The Backstories of Australia’s Most Colourful Characters
John Herbert describes himself as prison adjacent. He's a Sydney-based boxing trainer who spent decades running a gym in Merrylands, where he worked with young men at risk of heading into crime or pr...
30 Sep 24min
Shortcut: The Backstories of Australia’s Most Colourful Characters
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. John Herbert describes himself as prison adjacent. He's a Sydney...
30 Sep 9min
Helen Garner's Fascination with Crime
Recently, our friends at Law The Podcast recorded an episode with Helen Garner, and we thought it was too good not to share with our Australian True Crime audience. Enjoy! Show notes: Acclaimed Austra...
29 Sep 25min
The Day a Prison Escapee Kidnapped a School
In 1977, teacher Rob Hunter and his nine students were taken hostage at a rural Victorian school by convicted kidnapper and prison escapee Edwin John Eastwood. Rob joins us to recount what happened, t...
27 Sep 47min
Shortcut: The Day a Prison Escapee Kidnapped a School
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 1977, teacher Rob Hunter and his nine students were taken host...
27 Sep 14min
True Crime Tonight: Patrick Clancy Speaks
This week on True Crime Tonight we discuss: A juror from The Vampire Gigolo case calls in Patrick Clancy’s interview on 60 Minutes An interview with Karen Bevan, CEO of Full Stop Australia Hosted by...
27 Sep 20min
Australia's Devastating Week of Domestic Violence
Australia has suffered at least five domestic violence deaths in the last seven days. Way above our already appalling average. We have two guests for today's episode: Kylie Druett is a co-founder of A...
24 Sep 57min
True Crime Tonight: Snowtown Killer Gets Parole
This week on True Crime Tonight we discuss: Last week's episode of Australian True Crime "The House of Horrors in Katanning" James Vlassakis gaining parole Hosted by Meshel Laurie, True Crime Tonigh...
22 Sep 18min
