Australian True Crime

Australian True Crime

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Episodes 629
Avg. Duration 36m
Activity Moderate
Apple Rating 4.5 (663)
Since May 2019
Latest Episode Dec 2025

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Every Few Days
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Episodic
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53%
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feeds.acast.com

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Think nothing ever happens in your town? Australia's suburbs are home to some of the most mysterious and disturbing true crime cases in the world. Meshel Laurie is a true crime obsessive, and with the help of expert interviews with writers, victim/survivors, investigators and perpetrators, she probes the underbelly of our towns and suburbs, and uncovers the darkness at the heart of Australian life.



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S1E714 Banquet: The Untold Story of Adelaide’s Family Murders with Debi Marshall *Re-Issue*

Dec 21, 2025 55m

Veteran journalist and True Crime author Debi Marshall joins us to talk about her book, Banquet: The Untold Story of Adelaide’s Family Murders. It follows on from her Foxtel series and podcast,…

S1E713 Neil Mitchell’s Life in Crime

Dec 14, 2025 55m

Neil Mitchell is a legendary Australian broadcaster and journalist who became one of the youngest editors of an Australian newspaper in 1985 at The Herald. He went on to write for The Age before…

S1E712 Shortcut: The Yosemite Serial Killer (With a Twist) - ATC International

Dec 10, 2025 15m

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.This week for ATC International, we travel back to 1999, when the…

S1E711 The Yosemite Serial Killer (With a Twist) - ATC International

Dec 10, 2025 43m

This week for ATC International, we travel back to 1999, when the locals of the Yosemite Valley were being terrorised by a serial killer with an exceeding brutality.Between the months of February and…

S1E710 Shortcut: How Child Abuse Is Silenced by Legal Loopholes

Dec 07, 2025 16m

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.Content warning: this conversation includes discussion of child…

S1E709 How Child Abuse Is Silenced by Legal Loopholes

Dec 07, 2025 44m

Content warning: this conversation includes discussion of child sexual abuse. Support services can be found further down in these show notes.Lawyer and advocate Judy Courtin discusses her work…

S1E708 She Matters: Kelly Williams (Duffy)

Dec 03, 2025 35m

Today, we're sharing an episode from Sherele Moody's podcast, She Matters. You can click here to listen to more episodes on Apple, or you can find She Matters wherever you listen to podcasts.You can…

S1E707 Shortcut: What Happened to Shirley Butler on Christmas Eve 1952?

Nov 30, 2025 17m

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.Shirley Butler, a 21 year old woman, was found dead just metres…

S1E706 What Happened to Shirley Butler on Christmas Eve 1952?

Nov 30, 2025 1h 2m

Shirley Butler, a 21 year old woman, was found dead just metres from her home in Waverton on Christmas Day 1952.Detectives launched an intense hunt for answers and even staged a world first radio re…

S1E705 Shortcut: Does "Adult Crime, Adult Time" Work for Youth Offenders?

Nov 27, 2025 15m

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.Katherine Hayes, CEO of Queensland's Youth Advocacy Centre,…

S1E704 Does "Adult Crime, Adult Time" Work for Youth Offenders?

Nov 27, 2025 37m

Katherine Hayes, CEO of Queensland's Youth Advocacy Centre, offers a frontline view of youth crime shaped by long term work with young offenders. She explains why Queensland's adult crime, adult time…

S1E703 Shortcut: Armed Teens Robbed My House: What I Want for Justice

Nov 23, 2025 14m

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.Ben Mansfield and his family were asleep in their suburban…

S1E702 Armed Teens Robbed My House: What I Want for Justice

Nov 23, 2025 45m

Ben Mansfield and his family were asleep in their suburban Melbourne home when two armed teenagers broke in and committed a burglary in December 2024. He joins Australian True Crime to talk about the…

S1E701 Shortcut: My brother's continued abuse after murdering our mother - ATC International

Nov 21, 2025 16m

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.For this bonus episode of ATC International, we bring you a story…

S1E700 My brother's continued abuse after murdering our mother - ATC International

Nov 20, 2025 1h 3m

For this bonus episode of ATC International, we bring you a story from the USA.Amy B. Chesler is an award winner blogger, actress and author from Southern California. She's also the host of a podcast…

S1E699 Shortcut: Closing the Technology Gap in Policing

Nov 16, 2025 15m

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.David Bartlett is a former Victoria Police detective and…

S1E698 Closing the Technology Gap in Policing

Nov 16, 2025 1h 1m

David Bartlett is a former Victoria Police detective and Australian Crime Commission investigator with experience in counter terror work, international drug operations and organised crime. He shares…

S1E697 London’s Supposed Cannibal Killer - ATC International

Nov 13, 2025 40m

Peter Bryan is often described as one of Britain’s most notorious serial killers and “cannibals”, with most coverage fixated on the grisly details of his crimes. But how much of that narrative is…

S1E696 Shortcut: The Romance Scam That Sent Donna Nelson to a Japanese Prison

Nov 09, 2025 18m

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.In 2023, Perth grandmother Donna Nelson unknowingly carried…

S1E695 The Romance Scam That Sent Donna Nelson to a Japanese Prison

Nov 09, 2025 1h 15m

In 2023, Perth grandmother Donna Nelson unknowingly carried almost 2 kilograms of methamphetamine into Japan after being deceived in a romance scam, and was sentenced to six years in prison.Japanese…

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Australian True Crime has published 629 episodes since May 2019, covering topics in True Crime.

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