Ranked #1
The Brownout Strangler: the soldier who wanted women's voices
The Brownout Strangler: the soldier who wanted women's voices
Overpaid, oversexed and over here – US soldiers during World War II. This is the story of one GI who killed innocent Aus... Read more
3 Jun 2019
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17mins
Ranked #2
The Pyjama Girl
The Pyjama Girl
Who really lies in a humble grave marked with a white cross in a Melbourne cemetery? Is it the woman they call the ‘Pyja... Read more
3 Sep 2019
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18mins
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Ranked #3
Death by sister or a mister? The Schippan Sisters
Death by sister or a mister? The Schippan Sisters
The newspaper declared ‘startling disclosures’ would be revealed at the trial of Martha, 24, charged with killing her si... Read more
19 Aug 2019
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15mins
Ranked #4
The ute that went to church
The ute that went to church
A farmer’s wife inspired the design of the Australian ute, and its designer, Lewis Bandt, would take his last breath in ... Read more
6 Aug 2019
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11mins
Ranked #5
Serial killer confesses to the hangman
Serial killer confesses to the hangman
Was Robert Francis Burns our first serial killer? Using the solitude of the bush, Burns hid his victims’ bodies, but whe... Read more
11 May 2019
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13mins
Ranked #6
Tea and sympathy: poisoner, Martha Needle
Tea and sympathy: poisoner, Martha Needle
The inexplicable story of a mother who murdered her husband, her three young girls and her new fiancé’s brother with poi... Read more
1 Apr 2019
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19mins
Ranked #7
Bohemian Bea - from the asylum to the streets
Bohemian Bea - from the asylum to the streets
What’s the real story of the bohemian who broke out of an asylum and was known for her ability to quote any passage from... Read more
31 Mar 2020
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19mins
Ranked #8
The noose and the hands that shaped it
The noose and the hands that shaped it
It was school holidays, December 1921 and 12-year-old Alma Tirtschke left home to run an errand in the heart of Melbourn... Read more
31 Jan 2020
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20mins
Ranked #9
The Land of Lost Children
The Land of Lost Children
The drowning of two little girls who were attracted by water lilies in a pond at Walloon, near Ipswich, inspired Henry L... Read more
26 Nov 2019
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17mins
Ranked #10
The Stretcher Bearer's Bluff
The Stretcher Bearer's Bluff
How did an unarmed stretcher bearer manage to capture 18 armed German soliders in the trenches of France in World War On... Read more
12 Nov 2019
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15mins
Ranked #11
The Great Bookie Robbery and the carnage that followed
The Great Bookie Robbery and the carnage that followed
A $15 million prize was hijacked in what was the nation’s most brazen and probably biggest cash robbery ever. And despit... Read more
29 Oct 2019
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22mins
Ranked #12
The Ladies' Man: murderer Frederick Deeming
The Ladies' Man: murderer Frederick Deeming
The woman who escaped him was called the ‘uncemented bride’. But those who loved him called him the gentlest of lovers. ... Read more
14 Oct 2019
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21mins
Ranked #13
Mr Eternity - the man, his chalk, his message
Mr Eternity - the man, his chalk, his message
This is the story of the down-and-outer from a rough childhood who found redemption and why he spent his life writing th... Read more
2 Oct 2019
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16mins
Ranked #14
Lost to the sea - Jack and the wreck of La Bella
Lost to the sea - Jack and the wreck of La Bella
It was only his second sea journey, and a sailor's life is meant to be an exciting one on the ocean’s waves – adventure,... Read more
17 Sep 2019
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17mins
Ranked #15
Death comes to Gracie's store
Death comes to Gracie's store
The three ladies, Grace, Rose and Meta, retired for the night on 22 March 1964 in the residence at the back of their lit... Read more
7 Dec 2018
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12mins