Australian True Crime

Abe Saffron, the original King of the Cross, built an empire through nightclubs, crooked cops, drugs, gambling and vice.   His influence shaped more than fifty years of crime, corruption and intrigu...

Behind every act of lone actor violence lies a web of personal, social, and ideological influences.   Consultant forensic psychologist Dr Nathan Brooks explores these dynamics in his book Mass Casua...

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.   Craig Semple is a former New South Wales police officer with ...

Craig Semple is a former New South Wales police officer with 25 years’ experience in high-risk law enforcement.   He shares his journey through stress, burnout and, ultimately, recovery, as detailed...

Yesterday, (August 26th, 2025), two police officers were shot and killed in the Victorian town of Porepunkah.   The suspected gunman, Dezi Freeman, is still on the run.   Dezi is an alleged "Sover...

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.     Ashton Kline was just 15 when his father murdered his moth...

Ashton Kline was just 15 when his father murdered his mother, Viola Margaret Kline, in an arson attack in regional Victoria. He shares how a promise to his mum to care for his younger brother, Grant,...

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.   Marilyn Burdon was a 70-year-old mother and grandmother who, ...

Marilyn Burdon was a 70-year-old mother and grandmother who, in 2017, was killed in her Kew home by her former partner, Charles Bisucci, who then took his own life.   Despite being banned from ownin...

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