Factual, engaging and succinct retellings of Australia's unique crime. Join the ‘Ned Kelly Gang’ for exclusive episodes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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In Kings Cross during the summer of 1975, the Savoy Hotel is one of many old boarding houses offering cheap beds to those with nowhere else to go. But on Christmas morning, neighbours look up to see residents trapped behind windows and smoke pouring from the stairwell. What first appears to be a tragic accident will soon expose a far darker origin.…
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In 1977 Collingwood was a dense, close-quartered neighbourhood in Melbourne's inner-north. Its narrow terraces lived in by factory workers, students, artists and independent women carving out their own lives in the inner city. On Easey Street, two such women share a small terrace, but in January the home sits unusually still for days, with only the…
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Warning: This episode contains descriptions of child murder. In 1892, Sydney was a city balancing progress and poverty. Thanks to social stigma and economic hardship, unwanted pregnancies were growing and as a result “baby farming” began to quietly thrive in backstreets and rented terraces. When workmen uncovered the tiny remains of infants buried …
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Warning: This episode contains descriptions of child sexual assault and murder. Mr Cruel has been keeping Melbourne’s North-East suburbs in a tight grip of fear. This is now his third confirmed home invasion and second kidnaping, with no sign of his attacks slowing. His awareness of forensics makes the police investigation near impossible, but with…
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Warning: This episode contains descriptions of child sexual assault. Between 1987 and the early 1990s, Melbourne’s suburbs experienced a series of highly organised and disturbing home invasions. The intruder would tie up the parents, cut the phone lines, and demand money, but at the centre of each attack was the sexual assault of a young daughter. …
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Warning: This episode contains descriptions of violence against women. In 1942, wartime Melbourne lived under the dim, uneasy glow of the brownout; a city cloaked in half-darkness to hide from Japanese bombers. By day it bustled with soldiers, trams, and factory workers, but by night the familiar streets turned dark and silent. Within the shadows, …
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In April 1935, a tiger shark at Sydney’s Coogee Aquarium regurgitated a human arm, setting in motion one of Australia’s most bizarre crimes. The case quickly grew into a tangled investigation, involving a crime underworld, a high-speed chase and the murder of a key witness. The story often feels stranger than fiction, yet it endures as a landmark c…
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Warning: This episode contains graphic descriptions of violence, child murder and domestic violence In March 2004, Anna Kemp and her toddler daughter, Gracie, vanished from their home in Mornington, Victoria. The case began as a simple missing persons report assigned to Detective Narelle Fraser but would quickly became her most haunting case. Over …
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The Argyle Diamond Mine - located in the remote East Kimberley region of Western Australia - was producing more than a third of the world’s diamonds by volume. The majority of these diamonds were small and brown-toned, but Argyle’s global reputation was built on its rare pink diamonds; so when they began surfacing in places they were never meant to…
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Warning: This episode contains descriptions of sexual assault, child sexual abuse, drug use, torture and mutilation. Only meters from his home, 15 year old Richard Kelvin is hastily abducted by several people. Being the son of a local news presenter, the media is quickly overrun by the story, and with it, police are pressured to make serious progre…
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Warning: This episode contains descriptions of sexual assault, child sexual abuse, drug use, torture and mutilation. The murders in Adelaide didn’t stop with Alan Barnes and Neil Muir. Two more boys - 14 year old Peter Stogneff and 18 year old Mark Langley — would vanish under eerily familiar circumstances. As the investigation unfolds, it starts t…
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Warning: This episode contains themes of pedophilia, sexual assault and mutilation. In Adelaide, following the notorious murder of criminal lawyer Derrance Stevenson, dubbed “body in the freezer”, a series of even more horrific murders would occur. This time the victims were young boys and men - drugged, abused, killed, mutilated and discarded. A t…
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In June 1979, the quiet suburb of Parkside was rocked by a chilling discovery—a prominent barrister found dead, concealed inside a freezer in his own home. The case that followed gripped South Australia, weaving together a tangled web of secrets, complex relationships, and shadowy figures. What seemed at first like a straightforward murder quickly …
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On a cool spring night in September 2012, a young woman named Jill Meagher vanished from the streets of Brunswick, just minutes from her home. In a city known for its safety and vibrant culture, her disappearance struck a nerve. As days passed with no sign of her, the public watched in growing horror. What began as a missing persons case soon spira…
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In April 2002, a well-known Melbourne couple vanished without a trace after a quiet family dinner in the affluent suburb of Glen Iris. Their disappearance would spark a major police investigation, drawing in detectives, media, and a stunned public. What began as a missing persons case soon quickly revealed itself to be a double homicide. Hosted on …
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On the 1st of January, 1915, in the remote mining town of Broken Hill, New South Wales, a New Year’s Day picnic train was ambushed by two armed men. The attackers opened fire without warning, killing four civilians and wounding at least seven others. The men were later pursued and shot dead by police and civilian riflemen. Hosted on Acast. See acas…
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Katherine Knight is one of the most chilling figures in Australian criminal history, often mentioned in the same breath as Ed Gein and Jeffrey Dahmer. A former abattoir worker from rural New South Wales, she appeared to be just another volatile woman with a troubled past — until one night in 2000, when her unspeakable actions stunned the nation. He…
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Before the infamous Port Arthur Massacre, an often forgotten massacre took place in the quiet suburb of Strathfield Sydney on August 17, 1991. In just minutes, Wade Frankum killed seven people and injured six others before taking his own life. The Strathfield Massacre stunned Australia and became a pivotal moment that helped spark national conversa…
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WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners are warned that this story details the accounts and names of deceased persons. Since the fateful day in 1986 when Yindjibarndi boy, John Pat, died in police custody, the 28th of September has been known as John Pat day in Australia. It is a constant reminder of the oppression and injustice th…
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Frederick Deeming is not only Australia’s most notorious criminal of the 19th century, but also one of the world’s first ever recorded serial killers. With over 35 aliases, the globetrotting conman has left a hazy trail of crimes that may never fully be realised, but the most pressing question continues to persist; was Frederick Deeming Jack the Ri…
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The Perth suburbs of 1986 were thrown into fear when multiple young women suddenly started to go missing. Too late for several victims but thanks to one, police eventually discovered the “house of horrors” where sadistic couple Catherine and David Birnie would rape, torture and ultimately, murder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf…
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