When former detective Ted Bassingthwaighte met mass murderer Malcolm Baker, he saw the psychopathically cold look in his eyes. Years earlier, Baker – who was married three times, met 16 year old Kerryann Gannon. He was obsessed, wanting complete control. So when she ended the relationship, he was filled with jealous rage. Armed with his gun, he violently rampaged the small Australian town, killing anyone in his sight.
Nina Funnell was walking home when she was violently strangled and raped by a stranger. The man held a box cutter blade at her throat and threatened to kill her. The award-winning journalist shares how she survived the terrifying attack and what people can do to help survivors of sexual assault.
Sexual assault is about authority and control. And now award winning journalist Nina Funnell is helping survivors regain their power. After surviving her own horrifying attack, Nina has worked with dozens of victims to blow the whistle on some of the worst offenders in the country.
Crime reporters Olivia Jenkins, Regan Hodge and Anthony Dowsley join Andrew to talk about the biggest stories of 2024, including Easey Street and the disappearance of Samantha Murphy.
Lynette Dawson, now remembered as Lynette Simms, went missing from her home in 1982. But it would take another 40 years for her husband Chris Dawson to be convicted of her murder.
Derrick McManus being shot 14 times in 15 seconds. What unfolded became one of Australia’s longest police sieges.
Derrick McManus wasn’t meant to survive. He was shot in his stomach, arms and legs when a police ambush took a terrifying turn.
The Teacher’s Pet podcast captivated the world. The award-winning journalist behind it, Hedley Thomas, joins Gary Jubelin once more to discuss the investigation into Lynette Dawson’s disappearance.
Evelyn’s laughter, Clinton’s fast feet and Colleen’s friendly spirit live on in Bowraville when hundreds of students celebrate their legacy at an annual sports carnival.
The Bowraville murders are one of Australia’s most notorious unsolved serial murder cases. Gary Jubelin goes back to Bowraville to retrace the steps of the missing children.
Conor Woodman was captured, blindfolded and driven through the jungle with a bag over his head. The investigative journalist was being taken to a meth lab in South East Asia.
A war torn country in the middle of Asia that’s fuelling Australia’s drug epidemic. But how does it get here? Investigative journalist Conor Woodman got inside a Myanmar meth lab to understand what exactly goes on.
The first time Sean Turnell saw a gun in real life, was when an AK47 was being pointed at his head.
Sean Turnell spent 650 days in one of Southeast Asia’s most notorious prisons for a crime he didn’t commit.
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