Welcome to episode 100! In which Claire and Ben celebrate hitting the milestone, with some cameo appearances from those near and dear to us at The Crime Collective.
Claire then tells a Tasmanian true crime tale - the sad story of the death of Neil Harwood in East Devonport in 2011, and the appalling decisions made in the aftermath by his killer Peter Leary and his accomplice in disposing of the victim's body, Thomas Mead.
Ben follows up with a classic Who am I? Without giving too much away it becomes quickly apparent that, unbeknownst to each other, the hosts chose cases that have a similar gruesome twist...
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Welcome to episode 99, in which Ben recounts the epic story of the 1950 robbery of more than $2.7 million in cash and securities by a group of masked men from a Brink's depot in Boston.
Considered the crime of the century, it had obviously taken meticulous planning and led to years of investigative work by the FBI.
Find out if the gang of thieves were able to wait out the seven-year statue of limitations, how the heist was pulled off and whether the massive haul of loot was ever recovered...
And to finish things off, Claire has a round-up of recent ridiculousness from around Tasmania, complete with some brilliant and highly-amusing social media comments from the original coverage of the cases, which Ben really loved.
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Welcome to episode 98, in which Claire and Ben finally return from their prolonged break and discuss some changes in the future of the podcast.
Claire then tells the main story about the disappearance of 30-year-old mother of six, Darlene Geertsema, from Devonport, Tasmania, in 1978. While police at the time ruled out foul play, it took one daughter's persistence and the dedication of a female police officer to reopen the investigation more than 30 years later. Hear who the coroner blamed for Darlene's death and what has happened with the case since.
Trigger warning - discussion of domestic violence.
Ben then finishes things off with the dramatic 2014 Stockton Bank of the West robbery, hostage taking and wild police pursuit that had a tragic ending.
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Greetings dear listeners, this is a short announcement to say we'll be taking our annual break a little earlier than in the past but we'll be back soon! Thanks, love you - bye! xxx
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Welcome to episode 97, in which Claire is joined by her brother Matt as she tells the story of a Tasmanian case that was one of the earliest in Australia to use DNA technology to help bring a murderer to justice.
It began in 1980, when Amanda Carter was out in Hobart celebrating her upcoming 22nd birthday with her sister. But after leaving a pub in the early hours of the morning, the pair walked to a taxi rank with two men they had befriended and Amanda was never seen alive again...
Despite an exhaustive police investigation it would be another 13 years before technology had advanced far enough to help convict her killer.
And to finish things off Matt delivers on his promise from the last time they all recorded together to share the tale of Charles 'Boney' Anderson, the hapless convict who was punished by being chained to a rock on an island in Sydney Harbour for two years!
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Welcome to episode 96, in which Claire is again joined by special guest forensic psychologist Sam.
This time Sam tells the main story about a case which she was familiar with from her time living in Adelaide.
Carolyn Matthews was a hardworking mother and wife from suburban West Lakes who was found stabbed to death in her home. But the shocking crime wasn't a random attack and the truth behind her death revealed a sordid tale of lust, greed and a killer for hire...
To finish things off Claire has two tales of intriguing men - Mark DeFriest, known as the Houdini of Florida, and Christopher Knight, the North Pond Hermit - and the criminal ways they adopted to cope with their lives over the course of decades.
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Welcome to episode 95 and another instalment of The Itty Bitty Nitty Gritty with Claire and Kitty!
This episode just so happens to fall on Halloween, so of course that's the theme for this month's offering.
Kitty tells the tale of the trick or treat murder - the 1957 shooting of Peter Fabiano in California by a masked person who'd knocked on his door late one night. However, the paper bag they held up wasn't to collect some candy - instead, it concealed the weapon that gunned Peter down. Hear the scandalous revelations that came out of the police investigation into who would have wanted him dead...
And Claire has a collection of spooky stories of ghostly sightings collected from all over Tasmania. Whether you believe that such spectres and apparitions really exist or not, they are tales of crimes that left their mark in communities around the state, long after they happened.
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Welcome to episode 94, in which Claire is joined by special returning guest, forensic psychologist Sam, in Ben's absence.
Claire talks about a fairly recent Tasmanian case - the sad and disturbing story of 22-year-old Bradley Breward, who found himself the focus of attention when former bodybuilder Mark Jones became obsessed with finding his stolen vehicle.
After offering a reward for information about the car and receiving a tip-off, Jones and an accomplice ambushed Bradley and subjected him to a torturous interrogation in a Launceston home on New Year's Day, 2017.
Hear what Bradley's response was to the violent questioning, how the brutal morning attack ended and what was revealed about Jones' past...
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