Welcome to episode 115, in which Ben makes his much-anticipated return to the podcast!
He and Claire are joined by special guest Sam the forensic psychologist, who delivers on a promise from an earlier episode to delve into the story behind the Lindt Cafe siege, which occurred in Sydney in December 2014.
Hear about the background of the lone gunman, Iranian-born Man Haron Monis, what unfolded during the 16-hour ordeal for the 18 hostages and whether it truly was a terrorist attack...
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Welcome to episode 114, in which Claire is joined by Matt to tell a contemporary Tasmanian true crime story.
She shares the case of 58-year-old Noel Ingham, who befriended Darren Gale while they were both living in a halfway house on the North-West Coast in 2014 and then several years later offered him a room in his home.
Noel had his struggles with alcoholism and the health issues that came with it but he took great pride in furnishing his unit, ensuring the garden was well presented and making sure his beloved dogs were well groomed.
When he wasn't seen again after July 2016, and Darren began selling or giving away Noel's possessions, suspicions were raised...
Hear Darren's explanation for what happened to Noel, the gruesome details of the aftermath and the police investigation that eventually led to his arrest.
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Welcome to episode 113, in which the dynamic sibling duo of Matthew and Claire host again.
This time Matt tells the story of the Hoddle Street massacre that occurred in Melbourne, Australia, in 1987, leaving seven people dead and many others seriously injured.
Hear about what lead up to 19-year-old Julian Knight going on his deadly shooting rampage, how the tragic event unfolded and the aftermath.
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Welcome to episode 112, in which Claire is once again joined by special guest host, her brother Matt Turfrey, as both Ben and Kitty were unavailable.
Claire tells the incredible story of a pirate at the heart of one of Australia's greatest convict escape stories, who named himself for a free-flying bird, though he had a long list of other criminal aliases and a colourful record.
A fast-talking escape artist with seagoing skills, William Swallow led a motley crew on an epic, swashbuckling voyage across the globe in a remarkable feat of navigation, after the bunch of prisoners on their way from Hobart to Macquarie Harbour took control of the brig Cyprus in 1829.
Likened to Australia's real-life Jack Sparrow, he encountered samurai and survived to tell the tale, although his account left a trail of confusion that was only confirmed after almost two centuries...
Matt finishes things off with a tale about a thief who found themselves trapped in a tricky situation.
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Welcome to episode 111, in which Claire delivers on a request from listener TJ, who suggested delving into the story behind Murdering Gully Road on Table Cape, in Wynyard, Tasmania.
It begins back in 1858, when neighbouring farmers Samuel Oaks and William Bannon were known to be bitter enemies, with much of their disputes centering around wandering pigs.
But when Samuel doesn't return home one night and his wife goes out looking for him at first light she finds just his hat on the road. She goes straight to the local justice of the peace and he soon makes a gruesome discovery...
Suspicion falls immediately on William and while the evidence was circumstantial the jury came to a very quick decision. Hear about the outcome, and more about William's fascinating life starting in Ireland, then New Zealand, Norfolk Island and eventually Van Diemen's Land.
And to finish the episode off Ben has a good old Who Am I.
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Welcome to episode 110, in which your hosts Ben and Claire are joined by regular special guest Matt Turfrey.
While beloved former producer Butch did cover the Hinterkaifeck murders in his only appearance presenting a story way back in episode 21, Matt has long been fascinated by the case and wanted to revisit it with fresh eyes and more details.
The Hinterkaifeck murders were the brutal, unsolved killings of six people on a remote Bavarian farmstead in 1922. The victims included all five members of the Gruber family and their new maid.
Ben also puts on his sleuthing hat and attempts to solve the mysterious case by looking at some infamous mass murders who were active in Germany at the time.
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Welcome to episode 109, in which Ben recounts a trio of hostage-taking tales - the 2010 attack on the Panama City school board meeting in Florida by 56-year-old Clay Allen Duke, the 1984 Sydney bank robbery and hostage crisis perpetrated by 35-year-old Hakki Bahadir Atahan and the 1996 Sand Island Incident at the Seal Masters of Hawaii building by 28-year-old John Miranda.
Then to conclude the episode, Claire coincidentally also has a compilation of cases to share - recent Tasmanian true crime stories that are all a tad on the unusual side...
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Welcome to episode 108, in which Claire tells the story of Isaac 'Ikey' Solomon, one of London's most infamous dealers in stolen property in the early 1800s, who was supposedly the inspiration for Fagin in Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist.
His real life story is even more fascinating than the fictional version - hear how he ended up in Van Diemen's Land not once but twice!
Then Ben finished things off with a collection of stories about the celebrities who have earned themselves the longest prison sentences.
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