The Murder of Katie Rackliff - True Crime Compendium

Yesterday, (August 26th, 2025), two police officers were shot and killed in the Victorian town of Porepunkah. The suspected gunman, Dezi Freeman, is still on the run. Dezi is an alleged "Sovereign...

27 Aug 202545min

This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. Ashton Kline was just 15 when his father murdered his mother,...

24 Aug 202517min

Ashton Kline was just 15 when his father murdered his mother, Viola Margaret Kline, in an arson attack in regional Victoria. He shares how a promise to his mum to care for his younger brother, Grant, ...

24 Aug 202557min

This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. Marilyn Burdon was a 70-year-old mother and grandmother who, in...

18 Aug 202517min

Marilyn Burdon was a 70-year-old mother and grandmother who, in 2017, was killed in her Kew home by her former partner, Charles Bisucci, who then took his own life. Despite being banned from owning ...

17 Aug 202552min

This is a preview of a full-lenth bonus episode for Australian True Crime Plus subscribers. To listen to all of our bonus episodes, plus early and ad-free access to every episode of the podcast, you c...

14 Aug 202516min

This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. In 1998 Wollongong was the scene of two brutal murders, former ...

10 Aug 202515min

In 1998 Wollongong was the scene of two brutal murders, former lord mayor Frank Arkell and much-loved shopkeeper David O’Hearn, committed by 18-year-old Mark Valera. The violence continued when Vale...

10 Aug 202540min