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Real Crime with Adam Shand
Join investigative journalist Adam Shand each week as he takes you into his world of real crime, honed from forty years of covering Australia's biggest law and order stories. These are the firsthand stories of the cops, robbers, and victims who lived them.
Episodes
- Real Crime with Adam Shand
From The Desk -Based On BullSh*t
Adam is creating a new podcast series called The Real Chopper, and he wants your stories. Today, From the Desk, Adam asks how the late Mark Brandon Read…
- Real Crime with Adam Shand
From Heroin and Heartbreak to Hope: Elizabeth's Redemption
She lived a life of drugs, crime and prison, married to a major heroin dealer and surrounded by the trappings of wealth. But behind the money and glamour…
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UNDERCOVER: THE COP WHO LIVED A LIE
For two years, Queensland police officer Jason Somerville lived a dangerous double life. Under the assumed identity of Michael Bates, he posed as a heroin…
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From The Desk - When Political Anger Turns To Violence
The alleged attack on Helen Haines has shocked Australia and raised urgent questions about the safety of our elected representatives. How do we protect…
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The Cop Who Knew Too Much
Former police officer Amanda Schultz has spent years questioning the official finding that her father, Detective Inspector Geoffrey “Whit&rdquo…
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Ivan Milat: The Missing Children, The Kings Cross Connection
Ivan Milat murdered seven young backpackers in the Belanglo State Forest. But were those his only victims? Investigative journalist Camille Bianchi joins Adam…
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From the Desk: Snezana’s Missing Ring
A photograph, a bare wedding finger and a possible message. Adam Shand examines Snezana Wood’s first reported public appearance since her husband Sam was…
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A PERSONAL BEST EVERYDAY
In Part Two of Kyle Madden's story, he returns to jail to find a darker more brutal environment where the old rules are breaking down. He must form strong…
- Real Crime with Adam Shand
THE COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL KNOWLEDGE
A special double episode on the journey of former Sydney criminal Kyle Madden from an underworld heavy to a new life beyond crime. In Part One, Kyle is jailed…
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From The Desk | How Many Chances Does the State Get to Kill You?
Christa Pike survived Tennessee’s attempt to execute her. Should the state be allowed to try again? From the Desk, Adam Shand examines the legal…
- Real Crime with Adam Shand
Trust the Dog The Story of Police Dog Vader
When police officer David Raymond walked into the darkness hunting a killer, he often had just one partner besides him, a partner who couldn’t speak but…
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The Girl Before Underbelly
Long before Roberta Williams became one of the most recognisable names in Melbourne’s gangland story, she was Roberta Merciecaa, a rebellious 15-year-old…
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From The Desk -A Confession the Jury Never Heard
Three-year-old Cheryl Grimmer vanished from Fairy Meadow beach at Wollongong in 1970. A teenager later told police he had abducted and killed her. Decades on…
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Breaking the Silence: Victoria’s Story
Victoria, with the support of her new partner, Grant, reports that the father of her children has raped and sexually assaulted her. Victoria summons the…
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The Detective’s Mind: Murder, Arson and the Evidence That Solves Crimes
Jeff Maher had a stellar career as an investigator, including a 15-year stint as a detective senior sergeant in the Victoria Police homicide squad. His crew…
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From The Desk -The Debbie Fahey Files: Was the Scene Staged?
Debbie Fahey’s death in a Melbourne motel room in 1981 was treated as a heroin overdose. But more than four decades later, troubling questions…
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From Heroin to Hope: Patrick McKenzie’s Road to Redemption
Like thousands of young Australians in the 1980s, Patrick McKenzie became addicted to heroin and found his way to Sydney's King Cross joining a sub-culture of…
- Real Crime with Adam Shand
The Debbie Fahey Files: Too Many Questions
Was Debbie Fahey's death really a murder? In 1981, Deborah “Debbie” Fahey died from a heroin overdose; her death was apparently another tragedy of…
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From the Desk - Why Melbourne’s Gangland War Became Legend
Sixteen years after the death of Carl Williams, the Melbourne gangland war continues to resonate as Australia’s most famous underworld war. In this…
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Live At The Stanley Pub - Part 2 ATM Glitch That Gave Him Unlimited Money
In Part Two of Real Crime: Live at the Stanley Pub, Adam Shand sits down with Daniel Saunders — the man who discovered a glitch in his bank account that…
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Live At The Stanley Pub - Part 1
A special double episode this week, Adam Shand is taking Real Crime on the road with Dan Saunders of The Glitch podcast visiting historic Stanley in northeast…
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From The Desk - Family Court Under Scrutiny: Are Children Being Left in Danger?
This week I posted about disturbing revelations involving Australia’s Family Court. I was inundated with messages from women who believe the system…
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Psychics, Crime and the $100,000 test
For more than 20 years, Adam Shand has asked detectives across Australia: has a psychic ever genuinely helped solve a crime? In this episode, Adam speaks with…
- Real Crime with Adam Shand
Inside the Life of the Craigslist Drug Dealer
Jamie Burchell once made his living selling drugs and he was very good at it but he paid for it with years in maximum security and a struggle with anxiety and…
- Real Crime with Adam Shand
From the Desk -Should Australia Ever Bring Back the Death Penalty?
More than one in three Australians—37 per cent—say they would support bringing back the death penalty. But supporting an execution in principle is…
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The Wolf of Whiteman Street: The Extraordinary Fall of Sy Giang Nguyen
He was dubbed the “Wolf of Whiteman Street," a Crown Casino high roller whose extravagant lifestyle allegedly included lavish parties, VIP treatment, and…
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From the Desk - Ralph Carr: Was Six Years Enough?
Ralph Carr was sentenced to six years in prison, with a four-year non-parole period, for two rapes and a sexual assault. For many, the punishment feels…
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Pure Undistilled Evil
Alistair Farquhar "Sandy" MacRae is a quadruple convicted murderer who killed without mercy. At 77, MacRae is eligible for parole after completing his jail…
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Will Simon Carman Face Execution in Thailand?
Australian Simon Carman is facing the possibility of the death penalty over the alleged murder of 17-year-old Tunchanok Donhomla in Thailand. Sydney lawyer…
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From the Desk -Adult Time for Adult Crime: Is Locking Up Kids Actually Working?
In this bonus epsiode From the Desk Adam asks the question. Australia is getting tougher on youth crime — longer sentences, stricter bail laws and…
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Bali, Terrorism and the Thai Cave Rescue: Glen McEwen’s Story
Former Australian Federal Police commander Glen McEwen spent 35 years confronting organised crime, terrorism and international crises. His new book, Crime…
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Turning the tide? Detective inspector Graham Banks
Recent arrests in Melbourne of individuals alleged to be connected to offshore organised crime bosses have raised hopes police may be turning the tide on the…
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From The Desk - Sky High Violence in the Northern Territory
The Northern Territory’s homicide rate is more than five times the national rate, while communities including Alice Springs and Katherine experience…
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Waiting for Justice – Simone Patterson
For 25 years, former NSW prison officer Simone Patterson lived with the consequences of sexual harassment and assault by a male colleague. Then she decided to…
- Real Crime with Adam Shand
The Daughter of the Silver Gun Rapist
In the 1970s, Peter Vaitos was one of Australia’s most notorious sexual predators, known as the “Silver Gun Rapist.” But behind the…
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From the Desk: Why do victims stay silent when the offender is powerful?
Using the allegations against convicted rapist Ralph Carr as a starting point, Adam Shand explores the hidden power imbalance at the heart of sexual abuse…
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Paul Mallinder : His Story
Paul Terrance Mallinder was found guilty of the 1985 shooting of Kay Nesbit, in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs. For more than four decades, he has…
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The Cost of Speaking Up | Steve Beanland Part 3
In Part 3 of his interview, former Victorian Armed Robbery Squad detective Steve Beanland details his battle with Victoria Police over allegations he made…
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From The Desk - Connection or Coincidence? Karmein Chan and Bung Siriboon.
From the Desk, Adam examines two of Melbourne’s most haunting child disappearances: Karmein Chan and Bung Siriboon. Many believe they’re connected…
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Australia's Missing: The Cases That Still Need Answers
Nicole Morris has spent years searching for answers in Australia's most haunting missing-persons cases. In this episode of Real Crime with Adam Shand, she…
- Real Crime with Adam Shand
The Prisoner Who Changed Australian Law
In 1990, Victoria passed an extraordinary law to keep notorious violent offender Gary David (Webb) behind bars after his sentence had expired. Former Victorian…
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From the Desk - Is Australia creating its next black market?
Australia's illicit tobacco trade has fuelled a wave of firebombings, extortion and organised crime. But is history about to repeat itself with alcohol?In this…
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The Fight for Bronte -Janine Haskins
Janine Haskins tells Adam about her campaign to reform police investigations of suicides and the coronial process in the ACT after the 2020 death of her…
- Real Crime with Adam Shand
Unsafe Convictions? Peter Breen on Two Infamous Australian Cases
Lawyer and former NSW politician Peter Breen argues that two of Australia's most controversial murder convictions deserve fresh scrutiny. He explains why he…
- Real Crime with Adam Shand
Bonus - From The Desk - Melbourne Tobacco Wars
In a new Friday bonus episode, From The Desk, Adam gives his thoughts on the Melbourne tobacco wars and what's driving the unprecedented wave of arson attacks…
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The Hidden Cost - Steve Beanland - Part 2
For detective Steve Beanland, the investigation into the murders of Rod Miller and Gary Silk did not end with convictions. In Part Two, Steve speaks openly…
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Steve Beanland: Hunting the Killers of Silk and Miller
Two police officers gunned down in cold blood—Rod Miller and Gary Silk’s murders in August 1998 stunned Australia and ignited one of…
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If Not Milat, Then Who?
David Cunningham has long believed his sister Anita and her travelling companion Robin Hoinville Bartram were victims of serial killer Ivan Milat. But new…
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Badge of Betrayal: How a Dead Pedophile Cop Exposed a Police Culture Crisis
Investigative journalist and podcast host Jay Walkerden joins Adam to discuss Badge of Betrayal, his explosive investigation into disgraced Tasmanian police…
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The Tomb of Violence - Jika Jika
In the second part of Adam's journey into super max jails within jails, former bank robber Doug Morgan takes us into Jika Jika, the high-tech successor to H…
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Inside H Division: The Prison Within Pentridge - Part 1
In this episode of Real Crime, Adam Shand speaks with writer and former Pentridge inmate Ray Mooney about the brutal reality of H Division the notorious…
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Damned If You Do: The Case That Could End Police Pursuits | Mick Kennedy
When Sergeant Benedict Bryant was found guilty of dangerous driving over the death of Jai Wright — a teenager riding a stolen motorbike who collided with…
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Business, Nothing Personal: The Detective Who Made Crooks Talk | David Plumpton
He spent four decades as one of Tasmania's most respected detectives, not by working the politics, but by working the streets. David Plumpton retired in 2015…
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450 Murders: Inside NSW Homicide | Danny Doherty
For nearly six years, Detective Superintendent Danny Doherty commanded the New South Wales Homicide Squad, overseeing more than 450 murders, a wave of…
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3.9 Seconds: The Prosecution of Sergeant Ben Bryant | Paul Fownes
When Sergeant Benedict Bryant pulled into Henderson Road on the morning of February 19, 2022, he had travelled 800 metres from Redfern Police Station to…
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The Woman Who Invented Cold Case DNA | Dr Colleen Fitzpatrick
She didn't stumble into cold case forensics: she invented it. Dr. Colleen Fitzpatrick is a nuclear physicist, former rocket scientist, and the founder of…
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Such Is Life: Luke Bona's Untold Australian Story | Luke Bona
What began as a conversation about Ned Kelly, Dezi Freeman and the myth-making around Australia's most notorious outlaws, suddenly took an unexpected turn, and…
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The Fingerprint of the 21st Century - And Its Flaws | Jae Gerhard
DNA evidence has been called the gold standard of forensic science — but is the justice system placing too much faith in it? Adam Shand speaks with Jae…
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The Lawyer Who Robbed a Bank | Graeme Alford
Graeme Alford had it all mapped out: a criminal law practice in Melbourne, the trust of the underworld, and a fast-track to the top. Then the drinking and…
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Equal Before the Law: The ISIS Brides Dilemma | Tanguy Mwilambwe
Four Australian women, known as the ISIS Brides, returned home from Syria in May this year. Two were charged with crimes against humanity and slavery offences…