Liz Hayes has interviewed serial killers, met murderers, reported from the front line of war zones and even took muffins to meet the Ku Klux Klan. The former 60 Minutes reporter has faced some of the most terrifying people, but it was the death of her father that was the hardest story of her career.
Zahra Baker was brutally murdered and dismembered by her stepmother when she was 10 years old. Former 60 Minutes reporter Liz Hayes sat down with the woman responsible in prison – and it was one of the few times she walked away stunned. On this episode, the veteran journalist takes Gary Jubelin through some of the biggest stories including the dingo who stole Lindy Chamberlain’s baby to the murder of British backpacker Peter Falconio.
Michelle Milthorpe’s life changed forever when her young daughters told her a trusted friend had been sexually abusing them. What unfolded was years of uncertainty and trauma as the young family navigated the legal system. From the warning signs to what happens after reporting a paedophile, this is what every parent needs to know.
The worst part was not seeing her two young children. Almost two years after she was released, Cheng Lei joins Gary Jubelin on I Catch Killers podcast to share what it took to survive.
Pablo Escobar was once the most wanted man in the world. As the cocaine king of Columbia, Escobar made billions through drug trafficking. He killed anyone who got in his way. Until American agent Steve Murphy helped bring him down.
Lasonya Dutton was found dead in a backyard being attacked by dogs. It is just one of the chilling cases The Advertiser journalists Douglas Smith, Kathryn Bermingham and Emily Olle investigated in the award-winning podcast, Dying Rose – and now they have released a book. On this episode, Gary joined Doug and Emily in their newsroom to look back at what has changed.
Lyall Munro’s life was trapped behind a three-foot fence. Living in prison-like conditions, Lyall was living by the strict rules enforced on him and his community at the mission. Young children were taken away, they lived off fortnightly rations and were isolated from white Australians. When Charlie Perkins and the Freedom Bus Ride came through town in 1965, Lyall Munro’s whole life changed.
Nick Midgley has faced death several times, witnessed frenzied stabbings and lived a life controlled by drugs.
Nick Midgley was 13 years old when he started injecting heroin. Hiding what he thought was his “secret to life”, Nick committed petty crimes to fund his habit. By the age of 16, he was addicted. The drug took total control of his life for 22 years,
Kathleen Folbigg spent 20 years in prison before she was acquitted of killing her children. From what happened at the trial and how Kathleen was treated in prison to being exonerated, investigative journalist Quentin McDermott talks Gary Jubelin through the case that gripped the country.
Kathleen Folbigg was once labeled Australia’s worst female serial killer after all four of her babies died in infancy. The mother was wrongfully convicted of killing her children and spent two decades behind bars. But, in 2023, Kathleen was exonerated and set free. Investigative journalist Quentin McDermott breaks down everything you need to know.
Lou Valoze was hired as a hitman to kill a doctor’s wife, infiltrated gangs and took down bikies.The retired agent shares the reality of working undercover – and there’s far more trailer parks than supermodels.
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