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True Crime Conversations

Mamamia Podcasts

300 episodes

True Crime Conversations explores the world's most notorious crimes by speaking to the people who know the most about them. Hosted by Gemma Bath.

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  1. Anastasia Was Left Unable To Sit. Her Attacker Didn’t Spend A Single Night In A Cell.

    · 1 h 30 min

    In July 2026, Anastasia Treharne sat in a Sydney courtroom waiting to hear her rapist’s sentence. She had been through a gruelling trial and cross-examined at length, and a jury had found him guilty. The maximum…

  2. Kristi Locked Up Paedophiles For 10 Years. This Is What She Learnt.

    · 1 h 09 min

    In 2008, Kristi McVee was a new mum flicking through the newspaper when a WA Police recruitment ad caught her eye. Less than two years later, she was sworn in as a police officer. Kristi went on to build a career…

  3. The Honeymoon Drowning That Turned A Groom Into A Murder Suspect [re-release]

    · 56 min

    In October 2003, newlyweds Gabe and Tina Watson travelled from Alabama to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef for their dream honeymoon. Just 11 days after their wedding, the couple prepared to dive the SS Yongala…

  4. Justine Sent 10,000 Letters To Convicted Female Killers In Prisons

    · 1 h 01 min

    In March 2019, journalist Justine van der Leun sat in a New York courtroom for the murder trial of Nicole Addimando. After years of abuse, Nikki had shot and killed the father of her two young children after he…

  5. The Disappearance Of 12-year-old Rhianna Barreau [re-release]

    · 31 min

    In October 1992, 12-year-old Rhianna Barreau disappeared. On the day she went missing it was school holidays, and Rhianna had spent the morning wandering to the local shops to buy her American pen pal a Christmas…

  6. A Doctor Was Assaulted By Her Boss. She Knows She's Not The Only One

    · 1 h 10 min

    In November 2013, Dr Dominique Lee arrived at the Sydney apartment of her mentor, Professor John Kearsley, for dinner. He was head of radiation oncology at St George Hospital, and he had been guiding her as she…

  7. The Lindsay Clancy Mini Series: An Unexpected Update

    · 9:30

    Lindsay Clancy's trial for the 2023 killings of her three children ended in a mistrial, but the case has been far from quiet since. In this episode of our mini series, Gemma unpacks everything that has happened since…

  8. Josephine Greensill Was Wrongly Convicted Of Assaulting Her Students

    · 1 h 05 min

    In March 2008, 57-year-old semi-retired schoolteacher Josephine Greensill opened her front door in suburban Melbourne to find three detectives waiting to arrest her. Two men had accused her of sexually abusing them at…

  9. Jill Meagher Was Attacked 400 Metres From Home [re-release]

    · 42 min

    On Friday September 21, 2012, Jill Meagher went out for celebratory drinks with her colleagues at ABC Melbourne. That night she didn't make it home. What happened to Jill continues to haunt the women of Australia, as…

  10. For 10 Years Paul Has Been Hunting His Daughter's Killer

    · 1 h 05 min

    Melbourne woman Elly Warren was a seasoned traveller, despite only being 20 years old. In 2016, she travelled to Mozambique, Africa, on a month long trip volunteering in marine conservation. Just days before she was…

  11. UPDATE: One Of The Snowtown Murderers Is A Free Man

    · 54 min

    In May 1999, two detectives followed a trail of suspicious missing persons cases to an old, red-brick bank in Snowtown, South Australia. As they head inside, they head straight for the bank’s vault where they find six…

  12. Ivan Milat’s Missing Victims & The Six Australians Who Vanished

    · 1 h 06 min

    Every year in Australia, nearly 50,000 people are reported missing. While the vast majority are located within days, thousands of families are left navigating the harrowing journey of ambiguous loss, fighting every day…

  13. As ‘Below Deck’ Airs Something Sinister Was Happening Behind The Scenes

    · 38 min

    Gael and Nathan fell in love onscreen during season 9 of Bravo's hit reality TV show Below Deck Med, airing in 2024; but, as Season 11 airs right now, a lot has happened off screen. Two days after Christmas in 2025, a…

  14. The Lindsay Clancy Trial Mini Series: The Verdict

    · 15 min

    After more than three weeks of emotional and harrowing testimony, the jury in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial was handed the difficult task of deciding her fate. With five possible outcomes on the table ranging from…

  15. Zoe’s Husband Drugged Her Evening Tea. For Years He Assaulted Her While She Slept

    · 1 h 09 min

    In 2018 Zoe Watts' family believed her 16-year marriage was ending due to an affair. Struggling with debilitating panic attacks, sleeplessness, and nervous breakdowns, she finally confided in her sister, revealing a…

  16. The Lindsay Clancy Trial Mini Series: The Defence's Case

    · 12 min

    After 14 days of testimony and nearly 70 witnesses presented by the prosecution, the defence in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial took the floor. Their core argument? That Lindsay should not be held criminally…

  17. The Lindsay Clancy Mini Series: A World Obsessed

    · 17 min

    Why is the world so obsessed with the Lindsay Clancy trial? While she admits to the unimaginable act of killing her three children, the public reaction has been unusually complex. Instead of universal vilification,…

  18. The Lindsay Clancy Trial Mini Series: The Prosecution’s Argument

    · 21 min

    In episode three of our mini-series tracking the trial of Lindsay Clancy, we unpack the prosecution's opening statements and core arguments. Through 14 days of testimony and over 70 witnesses, prosecutors detailed…

  19. Katherine Knight Killed Her Boyfriend. Then She Served Him For Dinner

    · 1 h 19 min

    In October 2000, the small Hunter Valley town of Aberdeen, New South Wales, became the scene of one of the most horrific crimes in Australian history. John Price was brutally murdered in his home by his partner,…

  20. The Lindsay Clancy Trial Mini Series: The Aftermath

    · 6:06

    Following the devastating events of January 2023, the fallout of the Lindsay Clancy case left a family shattered and a public desperate for answers. In part two of our mini-series tracking the trial, we explore the…

  21. The Lindsay Clancy Trial Mini Series: The Family

    · 10 min

    In January 2023, 36-year-old labor and delivery nurse Lindsay Clancy strangled her three young children, Cora, Dawson, and Callan, in the basement of their Duxbury, Massachusetts home before attempting to take her own…

  22. TCC Exclusive: Inside A DV Police Operation

    · 21 min

    In a True Crime Conversations first, Gemma Bath is embarking on an exclusive ride along with the New South Wales Police Force for Operation Amarok. A high-impact, statewide blitz cracking down on high-risk domestic…

  23. In Eight Minutes Of Footage Jessica Zrinski Doesn’t Get Out Of The Car Once

    · 44 min

    At 8:49am on a Tuesday morning in November 2022, 30-year-old Jessica Zrinski was captured on CCTV in the passenger seat of a blue Holden Commodore pulling into a service station in Mount Victoria. Trailing from her…

  24. UPDATE: The Idaho Four Killer Wants To Withdraw His Guilty Plea

    · 26 min

    In November 2022, four college students: Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin, were brutally stabbed to death in their off-campus share house in Moscow, Idaho. Seven weeks later, criminology…

  25. ‘Just A Witness.’ Inside A Sexual Assault Trial In Australia

    · 1 h 01 min

    In October 2019, 23-year-old Sarah Rosenberg went on a date at Sydney’s noodle markets with a man she had recently met on a dating app. But when they returned to his place and Sarah explained that she was feeling…

  26. After 6000 Autopsies, This Was The Case That Broke Him

    · 53 min

    In March 2021, police in South Australia’s Flinders Ranges uncovered a shallow grave containing the body of 21-year-old Jasmeen Kaur. What forensic pathologist Professor Roger Byard discovered during her autopsy, soil…

  27. Daniel Mancuso's Father Killed His Mother. The Grief Feels Different This Year.

    · 51 min

    It’s a cold July night in Melbourne in 2013 when an elderly neighbour hears terrifying screams coming from the home next door. When police arrive, they find 49-year-old Teresa Mancuso murdered in her parent's garage,…

  28. Part 2: We Spoke To A Victim And Her Perpetrator. This Is Kai's Story.

    · 52 min

    Listen to Part 1 with Alena here. In 2000, Alena Turley was held at knifepoint by a man she had previously been in a relationship with. The terrifying incident left her with PTSD and lasting trauma. Alena was able to…

  29. Part 1: We Spoke To A Victim And Her Perpetrator. This Is Alena's Story.

    · 1 h 01 min

    Listen to Part 2 with *Kai here. In 2000, Alena Turley was held at knifepoint by a man she had previously been in a relationship with. The terrifying incident left her with PTSD and lasting trauma. Alena was able to…

  30. What's Next For The Aussie Charged With Murdering A Teen In Thailand?

    · 37 min

    It’s late June 2026, and police in Pattaya, Thailand, are retracing the movements of Australian man Simon Carman through hours of CCTV footage. At first, his day appears unremarkable. He eats breakfast, runs errands…

  31. The 84-Year-Old Mum Kidnapped In The Middle Of The Night

    · 53 min

    An 84-year-old grandmother vanishes from her Tucson home in the middle of the night after spending an evening with family, leaving behind chilling doorbell camera footage of a masked, armed intruder. Nancy Guthrie’s…

  32. The Overnight Daycare ‘House Of Horror’

    · 1 h 01 min

    For years, parents trusted David Tuck to care for their children at Bluemoor Family Day Care in Batemans Bay on the NSW South Coast. Decades later, the full extent of his abuse is still emerging, with Tuck now believed…

  33. UPDATE: The Long Island Serial Killer Finally Learns His Fate

    · 28 min

    Rex Heuermann, known as the Long Island Serial Killer in the Gilgo Beach murders, has now been sentenced to life in prison without parole after pleading guilty to the deaths of eight women. Host of the Unraveled…

  34. A Families’ Fight For Answers After A Death In Paradise

    · 58 min

    When 40-year-old Australian hotel manager Jason Rigby was found stabbed to death in his luxury Fijian resort apartment, local authorities instantly ruled it a suicide. His devastated Gold Coast family refused to accept…

  35. The Woman Tasked With Fixing Australia's Most Controversial Police Force

    · 1 h 10 min

    We don't often have politicians on True Crime Conversations. But when a domestic violence incident is reported to police every three minutes, the people making the laws and setting policy have a critical role to play.…

  36. The Three Mums Who Teamed Up To Solve Their Children’s Crimes

    · 1 h 05 min

    When three adult children vanish or turn up murdered back-to-back in Bakersfield, California, their heartbroken mothers refuse to wait for answers. Banding together to form a fierce, unstoppable sisterhood, they…

  37. Inside The Hidden Network Of Men Drugging And Raping Their Wives

    · 1 h 05 min

    In 2024, the world learned the name Gisele Pelicot. Between 2011 and 2020, she was drugged and raped in her home in France by her husband, Dominique, and dozens of other men while she was unconscious. In a landmark…

  38. UPDATE: Inside The ‘Dezi Freeman’ Inquest & The New Courtroom Revelations

    · 19 min

    Just over a week after we covered the murders of Victorian police officers Vadim De Waart-Hottart and Neal Thompson, we've learned more information about the case from the Coronial Inquest Hearing. Desmond Filby,…

  39. After 34 Years We Finally Know Who Killed The Yoghurt Shop Girls

    · 1 h 05 min

    In 1991, a fire at an Austin yoghurt shop led firefighters to a scene so horrific it would haunt them forever: four teenage girls murdered in one of Texas’ most shocking crimes. The Yoghurt Shop Murders became a case…

  40. How Cop Killer 'Dezi Freeman' Became Australia’s Most Wanted Fugitive

    · 57 min

    In August 2025, two Victoria Police officers were shot and killed while executing a search warrant at a regional Victorian property linked to Desmond Filby, also known as Dezi Freeman. A third officer was injured, and…

  41. Inside The World Of A Crime Scene Cleaner

    · 42 min

    What happens after police leave a crime scene? For six years, Donna Nayler was the person called in to deal with what remained. Wearing full protective gear, she cleaned some of the country’s most confronting scenes,…

  42. UPDATE: The New Search For The Australia's Missing Family Cult

    · 24 min

    WA Police have acknowledged that earlier searches in the investigation into the Nannup Four were conducted in the wrong location. Retired detective Barry McIntosh, who has long pushed for answers in the case, believes…

  43. Katie Never Thought Her Partner Was Violent Until He Killed Her

    · 59 min

    29-year-old Katie Haley arrived home on a Friday night in March 2018 after a long shift at a Melbourne tavern. Her partner Shane had been messaging throughout the day, calls, accusations, jealousy, and control that had…

  44. Part 2: Nina Funnell Has A New Fight. This One Will Shock You

    · 42 min

    This is Part 2 of Nina Funnell’s story. You can listen to Part 1 here. Nina Funnell survived a violent assault as a young woman, fighting off her attacker and escaping to call the police. Although he was never found,…

  45. Part 1: Nina Funnell Has A New Fight. This One Will Shock You

    · 37 min

    Find Part 2 of this conversation with Nina Funnell here. Nina Funnell survived a violent assault as a young woman, fighting off her attacker and escaping to call the police. Although he was never found, the experience…

  46. The Young Mum Who Disappeared In The Blue Mountains

    · 32 min

    In January 1993, 20-year-old Tracey Valesini appeared at the Campbelltown Courthouse in Sydney for a legal matter. She was last seen sitting inside the courtroom that day. After that moment, Tracey was never heard…

  47. How Natascha Kampusch Survived Eight Years In Captivity

    · 46 min

    On March 2, 1998, 10-year-old Austrian girl Natascha Kampusch disappeared on her way to school. What followed was 3,096 days in captivity, hidden inside a soundproof cellar, cut off from the outside world and shaped…

  48. Joe’s Chilling Escape From The 'Forgotten' Bali Bombing

    · 1 h 21 min

    On October 1, 2005, terror struck Bali when three suicide bombings ripped through crowded restaurants in Jimbaran Bay and Kuta, killing 20 people and injuring more than 100. Among those caught in the blasts was…

  49. Inside The Minds Of Australia’s Worst Female Killers

    · 49 min

    Katherine Knight, Sarah Makin, Caroline Grills, Catherine Birnie, Helen Moore, and Rachel Pfitzner are among the most notorious female killers in Australian history. But what compels a woman to take a life, whether…

  50. The Podcast Uncovering The New Victims Of Serial Killer Christopher Wilder

    · 1 h 06 min

    In 1984, Terry Ferguson was approached in a busy Florida mall by a charming photographer with an Australian accent. He promised her stardom; instead, she became a victim of Christopher Wilder, the notorious "Beauty…

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