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Woop Woop and welcome to 2024 and the reemergence of Sh*t Chats! 
Today we talk through the Christmas and New Year period and what 2024 looks like.  We also speak of the tragic death of a South Australian Police Officer and the importance of starting conversations around mental health in the police.

We look forward to spending 2024 with you all!

Woop Woop and Merry Christmas motherfluffers! 

To celebrate or perhaps take your mind away from family, we present the Christmas Day tragedy of 1893. Henry Oxley was a loving and committed husband to Emma and they had 3 children. With a new fruit business and over $200 000 in savings in the bank, how could it all go so pear-shaped and end with the entire family being murdered on Christmas morning?

James Cleghorn was a "beautiful, gentle soul" who, at 16, had the world before him. He loved nothing more than playing his guitar, video games, hanging out with his mates and dreamt of becoming a lawyer or a pilot. That's what makes it all the more tragic when he was brutally murdered in his family home in Wagga Wagga, NSW; a devastating death at the hands of a violent domestic abuser.

If you are in a domestic situation where you are being abused or feel unsafe you can contact the domestic abuse hotline on 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732).  Lifeline is also available on 13 11 44.

Today we continue on from Part 1 and talk about the execution of what Stephen Bradley believed to be the perfect crime - kidnapping an 8 year old for £25,000. Will everything go to plan, or will Bradley's arrogance be his downfall?  

In 1959 construction of the iconic Sydney Opera House began, numerous errors and lack of due diligence saw the build go significantly over budget. The solution? The Sydney Opera House lottery, where for £3 you went into the draw for £100,000 (over 5 million dollars in today's money!).  One of the lucky winners was the Thorne family but little did they know that this win would make their son Graeme a target of kidnapping for ransom  by the arrogant and devious Stephen Bradley.  This was the first ever kidnapping for ransom case in Australia's history and one that would steal the country's innocence.

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When Senior Constable Shelly Walsh left her children with her parents to attend her nightshift, nothing appeared to be out of order.  What conspires that evening is an unimaginable crime that destroys an entire family.  We will discuss the horrific nature of the crimes committed as well as the strength and resilience of Shelly despite the tragedy she suffered.

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Today we continue recounting the life and crimes of William MacDonald as he continues his crime spree across Sydney.  With all his knowledge of crime and murder, would it be his 'death' that is his undoing? Join us as we dive deeper into The Mutilator.

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In June 1961 when Police attended the Domain Baths in Sydney, NSW they were expecting to find yet another deceased homeless man who died in non-suspicious circumstances.  As their torches lit up the crime scene they found a decease man lying on his back, murdered in a frenzied and vicious attack unlike anything that had ever seen before...and this was only the beginning.

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

At 13 years old Michelle Pogmore  was at the beginning of her life when and unknown person or persons took that away from her in 2004.  Join us as we look in to Michelle's traumatic  and short 13 years and why her story needs to be known and told.

In 1942 World War II was in full swing across the world but did the women of Melbourne, Victoria realise, there was a threat closer to home.  An American soldier, sent to help protect their country, was reaping his own kind of war on the women of Melbourne. Join us as we recount the crimes of Eddie Leonski, the Brownout Strangler.