Crimes That Shook Australia

Season 3

Hosted by Matt Doran (Season 3) and Stan Grant (Seasons 1&2), this series investigates Australian crimes that upset and stunned the nation. Using gripping interviews with people at the heart of the tragedies, drama reconstructions and archival footage, it details the events leading up to the crime, the crime itself and the aftermath of the biggest crimes ever committed in Australia.

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10 Episodes

Snowtown
E1
SnowtownOn reopening several missing person's cases police found they were all connected to two men. The trail of missing people led them to a bank vault in Snowtown. Inside the vault, they found a number of barrels - all containing body parts.
The Bega Schoolgirl Murders
E2
The Bega Schoolgirl MurdersIn 1997, teenagers Lauren Barry and Nichole Collins left their friends at a campfire and walked through the bush to a party. Little did they know, this would be the last time they were seen alive.
The Queen Street Massacre
E3
The Queen Street MassacreOn the 8th of December, 1987, Frank Vitkovic entered the Australia Post headquarters in Melbourne and opened fire with a military grade rifle, firing 40 rounds and killing eight people. The day becomes a milestone along the road to stricter gun controls in Australia.
Matthew Milat
E4
Matthew MilatIn November 2010, in the quiet Belanglo State Forest, Matthew Milat fulfilled his desire to follow in his infamous uncle's footsteps when he brutally murdered his school friend in cold blood.
Anu Singh
E5
Anu SinghIn October 1997, Law student Anu Singh held two dinner parties to say goodbye to her friends after she had allegedly divulged to them that she and her boyfriend Joe Cinque were to die in a suicide pact.
Morgan Huxley
E6
Morgan HuxleyMorgan Huxley's decision to have one last beer lands him in the deadly hands of Daniel Kelsall, a disturbed young man who wants to act out his fantasies.
Raymond Edmunds
E7
Raymond EdmundsIn 1966, two teenagers, Garry Heywood and Abina Madill, went missing in Shepparton, Victoria. Their bodies were found days later. The murders would remain unsolved for over two decades when a chance discovery of a set of fingerprints to connect the murders and a brutal set of unsolved rapes to one man—Raymond Edmunds.
Patricia Byers
E8
Patricia ByersDubbed the ‘Black Widow’, Patricia Byers effectively stripped her lovers before killing or trying to kill them to cover her crimes. Only diligent detective work would lead to her eventual imprisonment.
The Walsh Street Massacre
E9
The Walsh Street MassacreIn the early hours of October 12, 1988, two Police officers were murdered in Walsh Street, Melbourne. The ensuing police investigation would reveal a tale of lies, deception, and revenge.
Jill Meagher
E10
Jill MeagherThe story of the shocking rape and murder of 29-year-old Jill Meagher, who died on her walk back home in 2012. A crime that left the nation outraged by a flawed parole system.