Forgotten Australia
Forgotten Australia
Created by Michael Adams, author of The Murder Squad and Hanging Ned Kelly, Forgotten Australia delves deep into bloody crimes, dark histories, unsolved mysteries, eccentric person...
Episode list
194
December 23, 2024
16 min
Summer Shorts: Curtains for the Magician
In the first of the Summer Shorts series, we step back to the day in 1974 that underworld serial killer Stewart John Regan, known as ‘The Magician’ for his trick of making people d...
moreDecember 23, 2024
41 min
The End of the Year Interview Episode
Recently, Nine radio network host Simon Owens interviewed me for his Saturday night show, which is broadcast on Australian east coast stations, including 2GB, 3AW and 4BC. With Sim...
moreDecember 9, 2024
55 min
The Model & The Murder Case – Part Two
In 1954 popular Sydney model Shirley Beiger went on trial for the shooting murder of her boyfriend, with the already sensational proceedings made wilder by her outbursts, a media f...
moreDecember 8, 2024
36 min
The Model & The Murder Case – Part One
Seventy years ago – in 1954 – glamorous Sydney model Shirley Beiger shot her lover dead outside a city nightclub. But why did she kill him — and what punishment would she face?Next...
moreNovember 28, 2024
30 min
Vanishing Cousins – Part Two: The Suspects
In April 1974, teenage cousins Yvonne Waters and Raelene Eaton went to a surfside pub in Perth to enjoy a Sunday session. They were never seen again, victims of an unknown killer o...
moreNovember 28, 2024
46 min
Vanishing Cousins – Part One: The Disappearance
In April 1974, teenage cousins Yvonne Waters and Raelene Eaton went to a surfside pub in Perth to enjoy a Sunday session. They were never seen again, victims of an unknown killer o...
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