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Last Updated: June 13, 2026
If you love True Crime Podcast but don't have much time then you'll love 12 minute True Crime.  Some of the worst True Crime stories in Australia delivered in 12 minutes each week.Thanks to our season sponsor. My Pay Now, Click below to find out more. www.mypaynow.com.au
The Beginning of the Betrayal
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Senior Sergeant Paul Reynolds was a familiar face in Tasmanian policing  a mentor, a coach, a man people trusted.

A new way to fall asleep
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Introducing a new way to fall to sleep gently... Silent Secrets. Over 25 episodes now available free. In this episode hear the story of  

Introducing Badge Of Betrayal
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He was a senior cop. A coach. A mentor. A familiar face in Tasmania. But when officers arrived at Paul Reynolds’ door with a search warrant, the truth began to crack open exposing decades of grooming, suspicion, and warnings buried deep inside the system meant to stop him.

Introducing -Moore To The Story
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18-year-old Kane Moore went to a party with mates in Townsville in 2023.

Introducing - A New Podcast To Help You Sleep
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Introducing - AI Crime Time
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What if your lawyer was a chatbot?

Introducing Real Crime
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Investigative journalist Adam Shand takes listeners into his world of real crime, honed from forty years of covering Australia's biggest law and order stories. These are the firsthand stories of the cops, robbers, and victims who lived them. 

Introducing - The Missing Matter
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Just when you thought the story was over, the questions only deepen. Hosted by Sally Leydon - Marion’s daughter and the voice you know from The Lady Vanishes - The Missing Matter picks up the trail after the March 2024 coronial findings. With over 22 million downloads behind it, this fan-funded follow-up launches on its own new feed, ready to chart a fresh journey into the unknown.

Introducing The Sydney Siege
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Ten years ago, on December 15, 2014, a gunman stormed a Sydney café, taking 18 hostages in a harrowing ordeal that shook the nation.

Introducing - Poisoned
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An Australian social media star with over 1 million followers known for sharing posts about her 1-year-old child’s illness has come under scrutiny.

Introducing - Menendez Vs. Monsters
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Menendez vs. Monsters is where we break down the Netflix series on the Menendez brothers and compare it to the real-life case that gripped the world. Did the show stick to the facts, or did it take a few creative liberties? We’ll explore the true crime details, the courtroom drama, and the media storm, all with a fresh Aussie perspective. It’s a deep dive into fact vs. fiction.

Introducing - Deep Fake
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In January 2024, an unlikely worker was summoned to a video call with his boss. Over the next few days, that worker transferred $40 million of the company's money to someone, somewhere.

Introducing - Who's to Blame?
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"Who's to Blame" takes you into the heartbreaking story of Emma Lovell and her husband Lee. Emma was killed during a home invasion on Boxing Day in 2022.

Introducing My Sister The Murderer
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Welcome to "My Sister the Murderer," a gripping true crime podcast that tells the chilling story of Brittney Dwyer, who killed her grandad in cold blood. This isn't just another crime story—it's a family's story, told by Brittney’s brother Ryan

Missing or Murdered - 2024 Update
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A new episode in the case of a missing woman Katie O'Shea's is coming to this feed on Monday, April 8th, 2024. 

Introducing - The Chills
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Introducing - Missing Pieces - The Search for Samantha Murphy
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Introducing - Catching Dad's Killer
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Robert Dickie went missing from his farm just outside of Dubbo, NSW, in 2016.

Body On A Beach
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A body is found on a beach; this body will eventually help catch a sadistic serial killer.

THE VAMPIRE GIGOLO
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Shane Abbott was boyfriend, father of two working at a call centre by day and moonlighting as a male escort at night to make ends meet.... and a 200-year-old vampire.

Mr Cruel
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In 1991, 13-year Karmen Chan was abducted from her home in Melbourne eastern suburbs. Then, more young girls went missing.

Frankston Serial Killer
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12th of June 1993 a man ventures out on a rainy day to find pine cones for a Christmas in July celebration. He discovers a body of a young, female woman. 

The Body In The Bath
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A woman's body is found in a bath six weeks before she was due to marry her husband.

Introducing - Out Of The Ordinary
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You may not know the name, Brandon Truaxe, but you most likely will know some of the brands he created – Brandon was behind the international skin care brand – The Ordinary which is part of the Deciem group of companies.

Introducing - Behind the Doors of Domestic Violence
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One woman a week and one man a month, is currently killed at the hands of domestic and family violence perpetrators. 

Murder on the Beach
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Victoria Cafasso a British born , Italian citizen wanted to see the world and decided to head to Tasmania to see a long-lost cousin

Introducing -Our Little Edey
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The Family Court Murders
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June 1980 - Family Court judge David Opus sits down for dinner with his to his wife and two children 

Finding Anna
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Anna Jenkins, from Adelaide, was 65 when she visited her sick mother in Malaysia

The Walsh Street Cop Killers
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Two young police officers walk up to a white abandoned car in exclusive South Yarra, Melbourne. 

The Ghost Train Fire
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It was 1979 at Sydney's Luna Park.

The Melbourne Massacre
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It was one of Melbourne’s worst Massacres

Introducing Stupid Crime - A New Short Podcast
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Introducing Stupid Crime, the podcast that brings you the most outrageous and ridiculous crimes from around the world. From bungling burglars to hapless heisters, we explore the wacky, weird, and downright stupid crimes that make you wonder what people were thinking.

Disappearing Des
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A road worker gets dropped off of his road roller in the morning,  later that day when his co-workers they come to pick him up … his road roller is still running, his lunch is still on the truck but he has vanished.

A Taste of Terrorism
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It was 1978 , a garbage truck arrives at the Sydney Hilton Hotel in the early hours of the morning 

The Toxic Tea Lady
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A 63-year-old grandmother brings in biscuits and pours a hot cup of tea for her sister-in-law. 

The Night Caller
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The serial killer Eric Edgar Cooke sat down in front of detectives when he was finally caught. 

The Barbaric Birnie's
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4 women are raped and killed in Western Australia in 5 weeks by a man and woman. 

'The Family' Murders
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5 young men are mutilated, raped, and murdered in Adelaide throughout the 70’s and 80s

The Boss Murderer
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After 24 year the man who killed his savagely bashed his boss to death at a Sydney wreckers has been charged with Murder thanks to a 1-million-dollar reward. 

The Killer Cabbie
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21-year-old Mandy Carter went missing after a night out in Hobart with her sister for her birthday.

Introducing -The Sting
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Listen as undercover detective Colin McClaren infiltrates the Australian mafia for 37 months. Eventually bringing them down and stopping mafia from drug conspiracies, murders, and mayhem.

Australia’s Last Man Hanged
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Ronald Ryan was Australia's last person to face the death penalty. This is 12 minute true crime 

The Pyjama Girl Murder
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The badly burnt body of a young woman is found on the side of the road with a bullet through the neck, she is wearing her pyjamas. The year is 1934 …

Death By Infatuation
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Caroline Robertson was a babysitter for 15-year-old Rachel. She was infatuated with her so much that she killed her and tried to steal her identity. 

The Melbourne Ripper
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Peter Dupas, raped, murdered, and mutilated many women in Melbourne. He is currently serving three life sentences in prison

What Happened To Zac?
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Zac Barnes went missing at the age of 19.  Reports say he jumped from a car and was never seen again. 

The Hitchhiker Murder
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It’s a highway that is known as the Bermuda triangle of Australia . The Flinders Highway

The Lesbian Vampires
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As they sat over her bludgeoned dead body, they filmed themselves kissing. This is 12-minute True crime 

The Madame Murder
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In 1975, brothel owner and Madame Shirley Finn was shot four times in the head while she sat in her car in Perth. It's a story of corruption, coverups, and a daughter's wish to find an answer.

Bourke street Murders
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It was summer in the city of Melbourne in 2017, when James Gargasoulas used a stolen car to drive onto a footpath and kill 6 people and injure a further 27. 

The Street Kid Killers
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Janine was abducted, raped, and murdered by five street kids as young as 14.

The Cowboy Killer
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Leisl Smith, 23, was last seen alive at a train station on August 19, 2012. Ten years later, her cowboy boyfriend, James, is charged with her murder, but before he can be sentenced, he dies as well.

Killing Billy
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17-year old Billy Hegedus was shot dead at his parents' petrol station after a robbery gone wrong... or was it?

The Rackman
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A body is found tied to a cross, dumped in a river and found by a fisherman in Australia. Who is the Rackman and why was he killed?

The Slaughterhouse Murderer
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She stabbed her lover with a butcher's knife at least 37 times. She then chopped him up, cooked him, and prepared to serve him to his own children.

The Transgender Murder
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Marcus Volke, 28, was found boiling his transgender lover on his stove. Before police could arrest him he slit his own throat.

The Singh Murders
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Easter Sunday 2003, a day that is sacred in the Christian calendar.

The Mummy Murderer
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Standing outside her family home in a blue flowery dress drenched in her mother's blood, 25-year-old Jessica Camilliri tells police, "Mum's head is on the concrete over there. Can they sew the head back on?"

Introducing 12 Minute True Crime
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If you love True Crime Podcast but don't have much time then you'll love 12 minute True Crime. 

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