1. The Hoddle Street Massacre
Former Commissioner of Victoria Police Kel Glare was just a few months away from getting the top job when an armed gunman killed seven and injured 19 people in Melbourne’s inner North.
The Hoddle Street massacre was a tragedy that rocked Melbourne in the late 80s, and one that left the nation questioning its own attitude towards guns and violence.
Kel sat down with host Brent Sanders to discuss the case:
2. The Hardline Doomsday Church In Geelong
Did you know there’s a hardline, doomsday church in Geelong that kept its members secluded from the outside world? This nine-part investigation reveals the sinister truth about the pastor who led the Geelong Revival Centre (GRC), a regional Victorian church with links across Australia.
Listen to the first episode of Secrets We Keep: Pray Harder:
3. The Headless Body In A Victorian Mineshaft
In the winter of 1988, two gold prospectors were scouring the picturesque Mount Firebrace in Victoria… when their search unearthed something far more chilling than treasure. Inside a disused mine shaft, they found a decomposed, mummified, headless body.
Forensic pathologist Professor David Ranson discusses the investigation in this episode of Crime Insiders: Forensics:
4. Lawyer X
Drug barons and corrupt police were running riot in the early 2000s but Victoria Police had a secret weapon, a criminal barrister named ‘Lawyer X’ who betrayed her clients, lovers and associates. This is the story of Nicola Gobbo, a double agent playing a deadly game.
5. The Mildura Mafia
After coercing farmers to plant marijuana crops in their fields, organised crime figures laid the seed for a dominant and violent drug empire across the Victorian borders. But, when police raided the farms, it was the growers who faced the consequences, as mob members threatened them and their families to stay quiet.
Former Victoria Police detective Ray Shuey was at the pointy end of that investigation, and sits down with host Brent Sanders to explain how he helped organise the 50kg drug buy that busted the crooks, and the complexities of protecting the growers whilst pursuing the mafia.
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