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9th of November 1983. Bayan Lepas International Airport, Penang, Malaysia

There was the usual bustle of activity inside and outside the airport, with a seemingly innumerable fleet of taxis dropping people off and picking up fares. The relentless cluster of passengers travelling to and from domestic and international flights flooded the airport lounges and check-in counters.

Amongst all of the airport activity, two young Australian men aged in their mid-20's alighted from one of the many taxis and entered the airport. One man was carrying a maroon suitcase; he was named Kevin Barlow, and his acquaintance was Brian Chambers.

Barlow approached the check in desk, as Chambers paid the taxi fare, passed through the luggage scanning area, and joined him there. Barlow was sweating and shaking profusely, which drew unwanted attention to him and Chambers. As a consequence, the two were detained and searched by local authorities, where they discovered the maroon suitcase contained 141.9g of pure heroin.

How did these two men end up in this dire situation, almost 5000km from their homes in Perth, Australia? Especially with Malaysia's new highly advertised harsh drug laws at the time, which promised death for the crime they were committing...

Join Shaun and Chloe as they discuss the case of Kevin Barlow and Brian Chambers.

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1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penang_International_Airport
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barlow_and_Chambers_execution
3. Dadah is Death TV Movie
4. This Little Piggy Stayed Home by David Williams
5. https://thewest.com.au/news/australia/violent-criminals-low-key-exit-ng-ya-220570
6. https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/true-crime-scene/hangings-of-kevin-barlow-and-brian-geoffrey-chambers-in-malaysia-destroyed-families-lives/news-story/cbcd26256052e0d64370bd7ab1f40996
7. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11263204
8. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-15/malaysias-government-looks-to-decriminalise-drug-use/11511492
9. https://www.nytimes.com/1986/07/07/world/malaysians-hang-two-australians.html
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11 July 1990. Kananook Train Station, Seaford, Victoria.

At 10:20PM Maria Babacala got off the train and made her way off the platform, crossing the overpass to head out of the station. As the clacking of the train departing for Frankston echoed in the night sky, things again fell silent and she shuffled towards her destination.

But that silence was soon disturbed by the sound of a firm female voice in the distance; ‘give my car keys back and stop fooling around’, the woman said. Maria looked out across the overpass bridge, but it was very dark, and her view of the car park below was obscured by bush. She continued on, hesitantly, wondering what might’ve happened in the darkness below...

Join Shaun and Chloe as they discuss the sad and disturbing disappearance of Sarah MacDiarmid.

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1. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-02/sarah-macdiarmid-remembered-with-special-plaque-kananook-station/8866454
2. https://unsolvedtruecrime.com/2018/09/02/sarah-macdiarmids-mysterious-disappearance/
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Sarah_MacDiarmid
4. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-07-10/million-dollars-on-offer-in-missing-persons-case/898950?section=justin
5. https://www.theage.com.au/national/the-never-ending-search-for-sarah-20040711-gdy8bu.html
6. https://www.smh.com.au/national/mystery-causes-heartbreak-for-family-20100710-104fk.html
7. "Sensing Murder: The Last Train Home".
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paula_Denyer#Crimes
9. https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/true-crime-scene/cold-case-vow-victoria-police-will-never-stop-hunting-sarah-macdiarmids-killer-says-top-cop/news-story/f7ef77323a7d9b19ae40c5b2d7b49705

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18, July 1998. The Green Papaya Restaurant, Surrey Hills, Victoria.

A dozen staff were closing up for the night in the safe suburban upper class neighbourhood in Melbourne’s East.

Just as the restaurant owner, Leon Dong, had his staff clear the last plate of devoured lemon chicken from the tables, a pair of masked armed robbers stormed into the venue. The older of the two bandits, wearing a Richard Nixon mask, bellowed orders while waving a Smith and Wesson revolver around. The younger bandit, wearing a Ronald Reagan mask, bound the staff in the middle of the restaurant with filament tape.

As Reagan scooped up their loot and wished the bound victims a nice day, the older Nixon, with his paunchy belly and white velcro tab runners turned back and said; ‘Tell the coppers Lucifer was here...'

Join Shaun and Chloe in the second of a two-part episode discussing the tragic Silk-Miller police murders.

Note: It's recommended listening to the previous episode on Bandali Debs before checking this one out.

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

1. Eavesdropping on Evil, by Wayne Howell
2. One Down, One Missing, by Joe D’Alo and David Astle
3. DPP v Debs & Roberts [2003] VSC 30 (24 February 2003), Supreme Court (Vic)
4. Wikipedia - The Silk-Miller Police Murders
5. Complaint against Vic detective dismissed, The Leader
6. Serial Killer to Testify at accomplice’s appeal, The Age
7. Is Jason Roberts a Police Killer? You be the judge, The Age
8. Underbelly Files: Tell Them Lucifer Was Here

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19 September 1994. Hallam, Victoria

Constable Jason Bryant and Sergeant Allan Beckwith were patrolling north along Hallam Road, when they spotted a stolen Nissan Bluebird with stolen registration plates backing out of Bowens Timber and Hardware.

Neither of the officers knew the car or plates were stolen at that moment, but the driver was hasty to be on their way, so the police pulled over and let them pass, before putting on their lights and pulling the vehicle over. This was night time so the occupants of the Bluebird may not have known this was a police car, but they soon learnt.

As Sergeant Beckwith left his vehicle to approach the Bluebird, a middle aged husky looking man leapt out of the Nissan with a revolver pointed directly at the officer, then fired a shot...

Join Shaun and Chloe as they discuss the murders of Donna Hicks and Kristy Harty, the Pigout and Hamada Robberies, and a few other cases linked with Bandali Debs in this 2 part episode that culminates with the coverage of the tragic Silk-Miller Police murders on next week's episode.

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

1. Eavesdropping on Evil, by Wayne Howell
2. One Down, One Missing, by Joe D’Alo and David Astle
3. 'Everyman' serial killer Bandali Debs pays price for murders of officers Gary Silk and Rodney Miller, sex workers Kristy Harty and Donna Hicks, by Paul Anderson, HeraldSun
4. Wikipedia - Narre Warren
5. Man charged over $2.4m Melbourne security van heist 22 years ago
6. DPP v Ghiller [2003] VSC 350; 151 A Crim R 148
7. R v Debs [2012] NSWSC 119
8. Rotten to the core, and now rotting in jail, John Silvester, The Age
9. R v Debs [2007] VSC 220 (22 June 2007)
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He said he didn’t want to hurt her, but she saw the 10 inch butcher’s knife in his hand. Mrs G was too scared to say anything and worried about her daughter in the room nearby. The intruder said, ‘I just want to make love to you.’ Then he kissed her on the neck and added, ‘I’ve been watching you. Have you been seeing me?’

She said no. Then he pulled her shirt down and told her to undress, reassuring her that he wasn’t going to hurt her. Mrs G, still frightened but no longer paralysed with fear, found her tongue. ‘Don’t you know any girls?’ The attacker with the stocking over his head nodded. ‘Yes, but I like you…’

Join Shaun and Chloe as they discuss the notorious and vile ‘Mr Stinky’, Raymond Edmunds.

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

1. 'Cuckoo' by Andrew Rule
2. Crimes That Shook Australia, S3 E7
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Edmunds
4. Admit Your Evil Deeds, Geoff Wilkinson - Herald Sun, July 27, 1998
5. https://murderpedia.org/male.E/e/edmunds-raymond.htm
6. https://ffxfeatures.s3.amazonaws.com/bordermailbronwynnerichardson/index.html
7. https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/charges-dropped-against-colin-newey-over-the-alleged-murder-of-beauty-queen-bronwynne-richardson-20151103-gkpq2m.html
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Eloise_Worledge
9. https://www.theage.com.au/national/who-stole-eloise-20030705-gdvzpt.html
10. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2916262/Serial-rapist-killer-Mr-Stinky-prime-suspect-unsolved-vicious-slashing-murder-mother-left-two-young-girls-orphans.html
11. https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/mr-stinky-still-a-suspect-35-years-later-in-murder-of-elaine-jones-at-murray-river-camping-spot-20150116-12rzm2.html
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6th of December, 1980, around 2pm.

Graeme Brenchley and Tom Looby were enjoying a day of fox hunting near an old sand quarry. This area was in Tynong North, around Brew Road. The men had permission to hunt there.

For Graeme and Tom to be able to hunt any foxes, they first had to be lured out from safety, and into the area where they were. To do this, the men dumped lamb offal in the nearby scrubland.

They were walking along a secluded bush track near the quarry when Graeme changed course so he could follow a wallaby track.

Unfortunately for Graeme, what he spotted next was not a wallaby. It wasn’t even a fox. It was a grey stocking, with toe bones sticking out…

Join Shaun and Chloe as they discuss the series of disturbing unsolved Tynong North-Frankston murders.

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This episode was produced by True Blue Media using the open source materials referenced below. A special thanks to Jenny, Elissa, and Nicky for the assistance with writing, research, and imagery on this episoe

Books

1. Suburban Nightmare - Emily Webb, Chapter: No Justice
2. Underbelly 3 - John Silvester & Andrew Rule, Chapter: The bodies in the bush

Articles

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tynong_North_and_Frankston_Murders
2. https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/tynong-north-murders.984161/
3. Contains Tynong: Is The Search Over? The Sunday Age article
4. https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/south-east/tynong-north-and-frankston-killings-remain-some-of-australias-worst-unsolved-murders/news-story/d89783628ca9df1f0f111eeeb860a4e0
5. https://www.smh.com.au/opinion/six-women-murdered-but-still-no-conviction-20130816-2s20u.html
6. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-10-21/police-offer-6m-for-information-on-tynong-north-murders/9072882
7. https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/cold-case-detectives-launch-a-fresh-hunt-for-serial-killer-20171019-gz49pa.html
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On Thursday 2 June 2011, 13 year old Siriyakorn Siriboon, or Bung as she’s commonly known, had breakfast with her Mum, Vannida, and her older sister, Pang, before she left her home in Boronia, Victoria, to walk to school, as she did every weekday.

Bung was wearing her blue and white checked school uniform and her dark blue zip-front school jacket and carrying a backpack. She was seen by a neighbour a short time later in Elsie Street, walking towards Albert Avenue.

Bung didn’t arrive at school that day or return home thereafter. Somewhere during the 700 metre walk to Boronia Heights College, Bung Siriboon vanished and she hasn’t been seen or heard from since...

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Check out True Crime Island and get your weekly rage on with Cambo (promo @ 15:14)

This episode was produced by True Blue Media using the open source materials referenced below. Thanks to John for the assistance with research and writing on this episode.

1. Australian Institute of Criminology
2. Was schoolgirl Bung Siriboon snatched off a suburban street in broad daylight? By Kathy Marks, SBS
3. Travelfish.org - Ubon Ratchathani
4. Wikipedia - Ubon Ratchathani
5. Man quizzed over disappearance of Siriyakorn 'Bung' Siriboon dies in prison jump, by Jon Kaila, HeraldSun
6. 'Unlikely Mr Cruel took Bung,' say police 20 years after child predator's last known attack, by Keith Moor and Elissa Hunt, HeraldSun
7. The torment over missing Siriyakorn "Bung" Siriboon lingers a year on by Mark Buttler, HeraldSun
8. Bung Siriboon search given new hope, by Wayne Flower, HeraldSun
9. AFP - Missing Persons
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On April 24, 2018, as many of us remember well, Joseph DeAngelo the alleged Golden State Killer/East Area Rapist/Original Night Stalker was apprehended for a spate of brutal rapes and murders committed throughout California in the mid 1970’s to mid 1980’s.

While the sheer number of victims this offender amassed has never and hopefully will never have an Australian parallel, the unnerving similarities the offender or offenders in this case presents the very real possibility that we might have if it hadn't been for the actions of one victim and two security guards...

Join Shaun and Chloe as the discuss the life and crimes of Ashley Coulston, and the cases of the Balaclava Killer and the Sutherland Rapist.

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This episode was produced by True Blue Media using the open source materials referenced below. Thanks to Jacinta for the research assistance on this episode.

1. Ashley Coulston: The story behind the triple murder, Now To Love, by Jess Pullar
2. New DNA evidence suggests Ashley Coulston could be behind Balaclava murders, news.com.au
3. The worst criminal offences in Victorian history: the shocking murders of Ashley Coulston, Sunday Night, Yahoo News
4. Murder in Suburbia by Emily Webb
5. The True Crime Database - the Balaclava Killer
6. In Plain Sight, Infamous murderer Ashley Coulston, Sunday Night
7. Wikipedia - Ashley Coulston
8. Murderpedia - Ashley Coulston
9. The Queen VS Ashley Mervyn Coulston
10. I Know Who the Balaclava Killer was, Gold Coast Bulletin
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14th March 2003, Port of Yantai, China

Crew members loaded 5000 tonnes of sand onto the Pong Su. All 30 of the Korean crew members then set sail for Jae Mae Do, North Korea, where they arrived the following day.

Here, more parcels were loaded onto the ocean freighter by two additional crew members who would join the ship’s voyage thereafter.

One of these men was named Ta Song Wong...

Join Shaun and Chloe to discuss this high seas criminal tale that spans from the Port of Yantai in China to Geelong in Victoria, Australia.

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

1. R v Ta Song Wong [2006] VSC 126 (6 April 2006)
2. Pong Su chief 'knew of heroin', The Age, August 5, 2005
3. R v Teng [2005] VSC 33 (21 February 2005)
4. R v Lam [2005] VSC 98 (15 June 2005)
5. Heroin Trail Leads to North Korea, The Washington Post, By Doug Struck, May 12, 2003
6. GOLDEN TRIANGLE. Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)
7. Wikipedia - The Golden Triangle
8. R v Wee Quay Tan [2005] VSC 177
9. Record seizure will help crack drug ring: police - The Age Apr 17, 2003
10. Seized: ship they hunted for days, Sydney Morning Herald, April 21, 2003
11. Drug ship officers set free, By Keith Moor. March 6, 2006. News.com.au
12. Wikipedia - The Pong Su Incident
13. R v Teng, Lam, Tan & Wong [2009] VSCA 148; 22 VR 706
14. Stink ahoy over Pong Su, Sydney Morning Herald, by Andrew Hornery February 4, 2006
15. Drug freighter meets spectacular end, Sydney Morning Herald, March 24, 2006
16. ABC News story and transcript with Mary Ann Jolley
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On the 19th of March 2015, Raymond and Jennie Kehlet left their home in Beverley and headed towards the remote outback town of Sandstone WA, around 730 kilometres northeast of Perth. The couple planned to prospect for gold amongst the many abandoned mine shafts peppering the Australian outback in these parts.

But the trio weren’t alone; along for the trip was their friend named Graham Milne. Over the next couple of days, the trio conducted prospecting activities in the area, hoping to strike it lucky...

Join Shaun and Chloe as they discuss the fair dinkum mystery surrounding what happened to Raymond and Jennie. Hopefully some more ears and eyes on this case will lead to answers for their families.

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

1. Kehlet’s outback vanishing act just doesn’t make sense, by Liam Bartlett, Perth Now
2. Search for missing WA prospectors, Jennie and Raymond Kehlet, enters fifth day, ABC news
3. Raymond, Jennie Kehlet went prospecting in outback WA with colleague by Liam Bartlett, Herald Sun
4. Kehlet couple's disappearance in WA outback remains unsolved, three years on, ABC news By Sarah Taillier
5. Raymond and Jennie Kehlet: $250k reward offered to solve mystery death, disappearance By James Carmody, ABC News
6. Websleuths forum
7. WA police launch new search as part of investigation into death of prospector, disappearance of wife, ABC news
8. Medina property searched as part of Kehlet couple investigation, by Vanessa Schmitt, Weekend Courier
9. Prospectors’ mate speaks out, by Alex Cullen, The West Australian
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