Gunshots in Altona North: The shooting of Fadi Haddara
When a crime family patriarch was found in a pool of blood outside his home, it marked another red chapter in Melbourne's latest underworld...
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Life and Crimes with Andrew Rule
Andrew Rule is one of Australia's most prolific journalists and authors. In Life and Crimes, the True Crime Australia and Sunday Herald Sun columnist shines a light on the dark corners of Au...
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20 of 494 episodesA eulogy for Granny Evil
Kath Pettingill raised a brood of killers and dealers and theives, and her own life was peppered with crime and loss. Subscribe to Crime X+...
Nikki Justice: Serving punchlines
Most comedians learn how to handle a room by dealing with a few awkward open-mic hecklers. Nikki Justice learned how to survive in Perth's u...
Murder myster in a troubled land
A President shot and a rebel leader gunned down. Author Paul Toohey joins the show to tell the story of the day Timor-Leste descended into m...
A young witness to the waterfront war
Monica was a child when she saw a gangland slaying. That moment would turn her world upside down. She tells her story for the first time to...
Horror in Pattaya
Australia has been transfixed by the alleged murder of a Thai girl and the Australian man accused of her killing. Investigative reporter Ste...
Melbourne's own art caper
It's one of Australia's enduring unsolved art crimes: the theft of a Picasso from the National Gallery of Victoria. Now, 40 years later, aut...
Bar wars: From a horrifying ordeal to a safety beacon
Bar owner Dominic Porter and his family survived first an attack on his business then a horrifying home invasion. He tells Andrew Rule about...
A pretty big deal in a quiet sleepy place
Andrew Rule goes in search for an answer to a mystery that's very close to home. Subscribe to Crime X+ to hear episodes early and ad free, u...
The subtle art of standover: When debt collection goes bad
If you owe a lot of money, you better pray you owe it to understanding people. Andrew Rule explains. Subscribe to Crime X+ to hear episodes...
Bad sports: More tales of competitors who've turned to the shady side
As the globe turns its gaze to the World Cup, Andrew Rule takes a local look at more sporting characters who have fallen out of favour. Subs...
A murder mystery and a touch of history with Candice Fox
When one of Australia's most well-known crime authors sat down to write her latest novel, she found an eerie link to her own family's past....
The evil deeds of two evil men. Part 2
WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT. Last week, we went through the story of one of Queensland's most notorious abductions. This week we return to A...
The evil deeds of two evil men. Part 1
WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT. Could the disappearance of two sets of children half a continent away be linked? Andrew Rule examines the myste...
The monsterous teacher and the very brave boy
WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT. When a string of children went missing from Adelaide's quiet suburban streets, police were stumped. It took som...
Bar Wars: Inside the attacks on Melbourne's nightlife
Victoria's capital has been rocked by a series of attacks on nightlife venues, that has Olivia Jenkins and her colleagues on the Herald Sun...
Our man on the inside
Some of the most ingenious crimes have been pulled off using one simple trick: someone with access. Andrew Rule explains. Subscribe to Crime...
Objection! What really goes on in our criminal courtrooms
Tony Taouk from Magna Carta Lawyers has seen a lot in our law courts, and most of it isn't like what you see on TV. Subscribe to Crime X+ to...
Farquharson to Freeman: The horror of parents killing their kids
WARNING: DISTURBING CONTENT: After the news of a notorious child killer being savagely beaten in prison, Andrew Rule looks at more cases of...
I was a sovereign citizen
Melbourne author Brodie Finegan Forbes lived inside the world of sovereign citizens, before turning his back on the movement. He joins the s...