Real Crime with Adam Shand
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Trust the Dog The Story of Police Dog Vader
October 6, 2026 · 57 minWhen police officer David Raymond walked into the darkness hunting a killer, he often had just one partner besides him, a partner who couldn’t speak but whose instincts David trusted with his life. For 26 years, David worked with police…
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The Girl Before Underbelly
October 4, 2026 · 43 minLong before Roberta Williams became one of the most recognisable names in Melbourne’s gangland story, she was Roberta Merciecaa, a rebellious 15-year-old growing up around Frankston.Lee McIntosh knew her then. As a youth worker, Lee…
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From The Desk -A Confession the Jury Never Heard
October 1, 2026 · 9 minThree-year-old Cheryl Grimmer vanished from Fairy Meadow beach at Wollongong in 1970. A teenager later told police he had abducted and killed her. Decades on, he was charged with murder—but the case ended when a judge ruled that his police…
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Breaking the Silence: Victoria’s Story
September 29, 2026 · 45 minVictoria, with the support of her new partner, Grant, reports that the father of her children has raped and sexually assaulted her. Victoria summons the courage to go through the three-year process that led to his conviction and a 13-year…
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The Detective’s Mind: Murder, Arson and the Evidence That Solves Crimes
September 27, 2026 · 49 minJeff Maher had a stellar career as an investigator, including a 15-year stint as a detective senior sergeant in the Victoria Police homicide squad. His crew worked on some of the most high-profile murder cases in the state’s history, which…
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From The Desk -The Debbie Fahey Files: Was the Scene Staged?
September 24, 2026 · 9 minDebbie Fahey’s death in a Melbourne motel room in 1981 was treated as a heroin overdose. But more than four decades later, troubling questions remain.Multiple syringes. Four foils of heroin. No obvious heat source to prepare the drug. And…
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From Heroin to Hope: Patrick McKenzie’s Road to Redemption
September 22, 2026 · 43 minLike thousands of young Australians in the 1980s, Patrick McKenzie became addicted to heroin and found his way to Sydney's King Cross joining a sub-culture of drug users who financed their habit by committing petty crime. It took five days…
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The Debbie Fahey Files: Too Many Questions
September 20, 2026 · 43 minWas Debbie Fahey's death really a murder? In 1981, Deborah “Debbie” Fahey died from a heroin overdose; her death was apparently another tragedy of Melbourne’s drug scene.But was there more to the story? In an earlier episode, former…