Welcome to episode 106, in which Ben takes a leaf out of Claire's book and explores a historical Tasmanian crime story.
Venturing back more than 200 years, sealers working along the coastline had already been in contact with Aboriginal tribes, mainly to steal their women.
So when a large part of the state's North-West corner was taken over by the Van Diemen's Land Company to set up a grazing operation, tensions continued to rise with the Indigenous population - coming to a head with a horrendous attack that became known as the Cape Grim Massacre.
Then to finish things off, Claire marks Sir David Attenborough's recent 100th birthday with a story about a discovery made on the legendary BBC nature documentarian's London property that helped solve part of a gruesome Victorian murder mystery...
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Welcome to episode 105, in which Ben and Claire are first joined by forensic psychologist Sam to briefly follow up on a query that arose from the University of Texas tower shooting episode.
Claire then tells the story of 25-year-old Tammie Rickard, who went missing after walking home from a Launceston pub in 1999. Hear about the circumstances of the university student's disappearance and the police investigation that was starting to close in on the man responsible. Then the episode features another surprise cameo appearance to give a first-hand account of the perpetrator's arrest.
Ben then puts his average IQ to work by sharing some facts about differing degrees of murder, vehicular and assault charges.
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Welcome to episode 104, and another instalment of The Itty Bitty Nitty Gritty with Claire and Kitty!
Fancy a hot beverage? This time your hosts delve into crimes connected with cuppas, either tea or coffee.
Claire begins by telling the story of Graham Young, whose childhood fascination with chemicals took a dark turn... Sent to Broadmoor in 1962 as a 14-year-old for his devious doings, he was released in 1971, apparently reformed. But he was soon back to his old ways, with even more deadly results, earning him the name the Teacup Poisoner.
And Kitty recounts an Aussie case, which saw a Frankston man confronted with a gun-wielding wannabe carjacker. But refusing to hand over the keys to his beloved vehicle he fought back with the only weapon he had to hand...
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Welcome to episode 103, in which Ben tells the story of the 1966 University of Texas tower mass shooting. Hear about the perpetrator, Charles Whitman, the lead up to the shocking incident, how it unfolded, and the heroic actions of those who helped put an end to his deadly actions. In a final twist, something discovered after Whitman's death may possibly have explained why he did it...
And to finish things off - coincidentally - Claire also heads back to 1960s America to discuss a crime that was inspired by a Hollywood movie and led to one of the longest manhunts in US history. It was only a deathbed confession that revealed the truth after half a century.
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Welcome to episode 102, in which Claire takes another journey back to the early days of Tasmania and tells the story of ex-convict turned serial killer John Haley. Also known as Four-Fingered Scotty, he went on a murderous rampage in 1861, but there were rumours he may have actually killed many more... And the account of his botched execution is nearly as horrible as the acts he committed to earn his spot on the gallows.
Then Ben finishes things off with a countdown of the longest and shortest jail sentences ever delivered around the world, and the reasons behind them.
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Welcome to episode 101 and another instalment of the Itty Bitty Nitty Gritty with Claire and Kitty!
This time the hosts explore the theme of canine-related crimes - Kitty recounts the story of a pup that was small in stature but large in loyalty, whose refusal to abandon his owner helped earn him the title of the doggy detective.
Then Claire talks about the case of a violent dog-napping of a celebrity's precious pooches that nearly cost a dogwalker his life, saw a massive reward offered and ended with a strange twist...
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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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