00:00-16:00 - I rant about Melbourne. 16:00 onwards - A casual look through my true crime bookshelf and my own personal stories associated with the books.

Founded in 1998, Dignitas is a controversial assisted dying clinic located in Switzerland. The not for profit organisation assists those that meet the criteria the right to die with dignity.

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May, 2000. Australian Rodney Marks, 32, dies after a sudden mysterious illness while working on a research station at the South Pole. Later investigations find he died from ingesting a lethal amount of methanol. Was Rodney Marks’ death a tragic accident, an elaborate suicide or a sinister plot by one of his Antarctic colleagues?

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An interview with Ryan Roth's uncle, Sean Flynn. Please spread the word about Ryan and be sure to listen to his original episode (Episode 27) before this one.

World War 2 Hungary. Jewish swimming prodigy Eva Szekely dreams of competing for her country at the Olympics, but the deportation of Jews across Europe leaves her fighting to live. Eva goes on to become a successful international swimmer, and her inspiring survival story closed its final chapter when Eva died this year at the age of 92.

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To “celebrate” episode 40, I thought I’d go through what’s been going on here in Melbourne and a few updates on cases I’ve covered including Ryan Roth and Asha Kreimer.

September, 2008. Australian backpacker in Europe, Britt Lapthorne, vanishes from the streets of Dubrovnik, Croatia. The discovery of Britt’s body would only bring about more questions than answers. Almost 12 years on, the cause of Britt’s death is a mystery but all signs point to a tragic miscarriage of justice.

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On this episode, I interview Desiree Gibbon’s mother, Andrea about Desiree’s case and how we can help her in her quest for justice.

November, 2017. 26 year old New York model and aspiring filmmaker, Desiree Gibbon, is brutally murdered while staying with family in Montego Bay, Jamaica. DNA testing find male and female DNA on Desiree’s body. To this day, Jamaican police have done little to solve Desiree’s murder and bring her killers to justice. Desiree deserves justice.

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November, 2017. 26 year old New York model and aspiring filmmaker, Desiree Gibbon, is brutally murdered while staying with family in Montego Bay, Jamaica. DNA testing find male and female DNA on Desiree’s body. To this day, Jamaican police have done little to solve Desiree’s murder and bring her killers to justice. Desiree deserves justice.

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August, 2004. American college student David Sneddon, 24, vanishes while hiking in Western China. Sixteen years on, theories about David’s disappearance range from a tragic accident to a North Korean abduction. What happened to David Sneddon in Tiger Leaping Gorge?

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