Maria Korp Was Left To Die In The Boot Of Her Car
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2d ago
Maria Korp, a 50-year-old mother of two from Melbourne, went missing in February 2005. She was discovered four days later in the boot of her car barely alive, after being strangled and left for dead. Police first suspected her husband, Joe, but it was more complicated than that. As his mistress revealed, he was the one who provided her with the weapon telling her it was the "only way they could be together." Former detective Narelle Fraser was the one who discovered Maria’s body in the boot that day, 20 years ago. It's a case she will never forget. Email us at truecrime@mamamia.com.au or ..read more
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25 Years Ago, A Revengeful Man Set Fire To A Queensland Hostel
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1w ago
On June 23rd, 2000, just after midnight, Robert Paul Long set fire to the Childers Palace Backpackers Hostel in Queensland. He had recently been evicted for not paying his rent and in his anger, he sparked a tragedy. There were 84 travellers in the hostel that night. They woke up gasping for air and choking on smoke in the pitch-black darkness. 15 people lost their lives, making this one of the deadliest fires in Australian history. Our guest, journalist Paul Cochrane, interviewed the survivors. In many instances, he was the only interview they gave. Listen to Paul’s podcast Childers here. Ema ..read more
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We’re Finally Telling The True Story About The Slender Man Stabbing
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2w ago
What started as a typical sleepover in Wisconsin in 2014 turned into one of the most chilling true crime stories in America. Twelve-year-olds Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier lured their friend, Payton "Bella" Leutner, into the woods with a plan to kill her as a sacrifice to Slender Man, the creepy internet figure. Both girls were charged as adults in a case that stunned the world. Now, with Morgan’s 2025 release from psychiatric care, the case is back in the spotlight, except this time we’re having conversations the media steered clear of at the beginning. Why did this happen? How did this ..read more
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The Man Who "Knows What Happened" To The Beaumont Children [re-release]
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by Mamamia Podcasts
2w ago
The disappearance of The Beaumont Children is burned into the collective conscious of Australia. It’s one of the longest-running cases in the nation’s history and has baffled law enforcement for more than half a century. Stuart Mullins grew up down the road from the Beaumont children in Adelaide. Over the years he has researched and co-authored investigative writing into their disappearance. He walks us through the case, and why he believes he knows just who is responsible for the disappearance of Jane, Arnna and Grant on Australia Day in 1966. For photos, maps and further details on the case ..read more
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Australia's Worst Mass Family Killer & His Shocking Second Life
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3w ago
On September 7, 1971, at a remote farmhouse 40 kilometres south of Adelaide, Clifford Bartholomew killed 10 people. His wife, his seven children, his sister-in-law and her 19-month-old son. He shot them all dead. He was sentenced to death, but because of changes to the law, he wasn’t killed. Instead, he was re-sentenced to life in prison and managed to serve just eight years before being released on parole. He changed his name, his identity and created an entirely new family who knew nothing about his previous life or his crimes… until now. THE END BITS  Subscribe to Mamamia CREDITS Guest ..read more
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Meet The Renowned Australian Prosecutor With A Target On Her Back
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by Mamamia Podcasts
1M ago
Margaret Cuneen SC is one of Australia’s top Crown Prosecutors, renowned for securing convictions against some of the country’s most notorious criminals, including the Butcher of Bega and Robert “Dolly” Dunn. She also led the prosecution of the Skaf gang rapes in 2000, where brothers Bilal and Mohammed Skaf orchestrated a series of brutal, ethnically motivated sex crimes. One of the most harrowing incidents involved 14 men and boys sexually assaulting a single woman. Today, only one of the key perpetrators remains behind bars. Margaret’s remarkable career, including her work on this case, is c ..read more
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According To A Criminologist, Keli Lane Shouldn’t Be In Prison.
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1M ago
On September 12, 1996, Keli Lane gave birth to a baby girl at Auburn Hospital in western Sydney. Two days later that baby seemingly disappeared.  After years of investigation, Keli was convicted of her daughter's murder in 2010 and sentenced to 18 years behind bars. But did they get it wrong? Keli Lane’s story has been compared to the wrongful conviction of Lindy Chamberlain. It’s been pulled apart and analysed for years.   So is she a baby killer? Or is she a woman, misunderstood? THE END BITS Subscribe to Mamamia Listen to our episode with Richard Baker 'Inside One Of Australi ..read more
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How ‘Cocaine Cassie’ Really Survived Three Years In A Colombian Prison
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1M ago
After she was caught trying to smuggle 5.8kg of cocaine out of Colombia in 2017, the media nicknamed her ‘Cocaine Cassie’. But Cassie Sainsbury’s life in a tough Colombian prison was so much more complicated. And interesting. In this episode, she speaks to Mia Freedman about prison life: the abuse, the relationships, the sex. And what happened afterwards.  You can hear the second half of Mia's conversation with Cassie here. THE END BITS: Subscribe to Mamamia Feedback? We’re listening! Email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info, and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podc ..read more
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Why Women Kill And The Lives They Live Behind Bars
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by Mamamia Podcasts
1M ago
Women are responsible for only 10 per cent of homicides in Australia, Canada, England, and the US, and because it’s such a small sample size not much research has been done into the motives and behaviours that drive female killers. Dr. Kathryn M. Whiteley, a feminist criminologist, has been researching women who kill for over 20 years. She’s spoken to hundreds of women behind bars, many of whom are serving life sentences with no chance of parole. Dr. Whiteley’s focus is on telling their stories and understanding their experiences and perspectives in their own words. You can listen to Dr Kathry ..read more
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With Her Abuser Behind Bars, Dassi Erlich Is Ready To Talk
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1M ago
In 2023, Malka Leifer was sentenced to 15 years in prison for 18 counts of sexual abuse against Dassi Erlich and her little sister. Leifer was the sisters' former high school principal, and when whispers of their allegations came to light in 2008, she fled from her home in Melbourne to Israel before any formal complaint could be made.  It took 70 extradition hearings and 13 years to bring her back to Australia. But finally last year, Dassi was able to breathe a sigh of relief. Leifer was finally going to pay for what she’d done.  THE END BITS Subscribe to Mamamia CREDITS Guest: Dassi ..read more
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