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Real Crime with Adam Shand

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Victoria Police
Australia
Domestic Violence
Melbourne
Erin Patterson
Mental Health
Beaumont Children
Cheryl Grimmer
Crime Investigation
Ivan Milat
New South Wales
Child Sexual Assault
Iboga
Melbourne Airport Robbery
Bertram Douglas Kidd
Trauma
Victoria
Shirley Collins
Gambling Addiction
Circumstantial Evidence

Join investigative journalist Adam Shand each week as he takes you into his world of real crime, honed from forty years of covering Australia's biggest law and order stories. These are the firsthand stories of the cops, robbers, and victims who lived them.

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Latest Episodes

In Part 3 of his interview, former Victorian Armed Robbery Squad detective Steve Beanland details his battle with Victoria Police over allegations he made regarding sexual misconduct at the Police Academy.Faced with a lack of support from the police ... more

From the Desk, Adam examines two of Melbourne’s most haunting child disappearances: Karmein Chan and Bung Siriboon. Many believe they’re connected because both victims were young girls from Asian families. But does the evidence support that conclusio... more

Nicole Morris has spent years searching for answers in Australia's most haunting missing-persons cases. In this episode of Real Crime with Adam Shand, she discusses her book Lost, the human stories behind unexplained disappearances, and why so many f... more

Connie Armaro was a devoted wife, grandmother, and the heart of a close-knit Italian family. Then she vanished.

Four days later, her body was discovered hidden beneath branches in a pine plantation north of Perth. She had been strangled. More than ... more

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Recent Guests

Neil Cole
Former member of Victorian Parliament, criminal lawyer, playwright
Victorian Parliament, legal practice
Episode: The Prisoner Who Changed Australian Law
Janine Haskins
Mother of Bronte Haskins, coronial reform advocate
Campaigner for coronial reform in ACT
Episode: The Fight for Bronte -Janine Haskins
Peter Breen
Former New South Wales politician and lawyer who worked on both cases
Episode: Unsafe Convictions? Peter Breen on Two Infamous Australian Cases
Steve Beanland
Armed Robbery Squad detective, later author
Victoria Police (formerly)
Episode: Steve Beanland: Hunting the Killers of Silk and Miller
Jay Walkerden
Producer and host of Badge of Betrayal
Badge of Betrayal / Podshape
Episode: Badge of Betrayal: How a Dead Pedophile Cop Exposed a Police Culture Crisis
Doug Morgan
Former bank robber and inmate who spent time in Jika Jika
Episode: The Tomb of Violence - Jika Jika
Ray Mooney
Former inmate, writer, and subject of the series
Self/Author
Episode: Inside H Division: The Prison Within Pentridge - Part 1
Dr. Michael Kennedy
Senior Lecturer, Policing Program, Western Sydney University
Western Sydney University
Episode: Damned If You Do: The Case That Could End Police Pursuits | Mick Kennedy
David Plumpton
Detective Inspector, Tasmania Police (retired)
Tasmania Police
Episode: Business, Nothing Personal: The Detective Who Made Crooks Talk | David Plumpton

Host

Adam Shand
Investigative journalist and host; focuses on real crime, policing, and forensics with a long history covering Australia's major law-and-order stories.

Reviews

4.6 out of 5 stars from 68 ratings
  • Fabulous podcast

    Love listening to this podcast each week and the various topics and interesting guest.

    However I have to say that narcissists Peter Morgan’s ‘story’ was a waste of both your time and ours.

    Keep up the great work Adam!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    ElaineB64
    Australia3 months ago
  • Poisoned someone?

    Get Dun

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    Maxtopia
    Australia9 months ago

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Engaging interviews and diverse guest expertise keep the content fresh.
occasionally some episodes feel sensationalist or off-topic for some listeners.
High-quality deep-dives into policing and forensics are a strength.

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Spotify
#40
Australia/True Crime
Spotify
#81
Australia/Trending
Apple Podcasts
#179
Australia/Top Podcasts
Apple Podcasts
#32
Australia/True Crime
Apple Podcasts
#168
Hong Kong/True Crime

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The Hidden Cost - Steve Beanland - Part 2
Q: What was the hardest part of the case for you personally?
Dealing with the aftermath, including hospitalization, internal affairs scrutiny, and social isolation, while maintaining focus on the investigation and managing personal grief, which culminated in Beanland seeking a new purpose after retirement.
The Hidden Cost - Steve Beanland - Part 2
Q: How did the investigation evolve after the initial killings?
The team built a multi-layered, cross-departmental operation, revisiting pig-out cases, pig-out connections, and new leads like the windscreen for evidence, and then meticulously mapped suspects and alibis on a large whiteboard, recruiting detectives from various divisions to bolster the armed robbery squad.
The Prisoner Who Changed Australian Law
Q: Why did you oppose the Community Protection Act in the caucus?
I opposed it on grounds that the approach violated core legal principles by preempting releases based on threats rather than proven crimes, and I believed a proper medical treatment path, rather than perpetual detention, was the appropriate response for someone with complex mental illness.
The Tomb of Violence - Jika Jika
Q: Tell us the difference between H Division and Jika Jika.
H Division was an older, punitive setup focused on control through threat and potential flogging, largely with a more brutal, visible approach, while Jika Jika was an ultra-modern, highly regimented complex intended to isolate small groups of prisoners with extensive surveillance, which nevertheless proved emotionally and psychologically damaging.
If Not Milat, Then Who?
Q: What would help advance the case now?
Access to the coroner's inquest file, further independent reviews, possible commissioner inquiry or reopened inquest, and renewed statements from witnesses.

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