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Suburban Legends
by True Blue Media
Join Shaun as he chats about a crime, mystery, conspiracy or haunting, and something a bit lighter from pop culture or politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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6 ◆ Black Tab
Two fourteen-year-old boys, a Friday night without parental supervision, and the entire internet at their fingertips — what could possibly go wrong? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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5 ◆ Red Light
Carly travels to England to mind some kids and travel on the weekends, but discovers before she even arrives that wiping noses and bums is going to be the least of her problems. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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4 ◆ Lang Marine
John Lang thought Fresno police were harassing him. He started filming them, posting the videos to YouTube, telling the internet who to look at if he died. Then he died. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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3 ◆ Aisle Seven
There’s not much to Dean’s night shift at the cold store — move pallets, keep warm, go home. Until someone starts turning up down Aisle Seven who probably shouldn’t be there. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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2 ◆ Monte Cristo
Australia’s most haunted house is up for sale — complete with 140 years of death, murder, and enough ghosts to seriously complicate the conveyancing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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1 ◆ Dark Rings
Melbourne, December 1995. Tony Romano and his girlfriend knocked off work, cracked a couple of beers, and headed into King Street. It should’ve been an ordinary Friday night. Then Tony noticed the bloke with the dark rings under his eyes. At the time, he was just another face in the crowded…
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Bark twice if you're Andrew WK
Andrew WK: rockstar or doppelgänger conspiracy in plain sight? Ray’s barking his thoughts, and we’ll sift through the madness. Dave Grohl rears his head—both the big and little one, according to the latest reports. Fact or fiction? I’ll unpack it all while you party hard. Like the show? Buy Me A...
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Ivan's eyes don't work
It’s magpie season. Do the eyes on the back of the helmet work? Let’s ask Amber. And what other victims did Ivan swoop during his time out there in the wilderness? Lord only knows… but we’ll discuss it anyway. Like the show? Buy Me A Coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/suburbanlegends Thanks for...
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Just waiting for a Milat
Clinton says he was just waiting for his mate, James. But who was Ivan Milat’s mate during his heinous killing spree? Like the show? Buy Me A Coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/suburbanlegends Fuel my caffeine addiction with a one-off donation and help keep the lights on. Thanks for listening and...
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Almost assassinated a big strong guy
“The idea that there’s political violence in America like this is just unheard of” - President Joe Biden. And Donald J Trump, the 45th US President, loves big strong guys. Like the show? Buy Me A Coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/suburbanlegends Fuel my caffeine addiction with a one-off donation…
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Blossoms bloom in Bermuda
The enduring mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle meet the enigmatic mind of maverick North Queensland MP, Bob Katter Jnr. Like the show? Buy Me A Coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/suburbanlegends Fuel my caffeine addiction with a one-off donation and help keep the lights on. Want more? Sign up for a...
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A succulent Chinese ghost ship
A succulent Chinese ghost ship - where the high seas mystery of the High Aim 6 meets the dine-and-dashing exploits of Mr Democracy Manifest himself. Like the show? Buy Me A Coffee! https://buymeacoffee.com/suburbanlegends Fuel my caffeine addiction with a one-off donation and help keep the lights...
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NEW SHOW
NEW SHOW! Hi everyone Shaun here with a quick update on a new show. While Chloe is busy with all things life, I'm back with a new show called Suburban Legends. Episodes featuring crimes, mysteries, conspiracies and hauntings, and ending with something lighter from pop culture or politics. First...
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Urban Legends #3 - Westall UFO & Federici's Ghost
Welcome to Urban Legends #3, the final episode of this series. Join us as we chat about the Westall UFO, which allegedly flew over a school in Melbourne’s southeast some 40 years ago, and the mysterious ghost of Frederick Federici, who is rumoured to haunt the Princess Theatre. This episode was...
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Urban Legends #2 - Pineapple Smoothie, No Ice & The Crown Casino Morgue
Welcome to Urban Legends #2! Join us to discuss what allegedly happens when you order a pineapple smoothie, in a specific way, from a particular Melbourne venue, before we cross the Yarra River and take a look at the urban legend of the cavernous morgue within the chilly bowels of Crown Casino....
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Urban Legends #1 - Grand Sale & Grambo
Welcome to the first episode in a series of upcoming quirky stories about Urban Legends, originally released on Patreon when we were making episodes. All have an element of criminal seediness or conspiracy about them. And as they play out, we’ll get to the bottom of whether there’s any truth to...
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BONUS: Mark 'Chopper' Read
A special edition episode originally recorded for Patreon members on Mark 'Chopper' Read Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Thankyou & Goodbye
We have decided to finish up making episodes for True Blue Crime. This will undoubtedly be a surprise and disappointing for many people, but we want to finish things on our terms and now feels like the right time to do that. It’s a decision that we don't take lightly and we’ve been discussing for…
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Amber Haigh and Janelle Goodwin
Robbie and Amber spoke on the phone regularly, but fell out of touch as time went on. But then one day, all of a sudden, Amber was moving into Robbie’s house, which was a surprise to him. He asked his Mum, Anne, why Amber was there, was she boarding with them now or something? Anne said words to...
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Claremont, Part 2
It was mid afternoon on May the 7th 1990, and Wendy Davis was working at the Hollywood Hospital in Nedlands. She was at her desk, immersed in her work, when she heard a voice behind her ask ‘is it okay if I use the toilet?’ Wendy swivelled in her chair and saw a young Telecom worker, all of 20…
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Claremont, Part 1
Nicole awoke in her bed with someone next to her, but it wasn’t her boyfriend like she first thought. It was someone else. She grabbed his face, dug her fingernails in hard, and the man jumped up from the bed. He was tall and wearing a light coloured silk kimono. Nicole screamed for her father in...
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Maya Jakic & Megumi Suzuki
It was the 17th of April, 1999, and in Adelaide, South Australia, two rookie police officers were coming to the end of their shift. As the two young officers returned to their vehicle, they noticed a handwritten note on their windscreen, wedged under the wipers. It read: ‘There’s a dead girl's…
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The Greenough Family Massacre
As the car drew closer, Daniel turned on the kitchen light and headed out front to see who was arriving at 3AM. The family dogs were barking out the back, attuned to the strange hour the person was visiting. Daniel walked down the driveway to see the driver, who got out of the car. But he’d left...
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The Third Victim
This was a guy who’d worked a number of different jobs in his time - aside from the Navy, he’d been a sheet metal fabricator, a commercial diver, air system technician, a welder and even a postie. He’d also lived in pretty much every Australian State, and even ventured to New Zealand at one stage...
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The Postcard Bandit
24th of November 1989, Fremantle Prison, Western Australia The trio removed the bar and slipped out of the workshop window and gained access to the roof of the print shop. From there, they went along the guard’s walkway, jumped from roof to roof, until they hit the edge of the prison grounds. One...
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The Kimberley Killer
Not long after sunrise Peter Leutenegger was flying his chopper across the Jubilee Downs Station, singing along to a few of his favourite Slim Dusty songs. He was mustering horses in preparation for the upcoming Fitzroy Crossing Rodeo; a popular annual event that saw many people travel to the…
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Martin Pearson and Leanne Sleba
Anzac Day Friday, 25 April 2014 John Pearson said it was a bleak irony that his brother Martin was killed on a day that was all about mateship and courage. “This is an act of supreme cowardice and I can’t believe somebody’s conscience hasn’t got the better of them and they won’t be struck by an…
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The Lonely Hearts Killer
On the 26th of May 1990 a number of calls came in to 3AW’s late night lonely hearts program called Matchmakers. One seemingly eligible bachelor received several interested parties and potential matches: “G’Day. I’m Rodney from Castlemaine. I’m 35, a Gemini, and a Marine Biologist. I enjoy...
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Toyah Cordingley
On the 14th of June of 2018, the day after the murder of Melbourne comedian, Eurydice Dixon, police comments in the media drew the ire of the public, with the drawn inference that that women needed to exercise greater care in potentially compromising situations, like walking home alone through a...
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The Melbourne Gangland Killings, Part 5
With Purana still gathering evidence to support their case, Federal Police, led by Agent Jarrod Ragg, who’d been relentlessly pursuing Tony for some time, made the request to have Tony’s bail revoked. But without the evidence to support their reasoning, Justice Gillard did not revoke bail just…
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Interlude #4 - The Melbourne Gangland Killings
Join Shaun for this interlude minisode between parts 4 and 5 of the Melbourne Gangland Killings. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/true-blue-crime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Melbourne Gangland Killings, Part 4
Mick was on a mission to find Graham’s killers. Benji and Carl said they had nothing to do with it, but they’d heard that Asians, possibly the Chinese, had something to do with it. Mick was unmoved by the suggestion and word had it he was next on the list. He said to Carl; ‘You walk away from…
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Interlude #3 - The Melbourne Gangland Killings
Join Shaun for this interlude minisode between parts 3 and 4 of the Melbourne Gangland Killings. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/true-blue-crime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Melbourne Gangland Killings, Part 3
Carl Williams had a new attack dog. Andrew “Benji” Veniamin was now spending the best part of his days with a new best mate; despite him allegedly accepting a contract from Jason Moran to off Carl. The way Benji told it, he’d gotten his way into the roof cavity of Carl’s house one night, and was...
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Interlude #2 - The Melbourne Gangland Killings
Join Shaun for this interlude minisode between parts 2 and 3 of the Melbourne Gangland Killings. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/true-blue-crime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Melbourne Gangland Killings, Part 2
13th of October 1999 Carl drove his hire car to Gladstone Park, a northwest suburb of Melbourne, and waited for Mark and Jason to arrive. When they did, the trio hopped into Carl’s hire car and drove around until they found a small reserve in Barrington Crescent. It was mid afternoon, and the…
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Interlude #1 - The Melbourne Gangland Killings
Join Shaun for this interlude minisode between parts 1 and 2 of the Melbourne Gangland Killings. These minisodes will be released mid-week for the rest of the series to add some additional context and help link the parts together. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/true-blue-crime.…
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The Melbourne Gangland Killings, Part 1
6th February 1995, Carlton, Victoria Alphonse left Lygon St and went to the Richmond Hotel to attend the wake of a dearly departed. He drank and punted until midnight, leaving for a party in St Kilda. As two partygoers left, they saw Alphonse out the front, his blood boiling amidst a verbal…
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Jaidyn Leskie
It was around 2AM. Kenny Penfold had a severed pig’s head and a handful of rocks. Darrin Wilson had an axe handle.They watched from the bushes along the railway siding on Narracan Drive, as Greg Domaszewicz came out and put something in the bin at the front of his house. Then he went back inside....
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Gerard Ross
It was around 930AM, as Stewart, the boy’s father, was fitting some carseats in the family car. He saw Gerard and Malcolm’s legs pass as they walked down the driveway and turned into Kent St. A short way down the street, at around number 99, Malcolm cruised park his younger brother on his roller...
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The Cowra Axe Murders (1987)
April 14, 1987, approximately 3:40PM Young Johnny was walking from school to his home in Victor Street, when he passed the side gate of a house at number 1 Jindalee Circuit. He looked in to see a man and a woman arguing. As he looked on, Johnny saw the man hit the woman across the face in anger.…
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The Cowra Axe Murders (2008)
Shelly worked her shift and returned to her parents house in Brougham St around 2PM. When she went inside, her Dad, John, was making a cup of tea. But Shelly felt something was off, immediately. The first thing she noticed was that the latch on her parents bedroom door was snibbed shut, but from...
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Prue Bird
Prue awoke well after midday on a warm summer’s day in February, 1992. Her Mum, Jenny, and younger sister, Amanda, had already left home, headed to the local swimming pool. She planned to meet them there after having something to eat. But Prue never made it to the pool. After heating up a can of...
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The Russell Street Bombing
Inside the watch house across the street, which housed the cells of the nearby courthouse, constables Dave Yeoman and Angela Taylor had just fed the prisoners. It was their own lunch time now, and they could smell the fresh sandwiches emanating from the canteen across the road. ‘Whose turn is it…
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The Bega Schoolgirl Murders
The 5th of October 1997 was a beautiful day on the NSW Sapphire Coast and Nichole Collins and Lauren Barry were a great team who shared a lot of fun times together; this long weekend was just another one of those. At least, it was to this point, as the pair left their campsite, headed down the…
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The Figg Family Murders
Saturday 8th December, 1934, Mylor, South Australia As dawn broke on this fresh summer’s morning, John Scotland was walking down the main street when he spotted a familiar face. William Arthur Figg was riding his bicycle in Scotland’s direction, wearing a navy suit and a dark felt fedora.…
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The Schoolgirl Strangler
Set against the backdrop of the 1930’s Great Depression, the grey Melbourne streets were stalked by a serial killer the press dubbed The Schoolgirl Strangler. This predator, a few beers down each attack, blended in amongst the everyday downtrodden bloke walking the streets during this time. And...
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The Magnetic Drill Gang
Friday 23rd November 1978, Murwillimbah, NSW Inside the branch of the Bank of NSW, the crew of thieves worked quickly and quietly. They bypassed the combination lock of the vault and made their way inside. Shrouded in darkness, one of the bandits drilled into the safe, just above the lock, to...
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Kiesha Weippeart
Join Shaun and Chloe to discuss the tragic case of 6 year old Kiesha Weippeart, which happened around the Mount Druitt region of Sydney NSW in July of 2010. There’s many aspects to this case which prompted a lot of discussion at the time, not only about those involved and the broader socio…
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Mr Cruel, Part 2
Mr Cruel was a child abductor, sexual predator, and presumed murderer, active in suburban Melbourne during the late eighties to early nineties. He has been quite accurately described as the bogeyman for children who grew up in the area at this time. The crimes attributable to this unidentified...
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Join Shaun as he chats about a crime, mystery, conspiracy or haunting, and something a bit lighter from pop culture or politics.
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