Unravel

While you're waiting on the next season of Unravel, why not check out this series on Great Aussie Cons made by our colleagues over at The History Listen?

Australian history is littered with con artists, grifters and swindlers.

Join renowned Australian actor Richard Roxburgh as he tells the stories of these brazen and downright deviant identities who used their charm and smarts to spy, extort and counterfeit.

How did they get away with it?

Find out by looking for The History Listen on the ABC Listen app.

Go behind the scenes of the podcast with co-reporters Crispian and Alex as they describe how they made this season of Unravel True Crime.

Crispian and Alex find troubling signs among current-day extremist groups. Meanwhile, in this episode of Unravel True Crime the restaurant kids discuss how they processed what happened to their families.

Crispian and Alex hit the road to track down the gang's leader, Jack Van Tongeren. It turns out that Jack's past contains some big surprises. Meanwhile, in this episode of Unravel True Crime a former member of the gang reveals its secrets.

A decade later, the gang reemerges. In this episode of Unravel True Crime, Crispian and Alex come face to face with a former follower of the gang at a men's health and yoga retreat, sparking a bizarre and emotional reckoning.

More Information

• Host and co-reporter: Crispian Chan
• Co-reporter: Alex Mann
• Producer and researcher: Dunja Karagic
• Research and fact checking: Johnny Lieu
• Rollout producer: Amelia Mertha
• Theme and music composition: Martin Peralta
• Sound design and additional music: Simon Branthwaite
• Commissioning editor: Alice Brennan
• Executive Producer: Tim Roxburgh

A risky undercover operation strikes at the heart of the firebombing gang. But in this episode of Unravel True Crime, hatred reverberates around the city, and lives are lost. 

(Audio of Russell Willey courtesy of Anthony Buckley AM, from the film ‘Nazi Supergrass’)

As police struggle to keep up with a wave of terrorism, unlikely defenders emerge to confront the city's gangs.

In this episode of Unravel True Crime, activists are badly beaten, and the neo-Nazi gang is starting to push its luck, but the police still can't nail anyone over the restaurant firebombings.