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Australian Crime Stories

Australian Crime Stories

Australian Stories 33 Episodes Oct 15, 2026

Australian Crime Stories offers factual, engaging, and succinct retellings of notable crimes from Australia. The podcast explores unique cases from the country's criminal history, presenting them in a clear and accessible style. Listeners can also join the 'Ned Kelly Gang' for exclusive episodes. The show aims to bring true Australian crime stories to a broad audience.

Episodes

Fred the Ripper
Fred the Ripper Oct 15, 2026 00:56:59 Three years after Jack the Ripper terrorises London, a mysterious stranger begins a new life in a quiet English village. He has expensive tastes, remarkable stories and a past that never quite adds up. His journey will carry him from Victorian England to Melbourne, where his secrets begin to unravel.
This Halloween on Australian Crime Stories
This Halloween on Australian Crime Stories Oct 13, 2026 00:03:01 Get a sneak peek at what's coming to Australian Crime Stories this spooky season, with a collection of chilling true stories just in time for Halloween.
Call Me Mr Brown
Call Me Mr Brown Oct 7, 2026 00:37:28 In May 1971 Qantas Flight 755 takes off from Sydney carrying 116 passengers and 12 crew. Soon after a man calling himself "Mr Brown" tells Qantas there is an altitude sensitive bomb on board the aircraft. With the plane unable to safely return to the ground, those onboard get caught in one of Australia's most extraordinary aviation emergencies.
Seventeen Traces: Unearthed
Seventeen Traces: Unearthed Oct 3, 2026 00:44:20 Go deeper into the case behind the story of 'Seventeen Traces'.
Seventeen Traces
Seventeen Traces Sep 21, 2026 00:33:14 When Rosa Simper is murdered inside her Cheltenham home in December 1977, police are left trying to reconstruct what happened during the final hours of her life. There is no obvious suspect, and the usual lines of inquiry produce little. Slowly, the investigation begins to turn on a collection of tiny traces scattered through the house.
A Matter of Cattle
A Matter of Cattle Sep 14, 2026 00:33:12 Up near Bogie in North Queensland, the Schwarz and Tighe family take on Sutherland Station, a massive cattle property out in the bush. At first, things are pretty good with their neighbour, Darryl Young, and the two sides even help each other rebuild the fence between their properties. But once cattle start wandering across the boundary, a fairly ordinary problem between neighbours begins to turn
The House in Aberdeen
The House in Aberdeen Sep 7, 2026 00:44:36 In the Upper Hunter town of Aberdeen, John Price has built a secure life around his children, his work and the brick house he calls home. When Katherine Knight moves in, affection gradually gives way to jealousy, violence and a struggle over their future. By 2000, number 84 St Andrews Street becomes the setting for one of Australia’s most gruesome crimes.
The Ether Man: Unearthed
The Ether Man: Unearthed Sep 1, 2026 00:39:45 Go deeper into the case behind the story of 'The Ether Man'.
The Ether Man
The Ether Man Aug 25, 2026 00:26:28 In 1966, Brisbane is gripped by a series of attacks on women inside and around their homes. The offender appears without warning, often carrying cloth soaked in anaesthetic chemicals, before disappearing again. The police and public call him the Ether Man — and for months, nobody knows who he is.
Murder on the Banshee
Murder on the Banshee Aug 18, 2026 00:23:18 On the night of the 23rd of December 1909, yacht club employee Frank Passmore wakes to find an older woman sitting outside the Royal Perth Yacht Club. Soon after, the young caretaker of the yacht Banshee, appears and tells Frank the woman is his granny. Frank can tell they have both been drinking. Before long, the pair climb into a dinghy and row out across Perth Water, disappearing into the darkn
Gonzales Family Murders
Gonzales Family Murders Aug 3, 2026 00:32:59 On the 10th of July 2001, police enter a North Ryde home and find three members of the Gonzales family murdered. Teddy, Loiva and their eighteen-year-old daughter Clodine appear to have been brutally attacked one by one throughout the house. Signs of robbery and racial hatred point investigators in several directions.

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