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Real Crime with Adam Shand

Real Crime with Adam Shand

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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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Politics & Government True Crime
Episodes
  • Unmasking the Killer: The New Beaumont Revelations | Bill Hayes & Stuart Mullins
    Aug 3 2025

    Nearly 60 years on, the Beaumont children case continues to haunt Australia. In this episode Adam Shand speaks with investigators Bill Hayes and Stuart Mullins, whose relentless search has unearthed disturbing new claims and chilling details about Adelaide businessman Harry Phipps. From grave-sized holes and suspect pound notes to fresh forensic digs and survivor testimony, this is a story of secrets, silence and one family’s desperate fight for justice.

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    55 mins
  • The Great $10 Forgery: A Family's Story | Ken Mutton
    Jul 27 2025

    In this episode, Adam Shand speaks with Ken Mutton, the son of Geoffrey Mutton, the mastermind behind one of Australia’s most infamous forgeries—the 1966 $10 note scandal. They explore the family’s struggles, the high-stakes games with corrupt cops, and how this criminal operation led to the creation of Australia’s world-first plastic currency.

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    33 mins
  • Deported for a 45-Year-Old Crime | Tom Mackie
    Jul 20 2025

    In this episode of Real Crime with Adam Shand, we reconnect with Tom Mackie — a founding member of the Descendants Motorcycle Club, who speaks candidly from inside immigration detention. Tom reflects on the club’s rebellious beginnings, brushes with the law and eventual transformation into a family-centered, motorcycle-racing brotherhood. He discusses the controversial anti-association laws, his High Court battle for civil liberties, and the crushing reality of facing deportation after more than 50 years in Australia.

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    47 mins
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