Australian True Crime

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The 30 Year Cold Case of Nanette Ellis - Episode #4 Re-Issue Jan 05, 2025

Show notes

This is a re-issue of episode 4 of Australian True Crime, released in 2017.

A popular, gentle suburban single mother, whom friends and family said didn’t have an enemy in the world, was the victim of several bizarre incidents of vandalism before she was brutally murdered in her own home.

She’d been alone in the house for just minutes when her teenage son returned and made the terrible discovery. Was she being stalked by a stranger? Did she have a second life no one knew about?

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The Forty-Year Cold Case of Lesley Larkin Dec 20, 2024

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At about 12:30pm on the 9th of November,1984, Lesley Larkin was found lying naked and unconscious across a mattress in her unit in Noosa Heads.

She had suffered a severe head injury, and would later pass away in hospital.

Lesley was a beloved member of her community, and last month signalled 40 years since her murder. Despite more than 150 interviews conducted at the time, the motive for this crime has never been determined. No signs of robbery, no evidence of sexual assault, and no apparent forced entry.

On today's episode of Australian True Crime, our guest host and Criminologist Dr. Xanthe Mallett will be speaking with Lesley Larkin's sister, Juanita Wotherspoon.

Do you have information regarding any of the cases discussed on this podcast? Please report it on the Crime Stoppers website or by calling 1800 333 000.

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CREDITS:

Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram

Guest Host: Dr. Xanthe Mallett

Guest: Juanita Wotherspoon

Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard

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Shortcut: The 1950s Glamour Model Who Murdered Her Boyfriend Dec 15, 2024

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This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.

In 1954, Sydney man Arthur Griffith died at the hands of his girlfriend, a former Miss Australia semifinalist, Shirley Beiger.

Their lives up to that point are fascinating to look back on, but what happened afterwards is positively extraordinary.

Our guest today is Sheridan Harbridge. Sheridan is an actor and playwright, and she's co-written a theatre show inspired by Shirley Beiger to be performed in one of Australia's oldest courtrooms as part of the 2025 Sydney Festival in January.

You can book tickets to Sheridan's production, A Model Murder here.

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Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram

Guest: Sheridan Harbridge

Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard

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The 1950s Glamour Model Who Murdered Her Boyfriend Dec 15, 2024

Show notes

This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.

In 1954, Sydney man Arthur Griffith died at the hands of his girlfriend, a former Miss Australia semifinalist, Shirley Beiger.

Their lives up to that point are fascinating to look back on, but what happened afterwards is positively extraordinary.

You can book tickets to Sheridan's production, A Model Murder here.

Click here to subscribe to ATC Plus on Apple Podcasts and access all ATC episodes early and ad-free, as well as exclusive bonus episodes.

Got a True Crime question you want answered on the podcast? Send us a question by recording a voice message here.

For Support:

Lifeline on 13 11 14

13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples)

1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732

CREDITS:

Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram

Guest: Sheridan Harbridge

Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard

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https://www.australiantruecrimethepodcast.com/

Follow the show on Instagram @australiantruecrimepodcast and Facebook

Send us a question to have played on the show by recording a voice message here.

Email the show at AusTrueCrimePodcast@gmail.com

Shortcut: Australian Gospel - Part Two Dec 11, 2024

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This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.

This is part two of our two part episode with author, Lech Blaine. Listen to part one here.

You can get your copy of Lech's book, "Australian Gospel" here.

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Got a True Crime question you want answered on the podcast? Send us a question by recording a voice message here.

For Support:

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13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples)

1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732

CREDITS:

Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram

Guest: Lech Blaine

Executive Producer: Matthew Tankard

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Australian Gospel - Part Two Dec 11, 2024

Show notes

This is part two of our two part episode with author, Lech Blaine. Listen to part one here.

You can get your copy of Lech's book, "Australian Gospel" here.

Click here to subscribe to ATC Plus on Apple Podcasts and access all ATC episodes early and ad-free, as well as exclusive bonus episodes.

Got a True Crime question you want answered on the podcast? Send us a question by recording a voice message here.

For Support:

Lifeline on 13 11 14

13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples)

1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732

CREDITS:

Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram

Guest: Lech Blaine

Executive Producer: Matthew Tankard

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https://www.australiantruecrimethepodcast.com/

Follow the show on Instagram @australiantruecrimepodcast and Facebook

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Email the show at AusTrueCrimePodcast@gmail.com

Shortcut: Australian Gospel - Part One Dec 08, 2024

Show notes

This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.

Lech Blaine was ten years old when his family was located by Australia's most notorious stalkers.

Religious fanatics, Michael and Mary Shelley had been convicted multiple times by then of harassing politicians, religious figures and private citizens all over the world.

They were particularly interested in the Blaine's because they were fostering three of the Shelly's biological children.

Lech Blaine is now one of our country's brightest young writing talents, and telling his family's incredible story in a new book called Australian Gospel.

In part one of this two part edition of Australian True Crime, we learn about the backgrounds of the families and the beginnings of the Shelley's rampage around the globe.

You can get your copy of Lech's book, "Australian Gospel" here.

Click here to subscribe to ATC Plus on Apple Podcasts and access all ATC episodes early and ad-free, as well as exclusive bonus episodes.

Got a True Crime question you want answered on the podcast? Send us a question by recording a voice message here.

For Support:

Lifeline on 13 11 14

13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples)

1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732

CREDITS:

Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram

Guest: Lech Blaine

Executive Producer: Matthew Tankard

GET IN TOUCH:

https://www.australiantruecrimethepodcast.com/

Follow the show on Instagram @australiantruecrimepodcast and Facebook

Send us a question to have played on the show by recording a voice message here.

Email the show at AusTrueCrimePodcast@gmail.com

Australian Gospel - Part One Dec 08, 2024

Show notes

Lech Blaine was ten years old when his family was located by Australia's most notorious stalkers.

Religious fanatics, Michael and Mary Shelley had been convicted multiple times by then of harassing politicians, religious figures and private citizens all over the world.

They were particularly interested in the Blaine's because they were fostering three of the Shelly's biological children.

Lech Blaine is now one of our country's brightest young writing talents, and telling his family's incredible story in a new book called Australian Gospel.

In part one of this two part edition of Australian True Crime, we learn about the backgrounds of the families and the beginnings of the Shelley's rampage around the globe.

You can get your copy of Lech's book, "Australian Gospel" here.

Click here to subscribe to ATC Plus on Apple Podcasts and access all ATC episodes early and ad-free, as well as exclusive bonus episodes.

Got a True Crime question you want answered on the podcast? Send us a question by recording a voice message here.

For Support:

Lifeline on 13 11 14

13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples)

1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732

CREDITS:

Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram

Guest: Lech Blaine

Executive Producer: Matthew Tankard

GET IN TOUCH:

https://www.australiantruecrimethepodcast.com/

Follow the show on Instagram @australiantruecrimepodcast and Facebook

Send us a question to have played on the show by recording a voice message here.

Email the show at AusTrueCrimePodcast@gmail.com

Shortcut: The Senseless Killing of Beloved Scott Cabrie - Part Two Dec 04, 2024

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This is a "Shortcut" episode. It’s a shortened version of this week’s more detailed full episode, which is also available on our feed.

This is the second instalment of a two part episode about the killing of Queensland Uber Driver, Scott Cabrie.

Tye Wayne Porter was convicted of manslaughter over Scott's death and sentenced to nine and a half years in prison with a non-parole period of six years.

There was another offender involved who can't be named because he was a minor at the time of the attack. He was sentenced to 15 years, which is the longest sentence ever handed down to a minor in Queensland, but he could be released after serving nine and a half years.

Today we hear from Scott's brother, Ian Cabrie.

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For Support:

Lifeline on 13 11 14

13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples)

1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732

CREDITS:

Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram

Guest: Ian Cabrie

Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard

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The Senseless Killing of Beloved Scott Cabrie - Part Two Dec 04, 2024

Show notes

This is the second instalment of a two part episode about the killing of Queensland Uber Driver, Scott Cabrie.

Tye Wayne Porter was convicted of manslaughter over Scott's death and sentenced to nine and a half years in prison with a non-parole period of six years.

Today we hear from Scott's brother, Ian Cabrie.

Click here to subscribe to ATC Plus on Apple Podcasts and access all ATC episodes early and ad-free, as well as exclusive bonus episodes.

Got a True Crime question you want answered on the podcast? Send us a question by recording a voice message here.

For Support:

Lifeline on 13 11 14

13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples)

1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732

CREDITS:

Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram

Guest: Ian Cabrie

Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard

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