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The Trial: Australia

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The Trial goes behind the headlines of some of the biggest trials in the world. We take you into the courtroom, bringing you the detail as the evidence unfolds, examining key moments and carrying out exclusive interviews with detectives, victims, and experts.

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  1. The Trial of Beau Lamarre-Condon - “A Favour”

    · 30 min · S3 E5

    Friends of Jesse Baird have reported receiving text messages from him in the days after he died. Now, a friend of Beau Lamarre-Condon has alleged in court that she was asked to dispose of a phone, which he claimed…

  2. The Trial of Beau Lamarre-Condon - The Discovery of Jesse and Luke

    · 29 min · S3 E4

    Jesse Baird and Luke Davies were missing for over a week. Now, a detective’s emotional testimony reveals how the search for the two men ended at a rural New South Wales property. In this episode Wayne and Stephen…

  3. The Trial of Beau Lamarre-Condon - The Bodies in the Backyard

    · 28 min · S3 E3

    Jesse Baird’s housemates thought it was strange when two surfboard bags appeared in their backyard. They didn’t open the bags, and believed the pool of red liquid may have been a mixture of water and rust from the…

  4. The Trial of Beau Lamarre-Condon - "Would you help me hide the body?"

    · 26 min · S3 E2

    “What would you do if I told you I killed somebody?...Would you help me hide the body?” Those were the words a former friend of Beau Lamarre-Condon claims he said over dinner months before Jesse Baird and Luke Davies…

  5. The Trial of Beau Lamarre-Condon - Accident or Execution?

    · 34 min · S3 E1

    Former NSW police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon is accused of fatally shooting television presenter Jesse Baird and his partner, Luke Davies, at Baird’s Sydney home. Beau Lamarre-Condon and Jesse Baird had previously…

  6. Timothy Loosemore: The Airbnb Killer

    · 31 min · S2 E49

    Airbnb guest Timothy Loosemore killed his host, Maree Vermont. After booking a short stay, he had moved in offering her help around the property, but after she rejected his romantic interest, he killed her and burned…

  7. Is there a killer in Byron Bay?

    · 28 min · S2 E48

    In the early hours of August 5th, Stephanie Cordery was captured on CCTV leaving Ballina before driving towards Nimbin. Hours later, her car was found at a remote rainforest property, but Stephanie had vanished…

  8. Melbourne’s Tinder Swindler

    · 23 min · S2 E47

    Melbourne’s Tinder Swindler is back behind bars. Christopher Alan Collins used dating apps to gain women’s trust before stealing their money, once taking $96,000 while his date was dancing just metres away. Now,…

  9. Hamish Tait: Childcare Worker Facing 329 Abuse Charges

    · 28 min · S2 E46

    Hamish Tait was a beloved childcare worker; now he’s being accused of being Australia’s worst daycare predator. He now faces 329 charges relating to the alleged abuse of 136 children between 2009 and 2025.…

  10. Erin Patterson - The Mushroom Murderer’s Seven Grounds of Appeal

    · 52 min · S2 E45

    Erin Patterson is fighting to overturn her mushroom murder convictions, but prosecutors argue she should never be released from prison. Across two days in Victoria’s Court of Appeal, Patterson’s lawyers raised seven…

  11. The Final Hours of Helena Wright

    · 36 min · S2 E44

    On July 27th, the bodies of 36-year-old Helena Wright and her 23-month-old daughter Hazel were discovered in the waters off Cape Northumberland, near Port Macdonnell in South Australia. Helena’s three-month-old son…

  12. Ralph Carr: Convicted Rapist Exposed After Years of Secrecy

    · 22 min · S2 E43

    For more than three years, one of Australia's most powerful entertainment managers fought to keep his identity hidden in an ongoing criminal case from the public. Now, after a jury found Ralph Carr guilty of two…

  13. Elly Warren: The Father’s Hunt For a Killer

    · 39 min · S2 E42

    On what should have been the final days of a life-changing volunteer trip to Mozambique, 20-year-old Australian Elly Warren was found dead near a beachside toilet block, her lungs filled with sand. Nearly a decade…

  14. Dr Chris Webster: The Fallout After the Erin Patterson Trial

    · 36 min · S2 E41

    Almost a year after Erin Patterson’s trial, and on the run up to her appeal, one of it's most significant witnesses says his own life has been turned upside down. Dr Chris Webster was the rural GP who treated Ian and…

  15. Keren Rowland: Ivan Milat's First Victim?

    · 31 min · S2 E40

    Ivan Milat is known worldwide as one of Australia's most notorious serial killers, convicted in 1996 of murdering seven backpackers in New South Wales. But a parliamentary inquiry is now examining whether Milat could…

  16. Peter Falconio: The Unanswered Questions

    · 33 min · S2 E39

    Twenty-five years after the murder of British backpacker Peter Falconio shocked Australia and the world, one question still remains: where is Peter? In this episode, Wayne Flower is joined by Daily Mail Australia News…

  17. The Pattaya Suitcase Investigation - Murder or Self-Defence?

    · 33 min · S2 E38

    The discovery of a teenager’s body contained inside an abandoned suitcase, in the tourist city of Pattaya, made headlines and shocked people around the world. An Australian man has been charged over the death of…

  18. The Mystery of Gus Lamont - Josie Murray Breaks Her Silence

    · 42 min · S2 E37

    For the first time since four-year-old Gus Lamont vanished from a remote South Australian sheep station, his grandmother Josie Murray has spoken publicly. In a bombshell television interview, Josie Murray revealed she…

  19. James Dalamangas: Three Decades In Hiding

    · 27 min · S2 E36

    More than 25 years after a fatal stabbing inside a Western Sydney nightclub, one of Australia's most elusive fugitives has been found living under an assumed identity in rural Greece. In this episode, Wayne is joined…

  20. Beau Lamarre-Condon: The Road to a Double Murder Trial

    · 22 min · S2 E35

    The deaths of TV presenter Jesse Baird and his partner Luke Davies captured attention across Australia. The couple had been shot, and their bodies were discovered inside surfboard bags on a rural property in February…

  21. The Murder of Molly Ticehurst: “I just killed my ex-girlfriend”

    · 39 min · S2 E34

    In April 2024, 28-year-old childcare worker and mother Molly Ticehurst was brutally murdered by her former partner, Daniel Billings, in her home in Forbes, New South Wales. Just weeks earlier, Billings had been…

  22. The Manhunt for Dezi Freeman: The Inquest Begins

    · 31 min · S2 E33

    This week Wayne examines the opening of the coronial inquest into the Porepunkah shootings and death of Dezi Freeman, who was shot by police after Australia’s largest manhunt. Joining Wayne is former homicide…

  23. Isla Bell: The Collapse of the Prosecution Case

    · 30 min · S2 E32

    This week Wayne examines the case of Isla Bell, the 19-year-old Melbourne woman whose disappearance and death shocked the country. Last Saturday, hundreds of supporters gathered outside the State Library Victoria to…

  24. Australia's Deadliest Serial Killer? - The Milat Inquiry

    · 35 min · S2 E31

    Ivan Milat is one of the most notorious serial killers in all of Australia. He was convicted in 1996 of the brutal murders of seven backpackers whose bodies were discovered in the Belanglo State Forest. His violent…

  25. Jefferson Lewis: Murder Allegations and Mob Justice

    · 23 min · S2 E30

    In this episode, we examine the heartbreaking case of Kumanjayi Little Baby, the five-year-old girl whose disappearance and death shocked communities across the country. Wayne is joined by journalist Karleigh Smith to…

  26. The Ouyen Farm Murder Mystery

    · 35 min · S2 E29

    On Easter Sunday, 65 year old farmer Richard Wills said goodbye to his wife and left their home- but he never returned. Investigators later discovered his body, believing that he was shot, dragged by a vehicle on his…

  27. Melbourne’s Meth Queen

    · 23 min · S2 E28

    Tess Rowlatt was once known as a successful marketing guru, but she’s now been dubbed as Melbourne’s Meth Queen. She pleaded guilty to trafficking meth and dealing with the proceeds of crime, her second drug related…

  28. Ben Roberts-Smith: From Hero to Accused

    · 27 min · S2 E27

    For years, Ben Roberts-Smith, Australia’s most decorated soldier, has been celebrated for his service in Afghanistan. But now, the man who was once considered a national hero is at the centre of serious criminal…

  29. The Story of Nikkita Azzopardi: Her Killer Found Dead in Custody

    · 22 min · S2 E26

    In 2024, Nikkita Azzopardi was killed by her partner, Joel Micallef, in a horrifying attack. He was charged with murder, but found not guilty due to mental impairment, after forensic psychiatrists told the court he…

  30. The Manhunt for Dezi Freeman: Did someone assist the fugitive?

    · 27 min · S2 E25

    After more than 200 days on the run, one of Australia’s largest and most intense manhunts has come to an end. Dezi Freeman had been on the run since he shot and killed two police officers last year. Despite a $1…

  31. The Bali Villa Shooting: Convicted Murderers Face Appeal

    · 19 min · S2 E24

    Last year a targeted attack at a luxury villa in Bali left one man dead and another seriously injured. Two Australian men were swiftly convicted of murder, and another for aiding and abetting premediated murder. In…

  32. The Mystery of the Alsehli Sisters

    · 24 min · S2 E23

    In 2022, sisters Asra and Amaal Alsehli were found dead inside their Sydney apartment, weeks after they had died, with no signs of forced entry and no clear cause. Having fled Saudi Arabia seeking asylum, the young…

  33. “They have the wrong man” - The Kidnapping of Chris Baghsarian

    · 19 min · S2 E22

    In February, an 85 year old grandfather was abducted from his home in the Sydney suburb of North Ryde. But according to police, they had the wrong man. Chris Baghsarian, a widower and family man with no links to…

  34. The Missing Alleged Triple Murderer

    · 24 min · S2 E21

    On January 22nd, the small town of Lake Cargelligo became the scene of an alleged triple murder, with the accused going on the run and remaining missing ever since. Police allege a targeted attack left three people…

  35. The Bondi Attack - The Making of a Trial

    · 22 min · S2 E20

    Last December, a beachside Hanukkah celebration at Bondi turned into one of the deadliest terror attacks in recent Australian history. Fifteen people were killed. Dozens more were injured. Now, for the first time, the…

  36. The Mystery of Gus Lamont - Analysing the Criminal Investigation

    · 21 min · S2 E19

    As the disappearance of Gus Lamont shifts from a missing persons case to a criminal investigation, Wayne sits down with legendary former homicide detective Charlie Bezzina. Together they explore how investigators…

  37. The Mystery of Gus Lamont - Declaring a “Major Crime”

    · 28 min · S2 E18

    South Australia Police have declared the disappearance of four-year-old Gus Lamont a major crime, in a monumental moment of the case. What began as a desperate search for a little boy who vanished while playing at his…

  38. Inside the Mosman Park Tragedy

    · 18 min · S2 E17

    In this episode, Wayne examines the tragic deaths of a family of four in Perth’s affluent suburb of Mosman Park, which police are treating as a suspected double murder-suicide. Joining him is reporter Lucy Manley, who…

  39. The ‘Thanos’ Drug Empire

    · 21 min · S2 E16

    In this episode, Wayne looks at the remarkable case of Daniel Alejandro Latriglia Salcedo, a Colombian student prosecutors say ran a multi-drug trafficking operation under the name 'Thanos'. Using QR-coded business…

  40. Brynne Edelsten: The Fall From High Society

    · 27 min · S2 E15

    Once a fixture of red carpets, private jets, and reality television, Brynne Edelsten lived a life few could imagine; until it all began to unravel. In this episode, Wayne examines the dramatic fall of Brynne Edelsten…

  41. The Real Story of the Postcard Bandit

    · 31 min · S2 E14

    This is the definitive deep dive into one of the country’s most infamous true crime stories. In this episode, Wayne unpacks the true story of Brendan Abbott, the man forever known as The Postcard Bandit. From…

  42. The Story of Nikkita Azzopardi

    · 25 min · S2 E13

    On October 2024, 35-year-old Nikkita Azzopardi failed to attend a family gathering in Melbourne, an absence so out of character it immediately raised alarm. Within hours, her brothers Darren and Sean would force their…

  43. The Bondi Attack: An Eyewitness Account

    · 21 min · S2 E12

    On the first night of Hanukkah, two gunmen opened fire at Bondi Beach in Sydney. The unthinkable atrocity killed 15 people and injured many more, with the impact still being felt across the world. In this episode,…

  44. Melbourne’s Secret Rape Trial: Unmasking Tom Silvagni

    · 25 min · S2 E11

    In this episode, Wayne is joined by journalist Paul Shapiro to unpack one of the most explosive legal stories to hit Australia this year: the public naming of Tom Silvagni, a 23 year old from one of Victoria’s most…

  45. The Bloody Pool Party

    · 20 min · S2 E10

    A quiet North Turramurra street was horrified in the early hours of the morning when a house party descended into sudden, brutal and violent chaos. The bloody pool party in a $4 million property left a man fighting…

  46. Looking for Arnie: A Viral Search Turned Criminal Case

    · 19 min · S2 E9

    When beloved German Shepherd Arnie was reported stolen, the story captured the hearts of thousands across Australia. A viral search effort, media appeals, and a $6,000 reward followed- until a devastating discovery…

  47. New Details in the Mystery of Gus Lamont

    · 39 min · S2 E8

    Four year old August “Gus” Lamont vanished from his grandparents’ remote sheep station in the South Australian outback, triggering one of the largest searches in the state’s history. But nearly two months on, police,…

  48. The Beauty and the Geek Star Accused of Murder

    · 13 min · S2 E7

    In this episode, Wayne Flower unpacks one of the strangest cases to come out of South Australia this year. Tamika Chesser, a once familiar face from the reality TV show Beauty and the Geek, now stands accused of…

  49. Erin Patterson - Mushrooms, Motives and a “Miscarriage of Justice”: Patterson’s Seven Grounds of Appeal

    · 28 min · S1 E38

    Erin Patterson’s story isn’t over yet. After being sentenced to life in prison, the convicted “mushroom killer” is fighting back, entering a notice of appeal and calling for a retrial. In this episode, Wayne Flower is…

  50. The Alleged Wombat Killer

    · 17 min · S2 E6

    One morning earlier this year, Venus Bay locals woke up to find 9 dead wombats in the streets- and now they claim they’re dealing with a mass wombat killer. The 9 wombats were found lying by the roadside, some with…

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