Welcome to episode 78, in which the three Crime Collective hosts combine for the first time in the long-awaited live show at The Bush Inn, New Norfolk.
In part one, Claire tells the story of a significant character of the very early days of the settlement, a man known as an interesting combination of visionary and rogue... His rebellious ways got him in trouble with the law but it was his dealings with some infamous bandits that saw him leave his mark in the colony that can still be seen today.
And Ben wraps up the first half with a Who am I - see if an audience member could guess correctly.
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Welcome to episode 77, in which Claire lets the skeletons out of her closet by sharing the stories of two of her convict ancestors - her four-times great-grandparents William and Mary Turfrey. While she knew much of William's past, as an Oxfordshire boatman who got himself transported in 1845 for burglary, she realised that Mary's convict record was a complete mystery. It hadn't rated a mention in the family history book, but it turned out that wasn't because it was a boring tale - in fact, quite the opposite. The crime she'd been convicted of was so shameful there had been attempts to keep it quiet...
To finish things off Ben has a case from 1963 which saw a group of amateur criminals hoping to strike it rich engineer one of the most infamous kidnappings in American history - that of Frank Sinatra Jr.
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Welcome to episode 76, in which Ben completes the second half of his retelling of the intriguing story of the Body in Room 348. If you haven't listened to Part 1 yet we highly recommend doing that first or this may not make much sense!
Find out how the private investigator and detective reached their conclusions about what, or who, was responsible for the death of Greg Fleniken in his locked hotel room...
For the skippers, head to 4m 37s for the beginning of the story.
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Welcome to episode 75, in which Ben shares the first installment of his two-part retelling of the mysterious story of the Body in Room 348.
When popular 55-year-old oil-and-gas man Greg Fleniken is found dead in his locked Texas hotel room in 2010 it at first appears to be a simple case of natural causes. He has no visible external injuries but then his autopsy results are puzzling and send the investigation in a different direction.
However police are unable to make any headway until a private investigator comes on board. Through a series of small clues he starts to piece together a theory...
For the skippers amongst you, head to the 4.23 mark for the start of the story.
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Welcome to episode 74, in which Claire and Kitty return for a not-so itty bitty instalment! This month as autumn comes to an end the ladies deliver a selection of stories on the theme of - trees.
Kitty delves into the case of Matthew Hoffman, an out-of-work arborist who had more than a professional interest in trees... Hear about how he spiralled out of control, what police discovered in his house when searching for four missing people, where his human victims were ultimately located and how the survivor of his horrendous actions has managed to thrive despite her ordeal.
And Claire focuses on some real 'crimes against nature', including the recent attack on the Sycamore Gap tree in the UK - made famous by her childhood obsession movie Robin Hood Prince of Thieves - as well as two significant Australian trees that met sad ends...
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Welcome to episode 72, in which Claire and Ben chat to Nicole Morris, the founder and director of the Australian Missing Persons Register website.
Before Nicole set up the site there was no national database of missing people and now, 20 years later, the accompanying Facebook page is followed by hundreds of thousands of people, and she has gained the respect of law enforcement and government agencies both in Australia and around the world.
Hear about her important work, which she does on a solo and voluntary basis, recommendations of things to do and not do when dealing with missing persons cases and some of the stories she has shared in her two books.
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Welcome to episode 72, in which Ben tells the story of the Hatton Garden Heist, and the surprising twist behind the London safe deposit burglary in 2015.
And Claire finishes things off with two stories about hidden treasure...
For skippers of opening banter you can head to 4:29 for the beginning of the story.
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Welcome to episode 71, in which Claire tells the story of Wesley Brooks, who went missing in 1996 at the age of 18. It wasn't until a wheelie bin was recovered from the Leven River in Ulverstone, Tasmania, nearly four years later that a murder investigation was launched... Hear about the circumstances surrounding his disappearance and the outcome of the trial.
And Ben finishes things up on a not-so-light note by telling us about the world's youngest serial killers.
He also came up with the idea of providing a time stamp for those who would prefer to skip over our banter at the start so if you wish to jump in from the beginning of the story head to the 3 minute 50 second mark...
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