Pablo Escobar was one of the most dangerous men in the world, and he had a bounty on Steve Murphy’s head. For 18 months, Murphy and his partner Javier Peña hunted Escobar across Columbia, often missing the drug lord by minutes. Murphy joins Gary Jubelin to share how they finally captured the king of cocaine, and why he took the famous photo.
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.
Lou Valoze infiltrated bikie gangs and won over some of the highest-ranking criminal leaders. The club houses were dark, evil places filled with menace, where he risked his life every day. Working undercover, the retired ATF agent removed thousands of guns and drugs from the hands of dangerous crooks.
Just 12 months before Andrew Krakouer played in the WAFL Grand Final, he was sitting in a prison cell. Years later, he played in a Grand Final at the MCG in front of 90,000 rowdy fans.
AFL star Andrew Krakouer was at the height of his footy career when he was sent to prison.
Greg Goold has seen it all. As a criminal solicitor, he’s had lunch with Roger Rogerson, he got caught up with Sallie-Anne Huckstepp and had laughs with Graham Abo Henry, but there is one notorious crime figure who believes was a psychopath.
Criminal solicitor Greg Goold has represented some of the most dangerous criminals in the country. From bikies to underworld figures, Goold reveals what it takes to do his job, how he fired a gun in a court room and why there was a contract out on his life.
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