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Crime Insiders

Crime Insiders is LiSTNR's home of true crime.      DETECTIVES hears from the professionals behind some of the world's most gripping criminal investigations. Hosted by former police officer Brent Sanders, the series features law enforce

New episodes: Several times a week
Typical length: 32 min
Latest: 2 Nov 2025
Language: English

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2 Nov 2025 · 55 min

DETECTIVES | The Rat Pack

When former Queensland Police Setective Keith Banks joined the force, he thought he was signing up to fight crime, not work alongside it. In this episode of Crime Insiders Detectives, Keith takes host Brent Sanders inside the world of outlaw motorcycle gangs, where power, loyalty and fear ruled the streets. But the real danger, he says, was within the Queensland Police itself. During the era of the infamous “Rat Pack,” corruption ran deep, and it took the Fitzgerald Inquiry to finally drag it into the light. Keith reveals what it was like leading the bikie intelligence unit…

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S3 · E274 · 28 Oct 2025 · 37 min
REWIND | The cult of The Family
Have you ever heard of the Australian cult The Family...? It was led by a woman named Anne Hamilton-Byrne. How did she control her followers? How did the police eventually catch her? And what happened to the dozens of children that were in the 'care' of The Family. Lex de Man investigated The Family for more than four years, and helped rescue dozens of children from the abuse of Anne Hamilton-Byrne and her followers. In this Rewind episode of Crime Insiders | Detectives, Lex de Man walks host Brent Sanders through the case in exclusive detail, and explains how he and the Victorian Police…
S3 · E273 · 26 Oct 2025 · 33 min
FORENSICS | How a high-profile husband walked free
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S3 · E272 · 22 Oct 2025 · 20 min
JUDGEMENTS | When a former PM took on the media [Lange v ABC]
In the early 1990s, former New Zealand Prime Minister David Lange found himself at the center of a defamation storm in Australia. The ABC re-broadcast allegations suggesting he acted improperly while in office. Lange sued, sparking a legal battle that reached the High Court and tested the limits of free political communication under the Constitution. Lange v ABC set a landmark precedent: political speech is protected, but not at the expense of personal reputation. In this episode, we unpack the courtroom drama, the judgment, and the enduring impact on media, politics, and the law in…
S3 · E271 · 21 Oct 2025 · 31 min
REWIND | The Wattle Flower murder
The body of 27-year-old mother of two, Samantha Bodsworth, was found in Noosa, surrounded by wattle trees. The killer thinks it’s the perfect crime, but what they underestimated was the power of the tiny, silent witnesses clinging to almost everything they touched – pollen. In this Rewind episode of Crime Insiders | Forensics, former host Kathryn Fox talks to Dr Lynne Milne, the scientist at the forefront of forensic palynology. We learn how, for the first time in an Australian criminal case, pollen helped unmask a murderer. This episode references men's violence against women.…
S3 · E270 · 19 Oct 2025 · 46 min
DETECTIVES | Surveillance, war zones & survival
Andrew Atkinson is a former Victorian police officer. In this episode of Crime Insiders | Detectives, Andrew discusses his journey from general duties to the Technical Surveillance Unit and his deployments with the United Nations in Timor and Iraq. He candidly addresses the impact of post-traumatic stress disorder on his life and career, emphasising the importance of mental health awareness and support for police veterans. Andrew reflects on the physical challenges he faced due to his service, including cancer and multiple surgeries, and highlights the need for open discussions about mental…
S3 · E269 · 15 Oct 2025 · 25 min
JUDGEMENTS | The fight for recovered treasure [Robinson v WA Museum]
A ship is wrecked off the coast of Western Australia. It’s cargo sank with it. Many of those on board perished in the tragedy. Who owns what remains on board the ship at the bottom of the Ocean? Back in the 1970s, one man decided to find out. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S3 · E268 · 14 Oct 2025 · 32 min
REWIND | The lie detective (how well could you lie?)
Would you be able to get away with lying? In this Rewind episode of Crime Insiders | Detectives, expert lie detector Steve Van Aperen talks to former host Adam Shand about the clear give aways of liars, how certain criminals have tried to clear a lie detector test and some of the biggest murder cases that have been brought to justice through a simple line of deceptive questioning. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S3 · 13 Oct 2025 · 34 min
BONUS | Antoinette Lattouf speaks with Forensics host, Dr Liz Porter
In this special bonus episode of Crime Insiders, we go behind the scenes with our Forensics host, Liz Porter to find out what it was about forensics that lured her into her extraordinary career. Weekend Briefing host Antoinette Lattouf digs deep with Liz about how forensics is not what you see on television and how and why Liz came to be a forensics author and podcast host. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S3 · E266 · 8 Oct 2025 · 23 min
JUDGEMENTS | An innocent man acquitted after 20 years [R v Keogh]
A murder, a conviction and a twenty-year fight to clear your name. This is the story of Henry James Keogh who was convicted and served twenty years in prison for a murder he didn't commit. How did he finally receive justice and what can we learn from the botched forensic procedures that led to his wrongful conviction See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S3 · E265 · 7 Oct 2025 · 30 min
REWIND | How tattoos can lead investigators to criminals
More Aussies have tattoos than ever before; 1 in 5 of us have at least 1 tattoo. That number is growing. Even when removed or burnt, forensic experts can use tattoos to identify offenders and victims of crimes. This is one of many techniques forensic photographers like Karen Byrne use to document everything from crime scenes to autopsies. In this Rewind episode of Crime Insiders | Forensics, former host Kathryn Fox talks to Karen about the surprising ways evidence can be captured, the emotional weight of the job, and how forensic photography plays a crucial role in securing justice. See…
S3 · E264 · 6 Oct 2025 · 58 min
DETECTIVES | Australia's most famous 'Mr Big' operation
Professor Paul Bleakley is a Gold Coast-born academic based in Kentucky in the United States. He’s an expert on child abuse and investigative developments. In this episode of Crime Insiders | Detectives, Paul talks us through Queensland’s Strike Force Argos. He also tells host Brent Sanders about the Mr Big operation, the sting that caught Daniel Morcombe's killer, made famous by the TV series The Stranger. We discuss how it happened, the key players AND whether or not it’s legitimate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S3 · E263 · 1 Oct 2025 · 23 min
JUDGEMENTS | The NSW Police Headquarters shooting [R v Alou & Ors]
Police employee Curtis Cheng was shot dead outside Police Headquarters in Parramatta, Sydney, 10 years ago this week. The gunman was a 15-year-old boy radicalised by religious extremists. In this episode of Crime Insiders Judgements, uncover how a teenager came to be wielding a pistol on a quiet Friday afternoon, and the important role of community leaders in responding to growing concerns about extremism. This episode contains descriptions of violent crime. If you need assistance, contact Lifeline on 13 11 14. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S3 · E262 · 30 Sep 2025 · 38 min
REWIND | The Sydney Bra Boys murder
Sydney standover man Tony Hines' body was found strewn against a cliff face in Maroubra in 2003. How did police begin their investigation, and what contributed to the eventual outcome of the case? Former NSW Deputy Police Commissioner Dave Owens is one of the state's most respected officers, and has seen some of NSW's most infamous criminal operations unfold. In this Rewind episode of Crime Insiders Detectives, host Brent Sanders unpacks Dave's illustrious career, and gains an understanding of how Dave took on the notorious Bra Boys gang. This episode contains descriptions of violent crime.…
S3 · E261 · 28 Sep 2025 · 41 min
FORENSICS | The Orange County family death pact
Five bodies. Three generations. One room. Zero answers. In 2008, a luxury home in California’s Orange County became the site of an unimaginable discovery. Inside were the decomposed bodies of five family members, spanning three generations. But there was no note, no clear motive, and no sign of struggle. Outwardly, the family seemed perfectly normal. In this episode of Crime Insiders Forensics, crime scene investigator Kimberlee Guluzian takes host Liz Porter inside the house where silence still echoes, and reveals what she saw, examined, and felt as she searched for answers in one of…
S3 · E260 · 24 Sep 2025 · 26 min
JUDGEMENTS | The Claremont Serial Killer [R v Edwards]
In the 1990s, young women began vanishing from Perth’s wealthy suburb of Claremont. The disappearances sparked fear across the city, and launched Australia’s longest-running homicide investigation. For nearly two decades, the Claremont Serial Killer remained a mystery. Then, advances in DNA technology cracked the case wide open. In this episode of Crime Insiders Judgements, we go into the courtroom to hear the judge's determination that saw Bradley Robert Edwards convicted of two murders, but acquitted of the third. This episode contains descriptions of men's violence against…
S3 · E259 · 23 Sep 2025 · 31 min
REWIND | The Yorkshire Ripper
A merciless serial killer terrorised women in the United Kingdom with a spate of brutal attacks, leaving police and forensic experts stumped. Now, almost 50 years later, forensics has learned, and built more advanced technologies that could've helped catch the killer sooner, and potentially saved lives. In this Rewind episode of Crime Insiders Forensics, former host Kathryn Fox sits down with Dr Marie Morelato to understand how forensics has evolved from this case, and to unpack the current strategies being employed to catch criminals and save lives. This episode contains references to…
S3 · E258 · 21 Sep 2025 · 43 min
DETECTIVES | Surviving the Russell Street Bombing
In 1986, a car bomb ripped through Melbourne’s Russell Street Police Headquarters, killing one and injuring 21. It was Australia’s first taste of domestic terrorism, a shocking ‘revenge attack’ that turned the heart of the city into a war zone. Among the injured was then-21-year-old Constable Debra Richardson. Deb spent more than 3 decades in fear of what would happen when the perpetrator, Craig Minogue, was released. So much so, that in 2018, she successfully lobbied the State Government to keep him in jail. In this episode of Crime Insiders Detectives, Deb shares…
S3 · E257 · 17 Sep 2025 · 30 min
JUDGEMENTS | The man who proved Australia was never 'empty' [Mabo v QLD]
In 1992, the High Court handed down a ruling that shattered centuries of denial. Eddie Mabo’s fight for recognition overturned the legal fiction of terra nullius and forever changed Australia’s relationship with its First Peoples. This landmark decision not only rewrote the nation’s story but also paved the way for the Native Title Act, reshaping law, land, and history. In this episode of Crime Insiders Judgements, we’ll explore the journey of Eddie Mabo, the High Court battle, and its legacy. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners are advised that this…
S3 · E256 · 16 Sep 2025 · 36 min
REWIND | The Boggo Road Prison escape
In March 1991, five violent offenders stole a prison garbage truck and smashed their way through the gates of Brisbane’s notorious Boggo Road Gaol. The pursuit that followed left the country and those watching live on Channel 7 stunned. Shaun O'Gorman is one of Queensland's most experienced police dog handlers. He worked in the K9 unit for much of his career, and became one of the state's most effective operators. In this Rewind episode of Crime Insiders | Detectives, host Brent Sanders learns what it takes to train police dogs and the police that go with them. See…
S3 · E255 · 14 Sep 2025 · 32 min
FORENSICS | Bones in a Victorian Mineshaft
In 2006, underworld figure Lee Patrick Torney vanished without a trace. Nearly a year later, forensic anthropologist Dr. Soren Blau was lowered into an abandoned mineshaft outside the old gold-mining township of Chewton, near Castlemaine, Victoria. Soren pieced together the secret clues hidden on the surface of bones and what they showed about injuries and the circumstances of death. Soren also revisits another landmark case that reshaped forensic science, with the first ever exhumation of a murder suspect in the United Kingdom. Host Liz Porter sits down with Soren to find out how her…
S3 · 12 Sep 2025 · 31 min
BONUS | The fugitive who outsmarted police for 30-years
In 2021, a neatly dressed man in his 60s walks into a Sydney Police Station. He looks like a regular guy. But police are stunned - this isn’t just any man. It’s Darko Desic. A fugitive who escaped from Grafton Prison with a hacksaw and bolt cutters three decades earlier. A man who was a prolific weed grower. A man who lived in hiding for 30 years - right under the noses of the police. How did he do it? How did he evade capture for so long? And why, after all that time, did he finally give himself up? That’s what journalist Tim Elliot set out to uncover in the latest season…
S3 · E254 · 10 Sep 2025 · 29 min
JUDGEMENTS | The Brisbane toolbox murders [R v Daniels & Ors]
Two people vanish without a trace from Logan, south of Brisbane in Queensland. They hadn’t been seen in days. Their phones rang out. Their social media...silent. Something had happened, but no one could possibly have predicted what was about to unfold… This episode contains references to violent crime. If you or anyone you know needs assistance, contact Lifeline on 13 11 14. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S3 · E253 · 9 Sep 2025 · 36 min
REWIND | The Worlds End murders
It took 37 years, a failed murder trial, and an Australian mathematician to finally prosecute one of Scotland's most infamous serial killers. Professor David Balding is a pioneer in the field of mathematical computational genetics. In this Rewind episode of Crime Insiders Forensics, former host Kathryn Fox learns how David uses tools like probability to calculate the likelihood of DNA belonging to offenders, victims, and crime scenes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S3 · 8 Sep 2025 · 13 min
BONUS | Mushroom Murderer Erin Patterson is a 'narcissistic psychopath'
The courtroom drama that gripped Australia has finally reached its conclusion. Erin Patterson, the woman at the centre of the nation’s most infamous murder case in recent history, has been sentenced to life for three counts of murder. Justice Beale did not hold back in his scathing remarks, saying Erin had zero remorse, chilling premeditation, and victims left across generations. In this special bonus episode from The Briefing podcast, criminologist Xanthe Mallett joins Natarsha Belling to unpack the sentence, the judge’s remarks, and the question that still lingers: why did Erin…
S3 · E252 · 7 Sep 2025 · 38 min
DETECTIVES | How a frauditor took on London's Met Police
Dr Peter Tickner is a seasoned auditor with over 40 years of experience across the NHS, central government and police. Peter became Head of Internal Audit of Her Majesty’s Treasury in 1988. In 1995 Peter left to become Director of Internal Audit for the Met Police, a post he held until early retirement in 2009, when he set up his own consultancy and fraud investigation business. Host Brent Sanders sits down with Peter to discuss his role in high-profile investigations and the challenges of maintaining integrity in the face of institutional resistance. From the intricacies of the…
S3 · E251 · 3 Sep 2025 · 18 min
JUDGEMENTS | Determining criminal enterprise [Miller v Miller]
A stolen car, a drunken joyride, and a woman left with injuries so severe, she’ll live with them for the rest of her life. What happens when a crime becomes a civil lawsuit? When the thief becomes the victim and the driver becomes the one left holding the legal wheel? Miller v Miller is one of Australia's most significant legal challenges, determining if someone is still involved in the committing of a crime if they actively pursue leaving the criminal enterprise. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S3 · E250 · 2 Sep 2025 · 48 min
REWIND | The Bega schoolgirl murders
In 1997, two young girls from Bega in regional New South Wales were kidnapped, raped and murdered. In this Rewind episode of Crime Insiders | Detectives, former host Adam Shand talks with former NSW Detective Sergeant Mark Winterflood to sift through the details and process of receiving the first notifications of the missing girls. He explains the hard reality of not pursuing clues and following them to the end, how important it was to maintain a good relationship with the perpetrator and having to deliver the hard news to the parents. ****A warning – this case details the heinous…
S3 · E249 · 31 Aug 2025 · 57 min
FORENSICS | The 13-year-old Australian charged with terrorism
Aged just 13, Thomas Carrick was placed under covert surveillance by the Australian Federal Police and lured into online conversations with them, posing as fake ISIS operatives. Ultimately, he was charged with terrorism offences. The most powerful intelligence agencies in the country knew Thomas had a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder, and lived with an intellectual disability. Yet undercover operatives continued to engage with him in what a judge later described as ‘grooming’ for terrorist activities. But was Thomas ever truly dangerous… or simply a vulnerable boy,…
S3 · E248 · 29 Aug 2025 · 28 min
BONUS | The ‘Accident’ – Killer Charm
A woman wakes to a tragic accident on her rural Queensland property. She’s told one of her friends has fallen into a woodchipper. He was clearing trees with two other men at the time, but police soon suspect his death was no mishap and a murder investigation commences. They want to find the people responsible, and after the news goes public, members of the community share some theories with the police. Investigative journalist Tara Cassidy has been covering this case for years, and speaks to those who knew the victim, and potential perpetrators. All people convicted of murder related…

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Publisher: LiSTNR
Language: English
Category: True Crime
New episodes: Several times a week
Typical length: 32 min
Latest episode: 2 Nov 2025
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