Signal 2

What happens when you put the worst, most hardened inmates from Australia's most notorious prison in the same unit? Not just any unit though, the most technologically sophisticated unit to be built in Victoria that's sole design purpose was to control every facet of the inmates life. What happens when these worst 1% get 'buried alive'? 
They take matters into their own hands...

In April 2001 Lyndsey Van Blanken is enjoying her mother's wedding to her step-father with her best friend Jocelyn.  Little did Lyndsey know, there would be someone she would meet on this joyous day who would be responsible for her murder.  William Matheson, the cellist in the string quartet, would become her boyfriend before he showed his true colours;  that of a violent domestic abuser.  

If you or someone you know is in an unsafe domestic situation please contact 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732).

Join us for our first ever Signal BOO! haunted tales episode.  Turn off the lights, grab a glass of wine and try to relax as Jimmy tells you about the Monte Cristo Homestead and the multiple spirits who haunt its ground; a tale guaranteed to send shivers up your spine!

*Warning for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people that the description below contains the name of someone who has died*

In 1971 a serial child predator was targeting the children of Melbourne, Victoria.  But when he is captured and charged (and inevitably released on bail), he flees Victoria for Western Australia where he begins a violent string of attacks and murders of young boys.  These crimes would end in Tasmania where he would become the longest serving prisoner in the state's history.

In 1976 some of the biggest hitters in Melbourne's underworld planned to undertake the most lucrative robbery in Australia's history.  But would the millions they intended to steal be a gift, or a curse?!

*Warning for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people that the description below contains the name of someone who has died*

Today we discuss the disappearance of Samantha Murphy in Ballarat, VIC.  We also discuss the epidemic of murdered and missing Aboriginal women and girls in Australia.

If you have any information on the Samantha Murphy case you can call 1800 333 000 and remain anonymous.

If you or anyone you know is affected by domestic violence you can call 1800 RESPECT for resources and help.

In 1998 a man would knock on a randomly chosen door in Albion Park Rail, NSW.  This man would commit the most brutal and horrific crime we have covered so far, simply because he felt like it.  Join us as we discuss the crimes of Mark Valera and the reason he earned the name The Butcher of Wollongong.

*Warning for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people that the description below contains the name of someone who has died*

Today we discuss the update in the missing person case of Ms Bernard (listen to episode 36 to get the full details of the case), mental health, Signal 2 updates and more...

In the 1980's a man known only by the moniker of Mr. Cruel terrorised the families of Melbourne. This man targeted young girls in their own homes with cold and calculated precision. Although the identity of Mr. Cruel remains a mystery, the image of his balaclava hidden face would shake generations to come.

If you have any information regarding this case you can anonymously contact crime stoppers on 1800 333 000.

On 8 September 2013 Morgan Huxley was heading home from an engagement party to his home in Neutral Bay.  Deciding he would like to continue the fun of the evening, he stopped at the Oaks Hotel for one final beer not realising this would put him in the crosshairs of a brutal and sadistic murderer.