Trial By Wine

Clarky tells the story of Omaima Nelson.  A victim or a cold blooded killer?  Two things can be true at the same time.

Swanny tells a cracking tale of friendship gone south.  Not quite Single White Female, but not far off, the story of Rachel and Janie Lynn Ridd is so full of red flags, someone should call Dustin Poynter.

Schmidty covers the terrible story of Jodi Eaton, whose murder could have been avoided had the law in Tasmania paid attention to gateway crimes.

Schmidty tells a story where no one died, and questions who the victim was in the famous McMillions mail fraud scandal.

Clarky lightens the mood with a series of crypto crimes and Schmidty reveals the magnitude of her own crypto fortune (about $22).

Swanny tells the story of Geoffrey Paschel:- an actor, an entrepreneur (drug dealer) and serial woman abuser and the women who came together to bang him to rights.

Schmidty tells the story of Tameka Ridgeway, one of several women who fought to change the law in Tasmania to allow for victims of SA to speak for themselves and the terrible crime that lead her to that.

Schmidty tells the story of Dr Paolo Macchiarini, a gifted surgeon who promised hope and healing to terribly ill patients, but instead delivered misery, agony and death.

Clarky tells the story of Alicia Schiller, how she ended up in jail and how much money the state of Victoria was prepared to spend on her whilst she was in there.  He leads the jury in a debate about what is appropriate medical access for incarcerated murderers.

If there's such a thing as lam maxing, then this episode is about police minning - where the police do less than the minimum to solve a crime.  Swanny tells the story of Sherry Leighty, who disappeared without a trace.  Police indifference, nasty inlaws and local gossip conspired to keep the truth about Sherry hidden for 11 years.  Only her sisters determination saw her killer found, and even then not brought to adequate justice.