Reprise — Murder On The Dance Floor — Part Two

Reprise — Murder On The Dance Floor — Part Two

Season Five is just around the corner. We're kicking off with an episode called Blue Murder On The Golden Mile. It’s a killer tale set in 1926 and it takes us inside what was then the most intensive manhunt and homicide trial in Western Australian history. One of the main characters in Blue Murder On The Golden Mile is a brilliant barrister named Arthur Haynes. I featured Haynes two years ago in the episode Murder On The Dance Floor, which was set in 1925 in Perth.

So, ahead of Season Five, I've dusted off this two-parter in case you haven’t heard the story — and want a bit of an idea of just how formidable Arthur Haynes was a defence lawyer. Here's the gist of Part Two:


There was no doubt Audrey Jacob had shot Cyril Gidley dead in front of hundreds of people during a charity dance at Perth’s Government House. But why had she killed him and was she guilty of murder? The final instalment of this episode takes us inside one of Australia’s most extraordinary trials—and beyond to a second murder, the tragic downfall of a business titan and across the world to the Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam War and Carter White House.


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Avsnitt(316)

New Season Miniseries: Death-Defying Death Divers – Part One

New Season Miniseries: Death-Defying Death Divers – Part One

Welcome to Season 10! There are a lot of wild stranger-than-fiction episodes and miniseries coming your way in 2026. To start the New Year, let's splashback 130 years...In 1895, Australians were astou...

4 Jan 53min

The Marvellous Mary Stoddard

The Marvellous Mary Stoddard

In 1881, plucky Mary Stoddard won the Great Australian Christmas Card Competition and launched her long and brilliant career in the Sydney art scene. While colonial gentlemen usually didn’t take ‘lady...

30 Dec 20251h 5min

The Garden Palace Mystery Revisited

The Garden Palace Mystery Revisited

Hope you all had a great Christmas. New episodes will be out next week. In the meantime...Australia's first Christmas cards were displayed at The Garden Place. In this episode, originally released in ...

26 Dec 20251h 4min

Australia’s Great Christmas Card Competition

Australia’s Great Christmas Card Competition

In 1881, after years of a Christmas card market dominated by wintry imports, the John Sands company launched a competition for Australian-themed designs, with the best and most popular artworks to be ...

21 Dec 20251h 3min

When Santa Broke Into Pentridge

When Santa Broke Into Pentridge

A new Christmas episode is on the way. In the meantime, let’s revisit the cheekiest Santa Claus in Australian true crime history: Dusty Sheehan – the young Melbourne larrikin, hapless crook and serial...

15 Dec 202532min

Shirley Butler: The Christmas Murder  – Part Two

Shirley Butler: The Christmas Murder – Part Two

In the weeks after Shirley Butler's murder, newspaper reports hinted that police weren't divulging everything they knew. Then, in June 1953, nearly six months after her death, detectives announced a s...

8 Dec 202541min

Shirley Butler: The Christmas Murder  – Part One

Shirley Butler: The Christmas Murder – Part One

In this re-release episode, we revisit one of Australia’s most haunting murder cases. On Christmas Day 1952, the body of Shirley Butler was found not far from her Sydney home. The vivacious 21-year-ol...

7 Dec 202538min

Short – Stunt Pilot Percy Snell

Short – Stunt Pilot Percy Snell

In September 1920, Captain Percy Snell thrilled Brisbane by performing aviation stunts in a biplane right over the centre of the city. Forgotten today, this fearless flier was a man of many adventures...

28 Nov 202520min

Populärt inom Historia

motiv
massmordarpodden
p3-historia
historiska-brott
olosta-mord
rss-massmordarpodden
historiepodden-se
rss-seriemordarpodden
historianu-med-urban-lindstedt
krigshistoriepodden
rss-brottsligt
podme-bio-4
rss-arkiv-stieg
nu-blir-det-historia
militarhistoriepodden
harrisons-dramatiska-historia
konspirationsteorier
palmemordet
vetenskapsradion-historia
rss-borgvattnets-hemligheter