Christopher Bernard Wilder, also known as The Beauty Queen Killer, was a serial killer from Australia who abducted, tortured, raped, and murdered a number of women during a two-month cross-country crime spree in the USA in early 1984.

From Sydney's beaches, to a Miami playboy lifestyle, to finally, a spot on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list; the story of Christopher Wilder is one that has to be heard to be believed.

Join Shaun and Chloe as they discuss Wilder's background and his crimes, his victims and their families - many who are still searching for answers - and finally, the impact this monster had on so many lives.

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1. 'The Snapshot Killer' by Duncan McNab
2. 'The Beauty Queen Killer' by Bruce Gibney
3. The FBI File - 'Christopher Wilder'
4. wikipedia and murderpedia, including original referenced sources

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Eddie Leonski, also known as the Brownout Strangler, was a US soldier and serial killer who terrorised the streets of wartime Melbourne in 1942.

Join Shaun and Chloe in their return for season 2 to discuss one of Melbourne's bleakest times, made worse by the sadistic rapist and murderer who prowled the city's dark streets.

They delve into Leonski's background, discuss his victims, the impact on the Melbourne public, and the affect on US-Australian relations at the time.

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This episode was produced by True Blue Media using the open source materials referenced below: 

1. 'Murder at Dusk' by Ian W Shaw
2. Inside the Mind of a Serial Killer, S1E1
3. trove.nla.com.au
4. wikipedia.org, including original referenced sources.
5. Note: historical introductory information on WW2 and brownouts taken directly from Wikipedia and www.emelbourne.net.au

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Robert Hoff, a 50-year-old man who boarded with an elderly couple, was bashed to death in Carrum Downs - a suburb in Victoria’s southeast - as he walked down a quiet suburban path to a bus stop in 2011.

A neighbour found Mr Hoff lying dead in a pool of blood, and he had suffered multiple blunt force injuries to his head, face, and neck, and fractures to his right hand.

The assailant got away with a dark coloured bag containing Mr Hoff's lunch, some clothes, and a newspaper. The police have never established any motive or suspects for this murder.

If you have any information about this crime, please contact Crimestoppers on 1800 333 000 or visit www.crimestoppersvic.com.au/report-a-crime/

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Katherine Knight is a woman whose early exposure to violent sexual behaviour compounded with a loose wire somewhere in her brain. She grew to use violence and sex as tools to manipulate the many male partners she'd ensnare over the years.

All of these men would experience the anger and vindictiveness of Katherine firsthand. Unfortunately for one of those men, it was also the last thing he ever experienced...

Join Shaun and Chloe as they discuss the background of the first female in Australian history to receive a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. They talk about Katherine's childhood, her relationships and the domestic violence her partners endured, and the details of the gruesome murder of John Price that stunned the small town of Aberdeen, NSW and the entire nation.

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This episode was produced by True Blue Media using the open source materials referenced below: 

1. 'Beyond Bad' by Sandra Lee
2. 'Blood Stain' by Peter Lalor
3. Beyond the Darklands, S1E8
4. Crimes That Shook Australia S1E5
5. Casefile: True Crime Podcast - Case 12: Katherine Knight
6. R vs Knight and associated court documentation
7. Original referenced sources from wikipedia.org and murderpedia.org

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The Australian horror movie Wolf Creek has only gained in popularity over the past decade since its release, spawning a sequel and spin-off television series. But it's a work of fiction. Something that terrifying wouldn't happen in reality, and if it had, you'd know about it...right?

Join Shaun and Chloe as they discuss the terrifying ordeal two backpackers named Lena and Beatriz endured at the hands of a very real monster at Salt Creek, South Australia, in 2016. While our movie-watching brains can compartmentalise Mick Taylor's acts as being purely make believe, hearing the horror these women endured at the hands of Roman Heinze is something you'll immediately want to forget. But it mightn't be that easy...

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This episode was produced by True Blue Media using the open source materials referenced below: 

1. 'Escape from Salt Creek' - 60 minutes
2. R vs Heinze and associated court documentation
3. Articles from Adelaidenow.com.au

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Jill Meagher was a 29-year-old woman who was raped and murdered while walking home from Bar Etiquette in Brunswick, Victoria, in the early hours of the Saturday 22nd of September, 2012.

Jill was initially considered a missing person when she didn’t return home to her husband, Tom Meagher. The pair, who were originally from Ireland, lived in an apartment in Lux Way, Brunswick. It soon became a murder investigation when Jill’s handbag was discovered in an alleyway not far from home near where she’d last been seen, and CCTV footage from the local Duchess Boutique clothing store showed Jill talking with a man wearing a blue hoodie.

Join Shaun and Chloe as they discuss the details of a crime that stunned Australia. We talk about Jill, who she was, and what she meant to so many people, the police investigation, and the violent criminal who took her life: Adrian Ernest Bayley.

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This episode was produced by True Blue Media using the open source materials referenced below: 

1. 'Evil in a Blue Hoodie' by Joe St John
2. 'Conviction: The Jill Meagher Story'
3. Mens Rea: A True Crime Podcast, episode 35 - The murder of Jill Meagher and the serial sex crimes of Adrian Bayley. Check out this awesome podcast by our friend, Sinead.
4. W.ikipedia.org, including original referenced sources

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Jimmy James was an Aboriginal Australian, member of the Pitjantjatjara people, and master tracker who helped South Australian Police track down murderers, rapists, prison escapees, arsonists, burglars, and missing people, throughout a forty-year career.

Join Shaun and Chloe as they discuss this Australian legend, delving into Jimmy's background, his career, and a his later life, with a detailed look at a few of the larger criminal cases Jimmy was involved in.

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1. Lost and Found: The Life of Jimmy James by Robert Holmes
2. Tracks by Max Jones
3. Mildura Weekly, Vol 5 No. 11
4. trove.nla.com.au
5. wikipedia.org and murderpedia.org

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On Sunday the 23rd of October 1966, eight-year-old Wendy Jane Pfeiffer was abducted about 500 metres from her family’s dairy farm in Mylor, South Australia.

In the wake of the infamous Beaumont Children Disappearance from Glenelg Beach in South Australia only 10 months earlier, response to Wendy's disappearance was rapid, and a full scale search was launched by police, firefighters, emergency services, and community volunteers.

When searchers returned with no results, police called in Aboriginal trackers Jimmy James and Daniel Moodoo to follow the trail others couldn't see...

Join Shaun and Chloe as they explore the details of this twisting, turning, extraordinary story.

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This episode was produced by True Blue Media using the open source materials referenced below: 

1. 'Missing' interactive documentary by SBS
2. 'Missing: The Abduction of Wendy Pfeiffer' Written by Kylie Boltin, Researched by Debra Shulkes, Interviews with Wendy and John Pfeiffer by Roslyn Oades
3. 'Lost and Found: The Life of Jimmy James' by Robert Holmes
4. trove.nla.com.au - archived Adelaide newspaper articles

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In the weeks before the Sydney Olympics in the year 2000, Bilal Skaf would lead a large group of young men in a series of brutal gang rapes. The female victims, some as young as 14, would endure sickening assaults for up to 6 hours.

The crimes would spark intense debate, alongside fervent media coverage, and the attacks would be described as events that 'you only hear or read about in the context of wartime atrocities'.

Join Shaun and Chloe as they discuss the background of the Skaf brothers, the escalation of the gangs criminality, the harrowing ordeals of the victims, the police investigation and prosecution, and the affects on the broader community.

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1. 'Evil in the Suburbs' by Cindy Wockner and Michael Porta
2. Beyond the Darklands, S1E6

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Peter Dupas, The Mutilating Monster, is an Australian serial killer currently serving 3 life sentences without the possibility of parole. But police believe he may have at least 6 victims.

Join Shaun and Chloe as they discuss the background of this sickening individual, tell the stories of his victims, explore his disturbing MO, and delve into the three-decade-long reign of terror he inflicted upon the Victorian community.

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This episode was produced by True Blue Media using the open source materials referenced below. Note: portions of this episode are read directly from below-referenced resources:

1. R vs Dupas and associated court records
2. 'Rot in Hell' by Jim Main
3. 'Vicious serial Peter Dupas is the beast who roamed free to rape and kill' -
4. by Geoff Wilkinson and Mark Buttler, HeraldSun
5. 'Mersina Halvagis: Serial killer Peter Dupas has inflicted misery on many' -
6. Paul Anderson and Geoff Wilkinson, Herald Sun
7. 'I was petrified': fiance recounts finding Halvagis body, by Andrea Petrie, The Age
8. Peter Dupas charged with murder of 95yo Kathleen Downes at Melbourne nursing home' - Dan Oakes and Nino Bucci, ABC Investigations
9. Cold Case Files: Serial killer Peter Dupas prime suspect in Helen McMahon’s Rye beach murder, Mark Buttler, Herald Sun
10. Knifed 106 times: Police offer $1m to discover who killed Renita Brunton in 1993, Tammy Mills, The Age
11. Crimes That Shook Australia - S1E3
12. wikipedia.org and murderpedia.org

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