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  • Wednesday · 15 min

    4 ◆ Lang Marine

    John Lang thought Fresno police were harassing him. He started filming them, posting the videos to YouTube, telling the internet who to look at if he died. Then he died. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • September 25 · 12 min

    3 ◆ Aisle Seven

    There’s not much to Dean’s night shift at the cold store — move pallets, keep warm, go home. Until someone starts turning up down Aisle Seven who probably shouldn’t be there. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • September 17 · 13 min

    2 ◆ Monte Cristo

    Australia’s most haunted house is up for sale — complete with 140 years of death, murder, and enough ghosts to seriously complicate the conveyancing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • September 11 · 13 min

    1 ◆ Dark Rings

    Melbourne, December 1995. Tony Romano and his girlfriend knocked off work, cracked a couple of beers, and headed into King Street. It should’ve been an ordinary Friday night. Then Tony noticed the bloke with the dark rings under his eyes. At the time, he was just another face in the crowded Sports Bar. He wouldn’t stay that way. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • Sep 8, 2023 · 55 min

    BONUS: Mark 'Chopper' Read

    A special edition episode originally recorded for Patreon members on Mark 'Chopper' Read Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S1 · E82
    Aug 27, 2021 · 28 min

    Amber Haigh and Janelle Goodwin

    Robbie and Amber spoke on the phone regularly, but fell out of touch as time went on. But then one day, all of a sudden, Amber was moving into Robbie’s house, which was a surprise to him. He asked his Mum, Anne, why Amber was there, was she boarding with them now or something? Anne said words to the effect of ‘you know what your father’s like...” Join Shaun and Chloe as they cover the disappearance of Amber Haigh and the death of Janelle Goodwin, two women who were involved with the same man, Robert Geeves. Join our Patreon community for access to exclusive extra content: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/truebluecrime Link to one-off Supporter donations at the bottom of show notes Website - www.truebluecrimepodcast.com - includes our merch store Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/380493356066315/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/truebluecrime/ Email - truebluecrime@gmail.com This episode was produced by True Blue Media using the open source materials referenced below: https://www.9news.com.au/national/son-speaks-out-on-fathers-dark-past-15-years-after-girlfriend-disappears/b12ae49a-fa9b-4942-b888-b31e361e6d30 - 60 minutes story https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/the-sad-short-life-of-a-mother-who-would-never-grow-up-20110624-1gjlc.html https://www.youngwitness.com.au/story/5461917/amber-is-still-missing/ https://aboutregional.com.au/hope-for-missing-amber-haigh-lies-in-100000-reward/ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-06-23/teen-mum-put-through-shredding-machine/2768858 https://www.9news.com.au/national/son-speaks-out-on-fathers-dark-past-15-years-after-girlfriend-disappears/b12ae49a-fa9b-4942-b888-b31e361e6d30 https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/suspect-surrogacy-mssing-teen-didnt-weant-couple-to-have-her-baby/news-story/19a62d4ef728eee74bec7f7315e5c823?sv=bfe1f7f3bf6971495c5c0c62a071c208 https://www.wollondillyadvertiser.com.au/story/928619/amber-not-buried-in-vineyard-inquest-told/ https://codylwrites.com/2021/04/02/what-happened-to-amber-haigh/ https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/teen-dead-and-suspicion-remains-with-former-lover-coroner-20110710-1h91v.html https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/a-quiet-little-town-with-killer-secrets/news-story/952dd82e0017df86eeee9e0e0f49dff7 https://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/inquest-hears-bikies-killed-nsw-teen-mum/news-story/51167d850e5c23f168282105a1562679 http://www.australianmissingpersonsregister.com/Haigh.htm From the land of fear, loss and dark secrets by Eamonn Duff eduff@fairfaxmedia.com.au Date: 06/12/2009 Publication: Sun Herald Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S1 · E82
    Aug 12, 2021 · 46 min

    Claremont, Part 2

    It was mid afternoon on May the 7th 1990, and Wendy Davis was working at the Hollywood Hospital in Nedlands. She was at her desk, immersed in her work, when she heard a voice behind her ask ‘is it okay if I use the toilet?’ Wendy swivelled in her chair and saw a young Telecom worker, all of 20, 21 years old. She nodded. A moment later Wendy felt a hand on her shoulder and another hand over her mouth… Join Shaun and Chloe for Part 2 of the Claremont serial murders. Join our Patreon community for access to exclusive extra content: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/truebluecrime Link to one-off Supporter donations at the bottom of show notes Website - www.truebluecrimepodcast.com - includes our merch store Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/380493356066315/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/truebluecrime/ Email - truebluecrime@gmail.com This episode was produced by True Blue Media using the open source materials referenced below: Crime Investigation Australia - Hunting A Killer; Claremont Murders - https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x59tisw Catching the Claremont Killer: Australian Story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia8aQKoQwCA 60 Minutes: The Woman Who Escaped ‘The Bogeyman’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gdB7MGOF2s https://www.news.com.au/national/crime/sample-ajm42-the-dna-that-caught-claremont-serial-killer/news-story/03b3c30de4f51a22bba963757ddf43ce Catching the Claremont Killer: The Untold Story, Fox/Stephen Parnell Stalking Claremont by Bret Christian https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-09/claremont-serial-killings-telstra-living-witnesses-accounts/11773788 Interview with Bret Christian on ATC Stalking Claremont - episode #189 https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/former-claremont-serial-killer-suspect-lance-williams-dies-20180206-h0ulk3.html https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/what-happened-to-julie-cutler-30-years-on-the-question-still-remains-20180423-p4zb5k.html https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-04-09/lisa-brown-murder-inquiry-leads-wa-police-to-west-perth-property/10983782 https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/perth-woman-missing-for-18-years-will-we-ever-know-what-really-happened-20181017-p50a86.html https://thewest.com.au/news/claremont-serial-killings/claremont-serial-killings-10-things-you-need-to-know-ng-b881116039z https://www.sbs.com.au/news/three-women-were-murdered-in-claremont-this-is-why-it-took-two-decades-to-reach-a-verdict https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/detectives-believe-claremont-killer-visited-victim-s-grave-but-avoided-cctv-trap-new-book-reveals-20210119-p56va8.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  • S1 · E80
    Jul 30, 2021 · 55 min

    Claremont, Part 1

    Nicole awoke in her bed with someone next to her, but it wasn’t her boyfriend like she first thought. It was someone else. She grabbed his face, dug her fingernails in hard, and the man jumped up from the bed.He was tall and wearing a light coloured...

  • S1 · E79
    Jun 14, 2021 · 39 min

    Maya Jakic & Megumi Suzuki

    It was the 17th of April, 1999, and in Adelaide, South Australia, two rookie police officers were coming to the end of their shift.As the two young officers returned to their vehicle, they noticed a handwritten note on their windscreen, wedged under...

  • S1 · E78
    May 31, 2021 · 35 min

    The Greenough Family Massacre

    As the car drew closer, Daniel turned on the kitchen light and headed out front to see who was arriving at 3AM. The family dogs were barking out the back, attuned to the strange hour the person was visiting.Daniel walked down the driveway to see the...

  • S1 · E77
    May 24, 2021 · 37 min

    The Third Victim

    This was a guy who’d worked a number of different jobs in his time - aside from the Navy, he’d been a sheet metal fabricator, a commercial diver, air system technician, a welder and even a postie. He’d also lived in pretty much every Australian State, ...

  • S1 · E76
    May 17, 2021 · 57 min

    The Postcard Bandit

    24th of November 1989, Fremantle Prison, Western AustraliaThe trio removed the bar and slipped out of the workshop window and gained access to the roof of the print shop. From there, they went along the guard’s walkway, jumped from roof to roof, unt...

  • S1 · E75
    May 3, 2021 · 41 min

    The Kimberley Killer

    Not long after sunrise Peter Leutenegger was flying his chopper across the Jubilee Downs Station, singing along to a few of his favourite Slim Dusty songs. He was mustering horses in preparation for the upcoming Fitzroy Crossing Rodeo; a popular annual...

  • S1 · E74
    Apr 26, 2021 · 38 min

    Martin Pearson and Leanne Sleba

    Anzac Day Friday, 25 April 2014John Pearson said it was a bleak irony that his brother Martin was killed on a day that was all about mateship and courage.“This is an act of supreme cowardice and I can’t believe somebody’s conscience hasn...

  • S1 · E73
    Apr 19, 2021 · 44 min

    The Lonely Hearts Killer

    On the 26th of May 1990 a number of calls came in to 3AW’s late night lonely hearts program called Matchmakers. One seemingly eligible bachelor received several interested parties and potential matches: “G’Day. I’m Rodney from Castlemaine. ...

  • S1 · E72
    Apr 12, 2021 · 40 min

    Toyah Cordingley

    On the 14th of June of 2018, the day after the murder of Melbourne comedian, Eurydice Dixon, police comments in the media drew the ire of the public, with the drawn inference that that women needed to exercise greater care in potentially compromising s...

  • S1 · E71
    Apr 7, 2021 · 1 hr 6 min

    The Melbourne Gangland Killings, Part 5

    With Purana still gathering evidence to support their case, Federal Police, led by Agent Jarrod Ragg, who’d been relentlessly pursuing Tony for some time, made the request to have Tony’s bail revoked.But without the evidence to support thei...

  • S1 · E70
    Mar 29, 2021 · 1 hr 2 min

    The Melbourne Gangland Killings, Part 4

    Mick was on a mission to find Graham’s killers.Benji and Carl said they had nothing to do with it, but they’d heard that Asians, possibly the Chinese, had something to do with it.Mick was unmoved by the suggestion and word had it he was next on t...

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