Australian True Crime

This is an Australian True Crime short cut. It’s an abridged version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed. Australian True Crime with Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbGinger Gorman is an award-winning journalist and the author of Troll Hunter. She’s always had great passion for her work, and she’s been driven by equal parts creativity and curiosity. In 2011, those forces led her to a home in Far North Queensland to record an interview with a family. It was meant to be a short radio piece about diverse families, but Ginger had no way of knowing that it would change her life and lead her into some of the darkest corners of the modern world. Links to get your tickets to our live shows. Starting in Melbourne but heading out around the country over the coming months.  The Karralyka theatre in Ringwood on May 28.https://www.karralyka.com.au/Theatre/Touring-and-community/Meshel-Laurie-Australian-True-Crime-PodcastThe Yarraville Club June 12.https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/australian-true-crime-blood-ties-with-meshel-laurie-emily-webb-tickets-152031796195See you there.   You can support us with a one-off contribution here.You can become a patron here.You can subscribe to Calm Ya Farm here.You can visit the Calm Ya Farm website here. Like us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonVisit our BookshopListen on ApplePodcastsListen on GooglePodcastsListen on 

Show Notes Ep 211Journalist Nina Young made a podcast documenting her search for the truth about her father. It’s called My Father the Murderer.Nina uncovered much more than she could ever have imagined, and more than her mother Denise had ever wanted to know. Both Nina and Denise join us to talk about their impressions of the man in question, Allen Ladd and his crimes. We’ll also talk about the profound impact on their relationship of not talking enough about him for most of Nina’s life and then talking about little else for the last two years.The book, My Father the Murderer is available now. Links to get your tickets to our live shows. Starting in Melbourne but heading out around the country over the coming months.  The Karralyka theatre in Ringwood on May 28.https://www.karralyka.com.au/Theatre/Touring-and-community/Meshel-Laurie-Australian-True-Crime-PodcastThe Yarraville Club June 12.https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/australian-true-crime-blood-ties-with-meshel-laurie-emily-webb-tickets-152031796195See you there.  You can support us with a one-off contribution here.You can become a patron here.You can subscribe to Calm Ya Farm here.You can visit the Calm Ya Farm website here. Like us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonVisit our BookshopListen on ApplePodcastsListen on GooglePodcastsListen on Spotify If you have any information on the cases covered by this... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is an Australian True Crime short cut. It’s an abridged version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.  Journalist Nina Young made a podcast documenting her search for the truth about her father. It’s called My Father the Murderer.Nina uncovered much more than she could ever have imagined, and more than her mother Denise had ever wanted to know. Both Nina and Denise join us to talk about their impressions of the man in question, Allen Ladd and his crimes. We’ll also talk about the profound impact on their relationship of not talking enough about him for most of Nina’s life and then talking about little else for the last two years. The book, My Father the Murderer is available now. Links to get your tickets to our live shows. Starting in Melbourne but heading out around the country over the coming months.  The Karralyka theatre in Ringwood on May 28.https://www.karralyka.com.au/Theatre/Touring-and-community/Meshel-Laurie-Australian-True-Crime-PodcastThe Yarraville Club June 12.https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/australian-true-crime-blood-ties-with-meshel-laurie-emily-webb-tickets-152031796195See you there.    You can support us with a one-off contribution here.You can become a patron here.You can subscribe to Calm Ya Farm here.You can visit the Calm Ya Farm website here.  Like us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonVisit our BookshopListen on ApplePodcastsListen on GooglePodcastsListen on  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Melbourne-based forensic and clinical psychologist Dr Ahona Guha joins us to discuss her work with people who display abnormal behaviours from stalking to arson. You can ask Ahona questions on Instagram or TwitterLike us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonVisit our Bookshop Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is a special mother’s day edition if Australian true crime. Both Emily and Meshel have a favourite TV show they share with their 11-year-old daughters called “Superstore”. All four of them share the same favourite character – assistant manager Dina Fox, played by Canadian actress Lauren Ash, and would you believe it? Lauren co-hosts her own True Crime podcast, called True Crime and Cocktails with her best friend who also happens to be her cousin, Christy Oxborrow. In this week’s Australian True Crime, Meshel and Emily are joined by Lauren Ash joins from LA and Kristy Oxborrow from Canada to talk True Crime.Links to get your tickets to our live shows. Starting in Melbourne but heading out around the country over the coming months. The Karralyka theatre in Ringwood on May 28.https://www.karralyka.com.au/Theatre/Touring-and-community/Meshel-Laurie-Australian-True-Crime-PodcastThe Yarraville Club June 12.https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/australian-true-crime-blood-ties-with-meshel-laurie-emily-webb-tickets-152031796195See you there.  Like us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonVisit our BookshopListen on ApplePodcastsListen on GooglePodcastsListen on Spotify If you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast,please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. Thank you for supporting us and our guests. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we hear from Dimity about the night she was sexually assaulted by a stranger in 2019, the investigation from her perspective, why she chooses to speak about her experience and how she feels about it now. Most importantly though, we learn lots of other things about Dimity.You can support us with a one-off contribution here.You can become a patron here.You can subscribe to Calm Ya Farm here.You can visit the Calm Ya Farm website here.When it comes to reporting a sexual assault – if the assault has just happened, ·      go somewhere safe, call triple 0 and ask for police. ·      Don’t disturb the area where the assault happened. ·      Don’t bath or shower. ·      Don’t eat or drink anything. ·      Don’t wash or discard the clothing you wore during the assault.  When it comes to reporting historical sexual assault,that’s any sexual assault that happened days, weeks, months or even years ago, it’s never too late. Delays in reporting sexual assault are very common for lots of reasons. If you wish to report historical sexual abuse involving institutional or religious organisations, there’s a dedicated taskforce you can contact. It’s called the Sano Taskforce. You can phone 1800 110 007, or email sanotaskforce@police.vic.gov.au All of this information is available on the Victoria Police Website.  Like us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonVisit our BookshopListen on ApplePodcastsListen on GooglePodcastsListen on Spotify If you have any information on the cases covered by... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Detective Leading Senior Constable Brett Sniegowski takes us through the investigation into the 2019 sexual assault of Dimity, who joins us next week. We discuss the criticisms levelled at police by sexual assault victims and their families in the past and how investigators are working to improve their methods.Thank you to Detective Leading Senior Constable Brett Sniegowski and Detective Inspector Juliann Goldrick, and thank to Victoria Police Media.You can support us with a one-off contribution here.You can become a patron here.You can subscribe to Calm Ya Farm here.You can visit the Calm Ya Farm website here.When it comes to reporting a sexual assault – if the assault has just happened, ·      go somewhere safe, call triple 0 and ask for police. ·      Don’t disturb the area where the assault happened. ·      Don’t bath or shower. ·      Don’t eat or drink anything. ·      Don’t wash or discard the clothing you wore during the assault.  When it comes to reporting historical sexual assault,that’s any sexual assault that happened days, weeks, months or even years ago, it’s never too late. Delays in reporting sexual assault are very common for lots of reasons. If you wish to report historical sexual abuse involving institutional or religious organisations, there’s a dedicated taskforce you can contact. It’s called the Sano Taskforce. You can phone 1800 110 007, or email sanotaskforce@police.vic.gov.au All of this information is available on the Victoria Police Website.  Like us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonVisit our BookshopListen on ApplePodcastsListen on GooglePodcastsListen on  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Show notes for Episode 207:Your hosts are MeshelLaurie and EmilyWebbWith thanks to Joe Noonan.“Breaking Ranks: An Amazing true Story of a cop on the line.”Former Detective Joe Noonan’s time in Victoria Police happened to coincide with a very hectic period in history - the 1980s when a bloody battle raged between the armed robbery squad and the fearless armed robbery gangs of the day.You can support us with a one-off contribution here.You can become a patron here.You can subscribe to Calm Ya Farm here.You can visit the Calm Ya Farm website here. Like us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonVisit our BookshopListen on ApplePodcastsListen on GooglePodcastsListen on Spotify If you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast,please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. Thank you for supporting us and our guests. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bank robbers like Russell ‘Mad Dog’ Cox and Ray Denning were household names in Australia in the 1980s, when they brazenly escaped prison and taunted police for years. Author Mark Dapin joins us to talk about this period in Australian history.Warning: please be advised this episode contains graphic content.Show notes for Episode 172:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to Mark DapinLike us on FacebookFollow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonVisit our BookshopListen on Apple PodcastsListen on Google PodcastsListen on SpotifyIf you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.Thank you for listening!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/australiantruecrime. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Show notes for Episode 206:Your hosts are Meshel Laurie and Emily WebbWith thanks to James Harding and Steve.For one family at least, connecting with James Harding’s Hard Cuddles organisation was the intervention that made the difference. Steve was fresh out of jail when he met James Harding. He was a convicted domestic abuser, helpless against his addiction, on the verge of losing his children and still blaming his partner for his troubles. He’s now sober and helping other men through the Hard Cuddles program. Both Steve and James Harding join Emily Webb for this episode of Australian True Crime.You can find out more about James Harding and Hard Cuddles here and read his book HARD CUDDLESFor free phone counselling 24 hours a day you can call Lifeline on 13 11 14For help with addiction issues,Alcoholics Anonymous AustraliaNarcotics Anonymous AustraliaIf you need help coping with the effects of someone else’s drinking, you can get support through Al-Anon here.You can support us with a one-off contribution here.You can become a patron here.You can subscribe to Calm Ya Farm here.You can visit the Calm Ya Farm website here.Like us on Facebook ​Follow us on Instagram or TwitterSupport us on PatreonVisit our BookshopListen on Apple PodcastsListen on Google PodcastsListen on SpotifyIf you have any information on the cases covered by this podcast, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.Thank you for supporting us and our guests. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.