True Crime Island
Summary: True Crime stories from around the world.
Podcasts:
It’s 1878, Stringy Bark Creek Victoria. Four most unscrupulous ruffians are at large in the colony after the murder of two constables. These aren’t just any ruffians, this is the Kelly Gang.
It’s the 18th March 1990. Security guards at a Boston art gallery let in police responding to a disturbance call. Problem is there’s no disturbance call and the cops are fake. This is the story of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Theft. I will also talk about the NZ shooting.
A stalker is shot dead by police after trying to kill his victim and a girl is dead after a meetup with her stalking ex.
It’s 1960, Sydney Australia. The winners of No. 10 Opera House Lottery went from jubilation to heartbreak when their son is kidnapped and held for ransom. However, little Graeme Thorne would never come home.
Episode 67 – The Killing of Samantha Knight It’s the afternoon of the 19th of August 1986. A 9-year-old girl is abducted leaving school and is never seen again. Nearly 15 years later there is an arrest and subsequent conviction. Tonight, I tell you about the killing of Samantha Knight.
When you are in your home, you hope that it is a safe place. This isn’t always the case. Tonight, I bring you a case involving, drugs, stalking, sexual deviancy and death. This is the murder of Mengmei Leng
Episode 65 – A Dingo’s Got My Baby It’s the night of August 17 1980. At a campsite near Uluru, a scream is heard. "Michael, Michael, the dingo's got my baby!". This is the story of the disappearance of Azaria Chamberlain.
Two guys walk into a bar. One dodged a bullet and the other guy’s life would be changed forever. This is a story from one of our islanders about a toxic relationship, plus a stalker in Melbourne is sentenced and a podcaster friend is being stalked.
Episode 63 - An Islanders Stalking Story
Stalkers, we hear about them all the time and no doubt some of you listening may have been stalked or have even stalked another. Why do people do this? What can be done about it? Tonight, I will try to get some answers. www.truecrimeisland.com/epsiodes/
It’s June 15 2014. A body is found in bushland off Jamberoo Mountain Rd Jamberoo about 90 minutes’ drive southwest of Sydney. It looks like a gangland execution. This is a story about John Gasovski, who got in too deep and paid the ultimate price. Vote for True Crime Island at australianpodcastawards.com
It’s the 25th of June 2015. A deadly mixture of alcohol, jealousy and humiliation will end in murder. Not just one murder but three. This is the story of Allan Blackie O’Conner.
True Crime Island and Bloody Murder get together to bring you a Christmas special.
It’s the 22nd February 2003. Hard working family man Michael Willard of Muswellbrook NSW, is asleep on the downstairs couch. He wouldn’t have known what hit him when he was shot through the head and killed instantly. This is the story of Michelle Willard, cunning stunt.
It’s the 29th of August 2010. Trail bike riders discover skeletal remains in the Belanglo State Forest in the Southern Highlands region of NSW. Almost 5 years later on the 15th of July 2015, at Wynarka South Australia, the remains of a child are found in a suitcase dumped on the side of a road. DNA would eventually identify these remains and a killer would be brought to justice.
