Trial By Wine

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Schmidty, Swanny and Clarky revisit crimes and run them through their jury of three, debating both sides of the case to agree an appropriate (if totally fictitious) sentence.

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#260
October 11 · 58 min
Episode 259 en or ex clave
Clarky lightens the mood with a series of crypto crimes and Schmidty reveals the magnitude of her own crypto fortune (about $22).
#259
October 4 · 1 hr 13 min
Episode 258 90 Day Narcissist
Swanny tells the story of Geoffrey Paschel:- an actor, an entrepreneur (drug dealer) and serial woman abuser and the women who came together to bang him to rights.
#258
September 27 · 1 hr 12 min
Episode 257 Let Her Speak
Schmidty tells the story of Tameka Ridgeway, one of several women who fought to change the law in Tasmania to allow for victims of SA to speak for themselves and the terrible crime that lead her to that.
#257
September 20 · 1 hr 9 min
Episode 256 Tracheotomy man
Schmidty tells the story of Dr Paolo Macchiarini, a gifted surgeon who promised hope and healing to terribly ill patients, but instead delivered misery, agony and death.
#256
September 13 · 1 hr 2 min
Episode 255 Alicia Schiller in the chiller
Clarky tells the story of Alicia Schiller, how she ended up in jail and how much money the state of Victoria was prepared to spend on her whilst she was in there. He leads the jury in a debate about what is appropriate medical access for incarcerated murderers.
#255
September 6 · 1 hr 6 min
Episode 254 Police Minning
If there's such a thing as lam maxing, then this episode is about police minning - where the police do less than the minimum to solve a crime. Swanny tells the story of Sherry Leighty, who disappeared without a trace. Police indifference, nasty inlaws and local gossip conspired to keep the truth about Sherry hidden for 11 years. Only her sisters determination saw her killer found, and even then not brought to adequate justice.
#254
August 30 · 45 min
Episode 253 Lam maxxing
Schmidty tells the story of Malcolm Naden who holds the record for longest time spent by a fugitive on the lam in Australia after murdering two young women.
#253
August 23 · 59 min
Episode 252 The other brother
Clarky continues the story of the Stayner brothers. Cary Stayner was the reason Steven didn't get to be a park, now we find out why.
#252
August 16 · 50 min
Episode 251 Sick Fxs
Clarky brings the tragic story of Steven Stayner to the jury as part of a two part series on the Stayner brothers. Steven was just seven when he was abducted off the street.
#251
August 9 · 57 min
Episode 250 Modern Slavery
Clarky tells the story of Jane, a modern slave in Melbourne. Keep your peepers peeled people, as this is the sort of story that could be much more common than we realise.
#250
August 2 · 1 hr 36 min
Episode 249 Sharp Turn
Swanny tells one of the most disturbing stories we've heard on this podcast. The murder of Reagan Simmons- Hancock and her unborn child and the circumstances that lead up to the crime will haunt the jury for a long time. Trigger warning for violence against pregant women and babies.
#249
July 26 · 1 hr 31 min
Episode 248 Reality Bites
Schmidty's hip replacement has gone well, but recovery has given her way too much time on her hands to doom scroll. This episode covers the nefarious deeds of influencers and a few other random tangents the jury go off on.
#248
July 19 · 43 min
Episode 247 Irma Palasics
Clarky tells the terrible story of Gregor and Irma Palasics, two elderly grandparents who were repeatedly robbed, eventually leading to the tragic death of Irma. Thanks to advances in forensic technology and excellent police work, eventually the family found out who was responsible.
#247
July 12 · 59 min
Episode 246 Career Pivot
When life gives you lemons (or crippling debt), make lemonade (capitalise on your own nefarious behaviour). That's the upshot of this story brought to us by Swanny. Khouri Richins didn't quite have it all going on, but that was never going to hold her back.
#246
July 5 · 1 hr 25 min
Episode 245 Delusion of Competence - Christopher Duntsch
Schmidty survived her hip replacement and comes in hot with this story of medical malfeasance, which is dedicated to the lovely anaesthetic nurse who was vibing pre surgery with her. Fortunately, there were no incompetent surgeons on that day, unlike in this story of Christopher Duntsch who killed and/or maimed almost all of his surgical patients.
#245
June 28 · 1 hr
Episode 244 You're embarrassing me
Schmidty tells the story of Connie and Richard Dabate. Victims of a Vin Diesel like attacker, or was there something else afoot?
#244
June 21 · 1 hr 15 min
Episode 243 Joseph Pikul
Swanny tells the story of Joseph Pikul, a self made millionaire and violent husband who killed his wife Diane and got custody of the kids - and that is only one of several plot twists in this story.
#243
June 14 · 1 hr 1 min
Episode 242 Rebel without a brain
Schmidty tells a story of brutal violence set in 1950's Nebraska - the spree killings by Charles Starkweather and Caril Fugate and explores the likelihood of Caril's true involvement.
#242
June 7 · 1 hr
Episode 241 Patty Duke
Clarky discusses the topics of grooming and child abuse and then tells the story of Patty Duke who was a hugely successful child and adult star, and the nefarious influences in her life.
#241
May 31 · 1 hr 20 min
Episode 240 Alison Botha
Swanny tells the remarkable story of Alison Botha who was brutally attacked by two monstrous men in Port Elizabeth, South Africa in 1994.

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