Australian True Crime

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Shortcut: Investigating the Crime Scene of Flight MH17 Sep 29, 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.

The Australian Federal Police have released a short podcast series to mark the ten year anniversary of the downing of flight MH17 in Ukraine.

It's called Search Among the Sunflowers. The title reflects the surreal spectacle that faced the ten member team of AFP officers who were among the first international investigators allowed to enter the site.

All 298 people on board were killed, including 38 people who called Australia home.

Officer Hilda Sirec, who is now Assistant Commissioner of the AFP, was part of that first small team and she joins us on Australian True Crime to talk about the mission.

Search Among The Sunflowers is available now, wherever you get your podcasts.

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CREDITS:

Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram

Guest: AFP Assistant Commissioner, Hilda Sirec

Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard

This episode contains extra content from the ABC, CNN and TRT World.

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Investigating the Crime Scene of Flight MH17 Sep 29, 2024

Show notes

The Australian Federal Police have released a short podcast series to mark the ten year anniversary of the downing of flight MH17 in Ukraine.

All 298 people on board were killed, including 38 people who called Australia home.

Officer Hilda Sirec, who is now Assistant Commissioner of the AFP, was part of that first small team and she joins us on Australian True Crime to talk about the mission.

Search Among The Sunflowers is available now, wherever you get your podcasts.

Send us a question by recording a voice message 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.

CREDITS:

Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram

Guest: AFP Assistant Commissioner, Hilda Sirec

Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard

This episode contains extra content from the ABC, CNN and TRT World.

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: Rigby Fielding's Family Needs Answers Sep 22, 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.

On last week's episode, we spoke with Nicole Morris, the director and founder of the Australian Missing Persons Register, about her new book, Missing.

Nicole described one of those cases as very solvable, and in this episode of Australian True Crime, we find out why.

Western Australian man, Rigby Fielding was already retired at 53 years of age after a successful career as a restaurateur. He decided to move back to his childhood home in Rockingham, half an hour south of Perth, to live with and care for his elderly mother and his younger sister, who lives with Down Syndrome.

Rigby, known as Rig, traveled by train to Perth on August 15, 2015 to visit friends. He called his mother in the afternoon to let her know he was heading home, but he never made it and that was the last known contact he had with anyone. Since that day, Rig's sister, Stephenie, has devoted herself to finding him and she joins us on Australian True Crime to share her story.

If you have information regarding the disappearance of Rigby Fielding, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000

Click here to join the Help Find Rigby Facebook page

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CREDITS:

Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram

Guest: Stephenie Fielding

Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard

This episode contains extra content from Nine Entertainment and the ABC.

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Rigby Fielding's Family Needs Answers Sep 22, 2024

Show notes

On last week's episode, we spoke with Nicole Morris, the director and founder of the Australian Missing Persons Register, about her new book, Missing.

Nicole described one of those cases as very solvable, and in this episode of Australian True Crime, we find out why.

If you have information regarding the disappearance of Rigby Fielding, please contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000

Click here to join the Help Find Rigby Facebook page

Send us a question by recording a voice message 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.

CREDITS:

Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram

Guest: Stephenie Fielding

Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard

This episode contains extra content from Nine Entertainment and the ABC.

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: Xanthé Mallett: The Amber Haigh Murder Trial Sep 18, 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.

We're back with our guest host, Criminologist Dr Xanthé Mallett to go beyond the headlines of this week's biggest true crime stories.
Xanthé is also here to answer your burning true crime questions. if you have a question or a comment about today's episode, you can leave a voice message using the link below.

Send us a question by recording a voice message here.

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CREDITS:

Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram

Guest Host: Dr. Xanthé Mallett

Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard

This episode contains extra content from France 24, Seven West Media and Channel 10.

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Email the show at AusTrueCrimePodcast@gmail.com

Xanthé Mallett: The Amber Haigh Murder Trial Sep 18, 2024

Show notes

Send us a question by recording a voice message 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.

CREDITS:

Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram

Guest Host: Dr. Xanthé Mallett

Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard

This episode contains extra content from France 24, Seven West Media and Channel 10.

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 Untold Stories Of Missing Australians Sep 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.

Nicole Morris joins us again on Australian True Crime to talk about her latest book devoted to missing persons.

The book is simply called Missing, but there's nothing simple or easy about the stories she tells inside.

Nicole is the director and founder of the Australian Missing Persons Register, which she created in 2005. Prior to that, there was no national database of missing people and no hub for families who are missing someone to share information, resources and support for each other.

Missing, and Nicole's previous book, Vanished, have both been written in close collaboration with these families. The portraits she paints of the disappeared are intimate, in depth and relatable.

Click here to view and purchase Nicole's books.

Click here to visit the Australian Missing Persons Register Facebook page.

Send us a question by recording a voice message here and it may be answered on next week's episode.

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.

CREDITS:

Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram

Guest: Nicole Morris

Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard

This episode contains extra content from Seven West Media and The ABC.

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

The Untold Stories Of Missing Australians Sep 15, 2024

Show notes

Nicole Morris joins us again on Australian True Crime to talk about her latest book devoted to missing persons.

The book is simply called Missing, but there's nothing simple or easy about the stories she tells inside.

Missing, and Nicole's previous book, Vanished, have both been written in close collaboration with these families. The portraits she paints of the disappeared are intimate, in depth and relatable.

Click here to view and purchase Nicole's books.

Click here to visit the Australian Missing Persons Register Facebook page.

Send us a question by recording a voice message here and it may be answered on next week's episode.

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.

CREDITS:

Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram

Guest: Nicole Morris

Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard

This episode contains extra content from Seven West Media and The ABC.

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: Rockstar, Race Car Driver, Supreme Court Judge: Lex Lasry Sep 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.

Lex Lasry is a guest we've been hunting since day one of Australian True Crime.

Since graduating quite miraculously from law school in 1972, Lex has forged a mighty career. He acted both as prosecution and defence counsel, he was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1990 and then appointed to the bench of the Supreme Court of Victoria in 2007.

In his various capacities, Lex has been a central figure in some of this country's most high profile cases, from a failed attempt to prosecute Mr. Rent-A-Kill, Christopher Flannery for murder to the demise of the feared Painters and Dockers Union. From advocating for so-called Australian Taliban, David Hicks, to the controversial case that turned out to be his last, the 2020 Eastern Freeway crash that saw four police members struck and killed by a truck driver under the influence of drugs.

Send us a question by recording a voice message here and it may be answered on next week's episode.

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.

CREDITS:

Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram

Guest: The Honourable Justice Lex Lasry AM

Executive Producer/Editor: Matthew Tankard

This episode contains extra content from Channel 10 and The ABC.

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