How shonky evidence hanged innocent man
After a hefty reward was offered to solve Melbourne’s Gun Alley murder, a parade of shonky witnesses with outlandish claims sent an innocent man to his death.
Our Criminal History
How trendy lanes were once the worst in Melbourne
They might sound charming, but Melbourne’s Romeo Lane and Juliet Terrace were anything but nice places to visit. Infested with thieves and brothels, there was only one fix: changing their names.
Lawless Collingwood street ruled by one clan
It was the street to blame for Collingwood’s bad rap, and there was one notorious family that made Perry St such a dangerous place to go that the council had to tear down their houses just to get rid of them.
How conman duped Aussies with 26 fake identities
From a bogus doctor to counterfeit clergyman to US consul-general, Australian con artist Anthony Duerdin adopted at least 26 fake identities. But it was more about chasing thrills than the cash. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST.
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Death plans for Ivan Milat, Neddy Smith
Serial killer Ivan Milat and gangster Neddy Smith will almost certainly die in jail. But what will happen to their bodies after they pass away?
Ex-Labor MP pedophile closer to parole
Former NSW Labor MP and convicted pedophile Milton Orkopoulos, who was sentenced for dozens of offences including rape, is one step closer to parole after he was arrested in 2006. And he’s not the only politician to have spent time behind bars.
Mugshots: Faces of South Australia’s criminal past
These are the haunting faces of South Australia’s rich criminal history. From murder and theft to the “crime” of fortune-telling, delve into these fascinating records of our villainous past.
The man who gave us Buckley’s chance
His escape from the penal colony, which saw one convict shot and others turn back in despair, was itself against the odds. His survival for 30 years in the bush before re-emerging as the “Wild White Man”, defied them completely.
The inglorious end of the ‘baby farmer of Brunswick’
Frances Knorr, like many other women in depression-hit 1800s Melbourne, ran an early form of childcare. But instead of visiting a loving home, the infants she was trusted with met a much darker fate.
The Lost Boys of Mr Dickens
It was “the most dangerous life” for a person, and at the British Empire’s first juvenile jail in Australia, it ended in murder.
Was this Victoria’s worst mass killing?
It may have been the worst mass killing in Victoria’s history — the Gunditjmara Aboriginal people and a group of whalers fighting over a beached whale. But exactly how much blood was spilt on the Portland beach could be lost in the mists of time.
The tragic lives of Australia’s lost convict boys
Thousands of child convicts, some as young as eight, were sent to a children’s version of the notorious Port Arthur for minor offences. But were two boys really guilty of a more shocking crime? LISTEN NOW
Why this Victorian cop was the real Sherlock Holmes
He was the scourge of Melbourne’s villains and scoundrels, but unlike the fictional London sleuth, his crazy undercover exploits and bizarre disguises were real. LISTEN NOW
The secret language of our criminal ancestors
It’s 1819 and you’ve just been boned by a bum-trap, thrown in ruffles, and brought in front of a beak for knapping a Jacob from a danna-drag. This is the convict slang used by our loose-lipped criminal ancestors. TAKE OUR CONVICT QUIZ.
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