The Christmas Murder – Part One

The Christmas Murder – Part One

Christmas Day 1952 saw three tragedies result in eight sudden deaths in Sydney. But the most haunting of these was the vicious murder of Shirley Butler, a 21-year-old woman whose body was found just a stone’s throw from her home in Waverton on the lower North Shore. Who had killed her and why? An army of detectives would scour the city for clues – and even authorise a world-first radio re-enactment of Shirley’s last tram journey.

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The Meticulous Maniac – Part Two: We Have All Got To Die Sometime

The Meticulous Maniac – Part Two: We Have All Got To Die Sometime

With Kingsgrove people reeling from the outrage committed on Paterson Avenue, Sydney detectives swarm the streets to piece together what happened, who was responsible and why the madman struck at belo...

5 Jun 202447min

The Meticulous Maniac – Part One: The Good Doctor

The Meticulous Maniac – Part One: The Good Doctor

In 1956, Sydney’s usually sedate southern suburbs were stalked by not one but two bloodthirsty men. While the Kingsgrove Slasher’s reign of terror would last years but result in no deaths, the Meticul...

3 Jun 202450min

The Deadwood Dick Murders – Part Three

The Deadwood Dick Murders – Part Three

Jack Brown — murderer of three people, supposedly inspired by reading Deadwood Dick pulp novels — went to trial in October 1906. But could a boy who reckoned he’d slaughtered his best friends in the n...

26 Mai 202427min

The Deadwood Dick Murders – Part Two

The Deadwood Dick Murders – Part Two

Following the supposedly Deadwood Dick-inspired murders committed by Jimmy and Joe Governor, Jack Underwood and Thomas Quinlan, in July 1906 Australia was rocked by a new outrage attributed to “pernic...

23 Mai 202436min

The Deadwood Dick Murders – Part One

The Deadwood Dick Murders – Part One

Deadwood Dick was the first pop culture superhero – 50 years before Batman — and he was the first such character to spark widespread moral condemnation as a "cause" of crime. In Australia from the 189...

20 Mai 202444min

The Nature of the Scorpion – Part Three

The Nature of the Scorpion – Part Three

Having escaped prison, fled interstate and joined the army under yet another new name, George Blunderfield seeks reinvention and redemption on the Western Front — but his true nature compels him to co...

5 Mai 202449min

The Nature of the Scorpion – Part Two

The Nature of the Scorpion – Part Two

After committing a sickening outrage in the first weeks of 1900, George Blunderfield serves a relatively short jail sentence. When he's set free he sheds his identity but can’t help but follow the nat...

28 Apr 202444min

The Nature of the Scorpion – Part One

The Nature of the Scorpion – Part One

Forgotten fiend George Blunderfield left a trail of violence and murder across Australia from the late 19th century until near the end of the First World War. Parts 2 & 3 will be released next week. B...

21 Apr 202436min

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