True Blue Crime

By True Blue Media

What's True Blue Crime about?

Join hosts Shaun and Chloe each week as they discuss an Australian criminal case, deep diving into the backgrounds of perpetrators, details of crimes, impact on victims, and affects on the community. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/true-blue-crime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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True Blue Crime episodes:

11.12.2023
Urban Legends #3 - Westall UFO & Federici's Ghost
Welcome to Urban Legends #3, the final episode of this series. Join us as we chat about the Westall UFO, which allegedly flew over a school in Melbourne’s southeast some 40 years ago, and the mysterious ghost of Frederick Federici,...
10.05.2023
Urban Legends #2 - Pineapple Smoothie, No Ice & The Crown Casino Morgue
Welcome to Urban Legends #2! Join us to discuss what allegedly happens when you order a pineapple smoothie, in a specific way, from a particular Melbourne venue, before we cross the Yarra River and take a look at the urban legend...
09.21.2023
Urban Legends #1 - Grand Sale & Grambo
Welcome to the first episode in a series of upcoming quirky stories about Urban Legends, originally released on Patreon when we were making episodes. All have an element of criminal seediness or conspiracy about them. And as they play out, we’ll...
09.08.2023
Mark 'Chopper' Read
A special edition episode originally recorded for Patreon members on Mark 'Chopper' Read Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/true-blue-crime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
08.30.2021
Thankyou & Goodbye
We have decided to finish up making episodes for True Blue Crime. This will undoubtedly be a surprise and disappointing for many people, but we want to finish things on our terms and now feels like the right time to do...
08.27.2021
Amber Haigh and Janelle Goodwin
Robbie and Amber spoke on the phone regularly, but fell out of touch as time went on. But then one day, all of a sudden, Amber was moving into Robbie’s house, which was a surprise to him. He asked his Mum,...
08.12.2021
Claremont, Part 2
It was mid afternoon on May the 7th 1990, and Wendy Davis was working at the Hollywood Hospital in Nedlands. She was at her desk, immersed in her work, when she heard a voice behind her ask ‘is it okay...
07.30.2021
Claremont, Part 1
Nicole awoke in her bed with someone next to her, but it wasn’t her boyfriend like she first thought. It was someone else. She grabbed his face, dug her fingernails in hard, and the man jumped up from the bed. He...
06.14.2021
Maya Jakic & Megumi Suzuki
It was the 17th of April, 1999, and in Adelaide, South Australia, two rookie police officers were coming to the end of their shift. As the two young officers returned to their vehicle, they noticed a handwritten note on their windscreen,...
05.31.2021
The Greenough Family Massacre
As the car drew closer, Daniel turned on the kitchen light and headed out front to see who was arriving at 3AM. The family dogs were barking out the back, attuned to the strange hour the person was visiting. Daniel walked...
05.24.2021
The Third Victim
This was a guy who’d worked a number of different jobs in his time - aside from the Navy, he’d been a sheet metal fabricator, a commercial diver, air system technician, a welder and even a postie. He’d also lived...
05.17.2021
The Postcard Bandit
24th of November 1989, Fremantle Prison, Western Australia The trio removed the bar and slipped out of the workshop window and gained access to the roof of the print shop. From there, they went along the guard’s walkway, jumped from roof...
05.03.2021
The Kimberley Killer
Not long after sunrise Peter Leutenegger was flying his chopper across the Jubilee Downs Station, singing along to a few of his favourite Slim Dusty songs. He was mustering horses in preparation for the upcoming Fitzroy Crossing Rodeo; a popular...
04.26.2021
Martin Pearson and Leanne Sleba
Anzac Day Friday, 25 April 2014 John Pearson said it was a bleak irony that his brother Martin was killed on a day that was all about mateship and courage. “This is an act of supreme cowardice and I can’t believe somebody’s conscience...
04.19.2021
The Lonely Hearts Killer
On the 26th of May 1990 a number of calls came in to 3AW’s late night lonely hearts program called Matchmakers. One seemingly eligible bachelor received several interested parties and potential matches: “G’Day. I’m Rodney from Castlemaine. I’m 35, a Gemini,...
04.12.2021
Toyah Cordingley
On the 14th of June of 2018, the day after the murder of Melbourne comedian, Eurydice Dixon, police comments in the media drew the ire of the public, with the drawn inference that that women needed to exercise greater care...
04.07.2021
The Melbourne Gangland Killings, Part 5
With Purana still gathering evidence to support their case, Federal Police, led by Agent Jarrod Ragg, who’d been relentlessly pursuing Tony for some time, made the request to have Tony’s bail revoked. But without the evidence to support their reasoning, Justice Gillard...
04.06.2021
Interlude #4 - The Melbourne Gangland Killings
Join Shaun for this interlude minisode between parts 4 and 5 of the Melbourne Gangland Killings. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/true-blue-crime. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/true-blue-crime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
03.29.2021
The Melbourne Gangland Killings, Part 4
Mick was on a mission to find Graham’s killers. Benji and Carl said they had nothing to do with it, but they’d heard that Asians, possibly the Chinese, had something to do with it. Mick was unmoved by the suggestion and word...
03.19.2021
Interlude #3 - The Melbourne Gangland Killings
Join Shaun for this interlude minisode between parts 3 and 4 of the Melbourne Gangland Killings. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/true-blue-crime. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/true-blue-crime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
03.17.2021
The Melbourne Gangland Killings, Part 3
Carl Williams had a new attack dog. Andrew “Benji” Veniamin was now spending the best part of his days with a new best mate; despite him allegedly accepting a contract from Jason Moran to off Carl. The way Benji told it,...
03.13.2021
Interlude #2 - The Melbourne Gangland Killings
Join Shaun for this interlude minisode between parts 2 and 3 of the Melbourne Gangland Killings. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/true-blue-crime. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/true-blue-crime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
03.08.2021
The Melbourne Gangland Killings, Part 2
13th of October 1999 Carl drove his hire car to Gladstone Park, a northwest suburb of Melbourne, and waited for Mark and Jason to arrive. When they did, the trio hopped into Carl’s hire car and drove around until they found a...
03.04.2021
Interlude #1 - The Melbourne Gangland Killings
Join Shaun for this interlude minisode between parts 1 and 2 of the Melbourne Gangland Killings. These minisodes will be released mid-week for the rest of the series to add some additional context and help link the parts together. Support this...
03.02.2021
The Melbourne Gangland Killings, Part 1
6th February 1995, Carlton, Victoria Alphonse left Lygon St and went to the Richmond Hotel to attend the wake of a dearly departed. He drank and punted until midnight, leaving for a party in St Kilda. As two partygoers left, they...
12.21.2020
Jaidyn Leskie
It was around 2AM. Kenny Penfold had a severed pig’s head and a handful of rocks. Darrin Wilson had an axe handle.They watched from the bushes along the railway siding on Narracan Drive, as Greg Domaszewicz came out and put...
12.01.2020
Gerard Ross
It was around 930AM, as Stewart, the boy’s father, was fitting some carseats in the family car. He saw Gerard and Malcolm’s legs pass as they walked down the driveway and turned into Kent St. A short way down the street,...
11.23.2020
The Cowra Axe Murders (1987)
April 14, 1987, approximately 3:40PM Young Johnny was walking from school to his home in Victor Street, when he passed the side gate of a house at number 1 Jindalee Circuit. He looked in to see a man and a woman...
11.16.2020
The Cowra Axe Murders (2008)
Shelly worked her shift and returned to her parents house in Brougham St around 2PM. When she went inside, her Dad, John, was making a cup of tea. But Shelly felt something was off, immediately. The first thing she noticed was...
10.26.2020
Prue Bird
Prue awoke well after midday on a warm summer’s day in February, 1992. Her Mum, Jenny, and younger sister, Amanda, had already left home, headed to the local swimming pool. She planned to meet them there after having something to eat. But...
10.12.2020
The Russell Street Bombing
Inside the watch house across the street, which housed the cells of the nearby courthouse, constables Dave Yeoman and Angela Taylor had just fed the prisoners. It was their own lunch time now, and they could smell the fresh sandwiches...
10.05.2020
The Bega Schoolgirl Murders
The 5th of October 1997 was a beautiful day on the NSW Sapphire Coast and Nichole Collins and Lauren Barry were a great team who shared a lot of fun times together; this long weekend was just another one of...
09.28.2020
The Figg Family Murders
Saturday 8th December, 1934, Mylor, South Australia As dawn broke on this fresh summer’s morning, John Scotland was walking down the main street when he spotted a familiar face. William Arthur Figg was riding his bicycle in Scotland’s direction, wearing a...
09.14.2020
The Schoolgirl Strangler
Set against the backdrop of the 1930’s Great Depression, the grey Melbourne streets were stalked by a serial killer the press dubbed The Schoolgirl Strangler. This predator, a few beers down each attack, blended in amongst the everyday downtrodden bloke...
09.07.2020
The Magnetic Drill Gang
Friday 23rd November 1978, Murwillimbah, NSW Inside the branch of the Bank of NSW, the crew of thieves worked quickly and quietly. They bypassed the combination lock of the vault and made their way inside. Shrouded in darkness, one of the...
08.31.2020
Kiesha Weippeart
Join Shaun and Chloe to discuss the tragic case of 6 year old Kiesha Weippeart, which happened around the Mount Druitt region of Sydney NSW in July of 2010. There’s many aspects to this case which prompted a lot of discussion...
08.17.2020
Mr Cruel, Part 2
Mr Cruel was a child abductor, sexual predator, and presumed murderer, active in suburban Melbourne during the late eighties to early nineties. He has been quite accurately described as the bogeyman for children who grew up in the area at...
08.10.2020
Mr Cruel, Part 1
Mr Cruel was a child abductor, sexual predator, and presumed murderer, active in suburban Melbourne during the late eighties to early nineties. He has been quite accurately described as the bogeyman for children who grew up in the area at...
08.03.2020
Herman Rockefeller
Andy Kingston arrived at 125 South St in the middle of the day, overcome by insatiable lust. Bernadette and Mario in unit 2 invited him inside, expecting a visit from the guy they’d spoken to over the phone a number of...
07.20.2020
Matthew Harris
At around 7:15pm mother of three, Trang Nguyen, answered a knock at the door of her home in Nordlingen Drive. The voices called out ‘it’s the police’. Trang opened the door, and was immediately confronted by two men brandishing large...
07.13.2020
The Weeping Woman Art Heist
August 1986, Melbourne, and the National Gallery of Victoria has just had their most recently acquired prized work of art stolen, and received a ransom letter detailing the demands… Join Shaun as he tells the story of the stolen Picasso 'Weeping...
06.29.2020
The Moorhouse Murders
In 1986, Perth and the whole of Western in Australia was flying high, booming at this time, with the likes of Iron Ore magnate Lang Hancock and the occasionally corrupt Alan Bond flexing their business muscles. Yachts were docked aplenty in...
06.22.2020
The Tromp Family Mystery
This tale is about the Tromp family from the little eastern Melbourne suburb of Silvan and the interesting road trip the family of 5 went on back in 2016. On August the 30th 2016, police arrived at the family's 18 acre...
06.01.2020
The La Trobe University Shooting
3 August 1999 His hand trembled as he wrote, his sweaty fingers wrangling the pen as the words poured from his mind and became scrawl on the paper. ‘I tried every legal way possible to find justice for being wronged, this is...
05.18.2020
The Portland Hair Salon Murders
Almost halfway between Adelaide in SA and Melbourne in VIC is a small seaside town called Portland. It's a quaint coastal haven, steeped in history, normally a calm and picturesque place. But in May of 1991, Portland was rocked by...
05.11.2020
The Ice Cream Murders
Mr Whippy would spearhead our country's foray in the world of ice cream vans. The brand established in Australia in 1962 and became ingrained in our culture as a popular presence during our hot summers, cruising the neighbourhoods with a...
05.06.2020
Gable Tostee and Warriena Wright, Part 2
On the 7th of August, 2014, 26 year old, Warriena Wright, met the burly Surfers Paradise local, 28 year old Gable Tostee, at the Cavill Mall around 8:45PM. What would start out like any other Tinder date would ultimately end in...
05.04.2020
Gable Tostee and Warriena Wright, Part 1
On the 7th of August, 26 year old Warriena Wright met the burly Surfers Paradise local, 28 year old Gable Tostee, at the Cavill Mall around 8:45PM. What would start out like any other Tinder date would ultimately end in...
04.29.2020
Introducing 'Who Killed Leanne Holland?'
The brutal murder of 12 year old Leanne Holland; the accused served nearly 15 years for the crime and his conviction now quashed. Controversial and highly debated, this new podcast seeks to answer the question: Who Killed Leanne Holland? Jamie...
04.27.2020
The Disappearance of Tony Jones
3rd November, 1982, Rosslea, QLD 20 year old Tony Jones called his family back home in Perth from a phone booth in Bower road. He spoke to his Mum and his brother Mark, who joked with Tony that when he decided...

What's True Blue Crime about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

True Blue Crime episodes:

Urban Legends #3 - Westall UFO & Federici's Ghost

Urban Legends #2 - Pineapple Smoothie, No Ice & The Crown Casino Morgue

Urban Legends #1 - Grand Sale & Grambo

Mark 'Chopper' Read

Thankyou & Goodbye

Amber Haigh and Janelle Goodwin

Claremont, Part 2

Claremont, Part 1

Maya Jakic & Megumi Suzuki

The Greenough Family Massacre

The Third Victim

The Postcard Bandit

The Kimberley Killer

Martin Pearson and Leanne Sleba

The Lonely Hearts Killer

Toyah Cordingley

The Melbourne Gangland Killings, Part 5

Interlude #4 - The Melbourne Gangland Killings

The Melbourne Gangland Killings, Part 4

Interlude #3 - The Melbourne Gangland Killings

The Melbourne Gangland Killings, Part 3

Interlude #2 - The Melbourne Gangland Killings

The Melbourne Gangland Killings, Part 2

Interlude #1 - The Melbourne Gangland Killings

The Melbourne Gangland Killings, Part 1

Jaidyn Leskie

Gerard Ross

The Cowra Axe Murders (1987)

The Cowra Axe Murders (2008)

Prue Bird

The Russell Street Bombing

The Bega Schoolgirl Murders

The Figg Family Murders

The Schoolgirl Strangler

The Magnetic Drill Gang

Kiesha Weippeart

Mr Cruel, Part 2

Mr Cruel, Part 1

Herman Rockefeller

Matthew Harris

The Weeping Woman Art Heist

The Moorhouse Murders

The Tromp Family Mystery

The La Trobe University Shooting

The Portland Hair Salon Murders

The Ice Cream Murders

Gable Tostee and Warriena Wright, Part 2

Gable Tostee and Warriena Wright, Part 1

Introducing 'Who Killed Leanne Holland?'

The Disappearance of Tony Jones