It looked like a tragic industrial accident at first, but Bruce Saunders’ death was planned. It was a calculated murder orchestrated by his ex-partner, a grandmother from suburban Queensland – Sharon Graham. Investigative journalist Tara Cassidy has been following this case for years. She’ll tell the full story behind the crime, including the manipulation, greed, and control that had been going on for years, and the police investigation that unearthed the truth. 

Crime in Focus: Killer Charm, coming soon to the LiSTNR App. 

All people convicted of murder related to this case have lodged their intentions to appeal the outcomes. At the point of publishing this podcast those appeals have not progressed further.

Who is Sharon Graham? Tara Cassidy speaks to those closest to the grandmother, who was now one of the police’s main murder suspects. Tara unravels the different sides Sharon presented to people, and starts to see some patterns in her behaviour, especially around money and men. 

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All people convicted of murder related to this case have lodged their intentions to appeal the outcomes. At the point of publishing this podcast those appeals have not progressed further.

02| Muffin – Killer Charm

A woman wakes to a tragic accident on her rural Queensland property. She’s told one of her friends has fallen into a woodchipper. He was clearing trees with two other men at the time, but police soon suspect his deathwas no mishap and a murder investigation commences. They want to find the people responsible, and after the news goes public, members of the community share some theories with the police. Investigative journalist Tara Cassidy has been covering this case for years, and speaks to those who knew the victim, and potential perpetrators. 

Crime in Focus: Killer Charm releases new episodes every Wednesday. 

All people convicted of murder related to this case have lodged their intentions to appeal the outcomes. At the point of publishing this podcast those appeals have not progressed further.

01| The ‘Accident’ – Killer Charm

Introducing: Killer Charm

Years of emotional manipulation, abuse and catfishing by her best friend Camila Zeidan, had driven Renae Marsden to sadly take her own life in 2013. Camila was not charged, as catfishing is not a law in Australia and years later, her parents, Mark and Teresa Marsden are still fighting for catfishing to be punishable by law in Australia. Mark and Teresa talk about what it's been like living in limbo more than 8 years on.


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Catfished - The Death of Renae Marsden

As prison guard for Barwon Prison, Ash Langsworth handled some of Melbourne's most notorious criminals, including Carl Williams. He gained an insight into how they act in prison, but did this effect Ash himself? Hear about the 2 major events during Ash's time in prison - the death of Carl Williams and the fateful night that turned his whole world upside down.

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From Prison Guard to Prison Inmate

Behind every gangland story - there's a family. When Mario Condello was brutally slain in Melbourne in 2006, Enzo Condello, the brother of Mario, could have followed a similar path but chose to become a writer. He reflects on his brother's murder and his role as Australia's ambassador to the mafia.

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Melbourne Gangster

Australia’s war in Afghanistan has had a devastating influence on suicide and depression among our veterans upon their return. Dr Dan Mealey, who fought for a Royal Commission into veteran suicide, says some Australians have turned on our soldiers while the Taliban continue to commit atrocities against innocent people.

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War on Ourselves

With evidence of police corruption, the Jailhouse Lawyer’s determination to give it over is silenced by an old adversary. Investigative Reporter Adam Shand reports on the arrest of  David McCulloch and how he was deported to a home he left 50 years ago.

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Jailhouse Lawyer: Part 3 - A Question of Character

Forming key alliances with powerful inmates and prison staff to bring peace to Barwon Prison, Jailhouse Lawyer David McCulloch faced new charges after a former friend Carl Williams betrayed him with false evidence.

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Jailhouse Lawyer: Part 2 - No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

How would you survive time in prison? As a former asssociate of some of Melbournes key underworld figures, David McCulloch reveals how he survived in a jail by helping others to fight for freedom - becoming the Jailhouse Lawyer.

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Jailhouse Lawyer: Part 1 - Framed

After nearly destroying his life with drugs, Chopper Read finds a new manager, Andrew Parisi, and plots a course for his revival including books, documentaries and a TV deal for a tell-all interview weeks before his death.

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The Real Chopper: Part 2 - Fame and Fortune

Mark Brandon "Chopper" Read is a name we associate with crime and violence in Australian society. Chopper confessed to a number of horrific crimes, but how much of it was true? His first manager Andrew Roper explains the beginning of Chopper's rise to fame.

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The Real Chopper: Part 1 - Man or Myth

How easy is it to forge money? Australia introduced the worlds first plastic banknote in 1988, new money that the Government believed couldn't be forged. Hear about about the 1966 crime that sparked the creation of these new $10 notes, and the co-conspirator and financier of the crime 'Mr. Big'. Although if you're going to do something shady - don't involve your family.

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Funny Money

Kellie begins a family with a career criminal who ultimately tries to kill her. A second abusive relationship follows before Kellie finds the strength to break away. Can Investigative reporter Adam Shand come through on his search to reunite Kellie with her missing Father. Kellie's amazing feats of strength and incredibly positive attitude contrast with the harrowing tale of her survival.

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Underworld Bride - Part 2: Survivor

Suffering years of harrowing abuse from growing up in Melbourne's underworld, Kellie Carter Bell needed to break the cycle, becoming an advocate for domestic violence victims. A chance meeting with Investigative Reporter Adam Shand leads to a quest to find Kellie’s father - a policeman, who left her nearly five decades before. Hear the amazing story of survival and what it was like living day to day with some of Melbourne's most notorious criminals

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Underworld Bride - Part 1: When Dad Left

Real Crime investigator Adam Shand reports on forensic evidence that removes any doubt as to Mary Wallace’s killer. A suspect Robert John Adams is convicted but, claiming his innocence, does not reveal the location of Mary’s body. Police are appealing for public assistance to bring her home.  

Mary Wallace: Part 3 - Bob The Yob

Real Crime investigator Adam Shand re-examines mysterious letters to police from 1983/84 for clues. Did the killer hoax the police with a bogus burial site? Investigators comb new potential crime scenes and another murder investigation yields a breakthrough. 

Mary Wallace: Part 2 - Building A Case

Real Crime investigator Adam Shand tells the story of Mary Louise Wallace, missing and presumed murdered in 1983. Homicide investigator Nicole Jones re-opens this cold case and returns to the original case files to go after Mary’s killer.   

Mary Wallace: Part 1 - Justice For Mary

Out of options and diagnosed with terminal cancer, Lucille’s brother Jimmy plans to confront his sister’s alleged killer Geoffrey Charles Hunt after Tasmania Police have shelved Lucille’s case.

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The Day Lucille Disappeared: Part 6 - Jimmy's Final Place

Due to mistakes made by Tasmania police, Tasmanian prosecutors face a dilemma in deciding whether to put Geoffrey Hunt before the Supreme Court for Lucille's murder. Police have a mountain of evidence, so why can't they get it before the courts?

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The Day Lucille Disappeared: Part 5 - Justice

Investigators needed something that would corroborate what Hunt had allegedly told former Officers, that he had killed Lucille and dumped her body at Tasmania's Derwent River. On July 3, 2015, the dig began, but if former Officers working the case knew of the dig site, why hadn't they done this already?

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The Day Lucille Disappeared: Part 4 - Buried Remains

Police can prove Hunt is a liar, but can they pin a murder on him? He allegedly confessed to the murder of Lucille, but his admissions weren't recorded. Investigators needed to place Hunt at the scene and fortunately, there was something in his file that could help.

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The Day Lucille Disappeared: Part 3 - The Interview

A new suspect is uncovered by Tasmanian police, an albino man named Geoffrey Charles Hunt, who was already convicted of murder. While confessing to that murder, and without hesitation, Hunt continued to say information that aligned with Lucille's investigation.

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The Day Lucille Disappeared: Part 2 - The Confession

20-year-old Miss Tasmania hopeful, Lucille Butterworth, disappeared from a bus stop in Hobart In 1969, and was never seen again. Police believed she was a runaway who would eventually return, and subsequently fail to search for her for weeks after her disappearance. Eventually, a suspect is identified...

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The Day Lucille Disappeared: Part 1 - Without a trace

Hardworking, streetwise and available all hours – it’s no wonder that Nicola Gobbo, a.k.a Lawyer X, was sought after by gangsters and drug traffickers. But 6 years into her career, Gobbo made a decision that would eventually destroy that career and put her life in danger.

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Lawyer X: Part 2 - The Glittering Prize

Risking receiving a contempt of court charge, Nicola Gobbo is reluctant to appear before the Royal Commission, but why? Eventually Lawyer X makes a surprise appearance from a secret location. Finally, she would explain the reason why, and how, she became a double-dealing informant. 

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Lawyer X: Part 6 - Waiting For Gobbo

Hear former Chief Commissioner, Simon Overland’s, testimony from the Lawyer X Royal Commission on former Chief Commissioner Simon Overland’s testimony. Overland tells of a “toxic co-dependency” between Victoria Police and Nicola Gobbo, a.k.a, Lawyer X.

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Lawyer X: Part 5 - Mutual Destruction

Investigative Reporter Adam Shand alleges that Nicola Gobbo, a.k.a Lawyer X, helped a pathological liar to falsely confess to the 2003 murder of “vampire gigolo” Shane Chartres-Abbott. But what is the basis to this claim and why would she do that?

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Lawyer X: Part 4 - Return Of The Vampire

Gobbo helped police take down drug baron Tony Mokbel, but then betrayed the Calabrian mafia by informing the police of the world’s largest importation of ecstasy. But at the height of her success as an informer, Nicola Gobbo, a.k.a Lawyer X begins to unravel.  

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Lawyer X: Part 3 - A Good Lawyer

Captain of the A380 Qantas flight, James Nixon, talks with Investigator Adam Shand about how today’s pilots handle bomb threats and why flying is the second safest mode of transport.

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The Great Qantas Hoax: Part 2 - Landing The Wreck

A bomb is set to explode at 20,000 feet in the air inside a Qantas Boeing 707, unless a ransom of $500,000 is paid. Hear the story of The Great Qantas Hoax through conversations with the passengers on board.

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The Great Qantas Hoax: Part 1 - Doomsday Flight

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.

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Lawyer X: Part 1 - Frankenstein’s Barrister

Investigative reporter Adam Shand sums up how the most expensive police investigation in Victoria's history ended in abject failure and how the trauma of the events of 2002/3 continues to play out in 2021.


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Trials of the Vampire: Part 10 - God's Eye

After 7 years on the run, Mark Perry is captured. The trial of the vampire's potential killers begins. Learn how prosecutors try to tie in Perry's alleged role in the murder with 'The Author's' evidence and end up with two different and conflicting stories, how long can 'The Author' lead the police on before his credibility crumbles?

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Trials of the Vampire: Part 9 - Author, Author

The manhunt for Abbott's suspected murder, Mark Perry, begins. Police offer a $1 million reward for information on Perry's whereabouts. Meanwhile, police trawl through Shane's client list to try and find new clues to his murder.

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Trials of the Vampire: Part 8 - The Bounty

Allegations made by "The Author" indite a former and serving policeman, claiming he helped to plan the murder of Shane. Hear how, under political pressure, police try to prove that the flimsy allegations are riddled with inconsistencies and lies.  

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Trials of the Vampire: Part 7 - Murky Waters

An inmate known as "The Author" begins his confession about Shane's murder, three years after his death. Investigative reporter Adam Shand reports on these confessions and the names of his accomplices.

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Trials of the Vampire: Part 6 - Showstopper

Abbott is due to give evidence in his trial, but that very day he is intercepted outside his house on Howard St and shot down in cold blood. This has now become a murder investigation.

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Trials of the Vampire: Part 5 - Howard Street

Police track Shane from Penny's hotel room to a brothel where more bizarre practices unfold but this time Shane is on the receiving end. More questions emerge about the events in Room 307 and whether the victim is telling the whole story.

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Trials of the Vampire: Part 4  - The Main Course

Abbots client - the Thai-born Penny, is found in a pool of blood in her hotel room and Shane is the only suspect. There were rape allegations against Shane but, some unanswered questions on that investigation cast doubt on Shane’s guilt.  

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Trials of the Vampire: Part 3 - Midnight In Room 307

What led Shane to become a sex worker? Vampire gigolo Shane Chartres-Abbott's father and grandfather had a history of bogus religion, violence and sexual freedom, but how does all this all tie into Shane's work in the sex industry?

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Trials of the Vampire: Part 2 - Story Time

Melbourne's infamous 'vampire gigolo', Shane Chartres-Abbott was shot down on his way to court to go on trial for rape charges in 2003. Both the death and trial seem suspicious. These are the events that led to so-called trials of the vampire.

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Trials of the Vampire: Part 1 - Vampire For Hire

Police have a suspect known as Mr. X and believe the safecracker was told about the gold by someone on the inside the Packer's inner-circle or staff. So, how much did Kerry Packer know about this theft and the person who pulled it off?  

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Packer's Gold: Part 2 - No Trace

Gold bullion worth $5.5 million was stolen from Kerry Packer in 1995. Professional safe crackers commend the work of the thief, but are sceptical this was a one-man job.

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Packer's Gold: Part 1 - Loyalty, Betrayal and Revenge

As jail or death beckons, Tom becomes estranged from his loved ones and sees no future in life. Eventually he finds the strength to deal with his demons, and even though the impact Tom’s downward spiral has had on his family is huge, they continue to stand by him to try and help him turn his life around.

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Meth Destruction: Part 2 - Family

Investigator Adam Shand recieves a phone call that after two and a half years on the run Jono has finally been caught. But it’s not police who catch Jono. A judge needs to now assess whether Jono is mentally fit to stand trial.

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In Plain Sight: Part 5 - The Capture

Teenager, Tom de Souza discovers a drug called 'meth' or methamphetamine, which he believes will be help his low self-esteem and confidence issues. This is Tom's journey from middle class scholarship boy in Perth, to chronic ice user.

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Meth Destruction: Part 1 - Addiction

Police say someone has been assisting Jono evade capture for the last two and a half years. There is a $100,000 reward available for information on his whereabouts. Where is Jono hiding?

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In Plain Sight: Part 4 - Voices

The dilemma - Dan can steal enough from the bank to last a lifetime, and life in a tropical hideout awaits, but can he summon the courage to abandon everything for a life of lies and deceit. He speaks to Investigator Adam Shand about the burden and consequences of what he has done.

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ATM Boy: Part 2 - Lies and Deceit

Jono’s childhood friends fear they may be in danger too after the attack on David Cammarata, and share their stories of what Jono was like growing up and what they think is driving his attacks.


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In Plain Sight: Part 3 - The Punisher

You've unlimited cash, now what do you spend it on? Melbourne barman, Dan Saunders, found a loophole in the ATM system of a bank that allows him to withdraw unlimited amounts of money, and begins to live a Hollywood-style high roller lifestyle.

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ATM Boy: Part 1 - Infinite Money

Still on the run, Jono appears out of the blue and attacks his childhood friend, David Cammarata, with a hammer, but he botches the attack and suffers the consequences.

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In Plain Sight: Part 2 - Best Man

Jonathan 'Jono' Dick brutally murders his brother with a samurai sword and evades capture for two and a half years. Many people think he’s dead... until he strikes again.  


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In Plain Sight: Part 1 - Brothers

The Children in the Pictures is the story you weren’t allowed to hear, and now it's is finally out in the open. It’s a silent epidemic— and it’s coming for our kids.

Australian documentary-maker Akhim Dev follows the Queensland Police investigation of a notorious child exploitation website. ‘The Love Zone’ hosts thousands of members around the world creating, uploading, and sharing videos and photographic material of unimaginable acts against children.

This dark web network is infiltrated by an elite team of Australian investigators— Taskforce Argos. Argos use their global connections and controversial undercover strategies to take down hands-on abusers in order to save The Children in the Pictures. 

This 8 part series is a powerful examination into how child abuse has become endemic online, and what we can all do to fight it.

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Warning: what you're about to hear involves crimes against children. Listener discretion is advised. 

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