistant Producer: Courtney Atkinson

This officer has dedicated his career to dealing with the worst kinds of offenders who have committed the worst kinds of crimes. People do bad things, and it takes a certain kind of person to investigate, interview and charge the worst of the worst.

This job isn't for everyone, but you'll hear about the dedicated officers working every single day to help victims of crime and keep the community safe.

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Executive Producer: Joey Catanzaro
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Assistant Producer: Courtney Atkinson

This story might sound like fiction, but every last detail is fact. This is the takedown of one of the world’s most wanted men.  While we don’t reveal all our secrets, you’ll hear how data and intelligence led police straight to him.

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Executive Producer: Joey Catanzaro
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Assistant Producer: Courtney Atkinson

It’s the kind of place that's so remote, there's not a single ounce of light pollution. The night sky is breathtaking. But in this pocket of the Kimberley lies an isolated community, full of contradictions, and two police officers doing their best to serve the community they love. This story will make you laugh and cry, and then cry some more.

WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners are advised this content may contain names and voices of people who are now deceased.

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Executive Producer: Joey Catanzaro
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Assistant Producer: Courtney Atkinson

Two officers fighting for their lives during a brutal bathroom brawl with one of the country’s most wanted men. They had no idea what was on the other side of the door, but they knew they’d need to rely on each other to survive. 

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Executive Producer: Joey Catanzaro
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Assistant Producer: Courtney Atkinson

This story starts with a simple call to look for a man acting suspiciously in a dark laneway. But it ends in a takedown on the freeway in the middle of the city. You will hear the chase, you will hear the gun fire, you will hear the moment this officer thinks it’s all over.

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Credits
Executive Producer: Joey Catanzaro
Producer and Host: Sandra Di Girolamo
Assistant Producer: Courtney Atkinson

You’re about to hear what happened leading up to the moment of impact, and what happened right after it. A race to the border and a criminal on the run.  

Full disclosure, the recording of this episode did not go according to plan. We did not expect this officer to open up about what she did, the way she did. With her permission, we have left her emotion raw and unedited so you can hear how it really played out.

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Executive Producer: Joey Catanzaro
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Assistant Producer: Courtney Atkinson

The scream you will hear at the top of this episode is real – you will hear the sheer terror as a young woman begs for help. We have been given special permission to use this audio for this podcast episode. This is the story about a man with an axe, a mysterious cloaked woman and a bloke driving a Holden Commodore. There was a phone, a firearm,  some grainy footage – and a whole lot of lies.  The job was to sort the fact from the fiction. Spoiler alert - it’s not what you think.  

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Credits
Executive Producer: Joey Catanzaro
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Assistant Producer: Courtney Atkinson

Persons of Interest will be back soon, and the stories are going to be bigger and better than ever! 

In the meantime, tune in to Cold Case Western Australia...you may just have the missing piece of the puzzle to help solve these terrible crimes.

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Credits
Executive Producer: Joey Catanzaro
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Assistant Producer: Courtney Atkinson

Sometimes, a car is the only witness to a crime, and you would be surprised at the stories it can tell. 

 Senior Constable Grant Hazell specialises in vehicle forensics, and he can get a lot of information about you from your car. He can extract information from cars to piece together how a crime was committed. 

 You’ll hear how a car provided vital clues that helped solve a murder. 

 The car never forgets and never lies…

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Credits
Executive Producer: Joey Catanzaro
Producer and Host: Sandra Di Girolamo
Assistant Producer: Courtney Atkinson