'Young Ned Kelly' – The Boy Bushranger of 1922 – Part One

'Young Ned Kelly' – The Boy Bushranger of 1922 – Part One

100 years ago today a 15-year-old bushranger dubbed ‘Young Ned Kelly’ made his last stand against an army of heavily armed police and vigilantes. In this two-part episode, we delve into Henry Maple’s short life and reckless crimes — and ask whether he was the victim not only of sensationalist reporting but of a Victorian government cover-up. To support the show: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia

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Vanishing Cousins – Part One: The Disappearance

Vanishing Cousins – Part One: The Disappearance

In April 1974, teenage cousins Yvonne Waters and Raelene Eaton went to a surfside pub in Perth to enjoy a Sunday session. They were never seen again, victims of an unknown killer or killers. In recent...

28 Nov 202446min

Michael Adams talks They’ll Never Hold Me with Australian True Crime – Part Two

Michael Adams talks They’ll Never Hold Me with Australian True Crime – Part Two

They’ll Never Hold Me is in bookstores now. Michael sat down with Meshel Laurie of the Australian True Crime podcast to talk all things Kevin John Simmonds. Part Two covers Simmo’s 1959 crime spree an...

22 Nov 202432min

Michael Adams talks They’ll Never Hold Me with Australian True Crime – Part One

Michael Adams talks They’ll Never Hold Me with Australian True Crime – Part One

They’ll Never Hold Me is in bookstores now. Michael sat down with Meshel Laurie of the Australian True Crime podcast to talk all things Kevin John Simmonds. Part One covers Simmo from his birth during...

21 Nov 202428min

They’ll Never Hold Me – The Next Few Audiobook Chapters

They’ll Never Hold Me – The Next Few Audiobook Chapters

Please enjoy a second audiobook extract that continues the story of young Kevin John Simmonds, as he grows up in Griffith, grapples with the lure of criminality and gets a preview of his life in the s...

14 Nov 202438min

They'll Never Hold Me – Exclusive Audiobook Excerpt

They'll Never Hold Me – Exclusive Audiobook Excerpt

My new book, They'll Never Hold Me, which chronicles the life, times and crimes of Long Bay Gaol escapee Kevin John Simmonds, has just been released as an audio book. I'm pleased to present this exclu...

6 Nov 202435min

Arizona Ryan and the Sydney Shootout – Part Two

Arizona Ryan and the Sydney Shootout – Part Two

Who was this good guy with a gun? We delve into life of American cowboy Albert “Arizona” Ryan, who became a celebrity in 1919 in Australia after killing a man to end a Sydney siege. Hear how Arizona, ...

25 Okt 202437min

Arizona Ryan and the Sydney Shootout – Part One

Arizona Ryan and the Sydney Shootout – Part One

In 1919, in the Sydney slum of Surry Hills, a Chinese gunman shot more than a dozen people, triggering a dramatic police siege that was only ended by the violent intervention of a lone American vigila...

25 Okt 202432min

To Live & Die in D.C. – Part Five: A Forensic Furore

To Live & Die in D.C. – Part Five: A Forensic Furore

With their suspect in custody, D.C. detectives still can’t celebrate because in Washington in 1972 seven out of every ten murderers go free. Forty years after the verdicts in these murder trials, the ...

17 Okt 202452min

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