Abduction and murder became an obsession for Ivan Milat, but he was never crazy, says Tim Watson-Munro, who takes us inside the warped world confronting a criminal psychologist in our new Police Tape podcast. LISTEN NOW
Ten years after innocent truck driver Bob Knight was killed by a ‘gangster’s’ stray bullet in the unlikeliest of circumstances, former cop Mark Smith still can’t come to terms with the shocking ‘sliding doors’ moment. LISTEN NOW
A conman who swindled millions from punters after persuading them he was a Melbourne Cup-winning jockey with inside knowledge of fixed races is back in Sydney after jail time for another major scam in the US. LISTEN NOW
Seized criminal assets are funding a major new initiative to tackle PTSD in police, with a confronting movie spearheading the $6m campaign. It comes as one former cop breaks down in tears telling Police Tape about the cases he’s seen. WATCH AND LISTEN NOW
A former top cop who spearheaded Asian and Middle Eastern organised crime squads has denied they were in any way racist, saying the two communities were their strongest supporters. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST
A former cop has laughed off the threat of violence from outlaw bikie gangs, saying members are cowards – “otherwise they wouldn’t have this big need to be in groups of 20” – and he was proud to send the smallest woman in his team to arrest them. NEW POLICE TAPE PODCAST
During Ken “Slasher” McKay’s 37-year career, he locked up some of the countries most evil and infamous crooks, including Bassam Hamzy, founder of the street gang Brothers for Life; Tony Vincent, a long-time and ruthless top end Sydney crime boss. Here’s how he did it. NEW POLICE TAPE PODCAST
Gangs are being allowed to run amok in Victoria, according to a retired NSW Police assistant commissioner who also says he could smash “street thugs” in just a few months. But Victoria Police has hit back at the sensational claims. NEW POLICE TAPE PODCAST
Police in NSW and Queensland were forced to intervene in the wake of Michael Hutchence’s death with the women in the rocker’s life trading threats and prompting fears for the safety of his daughter Tiger Lily. EXCLUSIVE POLICE TAPE PODCAST
The official files that detail Michael Hutchence’s final hours are part of ongoing fascination and speculation over the star’s tragic case. Now his brother has sensationally stepped in. HEAR THE PODCAST
It was the photo the world had been waiting for — that of Michael Hutchence with Paula Yates and their love child Heavenly Hirani Tiger Lily. The task of capturing that image fell on the shoulders of Daily Telegraph photographer Jeff Darmanin.
To the rest of the world the sudden loss of rock star Michael Hutchence was hard to fathom. To detective Mark Smith it was, sadly, just another suicide. What shocked him to the core were the actions of the living. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST
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