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True Crime Conversations explores the world’s most notorious crimes by speaking to the people who know the most about them. Hosted by Gemma Bath.

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The Moment That Could’ve Saved Gabby Petito Mar 29, 2023

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In August 2021, Gabby Petito went missing while on holiday with her fiancé, Brian Laundrie. The pair were six weeks into a four month trip across the United States.

They'd been living out of Gabby's specially decked out van, documenting and filming every adventure so she could share it on her growing social media platforms. But when the 22-year-old suddenly stopped posting, her family began to fear the worst.

Gabby's high-profile disappearance sparked an unprecedented social media movement to find her. An unstoppable onslaught of amateur sleuths and armchair detectives exposed a story no one was prepared to ignore, as the world hung on each development in the nationwide search for Gabby, her fiance, and the truth.

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Guest: Sarah Abo

You can watch the 60 Minutes coverage of this case here.

Learn more about the Gabby Petito Foundation here.

Host: Emma Gillespie

Executive Producer: Gia Moylan

Producer: Cassie Merritt

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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Fake Identities, Kidnapping & Murder: Uncovering The True Identity Of Sharon Marshall Mar 22, 2023

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In April 1990, a 21-year-old woman was found dead on the side of a highway in Oklahoma City.

The investigation into her death, which initially seemed like a straight forward hit-and-run, would lead police to uncover a violent trail of lies, abuse, false identities, kidnapping and murder, spanning multiple decades.

Journalist Matt Birkbeck, our guest today, spent two decades researching this case and played an integral role in uncovering the woman's true identity.

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Guest: Matt Birkbeck

Matt's research into Suzanne Sevakis' case is detailed in two books, A Beautiful Child & Finding Sharon as well as the Netflix documentary The Girl In The Picture. The documentary includes interviews with Megan Dufrense, the woman who was eventually identified as Suzanne's biological daughter, who was put up for adoption in 1989.

Host: Emma Gillespie

Executive Producer: Gia Moylan

Producer: Cassie Merritt

Audio Producer: Rhiannon Mooney

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The Secret History Of Catholic Orphanages Mar 15, 2023

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Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, impoverished populations within urban areas were struggling to keep up with the rising number of abandoned children. And with little support or infrastructure in the way of social and government services, the responsibility to house these children fell largely on local parishes.

The image of these grand manors, large estates surrounded by manicured lawns, of a safe space for innocent children could not have been further from the truth of what was occurring behind closed doors.

It would take several decades before the atrocities that unfolded within these church-led homes would begin to come to light, thanks to the bravery of those willing to share their accounts of abuse, and remarkable survival.

Journalist Christine Kenneally, our guest today, extensively investigated the secret horrors hidden deep within Catholic orphanages, in the US and here in Australia, until as recently as the 60s and 70s.

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Guest: Christine Kenneally

You can find out more about her book Ghosts Of The Orphanage here.

Host: Emma Gillespie

Executive Producer: Gia Moylan

Producer: Cassie Merritt

Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou

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The Cruise Ship Death Of Dianne Brimble Mar 08, 2023

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On the 23rd of September 2002, Dianne Brimble stepped aboard what should have been a ten-day cruise through New Caledonia and Vanuatu with her family. But within less than 24 hours, Dianne was found unconscious, in a strangers room.

The cabin belonged to four men, travelling as part of a bigger group of eight. The Adelaide Eight, as they’d soon become known. A group of young men ready to indulge in the vices of the infamous party cruise industry.

The death of Dianne Brimble exposed a dangerous culture on board these ships, but the mystery surrounding her final hours would lead to a search for answers for the better part of a decade.

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Guest: Geesche Jacobsen

You can find out more about her book Abandoned here.

Host: Emma Gillespie

Executive Producer: Gia Moylan

Junior Producer: Cassie Merritt

Audio Producer: Rhiannon Mooney

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The ‘Child Bride’ Who Brought Down Australia’s Biggest Doomsday Cult Mar 01, 2023

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William Kamm is the self-proclaimed Messiah behind Australia’s biggest doomsday cult.

After the inception of The Order of St Charbel in the late 1980s, Kamm spun of web of lies, peddling end of the world prophecies to coerce his trusted flock into subservience, with the promise of salvation.

But when a young girl’s diary surfaced, the true horrors of life inside the community were revealed. A life of strict hierarchy, coercive control, and abuse. All hidden from the outside world.

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Guest: Megan Norris

You can find out more about her book The Messiah's Bride here.

Host: Emma Gillespie

Executive Producer: Gia Moylan

Producer: Cassie Merritt

Audio Producer: Rhiannon Mooney

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A Deal With The Devil To Find Matthew Leveson Feb 22, 2023

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In September 2007, after a night out on Sydney’s iconic Oxford Street, 20-year-old Matthew Leveson went missing.

Although police investigated his disappearance at the time, it would be a decade before they finally uncovered his body.

His 43-year-old boyfriend, Michael Atkins, was the last person to see Matt alive. His aversion to telling the truth about that night would torment Mathew’s family, see a murder acquittal, a coronial inquisition, and an historic immunity deal.

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Guest: Grace Tobin

You can find out more about her book Deal With The Devil here.

Host: Emma Gillespie

Executive Producer: Gia Moylan

Producer: Cassie Merritt

Audio Producer: Rhiannon Mooney

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Meet The Woman Who Caught The Mornington Monster Feb 15, 2023

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Today’s episode is about one of Victoria’s most disturbing cases of familicide.

The death of Anna Kemp & her daughter Gracie at the hands of John Sharpe, the husband and father who’s crimes would see him branded ‘The Mornington Monster’.

Our guest, Narelle Fraser, is a former Victorian Police officer, whose discoveries were instrumental in solving the case and bringing John to justice. She joins us to discuss this shocking case, and her role in finding out what happened to Anna & Gracie.

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Guest: Narelle Fraser

You can listen to her podcast Narelle Fraser Interviews here.

You can find tickets to her live show in Victoria on the 25th of February 2023 here.

Host: Emma Gillespie

Executive Producer: Gia Moylan

Producer: Cassie Merritt

Audio Producer: Rhiannon Mooney

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Inside The Mind Of Australia’s Most Perverted Killer Feb 08, 2023

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In 1969 Derek Percy was arrested for the brutal killing of 12 year old Yvonne Tuohy.

While he was held responsible for that crime, a string of unsolved heinous child murders in the 60s bear chilling resemblance to that violent crime that put him behind bars.

But Derek Percy never confessed to, nor was he convicted of the crimes he’s strongly suspected of having committed. He died in custody in 2013 as Victoria's longest serving prisoner, taking to the grave all his secrets. Depriving families of the closure they’d spent decades longing for.

Alan Whiticker, our guest today, spent 4 years researching Percy trying to fill in the blanks that Derek never would.

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Guest: Alan Whiticker, the author of Derek Percy: Australian Psycho

Host: Emma Gillespie

Executive Producer: Gia Moylan

Junior Producer: Cassie Merritt

Audio Producer: Rhiannon Mooney

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Re-Opening The Closed Case Of Sandrine Jourdan Feb 01, 2023

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Sandrine Jourdan vanished from a Queensland property in July 2012. A coroner would eventually rule her death a probable suicide. But her body has never been found, and while most in her life have concluded Sandrine is probably dead, many suspect she may have met with foul play.

Among them is retired detective-turned-private investigator Graeme Crowley who's been investigating the case for the Bring Home Sandrine podcast. He joins us today.

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Guest: Graeme Crowley

Host: Emma Gillespie

Executive Producer: Gia Moylan

Audio Producer: Rhiannon Mooney

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We’ve Got Some News Jan 30, 2023

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Our host Gemma Bath is taking a short break, while she's on maternity leave a familiar voice will be stepping in to keep the mic warm...

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